,,the ,,brochure ,,series  ,,of         
,,architectural ,,illustration4   ,,vol4
 ,i4 ,,may1 #ahie4 ,no4 #e4  ,,two      
,,florentine ,,pavements4   ,the church 
of ,san ,miniato al ,monte1 just outside
 the walls southeast of ,florence1 and  
the ,baptistery1 or church of ,san      
,giovanni ,battista1 in ,florence1 are  
among the finest examples of the ,tuscan
 ,romanesque style1 and both probably   
date from about the same time--the early
 part of the twelfth century--although  
the date of ,san ,miniato has until     
recently been referred several centuries
 further back4  ,these two churches have
 many points of similarity1 although    
entirely different in plan4 ,san        
,miniato was referred to in the article 
upon the ,byzantine-,romanesque doorways
 of ,southern ,italy in our ,february   
number1 and ,fergusson's classification 
of ,byzantine-,romanesque was1 for the  
time being1 adopted for lack of better  
authority4 ,later writers have1 however1
 generally agreed that there is little  

or no ,byzantine influence in these two 
churches2 that the delicate and refined 
treatment of classic forms here found is
 not the result of ,byzantine or ,greek 
influence1 but is due entirely to the   
natural refinement of the ,tuscan race4 
,the same characteristic was again shown
 later in the treatment of ,gothic      
detail1 and is evident in the           
,renaissance work of this locality4     
,the dimensions of ,san ,miniato were   
given in the ,february number referred  
to above4 ,the interior of this church  
is generally considered one of the most 
beautiful interiors of ,italy on account
 of its effective basilican plan with a 
crypt opening from the nave1 its        
beautiful and rich detail1 and its fine 
mosaics and decorations4 ,the pavement  
is not the least of its attractions4    
,the ,baptistery will be remembered for 
its famous bronze doors1 the work of    
,ghiberti1 which have given occasion for
 so much discussion1 favorable and      
unfavorable4 ,it is octagonal in plan1  

and #ajh feet in diameter externally4   
,it was erected originally for the      
cathedral of the city1 but in the       
eleventh and twelfth centuries was so   
thoroughly remodeled that no            
recognizable features of the old        
building remain4  ,the pavements1 in    
point of design1 appear quite           
independent of the other ornamental work
 in the two buildings we are            
considering4  ,the motives of ornament  
are those commonly found in the stuffs1 
especially silks1 of ,sicily and the    
,east1 and their use here could easily  
be accounted for through connection with
 ,sicily4 ,it is known that the ,hotel  
de ,tiraz at ,palermo1 the great royal  
manufactory of stuffs1 artistic metal   
work1 mosaics1 etc41 established in the 
sixth century1 and which continued until
 the sixteenth1 supplied not only much  
of the finest textile products for all  
of ,europe in that time1 but also       
furnished workmen who carried with them 
the designs and methods of ,sicilian    

textile manufacture to other countries4 
,such manufactories were established in 
several ,italian cities1 among them     
,lucca4  ,the relationship seems clear1 
as the forms are perfectly similar4 ,the
 beasts and birds set in balancing pairs
 facing each other and repeated in an   
all-over pattern1 as in a woven fabric1 
strongly suggest the ,sicilian silks4   
,eug4 ,muentz in his work1 ,la          
,tapisserie1 speaks of this evident     
relationship4 ,the internal evidence of 
the design itself would be quite        
sufficient if we had no other means of  
tracing it4  ,these two pavements are   
practically unique1 as far as we are    
able to learn4 ,they are marble inlay1  
the pattern having been cut out in a    
slab of white marble and pieces of black
 marble carefully fitted in to form the 
figure4 ,this is not true mosaic1 and   
differs essentially in design from the  
mosaic work of the same period which was
 derived from the ,roman mosaics made up
 of small pieces of marble or other     

material4 ,most of the floor mosaics in 
,italy have suffered from wear and tear1
 and have in many cases been very poorly
 restored2 but these two pavements      
appear to be in nearly their original   
condition4  ,the design does not have   
the merit of belonging distinctively to 
the material in all cases1 and might    
just as well be applied to wood         
parquetry as stone4 ,in fact1 it might  
be even more effective in this material 
if the colors were judiciously chosen4  
,illustration3 ,,xxxiii4 ,portion of the
 ,pavement in the ,baptistery1          
,florence1 ,italy4  ,illustration3      
,,xxxiv4 ,portion of the ,pavement in   
the ,baptistery1 ,florence1 ,italy4     
,illustration3 ,,xxxv4 ,portion of the  
,pavement in the ,baptistery1 ,florence1
 ,italy4  ,illustration3 ,,xxxvi4       
,portion of the ,pavement in the        
,baptistery1 ,florence1 ,italy4         
,illustration3 ,,xxxvii4 ,portion of the
 ,pavement in the ,baptistery1          
,florence1 ,italy4   ,,xxxiii to        

