The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-06-21

THE NUDE AT The CENTENNIAL
In the main corridor of the memorial
buildings annex, where the most casual
visitors are not likely to miss it, wax
figure OF Cleopatra is displayed. She
reclines upon sort of throne, and is al
most naked. The workmanship ip is OF the
best and the effvet is stsTthn q. The flesh
tint is natHrab the hair life-like, and
every detail carefully done. Interior clock
work hesves Ter bare bosom, moves
her arms at intervals, stirs her legs,
turns her head lang Idly, from side to
side, and rolls her eyes. Her face
and form are beautiful, and the aeces-
sories are in artistic harmony with q Con-
ception OF the Egyptian queen; y ct ber fea-
lures are not Bxy ptisn, beng rathe r. those
OF beautiful French wOnsn. An Esbi0-
pan slave, equally nude.- stands at her
side and fans ner. At her ieet lies anaked
little boy, A-blrd flutters on the arm of
her seat. A golden canopy, hangs above
the group, slL being enclosed 10 a glass
case. The whole is surprisingly natural,
so much so that it has a natural E f.ct upon
the spectators. Young girls C me suddenly
upon it and draw back appsllsd. They
have nerved themselves TO luok al the stat
uAry and pie ures, bu5 shis sIs hS is too. IN
expected end realistic TO nc 1Orne With
steadiness. Tney escape without CsIay.
Women inspect the group shyly. Men
are Dot to be scared away uy sIyfeeing of
modesty, ADD, unless escUr IFS sistersor
sweetbearss, stay on Le.sp, tlu numbers
suffi :ienJ 10 constantly CROW @ that part OF
t1e corridor. i am SWsre that sucn wax
works ana worse ara eOmmoni iu Il Ir0p9sn
museunss; thai ar IS icaily bney are TO be
commended tr C..iDs OF skll, be- ing to-
toll Al fktiac ly m
this cJuntry; ouL hoon'. Gn,l K they oaght
10 Oe thrust unWaTDlDgy upon the sight
of mixed congregation Some Ot tnecom-
mssioneFs are OF my way at thinking, and
CleOpatra'5 stay "a the grounds may be OF
short duration. President Hswbsz is from
Connect1cut and Is puriLanlcal. He stops
in front of Cleo para while 1 = and there.
"Wnat do you think 81 heiTs ask.
"a thing CT bs auty," ae al ssers sNbut not
iay forever. Iguess we Will have to get
her out OF sight. mast talk with Sartain
about her,"
Mr. Ssrtain is the superintendent OF ths
ar department.
also seek MIR. SaJsain and ask him why
the fourteen rooms set apart BOT France
are not open. he ssyS be dots 1ot
know unless the Frobcn commissioners
are waiting for more pictures to
arrive. HaDdreds OF Paintings are there
now, piled With the fac-s towards the
walls. Caimpses OF q few cJDtiIm the
presentiRoenL that DudeDess Will be the
striking feature of the di pisy. L am per-
init ed TO turn several Of tue ITanoes So as
to what they hold. The frst trial
disclosss a liie-sized picture OF an utterly
naked woman. The subject Is BOT oIsssi-
al. She Is q French woman Ct the
present time. or course / can't know
that py her snstOmy, for nature follows no
changes of fashions In mon ding humen
| forms; nor by clotning, tor there isn't
vestlge of any; but by the act that her
nsir is arranged in one of the elaborate
1 styles OF the present. lbe catalogue
| simply tells me she il "A Womsn," and
| there could be no mistake about that.
| Another turn OF frame shows me recum-
| bsnt woman-the otner is erect; and
.nird reveals one who has ripped herself
co the waist to pray, as q pugilist would
tor hght.-San Francisco Chronicle,