Rabida, just before his departure on the voyage which resulted in the
discovery of America. In the spaces on either side of the crown of the
arch will be colossal reclining figures of Victory in bas-relief.

The highly decorated frieze will be of polished red marble, and
surmounting the projecting keystone of the arch will be a bronze
representation of an American eagle. On the central panel of the attic
will be the inscription: "The United States of America, in Memorial
Glorious to Christopher Columbus, Discoverer of America." The
ornamentation of the attic consists of representations of Columbus'
entrance into Madrid. Crowning all is to be a group in bronze symbolical
of Discovery. In this group there will be twelve figures of heroic size,
with a gigantic figure representing the Genius of Discovery heralding to
the world the achievements of her children.

Mr. Hertz, the designer, is only twenty-one years old, and is a student
in the department of architecture of Columbia College.

THE SPANISH FOUNTAIN IN NEW YORK.

The Spanish-American citizens also wish to present a monument to the
city in honor of the discovery. It is proposed to have a Columbus
fountain, to be located on the Grand Central Park plaza, at Fifth Avenue
and Fifty-ninth Street, in the near future. The statuary group of the
fountain represents Columbus standing on an immense globe, and on either
side of him is one of the Pinzon brothers, who commanded the Pinta and
Nina. Land has been discovered, and on the face of Columbus is an
expression of prayerful thanksgiving. The brother Pinzon who discovered
the land is pointing to it, while the other, with hand shading his eyes,
anxiously seeks some sign of the new continent.

It is proposed to cast the statuary group in New York of cannon donated
by Spain and Spanish-American countries. The first of the cannon has
already arrived, the gift of the republic of Spanish Honduras.

The proposed inscription reads:

_A
COLON
y Los
PINZONES
Los Espanoles
E Hispano-Americanos
De
Nueva York._

To COLUMBUS and the PINZONS, the Spaniards
and Spanish-Americans of New York.

FESTIVAL ALLEGORY FOR THE NEW YORK CELEBRATION OF THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY
OF COLUMBUS' DISCOVERY, 1892.

One of the features of the New York celebration of the Columbus
Quadro-Centennial is to be the production, October 10th, in the
Metropolitan Opera House, of "The Triumph of Columbus," a festival
allegory, by S