,,xxxvii4  ,,portions ,,of ,,the        
,,pavement ,,in ,,the ,,baptistery1     
,,florence1 ,,italy4  ,one exception    
should be made to the remarks above in  
relation to true mosaic4 ,the lower     
left-hand portion of plate ,,xxxvi is   
without doubt made up of small pieces   
put together after the manner of the old
 ,roman mosaics1 and it is possible that
 the portion shown in the upper         
left-hand corner of the same plate is   
made in the same way4 ,there are several
 parts of the floor laid in this manner1
 but they are distinctly secondary in   
interest to the inlaid portions4  ,the  
pavement is divided irregularly by      
squares and rectangles1 the portion     
especially rich in ornament being that  
between the door and the altar4 ,the    
rectangular patterns are irregularly cut
 into by special pavements1 placed      
before several of the monumental tombs  
in the walls4     ,illustration3        
,,xxxviii4 ,portion of the ,pavement in 
the ,church of ,san ,miniato al ,monte1 

,florence1 ,italy4  ,illustration3      
,,xxxix4 ,portion of the ,pavement in   
the ,church of ,san ,miniato al ,monte1 
,florence1 ,italy4  ,illustration3 ,,xl4
 ,portion of the ,pavement in the       
,church of ,san ,miniato al ,monte1     
,florence1 ,italy4   ,,xxxviii to ,,xl4 
,,portions ,,of ,,the ,,pavement ,,in   
,,the ,,church ,,of ,,san ,,miniato ,,al
 ,,monte1 ,,florence1 ,,italy4  ,in the 
first of these plates there is a        
suggestion of the mosaic treatment      
commonly seen in the pavements of ,rome1
 ,venice1 and ,siena4 ,the sort of      
guilloche of interlacing circles was    
very generally used4  ,plate ,,xl on the
 other hand is as plainly reminiscent of
 textile designs as it well might be2   
and in plate ,,xxxiii from the          
,baptistery the same characteristic can 
be seen4     ,wood ,floors4   ,the      
addition which a fine hardwood floor    
makes to the attractiveness of a room is
 appreciated by some architects1 but    
good floors are not by any means as     

common as they should be4 ,the expense  
of hard wood is not so much more than   
that of a cheap floor as to stand in the
 way of its use when the final result is
 considered4  ,it is generally admitted 
that a floor entirely covered with a    
carpet is in many ways undesirable1     
especially from a sanitary point of     
view2 while a hardwood floor1 wholly or 
partly covered with rugs1 has every     
advantage4 ,furthermore1 the fashion1   
which has a great deal to do with what  
shall be used1 aside from any question  
of intrinsic merit1 has set strongly in 
this direction1 and in many cases old   
floors are replaced with new ones of    
hard wood for the sole purpose of giving
 a chance for the use of rugs in place  
of carpets4 ,this is one1 even if it be 
a rare instance of the agreement of     
fashion and good taste4 ,in working over
 an old floor a plain or ornamental     
border can usually be laid at no great  
expense by using the thin wood carpet1  
manufactured by all the best makers of  

parquetry1 and the centre can be laid   
with a pattern or with narrow strips    
such as the roll goods which are        
manufactured by ,s4 ,c4 ,johnson of     
,racine1 which are made up of strips    
usually one and three-eighths inches    
wide and five sixteenths of an inch     
thick1 glued to a backing of canvas4    
,patterns of all descriptions made from 
all the best foreign and domestic woods 
can be obtained1 as the designs of the  
best manufacturers include an almost    
unlimited choice1 and there is no end to
 the combinations which can be made from
 the stock patterns4 ,as an instance of 
this1 the catalogue of ,j4 ,w4 ,boughton
 of ,philadelphia contains a remarkably 
fine selection of borders which can be  
combined and adapted to almost any      
requirement1 while the designs for the  
field or centre of the floor are fully  
as varied and usable4 ,these designs are
 made in such shape that they can be    
easily adapted to any shape of room and 
fitted to all sorts of irregular niches 

