CATHEDRAL SQUARE.
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Sir,— From "A. It. Tiste's" letter It would nppenr that a highly cultivated aesthetic senso docs not preclude confusion of thought. I am. unaware of any admission in this coTrespondonea that the question is ono-of "beauty or ugliness.'' That, in fnct, is prooisoiy what it is not. A large and conspicuous convenience—however aftistio m design—on tho Godley site, all questions of prudery apart, would he a debasement of an historic position and an offence against good taste. "A It. TistoV contention that a sanitary, convenience in an entrance hall would not offend modern thought will not bear a moment's examination. As in the case of-the proposed edifice in thi» Square, tho more decorative it might bo in design, iho moro objectionaw* it would bo in fnct. for snobbery would be added to indecency. Although greater latitude is now allowed than, formerly in exposure of l>esiuty in the human form, there are still portion* of the anatomy which, whether beautiful or not. it is indecorous'to present either to a friend or an enemy.— Yours, etc., a. January <>ih.
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Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19202, 7 January 1928, Page 13
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