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household decoration ; for bracket, base, side spandrels, 
jalousied-shutters, upper pediment or cresting as sug- 
gested, are tempting bits for a true artist's pencil, and 
would form a fit subject for a little bit of competition. 
Among the very necessary accompaniments to our 
dwelling-houses are the great wooden water-vats, too big 
to find a hiding place. Here too some art study might be 
bestowed upon these with much advantage. Having 
roundness in their favour and iron hoops or bands as 
details, the heaviness might be much relieved by a well 
designed, projecting, and somewhat high pitched roof — 
even enriched with cresting midway up — and with termi- 
nals in keeping. 
And now we have finished with all digressive and 
domestic detail, and having viewed externally at least 
some of our Public Buildings both of Justice and of Mercy, 
we now turn to our churches, schools, and chapels. 
Our Georgetown churches with but few exceptions have 
not much to boast of in the way of architectural design, 
beauty or grandeur. The Catholic Cathedral stands 
" facile princeps." The bold and well designed tower 
and beautiful original and lantern-like spire has much to 
commend it. It is the most telling feature of the town, 
though some extra spire height would certainly have 
considerably improved the structure. It is 160 feet high ; 
while 20 feet more would well nigh have made it perfect. 
The interior of the building is lofty and grand, and, con- 
structed of hard timber, it certainly speaks wonders for 
West Indian wood-work. The hammer beam roof, with its 
accompanying clere-story, is as fine a piece of gothic 
design as one could possibly expect to meet with in the 
western tropics ; the gothic windows of varied design are 
