Minnesota State Capitol number . ^ Jt^_. THE WESTERN ARCHITECT 19 cultivated taste, but a fine appreciation of the re-sources of tlie artists who have assisted him. In the selection of a local stone, called Kasota, forthe general interior finish of the rotunda and not only recognized the beauty of a materialhitherto used only for foundations and retaining walls,but provided, at a very reasonable cost, a basis of colorand tone of great beauty, upon which the working out ofthe entire color scheme most happily depends. It isslightly uneven in color, grayish buff, with a kind
Minnesota State Capitol number . ^ Jt^_. THE WESTERN ARCHITECT 19 cultivated taste, but a fine appreciation of the re-sources of tlie artists who have assisted him. In the selection of a local stone, called Kasota, forthe general interior finish of the rotunda and not only recognized the beauty of a materialhitherto used only for foundations and retaining walls,but provided, at a very reasonable cost, a basis of colorand tone of great beauty, upon which the working out ofthe entire color scheme most happily depends. It isslightly uneven in color, grayish buff, with a kind of sub-dued golden tone, and is everyhere finished with a hon-ed, not polished, surfaceT - Upon this foundation the architect has developed, inlogical sequence, richer values of stone and marble,through Istrian and Hauteville, into the superb marblesof Skyos, breche-violette and fleur-de-peche, brilliant andvariegated, with highly polished surfaces sufficientlysplendid for a kings palace, none too magnificent for theCapitol of a soverei
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