. Book of the Royal blue . ts of every condition under the of objects are within the walls,and the mind is incapable of graspingall within reach. The Pension Building is an office i\asj/jx(;tox. with no especial inttrest. but worthy ofa visit because of its immensity It ishere the great inauguration balls areheld. The New Corcoran Art Gallery de-serves special mention for its treasuresof art in paintings and sculptures. The visitor in Washington must bestrong physically to see all the city af-fords. With the principal points of in-terest mentioned, there are to be seenWashington M
. Book of the Royal blue . ts of every condition under the of objects are within the walls,and the mind is incapable of graspingall within reach. The Pension Building is an office i\asj/jx(;tox. with no especial inttrest. but worthy ofa visit because of its immensity It ishere the great inauguration balls areheld. The New Corcoran Art Gallery de-serves special mention for its treasuresof art in paintings and sculptures. The visitor in Washington must bestrong physically to see all the city af-fords. With the principal points of in-terest mentioned, there are to be seenWashington Monument, Post Office De- partment, Agricultural Department,U. S. Coast Survey, Army Medical Mu-seum, Navy Yard, Soldiers Home, Na-tional Observatory, Botanical Gardenand numerous other attractions of morethan usual interest. Above all things a pilgrimage to should not be forgotten. It isa delightful trip of but a few hours andis ever a pileasant memory as an homageto the Father of the greatest Nation onthe M\V riiKCiiHAN AUT LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. 1!V H. P. DEARING in mind Ruskins Archi--*-^ lecture is the art which so disposesand adorns the edifices raised by man forwhatsoever uses, that the sight of themcontributes to his mental health, powerand pleasure, I found myself recentlydrawing near to that noble monumentto American brain and brawn, The Li-brary of Congress, popularly known asthe National Library. This grandest and most complete ofthe worlds great Library buildings, thismodern Dispensary of the Soul, came General Casey, who had been incharge of the construction of the State,War and Navy building, the Washing-ton Monument, including the hazardousundertaking of underpinning the par-tially completed shaft, and many otherimportant pieces of Government con-struction, was especially fitted for thisnew duty. Under his fostering care and withthe help and staunch support of hissuperintendent and vast army of co-workers the building in all
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