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LÜNETTE, TOXTETH BRANCH FREE LIBRARY, LIVERPOOL
case, would be easily seen through from the Street,
and would probably be draughty. The external
appearance is fairly picturesque, though rather less
cutting-up of the roofs would reduce the cost and
improve the appearance. The catalogue is very
well arranged and printed, and is prefaced by
several interesting short articles. A. E. C.
W IVERPOOL.—Through the too habitual
neglect by public bodies of our large
cities the competent young decorator is
^ ^ seldom afforded an opportunity to give a

BY ALISON MARTIN AND CLINTON BALMER

taste of his quality ; but happily there are signs or
improvement here. The Liverpool Corporation,
in having entered upon the commendable policy
of encouraging and sustaining local artists by
commissions for decoration of some of its public
buildings, may certainly be congratulated upon
the success attained at its newly erected Toxteth
Branch Free Library, a building already brieHy
referred to on page 292 of last month's number of
THE STUDIO.

The decoration here illustrated is a lunette at


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