The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-07-05

glimpse Of some mountain or lake in
his wanderings through an unexplcred
region. Those who have followed the
management OF affairs at the park.
know, however. that not a perspective.
not a curve IN the shore-line Of the
lagoons, not an elevation in the park.
is there without a proconceived pur-
pose and a corresponding effect Fred
erick Law Olmstead- who designed these
effects. planned them with q l-no---
e5ge Of his subject that has brought
out what seemed the impossible
With nothing but = swamp AID the ad-
jacent shore Of lake Michigan Tor ma
terial, he has developed a scheme OF
simple harmony and natural exquisite
grouping that has not been approached
IN this country, if in the world. The
key 10 the whole plan Is the water
hcmmed bit Of greenery called the
Wooded island Taking this a. the
center, the architect has surrounded 81
with a series Of halls whose ide1I
adaptation has been heralded every
where as the most wonderful achieve
nent IN exposition construction the
world has seen. Standing in the cen
ter OF the island. one may turn in any
direction with a satisfaction Of the
visual and aesthetic senses that APP
proaches the feeling one knows who
has heard fine music. On the north Il
the Fine Arts gallery composition
Of such surprising beauty that the
critics declare Il equal to the best OF
ancient Athens historic piles To the
east OF Il IS the Fisheries. a quaint de-
sign, approaching grotcsgUerie- with
cut offending, and bringing . thought
Of the curious denizc1s whose home il
IS To the west is the mnch-2buscd
aud uncouth home OF Illinois
SIN further TO the west and nearer
the island Is the Woman's building. an
unp-etcEtiops vet effective monument
of the part women have played T. The
exposition Sweeping around the cir
clc come the Horticultural. with Its
mammoth dome; the Transportation.
po.vehromatic IN decoration and qucs-
tionaaiy valuable as . work OF art.
tL0pEa doubtless its sky rocket hEes
are a relief TO eyes tired Of the daz-
z.ing white Of countless other walls Az
fcost due soath are the Mines and Elec-
i-iei:v buildings. and 70 the east again
the lcviathan Cf Manufactures anl
the hideous squattilezs Of the United
S;ztes hrilding. This circle Is bound
C. 90 the south bv the Court Of Honor
always the Mecca Of the vide-eycG
t0-r:St On the north. beyond tie Art
C-.,ieries. are the homes Of the states.
- raaging 10 the west Of the Won
ans bzilding IS the long narrow spur
OF ground that holds the kaleidoscope
Of nctioas-the Midway Plaisance Il
may be seen from the bare enumera-
tiol Of groups that a definite order has
been observed IN their arrangement.
Tor instance. mines, manufacture.
electricity. agriculture. machinery
and transportation form the uain
group about the Court Of Honor. be-
cause they are allied industries. In a
certain sense. and because the ulind in
stinctively groups them when il turns
- thougAt Of human productive encr-
gies- Ihe state buildings are 4 group
of themselves. and the Plaisance. seem
ingly tie most incongruous aggrega-
ton Of polTElot .reaks- is IN reality an
orderly and most interesting exposi-
tion in itself Of the commercial and
chronological traits Of diverse peoples.
- the other extreme Of the park. way
down IN the southeast corner. Is an
other group OF apparently inharmoni-
ors elements which is planned 70 show
the Gnthropol0gical view OF the ma
tiTcs II North America from the dis
covery CT tie continent down - the
present day Close 10 these. FOR evi-
deat reasons. the live stock barns and
arena ere IN evidence.
These groups h2ve been erumerated
with such detail because the amin
formed fail TO see how simple the plan
IS and lose themselves IN the mass of
tae fair because they lack such lznowi-
edge as enables one 70 classify the
things that naturally interest him
Il would be very hard TO say which
Of al these arrays IS the strong
cst IN spectacular impression. The
Court of Honor, intended IS the
dominating note Of beauty. can
not be euIogized in any language.
because il Is beyond language. Sis
ting beside the NacNonnics foun-
tain looking through the serried col
unns Of the peristyle. ont over the
hiEe sheen OF Lake Michigan; resting
the gaze on the pure outline Of Agri-
cultural hall with its golden goddess
pointing her arrow Observation-Disclosures
tie glance to the majesty Of the Aaa-