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PARK AND CEMETERY 
which in the course of years have intruded upon the 
restful scenery of most public parks. Still, it is always 
well to remember that "parks are valuable to com- 
munities not as museums or as statue galleries but as 
bits of country” and that "green pastures and still 
waters now, as in the days of the Hebrew poet, restore 
the soul.” 
Of the accompanying illustrations two, showing fea- 
tures of the Italian garden, are an ornamental flower 
basin filled with palms and tropical plants, and a foun- 
tain of corresponding style. Four vases, quartering the 
circular basin of each, contain specimen pandanus 
plants. 
The bust of Mozart which is appropriately placed 
where only front and side views are possible, was won 
by the United German Singing Association of Brooklyn 
at a saengerfest held in Philadelphia and by it presented 
to the Park Board. It was unveiled in the flower 
garden Oct. 23, 1897. 
The thatched cottage is a rustic building on the 
summer-house order which commands excellent views 
of the east drive and long meadow, and an attractive 
rustic arbor situated beside tbe lake offers coolness and 
shade and seats overlooking the water and the boating. 
The Maryland monument, erected through the efforts 
of the Maryland Society, Sons of the American Revolu- 
tion, stands on the southern slope, and about fifty feet 
below the summit, of Lookout Hill, the highest ground 
in the park, and near the point from which Washington 
in deep grief watched his Maryland battalions nearb- 
annihilated when they made their heroic stand against 
the British invasion of Long Island. The monument 
marks the spot and commemorates the battle as well as 
the braver}' of the Maryland forces. The words wrung 
from the great commander by the tragic scene are 
inscribed on the plinth of the monument : “Good God ! 
What Brave Fellows I Must This Day Lose!” The 
opposite face bears the following inscription: “In 
Honor of Maryland’s 400, who on this Battle F'ield 
Aug. 27, 1776, Saved the American xA.rmy.” 
A view of Three Arch Bridge (over which passes a 
fine driveway) shows the bridle path running under 
one of the arches, but a little rivulet flowing through 
the middle arch is hidden by a graceful mass of 
Forsythia suspensa, while only a glimpse is seen of the 
third arch beneath which passes a path for pedestrians. 
The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch is at the 
main or Plaza entrance on Flatbush Avenue. Heroic 
bronze groups typical of the Army and the Navy, by 
Frederick MacMonnies, are supported by huge granite 
columns that mark the gateway, and the Arch itself is 
surmounted by a splendid Quadriga by the same artist. 
A charming view of the exquisite and much written 
about "Vale of Cashmere,” shows the pretty pool with 
MacMonnies’ quaintly attractive fountain design of 
boy, ducks and turtles, and an effect of delightfully 
naturalistic planting which explains the hold the place 
has on the fancy of all who see it. That this touch of 
nature makes the whole world love it is good and suffi- 
cient evidence that the late W. A. Stiles was right in 
his estimate of the Park needs of the American people. 
One glimpse iirto the sylvan depths beyond the water 
should stir the laggard feet of the world worn loiterer, 
and the glory of the thorn trees (to the right in the cut) 
spreading level floors of fairy bloom prove a balm for 
his tired spirit. The design of the pool seems inspira- 
tional in that it so fitly merges the formal adjoining 
grounds with the otherwise strictly naturalistic' treat- 
ment of the refreshing little vale. The effect is greatly 
enhanced by the humorous fountain design which has 
been most happily assigned to this position. The mis- 
chievous urchin and struggling duck fit the pastoral at- 
mosphere of the place and tend to induce a whole- 
some mental attitude at its very threshold. 
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New Pavilion, WasHin^ton ParK, Springfield, 111. 
The report of the Pleasure Driveway and Park Dis- 
trict of Springfield, 111 ., for 1904 records as the most 
important work of improvement the erection of the 
pavilion or casino shown in the illustration, which has 
lately been completed in Washington Park. 
The building is located near the eastern boundary of 
the park on a knoll overlooking the little pond. It is 
only a short distance from the terminus of the street 
car line and is within easy walking distance of the Iron 
Spring and the picnic grounds. The building is rec- 
tangular in shape, 64 by 98 feet in size, with the long 
axis extending northwest and southeast. The founda- 
tion is built of rough rubble stone of various colors and 
the superstructure of shale brick of a light chocolate 
color. The roof is heavy red tile with copper flashings 
and gutters. The principal feature is an assembly hall 
on the first floor 32 by 60 feet in size, with a large open 
fire place at the northern end. It is surrounded on 
three sides by broad verandas 16 and 20 feet wide and 
on the north are toilet rooms and a kitchen. West of 
the assembly hall is a cafe or supper room communi- 
cating with the assembly hall by swinging doors. On 
the second floor is a gallery around a central well, over- 
looking the assembly hall, the office of Secretary-Engi- 
neer Arthur Hay, and living rooms for the Custodian 
of the building. The office is finished with black wal- 
nut and wild cherry, cut while building the roads 
through the park, and saved for that purpose, the other 
rooms with hard pine. The walls of the assembly hall 
and cafe are covered with a buff-colored pressed brick 
with slate base and chair board. The basement is 
floored with cement and contains a furnace, coal room 
