| Show THE GREATEST LIBRARY the gilding of the dome of the new congressional library building in washington which work la is now in progress recalls tile the fact that more gold will be u bedon ed on this structure than on any other to la the world ton the nulla ing ameir itt eit IH 8 by considerable consi drable rable odds odda the largest of it its kind bind it covers coveris no DO jails than tour four I 1 ahe tie abston herald rioting noting that Us its dome is awu larger larer than that of the capitol goes on to make other interesting compari oom paris sw u for instance the contract fur for the granite alone was the largest contract tor for stone ever awarded at a single time lime the building will oot not be completed lor for four years when finished it will have a capacity ac according cordin z to the ms ot of librarian spofford flord fora to accommodate al all 11 the byoff of the for far years to Come command and still leave seven deveo of its available space applicable tor for other pur purples poes ee the ro rotunda tuula Js is feet in diameter 44 feet greater than the rotunda of the capitol it will tie lie fani hed iu in marble from flor to cei log ing aud and will surpass eatn tue too famous reading adinie re room ot of the british museum altogether it con atea a step toward magnificence in the adornment of the nations button Is capital which some people of course will criticism criticise critic ise but which will wall be 9 generally I 1 ene rally apo approved roved A national nation sil art gallery to la alre already soy a necessity provision for such an institution on a ecale of similar proportion and beauty ought to be made at no gintaut day |
