The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-30

n very rem rkablc solution accom-
plislied by raising the avenue at the
intersection and depressing the street
under II, partially raising the aNcnu
and partially depressing the street.
The getting to different levels by in
ciinei ramps was most i~ngcaiousll
accomplished in this plan. Tho valu
Of shops on the streets md avenues
was not in any way lesgcncd, and Ia
every case could he approached hv
carriage trade.
Edgar -. JOssclyn's design should
also he mentioned. II is n remark
able solution of the particular prob
lem at Forty-scCond street and fifth
avenue and handles the traffic prob
lem in a beautiful manner. at the
same time giving a splendid setting
and vista to the Public Library, II T.
to be hoped taat the city will SOM"
day adopt such a splendid monument
tai solution % this problem.
"Thc designs of Albert Il. Ross and
| Lewis VI yors have the same parti"
az the plan winning the second pril".
that liz Of cutting uf the corners and
making up for the excess condcmna-
ton by placing "A building in the cen
tire. These designs were also very
clever.
alfred Geiffert's and john Il. Har-
rls's design had the corners slightly
cut off with a fountain In the rcntr"
at the intersection of the avenu" ami
the street. having the rotary circula
ton. he car lines on the street wCr'
| also depressed.
The Jury VI awards were moro tn 10
gratihed at the excellent showing G.
the different competitors with iunu
merahlc solutions OF this problem
There IL no reason why II ar moG
Of these solutions should not oc exc
cuted in actual constructions. as they
are not mere paper drawings bu;
show Intelligent thought and could
easily he carried into execution with
excellent result"
The Minneapolis Institute Of Fine
Arts has acquired through the gift
Of Mrs. Charles J. Martin The ancient
Arras tapestry shown in the picture.
Il Is tn he added to the Charles j.
Martin collection of tapestries.
II is the most important ancient
Gothic hunting tapestry on this side
Of the Atlantic and has recently been
selected for the Minneapolis Institute
If Fine Arts 10y its director, Joseph
Breck. from =. w. French & co. II
dates from the first half of the ne
teenth century, when the city Of
Arras. now in the fighting % n and
once again ravaged by the horrors of
war. was still the entire Of tapestry
weaving.
In style and quality It ranks side by
side with the famous II rd'wicke Han
hunting tapestries, lent 10y the Duke
LOT Devonshirc to the Victoria and
I Albert Museum. hut i is in far better
condition. These Iardow!ckc Hall
tapestries have be II justly called the
finest OF the fifteenth century I'm Eng
land" Two of them deal partly with
the sport If falconry. but loss cum-
pletely and wildly than docs the
Minneapolis tapestry. one ~ them
shows a lady on horseback. the mar
cuerites on whose drcs, and the letter
VI on TIE %trappings # whose horse
identify her as Margaret Of Anjou.
wife Of the English King Henry Y!
G422-li6l).
The costumes in the Minneapolis
Tapestry are the same "a in The ilarde-
wiCke Hall tapestries and he,onG 10
the early part Of the fifteenth ccntIry
Interesting to compare with them are
the stun in the contcmDorlry
"t.st.cr ard Ahaeucrus" tapestry j"
the Hoentsrhc! collection 'ont hy Mr..
Morgan - the Motrop l!tun lSrum