Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-11-08
FROM CHICAGO.
CHI ago. Oct. Doth. 1893.


various points along my route in
Guiding Niagara Falls, Philadelphia,
Washington and finally Portland
Maine. L have also deceived you
or tri d to-as to dates, as | have al
ways dated backwards. This qEcs-
tionable method is poetic license as
any poet will assure you. l now feel
no restraint in telling you these facts
as this will be the last of the World s
Fair letters.
like always to save the best
things until the last-hke eating the
pie crust first and then having the
solid cream, fruit or composition, as
the case may be, to end up with.
That is why | took my last week for
the Art Palace and now end there
with.
The Art Palace faces lagoon
which gives an uninterrupted view,
straight up to the Grand basin.
The distance is considerable and
therefor the scene embraces many of
the finest of the matchless buildings.
Broad, easy steps lead from the
front entrance of the Palace to the
waters edge. At the portico, huge
pillars give the structures an air of
imposing solidity and magnifcence.
The whole structure spreads in a
broad style Of architecture that is
very pleasing. Two annexes are
joined at the north side, reaching
far along the roadway which fronts
the buildings of foreign nations and
some of our States. These annexes
are each very large galleries in them
selves, continuing miles of splendid
canvases. Beginning at the front
entrance one is instantly in the pres
ence Of a bewildering aggregation OF
bronze and marble statuary exhibit
ed by the artists of France and Great
Britain. This gallery of statuary
extends, in height, to the ceiling.
1t is straight, wide hallway through
the main part of the building and is
crossed by similar hallway which
runs from the east to the west, at
right angles to it. Thus the two
Railways form a great cross, giving
an immense floor space. Besides
the tw, countries, already metioned,
the United States, Italy and Spain
are nations conspicuously represent
ed. In the corners, formed by the
crossing of the galleries, the space is
divided into a large number of small
galleries in which every nation that
paints, carves or chisels has its pro
auctions. The long galleries leading
TO the annexes and the annexes
themselves, contain pictures from
different countries and also the
American loan collection. Lastly,
on the second floor of the main
building, surrounding the Railways
of statuary, are galleries with in
Vulnerable booths, containing water
color pictures and every known style
of black and white art.
So far have spoken only of the
arrangement. With few more
generalities | will proceed to a few
individual mentions. You may have
a faint idea but can hardly conceive,
adequately, the immensely of the
whole affair or the interminable task
of trying to see, briefly, the statuary
and colOred art alone, Taken as
whole the French lead in every de-
partment. Their paintings are in
comparable. So strong is the stamp
of their school that one easily recog-
nizes, among the best pictures of
other countries, the work of the art
ist who has studied under the mas
tiers at Paris. Italy, Spain and
Germany are well up on the list.
The Germans are apt to go into tedi-
Gus detail and they still characterize
their work in the style which
Frenchman contemptuously calls
''sweet, " but nevertheless that pro
gressive nation is abreast of the
times in art as in everything else.
Great Britain's exhibit contains
many pictures which have been &C
corded the highest praise from all
beholders. Her collection is very
fine. Sweden, Norway and the
Society of Polish artists are repre-
scented. The latter easily leads the
other two, Holland 5 space contains
little but the result of the impress
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