Evening star., 1902-01-30
ART IN THE DAILY PRESS
STARS ILLUSTRATIONS OF PARK
COMMISSIONS PLANS.
The Elderly Mans PIafnt That He Ma,
Not Live to See Them Developed
Into Actualities.

roomy easy chairs of an uptown hotel last
evening with recent copies of The Star in
each hand
II am rather sorry that I'm alive now."
he remarked to companion in an adjoin-
| ing chair.
| "Yes?' interrogated the one addressed.
| Most of us are glad we are alive"
"Ah," resumed the gentleman. opening
the papers to the pages where appeared
| fine, clear half-tone illustrations of some
of the more important of the proposed I'M
provements contemplated for the future
greater and grander Washington. "Ah. but
Just consider what we are missing by being
| alive now that is. you and and others OF
US who have entered the stage of gray
4 hairs and set ways.
1.-The younger generations may contem-
plate these well-executed half tones ot
| projected mammoth and artistic improve
ments with pleasurable certainty that
they may live to see them actualities. But
1 we old fellows cannot share in that feeling,
because such creations Of the hand of man
cannot be raised in day and a night.
You will see in these Illustrations in The
/ Star two points which at once impress
themselves upon the observing. First the
artistic beauty Of the plan and detail OF
| the projected work, and, second, tnat
| though we are looking at the pages OF
| daily newspaper printed on modern steam
presses at the rate of 10000 an hour, so
|
| graphic processes that we look upon cuts
as clear and distinct as an actual photo
| graph taken when you and were younger.
And it should not be lost sight OF tnat
| these really artistic representations of what
are to be actual scenes in Washington are
printed not upon fine glazed paper OF the
weekly magazines, but upon plain white
/ paper. such as is especially made for ana
4 used by daily newspapers.
| Greater and Grander Washington.
| LAS we inspect more closely these illus
trations and note their many and refined
| details, 1t is difficult to convince the mind
| that they are not reproductions from actual
photographs from real scenes, rather than
| from the cleverly- drawn sketches of the de-
signing architect. The illustration of the
proposed Lincoln memorial and memorial
bridge with the placid waters of the Poto-
| mac rejecting the massive arches of the
| stone and steel causeway, and the sails or
the vessels In the harbor inspires one with
a desire to descend the low, broad granite
| steps. Tapped by the waves. or to Walk
| along the sandy beach upon which the
| waters Of the river idly ebb and flow.
'It appears as though one may almost
heal. the deadened roll of the wheels of
carriages on the semi-crcular graveled
| driveway, to see the children playing be-
| Meath the regular rows of carefully trim
| med shade trees and the people walking
| along the pedestrian paths noting the
| beauty of the scene, with the memorial
| building with its massive columns in the
! distance.
1.-The different views are all beautiful
| and splendidly reproduced notably the IL
| iustration OF the proposed mall improve
ment, showing the exhibition buildings.
This view, looking west. supposed to have
| been taken from a point above the dome of
the Capitol, as could easily be done with
| flying camera kites, looking down over the
! mall toward the Washington monument
showing the converging wide avenues with
! their triple lines Of trees. among which
| the marble exhibition buildings stand out
| in clear contrast, Is strikingiy effective.
| and it would be hard to convince a stranger
that it was not taken from the real scenes.
| Were an European to see it, he would ex-
! claim, When that scene is thing to be
observed by the human eye, where in the
capitals of Europe may one be found to
outrivai 1t for length, breadth and ex-
panse, natural and artificial beauty and
costlinessg and you will indeed echo,
! Where? s-. '.f
Collection Should he Preserved.
| Perhaps the best OF these haIf-tone H.
lustrations which The Star bad printed is
I the one looking In the opposite direction
to the view last described or from a high
point west Of the Washington monument
and 1t Is of the proposed mall looking east.
"This view shows the mall. with the white
| monument in the foreground, affording a
magnificent perspective up to the steps of
| the Capitol. The arrangement of the beau
tiful designs of landscape gardening and
the horticultural enect are brought out
| most clearly, and the cut is altogether a
| splendid example of the skill of the artist
| and of the printer and pressmen.
I'm short, The Star Is entitled to much
| praise for thus exemplfying in so pleasing
and technically well executed manner these
views of what is to be in Washington when
| the plans for beautifying the city shall
| have been carried out to their fullest per-
| fection. In no other manner could the
residents of this city and elsewhere obtain
| so perfect idea of the great scope of
these improvements, and what they will
! look like when done than through this me-
dunn.
80 well these half tones executed
even though only on newspaper paper
| that they are worthy OF cutting out and of
preservation. In fact, they would serve
as very pretty souvenirs of the capital to
be mounted on cardboard and sent to dis
! tant friends. People In other cities and
in the country are eager to receive views
and other souvenirs of Washington. Pho
tographs are easily obtainable, but these
views are unique and pleasing, and they
will stand quite alone as examples as to
| what greater and grander Washington is
to be-"