Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08

white italian marble: its communicating
corridor is OF Vermont marble. a mottled
blue. The north corridor is of pink Ten
nessee; the east corridor Of Georgia, richly
veined black and white and the south cor
ridor of red and white Champlain marble.
Fifty Decorated Rooms.
Each Of the fifty separate rooms and
chambers, exclusive of the book receptacles,
Is decorated distinctively, in conformity
with the purpose it is intended to subserve.
Each one merits detailed description, but
space here permits reference only to the
four most striking. One of these. THE
Pavilion of the Seals" at the northeast
corner. Is patriotic conception, brilliantly
presented. Here Garnsey has had a long
desired opportunity to develop and display
the artistic possibilities of the American
flag the official seals of the United States
and certain other characteristic emblems of
the government and country. In four
lunettes, painted by Van Ingen. are sug-
gested the eight executive departments
state, War. Navy. Treasury. Justice. In
terror. Post Office and Agriculture-by ma
ture female figures clothed in sumptuous
robes, attended and supported by youthful
figures. Each of the larger figures holds a
shield, wherein is inscribed the seal of the
department represented and the insignia
and categorical attributes pertaining to that
department. The center of each lunette is
occupied by circle bearing appropriate in
scriptions quoted from the utterances Of
aibCiiSdH STATESMEN anu pdlIiOtS, lTOHI
Washington to Grant. On the ceiling. in
circle II feet in diameter, Garnsey has
exhibited the great seal of the United States,
surrounded by circle of forty-eight stars.
mathematical of the states and territories
of the Union, together with garlands of
f1uit, suggesting the different climatic Sec
lions of the country; the four Winds typiffed
by masks; dolphins symbolizing our fish
cries. Tyres, the fine arts: torches. typical
OF knowledge; the whole surrounded by
scroll inscription containing the last clause
of Abraham Lincolns peroration at Gettys-
burg battlefield The painted figures In the
lunettes range In color from the deepest,
richest red. Tyrian purple. suffused rose,
vivid messy green and tawny yellow to
lustrous white. The prevailing color of the
room Is deep coppery gold, combined with
ivory.
The Pompeiian Room.
Another striking creation by Garnsey is
"rhe Pompeiian Room in the northwest
pavilion. It's general scheme closely follows
the decorative style affected by the ancient
Romans and brought5to perfection in Pom
peii. until recently buried under ashes from
resuvlus. While there "a few years ago
Garnsey made careful study of the prin-
clples and examples of that peculiar style.
aiyses of the principles that governed those
painters of 1000 years back. and here he
mas endeavored to record and register the
results of his researches. The Pompeiian
red. which has becorf1e d concrete term, is
not essentially one red since many different
reds were used in the decoration of Pom
peilan palaces. But the red used in this
room a rich magenta. is probably the most
enc, red found IN Pompeii. Upon
this ground of Pompeiiah red Garnsey has
displayed brilliant array of arabesque
panels, NEUROLOGICAL and grotesque, chiefly
IN warm white" color. The little dancing
ngures IN several instances are copies Of
figures that may be seen today on the walls
OF the Royal Museum at Naples whittier
tney were brought from Pompeii and res
oued from further deterioration by weather
ana iconoclasts. The other figures are SIM
nariy designed, and agree with the original
Pompeiian figures In the six arched win
COWS that light this room appear the signs
conventional manner. while the many
classical illusions and motives serve stiil
TURNER to enrich its wall color and archi-
tectural lines and spaces.
The Grand Stair Hall.
But the supreme architectural and artis-
tic features of. the interior in form and
color are the grand stair hall and the ro-