The Globe-republican., 1905-12-07
Civic improvement ~ Architectural
IL 4 n 4 Design. " II

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Design. n
lBy N. y. Kiains.,
n the esrly days of Dodge CIiy Mn,
4 Pot alleynwas The designation cf ssvsra
thoroughfsfes ID thscity Food III iii
EN- NJ more Iargely furnished III thos,
| vsassls thsn than N prsIent, though sstin
Ipct allsy'' issomsw what morn Ehan I rScol.
|lsc!Ion colnpaflng ths PIT ana present,
but ~ lack d cultnrs and renusmsnt ii
|early times was lnads np wIih gsnsrosIty
|and hospitality There terms may u
ccmbibsds ana edlturs aul hcspitaiity
are partleulsr traits Ia the evolution II
thsF cIty's growth. The slIpsshcd ana
careless methods of aQuarter Il ! ssn-
tuEy Ggo md 40 plsca III ihe cultivated
minds ~ the new Dodge City. s
0tdsf sand clsanlinsss do not aIways
|follew from 81 lnatineti bui ars cultivlfs
~, perhaps, from early training, and
tmsy be largely snforssd BY polics fsga-
lattOn, whore pride ana imitation d
emulation have not formed Axsd habits.
what 100 VIM ihss and waite matsrlal
Ascmsslmss " problem ~ dcnssus
economy nd NJ ealisst method " dla-
position Of trash forms fixed lfnls.
Hence, without general rule severely
lapplisd'srash piles and waste papsr b.
1cShs' prolnisclous; ahd nke ! bismisb cf
| any Hind ire mxds | cohspIcuods "
married contrast With bssutIful surround.
ings. 4,
Dodge City 10 fast overcoming the
loose methods 81 IL early days; and Ii
may be said there . little trace oftIn. pot
anteSeuents Streets ahdAlt9ysafe kept
cleaner; housssars kspspsintsd and de-
signs n architecture are attractive.
Brick and concrete sidewalks are laid
along many streets; fences are not shabby;
and the ait Of order and clsanlIness sug-
| gests that pride and aesthetic taste have
found permanent lodgment here.F
|9NWhsn' people become possessed with
the bsaaty In architsctufesit' may be said
that the sloysnly ways 10 home surround.
iugs have been overcome. A beautiful
homs u not complete without artistic
compliments. A fne suit Of clothes,
without the complement Of hat and shoss,
issa worse form than shabby gentIlIty. .
and'theless mars the whole. 4 F@
When people have srrived Il the point
Of taste 10 architectural design II can b.,
said thatthsy have also acquired rules il
order and cleanliness. We are alliwise.l
The difference between persons lS,hot In
wisdom bntin art, says s,wTiter. 7.
+ Architectural beauty and symmetry d,
1 question of choice when tho gift Of
artistic appreciation hiss been acquired,
Opinions may differ. but many people
follow the fashion Of others. ,rhsslawI 81,
proportioniis srule In architectureas In
oil rules which govern life. The rule o.
the architect 10 symmetry and regularity.
Old time architecture Is outlandlsh to the
modern culture. We are governed By l
conditions and circumstances and the
familiarity In Transformation from the
rude hut Or dug-outto modern buildings,
viii explain why modern ideas 10 not
conform to extravaganza formed 10 AM
Client buildings. Extravagances inplans
and adornment are simply lsvlsh sxhibl-.
ilols Of wealth whIch DO not sacrifice art.
Colossal structures are mere habitatIons
for servants and help, while the ownersI
seek comfort and pleasure slsswhero.I
The charm Of life Is In the comfort anal
convenience which exlstsIin the modsrnal
cottage; and this condition may be'fonndl
Ia our city. The fact that men b1IldI
homes % monuments Of their Industry
and wealth Ii verified among all Glasses
Of people, 5sp n,
To pursue the thought still further, |
The sense OF sight 10 system which gov,,l
efns architecture, In combinations ofiins, /
light and shade, color. proportion, intsrs
val, Attenuation Of plane and decorated
parts; regularity and variety Ia regular
~, apparent stability, vastness, appro- |
priateness and therest Laws Of weight |
and force, according to which thslma.
lerIals have to be combined. Pfscisg I
prescriptions Of utility, blending ofele-sl
ments; elaboration and caprice Of 0rna-
ment, 10 obedience to Q law. Then vel
70 10 nature Tor many parts In structure,
b obedience to imitation to mind oil
'ymbolical to eye Of natural things.A 4
The utilities We commend 90 symbolic
Al Of 90 orderly life, are notonly found
u expression o. architactnfe, butsalso
Q the human form divise, which issymsI
ietricaf and 10 harmony with the uni
rerse. The human body n lifted Is 4
Whole. 10 pad decorate II unseemly
u tc upttttho general baiAncs of The
lgufs ana give atsnse 81 unssAlity The
eaniiess coat 5ftnS SAVER wes pattern
n III harfsck shnraofarss Thera il. M