particularly well brought out in the tower on the north. While not quite
so intimate as the Court of the Four Seasons, it conveys, a feeling of
shelter and seclusion very well by showing an uninterrupted wall motive
on all sides. The sculpture symbolism of this court is particularly
fine. We shall return to it in a consideration of sculpture.

The two minor courts by George Kelham are particularly fortunate in
their open location toward the south. Their sheltered and warm
atmosphere is quite in keeping with the suggestion of Spanish
Renaissance which has been employed in the constructive and in the many
decorative motives. The western court, or Court of Palms, is made
particularly attractive by a sunken garden effect and pool. The effect
of the Court of Flowers is similar in every way to its mate on the east.

A consideration of these two courts, with their towers, leads easily
into a study of the outer façade, which, so to speak, ties all of the
eight Palaces together into a compact, snug arrangement, so typical of
the Exposition.

Bliss and Faville of San Francisco are responsible for the very skillful
use of simple, plain surfaces, accentuated and relieved here and there
by ornate doorways, wall-fountains, niches, and half-domes. On the
south, along the Avenue of Palms, are found some very fine adaptations
of old Spanish doorways, which deserve to be preserved. It is
regrettable that we have no large museum on the coast where these fine
doorways in the outer walls of the Palace of Varied Industries could be
preserved permanently. The travertine marble has nowhere been used more
effectively than in just such details. The entrance of the Palace of
Education at the western end of the south façade is also of great beauty
of design.