and jogs at slight extra expense4       
,owing to the economy of manufacturing  
floors made from pieces which can be put
 together on a system of squares1       
hexagons1 or octagons1 most of the      
patterns in common use are made up of   
these units1 or of triangles or         
rectangles combining to form these      
figures4 ,curved forms cannot be used to
 good advantage in this way as it is    
difficult and expensive to cut or join  
them properly4 ,nevertheless1 all the   
principal manufacturers will execute to 
order any design desired4  ,when placed 
in a new house floors of #g_/h inch or  
#a-a_/d inch are usually to be          
preferred1 and are made in sections of  
convenient size for shipment at the     
factory1 and finished after they are in 
place4  ,most of the makers nail thin   
parquetry work through from the surface 
and fill the nail holes with putty1     
although in some cases blind nailing is 
used4  ,western manufacturers have in   
the last few years been making rapid    

progress in this industry4 ,while ,j4   
,w4 ,boughton1 who is one of the oldest 
and best known makers of ornamental     
flooring1 is still doing a large and    
increasing business1 ,western houses are
 catering to and obtaining a great deal 
of the best trade4 ,the ,interior       
,hardwood ,company of ,indianapolis1    
under the business management of its    
vice-president1 ,mr4 ,charles ,hinman   
,comstock1 has doubled its capacity in  
the last year and shows commendable     
energy in pushing its business4 ,s4 ,c4 
,johnson of ,racine1 ,wis41 is also in  
the front rank in first-class trade4    
,the ,wood-,mosaic ,company of          
,rochester should also be considered as 
one of the leading and reliable houses4 
,its collection of designs is full and  
varied and its work of the best4        
,architects will find the catalogues of 
these firms most valuable reference     
books4  ,the finishing of a good floor  
requires care and attention as well as  
special knowledge4 ,oil1 varnish1       

shellac1 and wax are the finishes       
ordinarily used1 but wax is usually the 
most satisfactory4  ,the floor should be
 carefully and thoroughly smoothed1 so  
that no waves or plane-marks will be    
seen1 and then filled if the wood is at 
all porous or open grained4 ,this is    
done with preparations manufactured by  
any of the firms mentioned above1 or    
with fillers specially made for the     
purpose such as those sold by ,harrison 
,brothers  ,company of ,philadelphia1 or
 the ,chicago ,wood ,finishing ,company 
of ,chicago4 ,the wood filler made by   
the latter firm is especially adapted   
for this purpose and will give excellent
 results4 ,the finish is then applied in
 one or more coats as required1 oil and 
shellac finishes usually requiring more 
than one application and an intermediate
 rubbing down with fine sandpaper4      
,shellac and ordinary varnish are       
usually unsatisfactory from their       
tendency to wear unevenly4 ,the ,chicago
 ,varnish ,company of ,chicago supplies 

a varnish under the name of ,supremis1  
which has proved by years of use under  
trying conditions1 such as those of     
asylums1 hospitals1 and public          
buildings1 to be of exceptional merit4  
,it is elastic1 tough1 and gives a fine 
waxy surface which can be rubbed and    
will preserve its finish4 ,it has the   
additional merit of being easily        
applied4 ,it dries quickly and is       
remarkably durable4 ,wax should be      
carefully applied and then polished to  
the required finish with a weighted     
brush4  ,of wax finishes one very       
largely used is that made by the        
,butcher ,polish ,company of ,boston4   
,it has all the best qualities of other 
wax finishes and has stood the test of  
time and experience4  ,there are        
numerous variations in the products     
referred to above suited for different  
purposes4 ,the ,wood-,mosaic ,company   
makes end-wood mosaic #g_/h inch thick  
made of small blocks joined by means of 
a lead tongue2 wood carpet similar to   

