The Dickinson press., 1898-09-24

sGns group In the center ofsthe neId, SURROUND.
ID With aSsgenerous or roomy area OF blue
EIhin. and not TIL then, canSwe pfopayly dis
sstdinSuiah IN oar dag the tsnew consolation
id AftSf. this.sin the remaining space q the
~, the other. or remaining. stars win md
their places asgmay be determined. This will
restore to the eye,f from . distance the atar
form and it, blue support or surroundings q,
Ndedgned. which snow unQuestionably passing
4kum our nag Presenting the larger stars to
ths eye In this way would also tend to suggest
tha form Of all the other stars In the Held
which would necessarily appear less distinctly
than those o. the center 10. made much larger
md surrounded By more Of the blue Of the
8o1d. ALFRED Krno. S
Arlington. N j.. July 20.
Here again we have one star differing
ihom another In magnitude-artistical-
Sly unfortunate and q misrepresentation
Of the fundamental principle that as q
star on the blue Delaware is the equal
Of New York and Texas Of Rhode Is
land. A more promising solution is al.
sforded in the letters Of D. q. w. Of
ssYonkers, We. s. Of Brooklyn, Star
sSpangled Banner Of W~ilkesbarre and
others. The first mentioned Of these cor
respondents writes:
Allow me to suggest the following arrange
msnt Of the stars In our Gag, which would add
greatly to its artistic appearance and be a So
luton Of the problem now under di. .ussion in
your columns. / would make a circle Of 10
stars, the number Of the original states Of the
Union, and place within the circle a single
large star, made up Of one star for each Of the
ether states. D. g. ".
Yonkers, N. T., July Is.
The constituent stars all being Of the
same size, the effect Of the composite
star within the circle is good Some
thing Of the same sort was proposed
about two years ago by Mr.. John f.
Earhart, q color printer of Cincinnati,
who issued and circulated widely his
design for the reformation Of the stars
In the American flag. Mr.. Earhart's
plan, however, placed the 10 stars in
the center, grouped together so as to
make a large six pointed star, and pro-
vided not only for one but for two con-
centric circles Of stars outside. A five
pointer would be better, as Betsey Ross
Is said to have informed George Wash
ington. Moreover, it does not seem to
us necessary or advisable to hamper the
design by any effort to repeat in the
field the idea Of the original Is, already
presented by the stripes. What is need
cd il the most effective arrangement
with q view tG presenting at a distance
the most striking and distinct pattern,
and il the star within a circle were
adopted it would probably be found
that more than ID stars would be need
ed to form the central star, and more
than 18 also to make the encircling
band sufficiently compact. For this de-
Sdgn there are 4B stars now available,
and these should be used with a view
to the best possible effect rather than to
the formation of q group Of 49,.
Summarizing the many suggestions
we have received, and emitting those
which are trivial or too elaborate or
purely fantastic. we have these 10:
!. One star formed Of Is.
3. E%nlarging field lengthwise.
y 8. Extending field downward
1. Making half the flag blue.
s. A union jack lined off with red stripes.
Q. 3Omittine l8 stars, because there are al
ready 10 stripes.
2. Thirteen big stars only.
9. Thirteen big stars and the rest little.
O. Little stars inside ID big ones.
10. Star Of ID within circle Of 81.
II. Star Of 80 within circle Of 10.
IL. Star Of Is within two concentrtc circles.
10. Star within circle without regard to
number.
Wedonot regard the problem a solv-
ed. The conditions presented are very
attractive to artistic ingenuity as we'll
as to the patriotic imagination. The
stars should be equal in size, the design
must not be fanoiful, frittered or COM
plicated, the change in the present flag
must not be revolutionary, and the flag
as revised must charm the eye as it
thrills the heart-Naw York SIM