Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-05-04
SIOUX CITY's EXHIBIT.

Sioux CRY, Iowa, May Thanks TO tho
energy 81 Miss Jennie T., Rodgers, member OF
the board OF lady managers for this district,
space was secured Ia the woman's building
for an exhibit by the ladies OF this city, aud
tho work has Just been finished and forwarded.
All Sioux City reIolces IN It's beauty aud nro
proud Of the iifty ladies who wrought not for
themselves, but Tor the fame of our fair city.
Every body checrfully contributed to II.
The space allotted. II by II feet, IN which
the wuman's agricultural exhibit Ia To DO dis
PLAYED In the woman's building, has been dec
GRATED ~ the form of Greek temple. TITO
entrance is beautifully ornamentcd, the futcd
columns being wrcathed with vines bearing
hanging clusters Of grapes, while upon tho
panels Of the columns IN seed letters ~ to 10
told the history OF Sioux Cty'sprogress. The
entrance bears Ave heads, copies OF Grecian
art, wrought In the finest Of corn busks upon
n background OF rolled oats, the Gen.
ter head beiug surrounded by wreath
Of pnnsles The words, "Sloux city,"
are 10 he displayed In c0lorcd electric lights.
Below the row Of heads 10 n slab covered with
mulet, bordered by fine loops OF corn husks,
giving n most artistic effect To the front Gu
trance. Within, the ceiling Ia n pale blue
ground. In the center is u magnificent Ceres,
wrought entirely OF corn husks the face Of
the finest and softest husks and the hair OF
the corn silk. Loops OF strung corn extend
from the central figure 10 the four corners,
where n cupid In each cltspS the beaded string
that Ceres throws 10 his outstrctched hand.
Extending around the room Is a series OF pic
lures, taken fIom Greek mythology, forming
n freze which for artistic beauty, for patience
Ia designing, for skill In Workmanship VIII
be enc OF the wonders OF this worl's fair.
And when II is remembered that these gems
were wrought out OF the brain aud by
the hands Of Sioux city women, II IL no
wonder that Sioux City feels thrill of
,.,IJ In baI m MAJ
Right here the ladies tender acknowledgment
To Miss Baudusia Wakefield, who wrought out
the story 40 beautifully for them. The first
picture represents "rhe Going Down Of Perse-
phone" aud contains two figures Plonton and
Pcrsephopc. The story told in the finest Of
seed letters is: "Plouton, who sends up from
the neither world the abundance OF corn aud
wealth OF produce, IL on the point OF taking Per.
sephone down 10 his realm. PerscphOne, tina
life force which WHITES all In the spring time,
producing the manifold haryests Of earth,
Gcscends with Plouton to the Under world In
antumn.n The second Is "The Rising OF
Pcrscphone," and has four figures, Perse-
phone, Hcrmcs. Ilecatc and Demeter. Tho
story Is: "Persephone, with Hermes as
guide, and Hecate 10 light The way with her
torches. comes up from The under world.
Demcter, mother Of Persephonc, and goddess
Of the cultivated earth, awaits the coming OF
her daughter, whose absence she has
mourned." The third picture Is "The De-
parturc OF Trlptolemas,n and has three
figures, PerseThone, Trlptolemus and
Dcmeter. Trlptoemus, the thrice plougher,
Is sent forth by Demeter, the earth mother, 10
bear the seed OF corn over the wide world"
"Demeter pours the parting cup aud Perse-
phone stands behind the chariot with a
wreath TO crown the departing heron The
last picture represents 1.-THE Olympic gols in
asset iblage to watch Demeter send forth
Asker on his mission"