The Twentieth Century Washington 
THE BASIN OF NEPTUNE AT VERSAILLES 
inexpensive. The beautifying of the Mall is 
merely a question of planting ; the suggested 
treatments around the Monument and the 
Capitol are only appropriate settings for these 
noble structures; and certainly Abraham 
Lincoln and the Makers of the Constitution 
deserve as superb memorials as the hearts and 
purses of the American people can erect to 
them. The improvement of Washington, the 
Capital city of the country, should not be a 
question of local pride alone ; the enthusiasm 
of the whole United States should be called 
forth to make its reconstruction the principal 
artistic achievement of the century,—the pride 
of all Americans and the pleasure and wonder 
of foreigners. r , 1 D 
° Cj lenn Brown 
In front of the Capitol 
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