House & Garden 
FOUNTAIN IN THE PIAZZA RAVELLO 
Readers of 
House and 
Garden are 
already familiar 
with the pro¬ 
posed improve¬ 
ments in the City 
of Washington, 
suggested by the 
Park Commis¬ 
sion. These 
include several 
new fountains, 
the most im¬ 
portant being 
for the sunken 
garden at the 
foot of the 
Washington 
Monument and 
a cascade effect 
for the slope at 
the foot of the 
Capitol. The 
Commission’s 
report empha¬ 
sizes the need of 
many fountains 
to help make 
bearable the heat 
of s u m m e r , 
when official 
business “is 
conducted at an 
undue expendi¬ 
ture of physical 
force.” It con¬ 
tinues : 
“ If all the 
foun tains of 
Washington, in¬ 
stead of being 
left lifeless and 
inert as they are 
during most of 
the time, should 
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