The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-07-13

building has been converted into a
restaurant, with her own products
used entirely.
The Illinois building is very large
and handsome. 1t has a consider
able amount of ground directly in
front, which is filled with fine plants
and flowers of great variety. Within
is every imaginable product of Illi-
nois ana exhibits of all kinds from
the different parts of the state.
Large displays of fruits, elegant
articles of manufacture, and dainty
haudiwork done by the ladies of
Illinois are found, some of these are
samples of work, accepted for sale,
by Marshal Field, who owns the
larges: and most complete store in
Chicago. There are also large con.
tributions of work in art which
tend to complete the many attrac-
tons Of this building.
The Iowa building, though quite
small compared with the other State
buildings is far more interesting
than any Of them.
1t consists of one large room,
which is profusely decorated from
one end to the other, with grain fes-
TONED, and made into all kinds of
Ornamental figures, which shows a
great deal of taste, art, and attention,
and forms a sight worthy. of all no.
tice.
The most striking feature of this
building, is to be found, on the walls,
directly below the root,
1t consists OF several very pretty
pieces of work which appear to be
paintings
One that is especially attractive
is OF young girl, with red dress,
standing by group Of COWS. Her
dress, expression and her whole ap-
pearagce, is most graceful AID nat
ural, but upon close examination,
you may discover that the picture"
is made entirely of grain, and the
red dress of red grains of corn.
There were several other pictures
among them, a very good one, of our
American eagle, but none, that
consider such work OF art, as the
one l have endeavoredaSto describe
at least, in slight degree.
| cannot complete my description
without at least, a few words relat.
ing to the Fair, in the evening. Il
would be difficult to imagine q
more perfect sight or one more in
describable.
The Government building, being
one Of the largest and most centra
on the grounds, with large, COLDER
dome, is generally the center OF thu
illumination. The distance between
this building and Machinery Hal
is about five hundred feet in length
aud three hundred in width.
| On the particular evening %
which l speak. the Government
building was one blaze OF electric
beauty, hundreds of electric light,
was seen, put in every imaginable
spot, upon the building, and in tn,
space between this building, anC
that of Machinery Hall, were twent,
thousand people.
J To the right, was one of the NAM
pretty little ponds, scattered owe
Jackson Park, with bright dolores
gondolas, filled with happy people
floating gracefully upon it, and APP
pearing as tiny Venice.
! At one end of the pond, was
gigantic statue of Liberty which
can be easily distinguished at som,
distance.
AT the other, bursting apparently
from the uplitted hand, Of a Lowell,
woman, was an elecrric fountain
throwing its ever-varying stream
Of color far into the air.
AS l looked above, from the sigh
as beautiful as idealized tairy-land
and met the full gaze of Luna
surrounded by her myriads o
twinkling worlds, l felt that eve1
she, in all her glory, looked il
approval upon the exquisite pictur
below.