There is a tower going up in New York at present, a tower that with the exception of the Eiffel Tower is the tallest on earth.
Many persons look at it, reflect that it is a skyscraper, and then dismiss it as therefore hideous. But it is really very beautiful, and seen from certain vantage points, it is architecturally one of the glories of New York.
A bit of Killarney
If it ever gains a reputation for beauty, you will find persons raving over it, who to-day class it among the "hideous skyscrapers."
A hundred years ago there were some skyscrapers in Switzerland, and they were thought to be hideous. After awhile a man with a poet's eyes and a courageous tongue visited them, and he said "The Alps are beautiful."
When their reputation for beauty was established, travelers left the region round about the Rockies to go and rave over the beauties of Switzerland.
That's all.