The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-26
FRIENDLY FACES.
Beam Down Upon the Visitors at
the National Museum.
Plaster Casts Of Noted Persons and Queer
Manikins of the Various Races
An Interesting Col
lection.
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ings OF many na::onaiities and coun-
tries have been collected in plaster by
the scientists AT the National museum.
In sizes these range from the heroic to
miniature. the last class including a
large number Of dolls which illustrate
the different races Of mankind. The
dolls OF Savages in this group are per-
haps the most instructive of all These,
to savage people, are something more
than toys, for with them the savage
mothers instruct their offspring in the
domestic arts Several curious stories
are told Of the work done 10y sculptors
at the museum in the construction Of
manikins.
The collection. says the National
Tribune. includes a number Of heads
which have an interesting history.
From one Of the shelves there looks
down a plaster mask Of the late Joseph
Francis. 1t is in one OF the less-fre-
qucnted corners, and attracts no atten-
ton from the thousands of visitors who
pass through the building weekly. He
was he inventor of lifeboats, and the
museum has several valuable specimens
81 Al7 INVENTION lie was friend OF
the museum. ana the mask was taken
only snort Whlte before ne dled' Inc
eyes a-e closed. and. just as in a death
mask here is a lack OF expression.
A companion mask near that Of Mr..
Fran Is one from Gen. Greedy, the
present head OF the signal corps, dis
'iuEaished for his travels IN the far
north. Misrepresentation OF the features
5 weA-uieh perfect, except Tor sight
distortion OF the muscles. caused by
he pulling down OF the plaster. The
mask IS OF the entire head except the
lower part "hich Is omitted that the
mask may oe taken OF entire t ines,
MASKS were iAA"e 10y Ihe,7'''v a N.''ls'
me sculptor, VINO mas done coh~'oera-
ole cre"l'aole WORK 81 TINS Nlh" "' me
museum H' makes them very 4. u'tN-
~, each occupy ing only ABOUT Hi'eeh
minutes
one advantage IN t'a'lhS 'h me
lower par'oi the lace Is 'ha' II a..'''> 'Ae
person ." ..E t'.'f 'FeetF. ana WIS 'ar'
can De aodt" aiter"at0 ".,A''t 4....-
cnlty. MOS. Nlu'P' r. ho"eFeF' spread
the plaster Gown over me 'oNer part OF
tle lace, ana s.. Jaws ~ me nos
Urls 70 a4'oW lue S0o]eet 60 oFea,ne'
these Dlashs' taken winnie 1he SUBJECT
Is IN eNcel-eh, health are 'he pest
means "notNH lor preserving tAe Iea-
lures pea'h masks are usually unSa'ls-
factory because me race Is then
uSua44y e'Hat'a,e's ana 'He eyes sunNen'
ine eApFess'.H 'Aen : .dF from sa'ls-
lac.ory' Lie "on'd also Pe OF great
aSs's lance q seutP'ors "a lno4olhg
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teop'e VISITING 'he museum some
times marvel AZ the Aie-AKe proper
tlons ul 'he eahF lay Agures when
acorn lhe d'uerent corrections Inc
seieH' 's's nav acquired great prom
cheney N l,ll' Alna OF work. ana II Is MOI
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.allus anu lee'' As WEI! as arms ana
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ny .oI nave oeeH u,Hl@e" % grace me
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