, 1876-03-17

tho drowning phesonEan and crow. Wo wero
hhown mudel Of tho 'tfo-car. It Ia ehnpod Ilho
4 ia quite light nna IL supplied with air. aud
drawn through tho water. This apparatus is
used with success on oil onr coasts. Tho first
nnIl nont--uhtch was tho means Of Havtng 2Go
Tho worK .of, tho drawers in tho Ill.
rcau OF Architecture Interested mo ,as
hnporvisinE Architect Ia hung with largo
ost oSTs s e ossdv ss'G: sv 7 sn6' %'qns ~ ns
.. Alullott. Tho Chicago Custom-lIouso and
odco. rs i Was to llayo beon. tltla Tho wall
ae ono end Of The room. y ID handsomely
framed, and II 8coHlB, nndor fts heavy stone
cap, at It's via-a-vis sAo Now York Custon-
11ouao and post-Ofyce. 1t does look very I'M
posing and ono Of the party. who had not vtu-
tied tho interior rocont|y. OF kept traeksof tho
sail This Is i 'ine building for Chicago TO
have; I snpposs you have aeon 1t oftsn. Did 1t
rtand tho Great Flro?"
"ld like e kuon rl..t could stsnd news:
Showing ] Us about anl tlon ho explained 10 my
ffiontl that 1t WAS only costly Atr.caetlo TINT
was langfnE before us, from which tho roof
las several ttnon beon blown on. lie said that
hu would show his Last plan when wo soachod
Tho now Superintendent, Mr.. Potter ia fol-
lowing An entirely different school OF nrchltoo-
turo from that Of hlr. aiullett. He has dropped
the classical entirely, and brought In style
and adaptable. Tho new designs, OF which Tho
Post Office Al A&anta, Ga, is good example,
show mixture OF the Engfah manot-houso and
tho French chateau. They look like churches,
buildlngs,-and tho eolorinss adds to tLat oIoct.
twill DO long before tho eye that is eaised with
such buildings as tho United Stasoa Pntont- Office
and Troasury, and tho poBs-o At Raleigh, N.
and alop,ng roofs. With certain tlnts OF aky ana
coutours Of land. thoy would harmonizo per-
fnctiy. AB Government docs not Greet ita bnill-
ings entirely, Or eyon principally, for scenic
effect, and a. thby arc generally placed in tho
haa,t Of great CITY, whore tho proportions arc
only soon from below, by stretching and twist
ing, or from above, By climbing and growing
dizzy, tt ls we'll to havo thn!c ptotusca takcn be-
fora thoy como Into oxiQtcnce, thas they uny be
commented upon. criticised. and A!tered to Buit
tho tasteB Of tho "doar hvo huudred."
In the drafting-room, one sces not only tho
buildings OF tho future, but the mon and women,
tho horses and Carriages that aso yot 70 bo. It is
safe to say that tue poncit OF proportion, rather
always dislllse 10 soc people put into picture
just for measuso, balancing on eomo poriou8
cliG. hanging over ffightful precipice, trying
to climb branchloas palm, standing hare-beaded
vhl.o 1narblo. i may give muro deanito idea
Of tho hight OF tho mountain, tree, or houao, but
tho man is lwarfeu and the scenery bclitt!ed. It
ia botter to lot tho rocks and tho Bteoplos roach
up grand and calm into tbs clouds, than to try
to BRING thas man,-who Is supposed
to DO Just feot tall,-by q weari-
aome process Of the imagination, up
tholt sides. until he gets 10 tho top and falls OH
whilo wo learn-to forget the next minute
about how many feet abo!!e tho lave! Of the soa
ono can GO 10 that particular part Of tho world.
This ID diErcsslou. Wo are. in tho drafting
room OF tho Treasury. It is q vcry long room,
and groat many poopio arc huaify at work.
Tho tables aso htrown With unfinished roofs,
windows sketches Of turrots, bases, corn!ceB.
Wo nr0 all intcrented In tho drawing OF the Gill
cago Post Oflce, that has Just boon flntshcd and
put upon Htretchers. Thero Is no difference in
the foundation and ilsst and second Stories, be-
twoen 1t and tho first dosigns; but tho nppcr
stories and tho roofa aro ontlroly unlike.
The nav roof IL to DO Of slate and
iron ins.oad Of: stono. which will
more, aud the uppot windows nro sharply point-
Cd, not corresponding at all with tbo elfght
curyes OF those Of tho !owor BtorieB Tho clork
saya TINT It is vary difficult to altar part OF
plan without throwing tho whole out Of har.
niony. 1t La less massive and Imposing than tho
tlrut design; but thero will bo ITO danger that
the aides will curve. or the foundations give
way. Tho plan has not got been submitted TO
tho Committee for approval nor hase tho oAti-
mates been exactly made. But, aa st. Louis has
received 375,000 for tho frat floor Of her now
POST Office. Chicago will be content with nothing
lcBs ttInn 9l91, 900 for each story Of hers.
II the new plan III accepted al 1t probably will
bo, l would suggest that Chicagoans hayo the
first plan photographed for the Cantonn1al and
othnr exhibitions, as 1t iB certainly much tho
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