SEATS IN PUBLIC PARKS 



of an architectural barrier; they serve to all purposes of utility and 

 yet appear very trim and decorative. In Dresden, the park benches 

 are constructed in sections in such a way that any length may be 

 obtained that the design calls for, an advantageous arrangement. In 

 all European Parks the benches of the type which we use in this 

 country are made considerably longer, and by being constructed in a 

 somewhat more substantial fashion, the proportion still appears to 

 be o-ood. We miffht well emulate this heavier and longer type of 

 bench, for the added acconmiodation. 



Whatever style or length of a bench we use, let the supply equal 

 the demand. A park, like a church, must be made attractive if people 

 are to attend. What a woeful attendance there would be in the 

 churches, and even in the theatres for that matter, if all were assured 

 before arrival that they would be obliged to stand the entire time while 

 there. Let the assurance be the other way about, — that there will 

 always be a best seat for every comer. 