that of ,s4 ,c4 ,johnson2 and thick and 
thin parquetry4 ,s4 ,c4 ,johnson also   
makes a flooring of #a_/d inch face     
glued to a backing of pine to make #g_/h
 inch1 #a inch1 or #a-a_/d inch stock   
which is found to stand the changes of  
temperature in ,american houses         
remarkably well4 ,the thicker floors of 
#g_/h inch and upwards are frequently   
made with tongued and grooved joints and
 blind nailed4  ,these patterns when    
properly chosen are just as appropriate 
for stairs1 walls1 or even ceilings1 as 
for floors1 and are frequently used for 
these places4     ,modern ,mosaic       
,floors4   ,the use of mosaic floors1   
especially for corridors and entrances  
of public and business buildings and in 
some positions of private residences1 is
 rapidly increasing1 and every specimen 
of work gives this art impetus4 ,the    
laying of a mosaic floor is not so      
simple a matter as it appears to many   
architects1 and the fact that anyone    
cannot do it is proven by the bad work  

one constantly runs across4 ,it is1     
therefore1 advisable that work of this  
sort be entrusted to a concern that can 
be found after the job has been finished
 and paid for1 and that has a reputation
 to maintain and a willingness to make  
good any imperfection that a few months'
 wear will bring to light4 ,as this     
number of ,,the ,,brochure ,,series will
 often be referred to where ornamental  
floors are being designed1 we take      
pleasure not particularly in            
recommending a house for executing such 
floors1 but rather in calling attention 
to some of the work executed1 inspection
 of which will be the strongest         
endorsement possible4 ,we refer to the  
,murdock ,parlor ,grate ,company of     
,boston1 a house known by name at least 
to every architect and builder of ,new  
,england4  ,organized over forty years  
ago1 and with prospects of active       
existence for as many or more years to  
come1 their contracts contain the       
element of responsibility that is the   

best guarantee an architect can have    
that his client's interests are in good 
hands4  ,the mosaic and terrazzo        
flooring department of the ,murdock     
,parlor ,grate ,company already has a   
list of over fifty public buildings in  
which important work has been done4 ,the
 terrazzo floors so much admired in the 
new ,public ,library1 covering a surface
 of #fj1jjj square feet1 the mosaic     
floor of the ,members' corridor in the  
,massachusetts ,state ,house1 and       
especially the entrance to the ,members'
 vestibule1 a part of this floor1 and   
the lobbies to the ,bowdoin ,square and 
,keith's ,theatres1 ,boston1 also       
mosaic1 are examples easily inspected by
 ,boston architects4  ,other public     
buildings in ,new ,england in which this
 company have done admirable mosaic work
 are the new ,mc,lean ,asylum buildings1
 the ,arlington 7,mass47 ,public        
,library1 the ,exchange ,club1 ,boston1 
and a number of bank buildings4         
,throughout the ,back ,bay district     

there are numberless vestibule and hall 
floors in fine residences1 many of which
 are gems in color and design4  ,we have
 mentioned only a few examples1 but     
almost every ,new ,england architect    
can1 by writing to the ,murdock ,parlor 
,grate ,company1 be referred to examples
 of their work in his neighborhood1 and 
we think he will find their estimates as
 low as it is safe to accept1 and their 
responsibility is beyond all question4  
,books4   ,a ,handbook of ,architectural
 ,styles3 ,translated from the ,german  
of ,a4 ,rosengarten by ,w4              
,collett-,sandars4 ,new edition1 #fci   
illustrations4 ,new ,york3 ,c4          
,scribner's ,sons4 #ahie4 ,for sale by  
,bates  ,guild1 ,boston4 #b4ej4  ,a     
review of the contents of this work is  
scarcely necessary1 as it is already    
recognized as a standard by all who are 
at all familiar with architectural      
literature4 ,as compared with other     
books upon the history of architecture1 
the point of view from which the subject

 has been looked at furnishes the main  
distinction4 ,this cannot be better     
stated than in the words of the editor  
of the present edition1 ,professor ,t4  
,roger ,smith4 ,he says3 ,it is         
essentially that of an academic and     
classical professor1 and one brought up 
not only in familiarity with the best   
examples of ancient art1 but with the   
habit of mind which recurs to classic   
and especially to ,greek originals1 both
 as a standard of taste and as models   
for treatment of modern works4 ,this    
feeling1 which held sway in ,england in 
the day of ,chambers1 of ,soane1 and of 
,cockerell1 has now almost died out from
 our practice and our literature4 ,the  
works of the contemporary ,english and  
,french writers on architecture1 which  
are now widely known and read1 proceed  
avowedly and unmistakably on a different
 basis4 ,such writings as those of      
,street or ,scott1 ,viollet-le-,duc1 and
 ,ruskin breathe a totally different    
inspiration2 while even the valuable    

