The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1897-04-09

mans Building of the great Fair snai
be constructed in the form OF
womans head and neck, the modei
therefor being photograph taken
from a composite arrangement made
up from photographs OF the most peau-
tiful women obtainable.
The exterior of the statue building
will, II 1t is constructed, certainly be SO
unique as to practically excel, In the
matter of attracting attention, all other
architectural features OF the EXPOSE
ton. The plans of the architect are
in brief as follows: The statue will In
no sense be so constructed as to have
the appearance of just a plain, every
day wooden building in strange
mould. Every effort will be bent to-
ward the effect of living head, one
which seems almost to breathe. Be
meath the layer of thin wood upon
which the paint covering the face will
be placed, IL is the intention to ar
range a number of very powerful cleo
trio lights. The wood referred TO will
be of some variety which is not opaque,
and the electric lights of sufficient force
to send through the wood and paint a
soft glow. With this arrangement 1t is
believed the face will shine at night,
not in a glazing way, but in degree
that will be both beautiful and pic
turesque. The eyes will be particular
ly striking at night, as the pupils are to
consist of powerful electric arc lights.
The hair of the statue will be made as
lifelike as possible. In color 1t will
be of a dark brown shade, and will con-
sist of strands of rope as fine as can
be used which will stand exposure to
the weather. Growing this hair will be
wreath, to be constructed in the form
of that very familiar adornment of the
Goddess of Liberty.
The entrance to the statue will be at
the base of the neck, and its height suf-
ficient to warrant the arrangement in
the order of four-story building. On
the first floor it is intended the recep-
! ton rooms shall be placed. These are
| to be deliberately decorated with de-
signs in which women are the central
figures. 1t is intended that they shall
be selected from the works submitted
by the very best artists who can be In
duced to enter into competition for the
same. In class decoration of this ma
| ture 1t has been the custom in the
past to accept designs which are prac
tically ancient subjects utilized in al
effective a manner as possible, thu
ancient classical figures being pre-
| ferred.
Not only will the walls Of the re
ception rooms be decorated in this man
ner, but the ceiling will be given care
full attention. In every instance the de
sign will not only be appropriate to tn
building, but to the room In which
is used. In fact. every effort will b
J made TO preserve throughout tn
: structure the most absolute harmony Il
: furnishing, coloring and decoration, a
, the same time avoiding anything Xix
J q similarity or sameness- that woul
/ tire the eye rather than refresh.
: The second story will be taken up b
5 a large hall in which lectures will b
: delivered by various feminine celebr
( ties, meetings of the different societie
. of women that may gather in Paris an
0 various events of that sort take plac,
On this same floor also will be the off
ces of the woman's commission that
in charge of the building.
; The third story will consist of retii
: ing rooms for women visitors to tn
b Exposition, who wish to rest frol
!. their journeying about. There will
9 two large rooms filled with coucht