International studio (81.1925)

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with Venetian chairs, exquisite glass-
ware and a remarkable fireplace arrange-
ment. To the right of this wall an "out-
side" stairway of stone has been erected
and leads to a mezzanine which is a
small restaurant in itself, having its
own kitchens.

The front of the shop with its huge
plate-glass windows makes the back-
ground for the cathedral setting quite
complete with Gothic arches, rose win-
dows and huge stone buttresses which
serve their turn concealing part of the
ventilating system. At the foot of the
cathedral nestles a typical market place.
The counters are constructed of old
barrels and boxes. A decrepit cart is
filled with rainbow-hued baskets hand-
woven of soft Italian straw. Quaint
shelves hold china and glassware from
the same source. Everywhere there arc
flowers—bright geraniums in boxes,
young birch trees against a wall and a
magical lilac bush near a renaissance
doorway. Nor is the ever-present way-
side shrine forgotten. The Madonna of
the Miracle gazes serenely down from
the market place, below * lounge and fireplace ber niche in the corner of a wall.

Bringing the ensemble to life are the
the iron grilles were in place one could hardly resist lighting effects of Robert Graves, who is also
peering inside. Where the posts divide the space responsible for the lighting of Morris Gest's "Mir-
at the back a wall has been erected blocking off acle." The light varies to correspond with the
the kitchen, making; room for a lounge decorated hour. —Jane Holberton.

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