Evening star., 1896-01-11

this country or abroad, are represented IN
the competition, and the result cannot fail
to rebound to the artistic credit of the ma
tional capital. Their models have been on
public exhibition in the main corridor OF
the top floor of the War Department since
the 1st instant, where they have been In
spected with pleasure and profit by thou
sands of our citizens. They will be criti-
cally examined by a committee of the So
ciety of the Army of the Tennessee in a
few days, in order to determine the result
Of tine competition. In arriving at a con-
clusion to the most meritorious designs
the committee of awards will have the
able professional assistance Of Messrs. St.
Gaudens and Olin Warner, artists. and
Messrs. Bruce Price and Charles Post,
architects.
There are twenty-one models already "set
up" in the improvised hall of sculpture In
open competition for the prizes, and five
more models, designed by American artists
abroad, have been in the Georgetown GUS
tom house for several days. awaiting re-
moval to the War Department.
The successful competitor Will be
awarded the contract for the erection OF
the monument in this city, at total cost
of $4,000, which is the main part of a
fund raised by popular subscription and
appropriated by Congress for this purpose.
Four awards of $1,000 each will be made
to the four artists whose designs are ad-
Judged to rank next in order of merit. Col.
J. NJ. Wilson, commissioner OF public build
ings and grounds, has afforded all the COM
petitorS every facility in his power for the
setting up and display of their models. be-
yond which duty, however, he has consist
emily refused to assume any responsibility,
on the general ground that ali other mat
ters connected with the competition right
fully come within the special province of
the committee of award properly charged
with the direction and control of the mat
ter.
The entries were supposed to have closed
on the 1st instant, and all the sculptors
whose models were in position on that date
have Joined in a vigorous protest against
the cor sideration of all models subse-
Quently introduced Inasmuch as the cir
cular inviting competition specihed merely
that designs should be sent not later
than January /, 1t Is contended by those
affected that the governing committee can
not throw out the models shipped on that
date simply because they were not actually
In position in the War Department until a
day or two later. OF the models already
on exhibition there are at least six that
are included in the list Of alleged delin-
Quents, without reference to the five mod
els from abroad, which have been lying in
the Georgetown custom house for several
days.
The committee Is informed that models
designed by the following-named artists
have been shipped to Washington for en-
try in the compe etition: Paul Wayland Bart
lett, Paris; George C. Bissell, Paris; A.
Phinister Proctor, New York; Pine T. de
Quelin, Chicago, and Ira Lake, Port Rich
mond, N. Y.
Brief sketches of majority of the mod
els on exhibition at that time were given in
The Star of last Saturday. Since then sew
eral new models have been added to the
collection, and most of the others have
been completed in certain minor details of
construction that were overlooked in their
hasty setting up. In the sense of narrat-
ing the changes made this week the pres
ent article may be considered a continue
tion of the story of the models as begun In
the issue of last Saturday.
By HI. J. EIlicOtt and VIM. Bruce Gray.
The design submitted by Mr.. H. ]. Elli-
colt and Mr.. VIM. Bruce Gray, both of
this city, represents an equestrian statue
on a pedestal of Grecian Doric- architec-
ture and Vinola proportions. MIR. Gray
designed the pedestal, which Is very elab-
crate and artistic. Each corner of II
is ornamented by statue, one OF
Fame, another of Victory, another OF
War and the fourth of Peace. The fig.
ures of War and Peace are shown in a sit
ting posture. The statue of War, which is
at the rear, rests her left arm on a shield