International studio (25.1905)

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bath-chair, or, in others, would almost admit of
a Lord Mayor's procession. A<3W77?<?aal may be
particularly unfortunate in his perspective, but
his gate seems quite abnormal in width; while
the gate of ZI7-77 appears to be only a little over
five feet wide. One function of a gate is to
prevent the intrusion of the stray and inquisitive
dog, which would, however, find little difficulty in
leaping over the lowest part of the somewhat eccen-
tric design of Z7/^&7-. Nor are we quite sure
that we might not say the same of Ua/^7-/3<273773'y
design (page go), which is otherwise, by the
way, thoughtful and interesting. We cannot but
think that ^TZlsVZ'y design would have gained
greatly had he omitted the semicircular portion
on the top rail. It is not an essential, and has
all the air of having been added in an attempt at
the unusual. Z/<?33)' sends a drawing speaking
the last word of Z'^7*3 7W7/&.?a3/. There is no
scale to his drawing, but if his gate is ten feet wide
its bottom rail is two feet high. ^?7/3'/y ZZ//
sends a double-gate design (No. 1) with footpath
gates on either side. His design would probably
work out more effectively than is suggested by
the somewhat laboured drawing. The lower
panel part of his No. 2 we hardly understand
from his drawing. ^4/7-77^ay of drawing, we must
confess to having an affection for the sketches
which include details of construction. Both Z7-7'-
7^77-77/777 and ZyazZ (both illustrated, page 8y) send
excellently worked out sheets which illustrate
designs in a very workmanlike manner. Za/'Z'y,
in his set No. 1, also has well thought out his
design, and his suggestions for the carved oak are
interesting and ingenious. CZaf/cw'y curved wood-
work means a good deal of "cutting to waste,"
and we are distinctly sceptical as to the construc-
tive soundness of $3a73'y gate, unless the top hinge
includes a concealed bolt running through the top
curved rail. Again, Zy/g7-a73n?'y gate would simply
not stand together unless largely helped by strap
irons. Of course, he may intend us to imagine
these at the back. H7-/Z7'37-aw'y pent-house roof
over his footpath gates—and, indeed, his whole
design—would work out excellently. We cannot
help thinking that if Z/V/ Za/'Zy does "go home"
through the gates of which he sends a pretty tinted
drawing he will be likely to find some day that,
thanks to having no diagonal brace, the bottom rail
has sunk from the hinged stile. Few of the com-
petitors, by the by, recognise the constructive
advantage of such a brace as a 7777737/ in their design.
Amongst those who do are AZ77337, who also is one
of the few to employ metal-work in the upper open

panels of his gate; N3773/Z Zzw (page 86), with
a strong drawing and design, including some quaint
relief carving; Zz/yyW, whose design strikes us as
somewhat unrestful; andya/%73 OaZ (page 88), who
submits a simple treatment of a gate well drawn in
pen and ink with a nicely contrived conventual
background. Of the two treatments submitted by
the latter we prefer his No. 1. A/aZZ'y design
would come out well, especially the fllling-in portion
at the bottom of the balustered work. The upper
rail of Za'Z'y design is another that strikes us
as being unrestful. Z%3'y3Z sends two designs, set
forth in what are, perhaps, the most vigorous draw-
ings submitted. Z//^3'y drawing No. 1 also is
good, and his design has considerable merit; his
No. 2 we think rather too fussy. Z*7*a^P73 and Z?a77
both send different types of plain straightforward
treatments of their subject, both of them quite
a relief after some of the designs we have gone
through but are not now noticing. The quadrant
runners forZ3a 7733yZ'y gate (page 89) we do not think
a very good arrangement, as pebbles are so frequently
apt to nullify their usefulness. Z/,ip%3Z shows some
good straightforward pieces of joinery, but his little
perspective sketch is woefully out of scale : scaling
by the gate, there would barely be ten feet to the
eaves of the lodge. Design No. 2 sent by ZafZfy
is a good one, but we do not commend the pivot
hinge, as a pebble working in under the iron shoe
would play as much havoc with the " go " of the
gate as in the case of the quadrant mentioned
above. Z><2733/r (page 86) and U/77-3'773^3'a73 (page 88)
both send what we think a good design, though we
consider the wrought-iron work of the former to
be rather of the usual order, and Ca7-3'773^7a73'y foot-
path gate might well be more than two feet ten
inches in width. ,$3/7377)3 /Iw'y (page 90) foot-square
stone gate piers in small courses would not stand
for long the weight of his somewhat heavy gates.
We could wish that Z777/Z had given us an
indication of the size of the gate ; it is either very
high or very narrow. Should AZ/^Zaf adventure
again in one of our competitions, will he kindly
remember that in lettering his title the primary
object to have in view should be that it may be
read without irritating the reader ? We like, by
the way, the pierced hinges which he makes the
principal note of his design.
A V. DESIGN FOR A POSTER.
FIRST PRIZE (Aw<?77 U/z/way) : Z/v/y/^ (Percy
Lancaster, 231 Lord Street, Southport).
SECOND PRIZE (Z%7-<^ Gaz/lway): (B. T.
Hugh, 14 Union Street, King's Lynn).
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