The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-25
.EaIDNS COMING N.
Theusand Square Feet for state
gxhghfe Secured by -. y. WaSa-
Aavf~~s From the East Tell Of the
p,enssed succeas Of Exposition.

qhe action 81 the Seattle CEHmhsr Of
r.ursrcs in references 20 a Washington
.xssba. a. the Trans-Nisazzlppl exposition
:. Omaha has had the effect Of interesting
.soess N other parts Of the rate. April
esssoas for sDacs have already begun 10
~<sr,s in. and there seems To be TO doubt
ta: that Washington wiz De well repre-
~Utsd. One Thousand square feet have
80 occurred from the nsansgess Of the
..rosssloa free ct charge for the W ash
snxson exhibit b. State INN grafton Agent
ward. More spaoe. II required. can De
had for % cents per foos-
ne proposition os Washington building
- bees taken up. and plans are now be-
20 prepared. II the hsmnerme2 OF the
ate go into this proposition IL IS PROB
fxs fha, a building viii be- srsctec. Tue
rsuSrai interest that Is being taken "A the
Washington exhibit has aroused Interest
Ia tas exhibition Itself. That everything
n raga64y taking shape IS shown by the
say.ocs received By ID. II. Ward from
Omaha
Taa entire exterior OF the buildings In
.fe main court viii be painted a rich
cream, or old ivory tini. and the archi-
taesusai zdornnsent will be accumulated by
the Use OF colors. Bids have been opened
81 tbs office 81 the department. OF build
.nzs and grounds for eoloring the build
,zxs with this tint OF osd ivory. and the
work u bringing cut tha ornaments by
.th4 use o. color has been placed In the
asEds OF walker Il EImbalI, tho archi-
ssut&.n-ch.ef.
TIE uss OF color as an adjunct 10 the
syassssscsur. OF the building VIII mark
depaYture from the methods which have
obtained In pssytous expos.iioIs In this
country BY this means the exposition
buildings win % given a festival appear
area In keeping with the usea 10 which
tssy ara devoted. and the monotony which
would otherwise prevail viii be relieved
BY the moderate use OF subdued tones.
The agriculture building viii be the most
e,aboTntsly decorated OF any In tho main
c0arf, for the reason that .ts architecture
oapsaaas upon the use Of color. The main
window bays will be decorated with fruits
and flowers on 4 warm background, and
the tympaaa will he decorated with re-
f<ated alteraAts groups of ocnvsntsonasized
bsrnyaSd fowlA The entrances VIII be-
DECORATED. warm, rieh eosofs beng freely
used IN tho lefty arches OF the main on
trance and the half lights In the loggias
at either end OF tho building being re-
kcrsd by the use OF color. Gold bronze
will be freely used to bring out the I'M
portant points In the decoration.
The ornament Of the other buildings win
BE- mostly conventional. Tia dome Of the
mines building viii show the panels In
fiof colors and the ribs gtided- The art
building viii bs done in faded tones that
will not de;raet frorn tho architectural
sdorfsmen,. The domed ceiling OF the
lower arch In the administration building.
and the idsg!as back OF the columns In
A. q
DECORATED In colors and gold. The back
ground os tbs rosestes In the main arches
will be Efided. and the coiors IN the half
lights wiz be rich and strong. On the
machinery and electricity building color
wil. he uszsi AZ background for the orna-