Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-28

now, alas, in ashes-and here comes
Colorado rapidly making ready for the
grand opening of her mineral palace, to
take place at Pueblo in November. TO
the young and vigorous West and South
west We must look for the successful re-
alization of this ideal method of adver-
Using section of country and Its peou-
liar resources. What au evolution this
from the primitive methods of only two
centuries agoi
Upon hearing Pueblo called in the soft
and musical tones of the Fort Worth and
Denver brakesman, the writer did not,
as according 10 q recent write-up of this
little city, does the business man at the
very mention of the name, smell smoke
and cough ont imaginary smeIter gases.
Pueblo was the talisman that summoned
before her eyes the manificent proper
tious of place glittering with ell the
precious stones of the universe dreams
of
The cavern cedarn doors
Flung inward over spangled floors,
Broad based flights OF marble stairs
Ran up with golden balustrade,
After -he fashion of the time.
And humor of the golden prime
OF good Haroun Airaschld.
morning an actual glimpse of the pslaot
as seen from the windows OF our hotel
dissipated all hope OF seeing real
lied just yet the Laureate's
dream of the Arabian knights
returned. Really 1t looked from
that distance just like one of their
own adobe houses. proportioned, it is
true, on somewhat more generous
scale. Upon second thought, however,
the writer could not deny the fact that
had our Texas Spring Palace when in its
bare and unadorned condition been
visited by a stranger passing through our
city a judgment even more harsh than
this might have done great injustice to
Fort Worth and to the entire state.
Through the courtesy of Mr.. Levy, who,
associated with Mr.. Abiati, q practical
decorator in East India for three years,
is the decorator in chief, and Mr.. Rich
ardson, the enthusiastic advertiser and
correspondent, we made visit to
the building itself. The electric cars
carried us to the very doors. 1t is difficult
to transport oneself from amid environ
ments 80 distinctly modern as steam cars
and electric motors, IL the wise man did
say there was nothing new under the
sun, to the times of this sage king of the
Jews, Solomon himself. Open your
Biographies and there under the subject
of Egypt, you Will find in a picture of some
temple of ancient Memphis or Thebes the
outlines of the Colorado mineral palace
as it will be when completed. The en-
thusiasm that subtly grows upon one
who has had any experience in
our Spring Palace work began to
have its effect upon the Imagination
Nha E,,I
brilliant pyrites in Its varied colors
ground to powder, and told that this
and other as beautiful minerals IT ated
in the same way applied in plaster rather
than in mosaic which latter proved by
to be inapplicable and the |
imagination presented you with effects |
that were dazzling in the extreme. The |
scheme OF coloring as explained by Mr.. |
Levy is very complete. If criticism |
were, indeed, allowed, we might say |
that ground minerals in the crude state
rather than oil paints might be used to
greater advantage and carry ont more |
the idea of mineral palace
where the management has thought best
TO employ the oil paints. The old world |
can furnish US frescoes in wall painting
by master artists which their pupils ever
since have despaired OF approaching, but
q mineral palace in the true sense of the
word Is something the young west rightly
presents to the world as something
unique. Upon entering the building
you discover that the ceiling is composed
Of a number of domes. The central
dome with a diameter of eixty-two feet
will have painted upon it on a back
ground of powdered minerals painted in
Dill, allegorical figures in four sections
the continents of Europe,
Asia, Africa aud the Americas
Below this will be q freize represent
ng the coats of arms of all the states
and territories interspersed with massive
liver dollars. To the east and the west
If the central dome are two other domes
zach fourteen feet in diameter. These
o be artistically decorated, and finally
around the entire ceiling as border as
t were, are twenty-five smaller domes
our feet each in diameter. The plan 8
o paint in oil some wild flower peculiar
o Colorado in each one of these smaller
Iomes, the electric jet profusely and
used to form certain parts OF
he flower represented.
As this building is intended for a per-
nanent exposition hall certain features
re added which will but subserve that
nd. A large stage is provided at the
forth end of the building. This will be
reated as a grotto, and q waterfall
arranged at the back.
Plastic relief, Mr.. Levy tells US, will
LAY an important part in the decoration.
East Indian gods and goddesses being in
reduced IN an allegorical manner in the
anels Of the massive pillars which sup
ort the dome. A permanent art collec-
ion, the success of which is insured in
eceIving the personal supervision
f the well-known artist, Mr..
Iitchins of Pueblo, will be con-
aimed in two galleries above the
tage. The floor of the building will be
sed as an immense auditorium, and will
70 capable of seating over 5000 people
he exterior of the building will have the
illars and walls encrusted with
owdered minerals applied IN plaster,
he wide fringe containing figures In re-
ef representing mining scenes charao-
eristie of Colorado.
The public spirit of certain enterpris-
ag citizens of Denver, Colorado Springs
nd Pueblo has brought about a resliza- :
ion of the mineral palace for Colo
ado. The management of the palace
in the hands of strong d.
ectorate, among WHOM we find the
Ion. A. W. Chamberlin of Denver. j