series of architectural writings which  
we owe to the pen of ,mr4 ,fergusson are
 too cosmopolitan in range and too      
impartial in tone for such a peculiarity
 as is here traceable to be visible in  
them4  ,the illustrations show some of  
the wear and tear of former editions1   
but are still of great value4     ,the  
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 but all are looking forward to         
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 shaping the course of those who have   
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discussion of subjects of vital interest
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to see the opportunity largely taken    
advantage of4     ,american ,school of  
,architecture1 ,rome4   ,a recent       
circular issued by the committee of the 
,american ,school of ,architecture at   
,rome contains a general description of 
the organization of the school and its  
work4 ,on the twelfth of last ,june1 at 
a meeting held in ,new ,york1 it was    
decided to found such a school1 and a   

committee of control was selected       
including the chiefs of the schools of  
architecture at the different ,american 
colleges where such exist4 ,we give     
below some quotations from this circular
 which will be found of interest4  ,the 
school is founded for the benefit of    
advanced students only1 and is designed 
to further the more disciplinary work of
 other institutions by opening to young 
men1 already well trained by them in    
drawing and design1 certain special     
lines of study1 which at present can be 
pursued only under great disadvantages4 
,beginners1 accordingly1 will not be    
received4 ,such work is not suitable to 
their condition1 and it would be a      
mistake to encourage them to devote     
their time to it4 ,but to the holders of
 traveling scholarships1 to those who   
have acquitted themselves with          
distinction in the competitions for     
these scholarships1 and to members of   
the ,ecole des ,beaux-,arts of at least 
three years' standing1 it offers        

opportunities for the completion of     
their professional training which       
students thus equipped will1 it is      
believed1 find of inestimable value4    
,other well-accredited students may be  
admitted to certain hospitalities of the
 school1 at the discretion of the       
secretary4  ,hitherto the holders of    
traveling scholarships have followed    
very largely their own judgment as to   
their travel and study1 and have        
produced1 as required1 a certain number 
of carefully measured drawings1 which   
have borne testimony to the diligence of
 their authors1 their facility with pen1
 pencil1 and brush1 and the evident     
seriousness of their intentions2 but the
 work has necessarily shown no common   
purpose and little consistent           
prosecution along carefully chosen      
lines4 ,this being their common         
experience1 the past holders of         
traveling scholarships are general in   
their approval of the effort to direct  
foreign travel and study hereafter to   

more definite and specific courses4     
,the school is one of observation and   
research rather than of design1 aiming  
to form a correct taste and to impress  
upon the mind1 by daily contact with    
great examples1 those principles which  
are essential to the enduring quality in
 architecture1 be the style what it may4
 ,to this end the founders of the school
 believe it to be of the utmost         
importance for an architect1 before he  
begins his professional career1 to study
 thoroughly and on the spot the         
monuments of ancient architecture and   
such works of the ,italian ,renaissance 
as are worthy of being considered their 
successors4 ,the monuments best suited  
to this purpose are those of ,greece and
 ,italy1 and the headquarters of the    
school are established at ,rome rather  
than at ,athens1 because of the greater 
amount of material there at hand of use 
to the modern student not only in the   
art of architecture itself1 but in that 
of mural painting and in the decorative 

arts1 including architectural sculpture4
  ,the school was formally opened under 
the charge of ,mr4 ,austin ,w4 ,lord1 as
 secretary1 on the first of ,november   
last1 in temporary quarters in the upper
 story of the ,palazzo ,torlonia1 on the
 southwest corner of the ,via dei       
,condotti and the ,via ,bocca di ,leone1
 between the ,corso and the ,piazza di  
,spagna2 but a permanent home has now   
been secured in the building known as   
the ,casino dell',aurora1 occupying a   
part of the grounds formerly belonging  
to the ,villa ,ludovisi4 ,this building 
is situated upon an isolated plot of    
ground1 raised fifteen or twenty feet   
above the surrounding streets1 and      
comprising about eighty thousand square 
feet1 which is the size of the enclosed 
space in ,gramercy ,park in the city of 
,new ,york4 ,it is on the ,pincian      
,hill1 not far from the ,french ,academy
 in the ,villa ,medici4 ,the building   
contains about thirty rooms2 some of    
these are decorated with well-known     

