Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

+ MODEL FARM IN WASHINGTON BUILDING.
e also be seen for a quarter but tower is n
e thing which most people prefer seeing in
/ reality. In the Iowa state building is a
beautiful model Of one of the handsomest
structures in America, the state capitol at
Des Moines. 1t is done in grain, very ap-
, propriatcly, for as it was the harvest from
the soil which produced the wealth to
build the capitol with, so It Is fitting to
use the golden corn and the white and
saffron small grains to fashion the model
with. Unless you have seen such work
you will be surprised at the artistic effects
that may be produced with grains The
Iowa people appear to excel in this art,
and their state capitol is an exhibit of
which they may well be proud.
In the Illinois building is one of the
marvellous pictures to be found ih the ex-
position. 1t is a picture rather than a
model, and yet it is a model, too Imagine,
if you can, farm painted complete in
| grasses and grains. That is what this Is.
I The frame is Of grain, too. Even artists
who work in oil or black and white, and
who are naturally critical or intoerant of
what might be termed imitation art, stand
amazed before the effectiveness Of this |
canvas Of Ceres. 1t has color perspective, |
good drawing, and a remarkable horizon. |
immediate foreground Just beyond the
farm house, barn and other buildings.
Then the fields with ripening grain and
tall grass dipping before the breeze The
farm runs back to the top of gentle hill
and there disappears, the bald horizon
thus created being admirably treated. - +
the right is a path Of woods and under
brush, made like all the remainder Of the
picture out Of the products Of the Geld, in
which the shadows appear to fall cool and
inviting. The Washington model farm,
which is horizontal and Il perfect model, |
and the Illinois grain and grass picture
model OF farm, hung gperpendicularly in a
frame, are two Of the most fascinating ex-
hibits in this great exposition.
In the architectural section Of the Ger :
man display in the Palace Of Fine Arts the
visitor viii find number of beautiful
models One is Of the aevy German parlia-
nent house in Berlin, one of the most r
noble structures in the world, and another a
shows the Emperor William memorial T.
ihurch in the same city. Is
As an exhibitor of models Uncle Sam
probably takes the lead Besides the big 70
lobe already spoken of he has here his !.
reat battlcship Illinois, built of brick but IL
perfect facsimile of n modern fighting "
essel. He shows also large collection Of ,GJ
atent office models which illustrate the ~
lechanical progress of the world during
be last century-a progress in which
very one will agree America has borne a
'adlng part. There are models Of camps
i hos ,ssEals, army posts and signal sta an
ms. Scors IS of model horses carry figures po
men, to 81 the uniforms and trap ie
lgs Of our lary officers and cavalry NJ
n.
Extremely il sting are the models
1wn by the neering corps of the
ny. There is aNnodel of the now Sault
:. Marie canal, cS)unecting Lake Huron :
tn Lake Superior,N md through whose
lnnel, many visitor are surprised to :
IN, passes each year a tonnage greater :,
IN that which uses the Suoz. Other ,.S tS
'dels show work carrie on.by the gov
lment in the improvemSp BIT of rivers and r
rbors, including the famous He'll Gate
IS, the Eads jetties and other works on T
Mississippi river. Visitor who never a
ore were able to understand why Uncle
n spent so much each year under the
Id of rivers and harbors" will now &
'e no difficulty in realizing what be- I
nes of the millions which congress ap-
PIRATES for that purpose. s.
WALTER WELLMAN. ~