A DISMAL PLACE.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 February 1928, Page 1

A DISMAL PLACE.

“ ll a census could lie belli on the question. “ What are the most dismal places in the world ? ’ it would not require a very bold man to wager that waiting-rooms on railway stations would be easily the winners.” says the “Westminster Gazette” in a lively leaderette. ‘'‘For this reason, the suggestion made by a writer in the “ Times ” that the railway companies should lift these rooms from their ileadliness by employing young artists to decorate them is very welcome. '1 lie remarkable tiling about most waning rooms is that anyone can bear to wait in them. Some pleasant frescoes in each of these haunts of despair and darkness would do much to make up for the state of the floor, the fireplace, and the seating accommodation, especially if the windows were cleaned occasionally so that a little light might- fall on them. Such a scheme would provide work for young artists and a powerful advertisement for the railways. Of course, the frescoes need not be of too high a quality. If they were, there would be a positive danger in the idea, since some people might miss their train every day through pausing too long in the waiting room.”