frescoes1 among which is the ,aurora of 
,guercino4 ,the grounds1 which were laid
 out by ,lentre1 are well covered with  
trees and shrubs1 and afford ample space
 for the erection of additional one     
story buildings1 should such be required
 at any time for workrooms or studios4  
,personal4   ,mr4 ,a4 ,l4 ,nicholson1   
formerly with ,davis  ,von ,storch1     
architects1 ,scranton1 ,pa41 has        
accepted a position with ,de ,lemos     
,cordes1 ,fulton ,building1 ,fulton and 
,nassau ,streets1 ,new ,york4  ,mr4     
,dwight ,h4 ,perkins1 of the firm of    
,perkins  ,selby1 ,marshall ,field      
,building1 ,chicago1 opened a new office
 on ,may #a at #aajg ,steinway ,hall    
,building1 ,chicago4  ,mr4 ,myron ,h4   
,hunt1 recently returned from an        
extended trip abroad1 has gone into the 
office of ,shepley1 ,rutan  ,coolidge in
 ,chicago4  ,mr4 ,f4 ,n4 ,reed1 who has 
distinguished himself in the ,rotch     
,scholarship competition1 having been   
given second place each time in the last

 three years1 is now with ,cabot1       
,everett  ,mead of ,boston4             
,brochure ,series ,competition ,no4 #a4 
,illustration  ,program3 ,the ,henry ,f4
 ,miller ,piano ,company of ,boston1    
with the idea of turning the attention  
of designers to the problem of artistic 
piano cases1 has placed in the hands of 
publishers of ,,the ,,brochure ,,series 
#ej1 to be awarded for sketches of piano
 cases4 ,three prizes of #be1 #ae1 and  
#aj will be given for the three best    
designs submitted1 the judges to be the 
officers1 of the company1 assisted by an
 architect who shall be appointed by the
 publishers4  ,it is not the idea of the
 ,henry ,f4 ,miller ,piano ,company to  
secure designs for actual use1 as their 
work in special case design is almost   
entirely to order1 carrying out designs 
for architects and decorators4          
,therefore1 only sketches are required  
which may be executed in any medium the 
designer may choose1 although due regard
 should be paid to the reproductive     

character of the drawing4 ,a perspective
 sketch1 showing the right end and front
 of the case1 is required to be made on 
paper1 not exceeding #hx#ab in4 in size4
  ,the diagram above gives the necessary
 dimensions4 ,in designing the end the  
only thing to be borne in mind is the   
construction of the case1 the front     
telescoping into the back or frame1 as  
shown by the plan of the end4 ,the      
quarter round finish of the back is not 
necessary1 the treatment of the end     
being optional so long as dimensions and
 construction are regarded4  ,the arm or
 end of the keyboard 7c71 the foot 7a71 
the truss 7b71 which supports the       
keyboard1 are all left entirely to the  
designer1 the only dimensions to be     
regarded being the height of keyboard   
from the floor 7#b ft4 #a in471 the top 
of the keys 7#d-a_/b in4 higher71 and   
the space 7#d ft47 occupied by the keys4
 ,the arm projects #a ft4 #a in4 beyond 
the front4  ,drawings must be sent      
carriage paid so as to reach the editor 

of ,,the ,,brochure ,,series on or      
before ,july #ae1 #ahie4  ,the prize    
designs will become the property of the 
,henry ,f4 ,miller ,piano ,company4 ,the
 other designs will be returned to their
 authors4 ,it is to be understood1      
however1 that any or all designs may be 
exhibited or published1 and that they   
may be retained a reasonable time after 
judgment for these purposes4  ,the      
details and management of the           
competition are left entirely to the    
publishers of ,,the ,,brochure ,,series1
 and it is hoped that this1 the first of
 a number of competitions they will     
endeavor to arrange1 will bring out the 
work of the best designers4 ,if there is
 any portion of this program not clearly
 understood1 the publishers will explain
 more in detail upon request4