The Sentinel=record., 1918-09-08

Several are distinctly Spanish Others including the Administration Building are inspired by Itaiian Renaissance Yet all are treated freely, fall into u tasteful whole which is the more pleasing for it's variety. At the end of the row is the Arlington hotel.
 Behind this rich architectural row rise abruptly tow densely wooded. roll . ing hills, These are reached by stair ways through three street entrances between bath houses. all leading to a park driveway behind and above the bath houses, from which walks carry into the hillside forest.
 The first of these entrances exploits a richly paved and planted forma; garden supported by a high wall on the east and bounded by wall on the west, both to be covered by shrubbery and by vines dropping from above This feature is really an elaborate camouflage of the unsishtliest of the present premises, but so cunninely is it designed that the fact never will be- suspected
 The second is the formal entrance, ,, broad and dignified, leading to gar den and monumental conservatory which towers high above the red tiled roofs of the bath housese eblow.
 The third is a broad concert gar den, flanked by rest houses and cul minating in a band stand and plaza. a meeting and resting place to sit at ease and drink the healing waters. Next comes the grand hotel with l,s broad porches
 The hills back of these architectural creations, heavily forested. brilliant with Towering shrubs, cleft by wind ing canyons through which flow brooks, flanked by picturesque cliffs, the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. will be made accessible by walks, horse trails, and automobile roads. One can find circuits of picturesqu- woodland walks to occupy an hour or several hours or a half day, with rest houses at convenient intervals. Or one can find wide Variety of horse back rides leading through deep glens and attaining eminences affordme
 
 hours over an elaborate system or roadways planned to develop the beauties of the neiahboring mountain scenery. A motor trip of sixty miles over a highway now building by tho State will land one in the stirring city of Little Rock.
 Add to these features the golf course bfpl fc yeF and the social pleasures connected with hotel life, and it will be seen that our National spa will become a recre- ational resort of high order
 Such, in fact seems to be the des tiny of Hot Springs, for the American public is beginning to discover that these remarkable radioactive waters, i, besides their curative properties in the case of various ailments. are an amaz- ing elixir of recuperation for those ' who have no ills except the wear and l tear of active business and social life. luncerasing thousands are co,nbnine the recuperatiye baths with the pleas Q ,, ures Of the Ozark foothills. I Elaborate Free Bath House. Cho pi lut uOol pICd5lHg or the features IS the plan of the new free bath house. This is a most useful in l stitution, now an unsightly relic or N period long past, will be removed from it's present prominence upon the hill ' side and merged into the stately ai- ministration building planned for the street level
 The offices will occupy the street corner, the bath house, unsuspected as lsuch from the main street will pro vide the most modern facilities for me tdicinal baths The arrangement is in e genius from common entrance on the lside street, from complete bathing /, equipment calculated for years to come, will effectively. divide the races and the sexes.
 l In short, it is expected that the new | Hot Springs will inaugurate a new and greater area of beneficenCe to the poor WEile it becomes National pleasure as we'll as health resort for the well-to-dO