The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-04-10

articles exhibited, painted in square spaces.
In other departments the names thus in
scribed are those of French or foreign cities.
There has been some objection made to the
colors used for the iron framework, as being
too garish, but that, l think. is mistake,
as gay cOlOrs are necessary to prevent these
long galleries from looking dusky and
dreary. The prevailing hue is a bright
robin's-egg blue, with the intervening
spaces painted in old-rose pink. This COM
binatlon alternates with dark green, re-
lieved with lines of red and white against
a background of pale brown. The different
departments have each. in the interior. an
arched doorway. with the number
lies beyond it inscribed on the arch in gilt
letters. These doorways form a conspicu-
Gus feature, being deliberately Ornamented
and splendid in gold and colors. The
decoration of the central dome is nearly
completed. The design is the signs of the
ground of gold, besprinkled with a trefoil-
shaped design iii white, outlined with blue.
Imade my way with some difficulty to
the Department of the United States.
decoration of the ceiling, painted above
the cornice with the names of the different
States, Texas and Nevada occupying a
place to themselves at the end of the long
building. Piles of boxes occupied the floor,
and a fresh lot had just arrived and was
being unloaded from the cars that had been
pushed along the rails from the outside.
Italy, next to the United States in point of
position. is still q wilderness. Worse still
is the department. of Holland, whose only
token of occupation is the name of the
kingdom inscribed in black paint upon the
bare whitewashed wall. Austria is progress
ing rapidly. and already makes a brave show
with 1uttering flags and multitudinous
showcases. But the furtheSt advanced of
all the foreign countries in the way of
preparation, as was the case. too, in 1878, is
Great Britain. Although not officially rep
resented, the nations ruled over by Queen
Victoria will make a grand display, to
1 %ents. " Already eatSs the ' Department. aatAn has
assumed shape and form. Long lines of
showcases, throngs of %workmen, we'll
finished decorations, coats of arms, mag
nificent in gliding and painting. the banner
cally-arranged lines of ~packing-cases only
awaiting the arrival of their owners to
yield up their contents to be transferred to
the shelves already waiting for them-such
is the aspect of the English section to-day.
A very. pleasant feature. and q novel one
as well, is the arrangement of the restau-
rants, wine shops. etc. They are to occupy
the outside of the main building back of
the wide piazza like the porch of an
American watering-place hotel, which
editice. So the weary, and hungry,
and thirsty visitors will have
ample room wherein to take a glass of beer
or an ice, or even more solid refreshments,
in the'open air during the warm summer
days, well sheltered, meanwhile, from
either sun or storm. But / regret to learn
that the kitchens of 20 of these retaurants
lery of French pictures. Their kitch-
ems have been installed just underneath
tina gallery, and the fine arts jury for the
exhibition, headed by MeissOnier and Bou-
guereau, are entering q protest against any
such arrangement. In view of it, the in
surance companies are demanding 8 per
cent. to insure the pictures, a tax that falls
heavily on the painters that are doing their
best to make this division of the exhibi-
tiOn a success.