Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24
The Dewey Triumphal Arch rlOre
Snowy Than the Famous
Titus Arch of Rome.

able than II limited to personal COM
ments.
As the work progressed II became so ex-
tensive that at one time / had large
number OF young women p6stlng the
clippings. Some OF the most beautiful
and elaborate Of the pages represent
more than an entire days work. The
illustrations used Were dexterously cut
from The original letter press with pen
knife. SO careful were we to do the
work we'll that each leaf OF an oak de-
sign that surrounds a picture of Admiral
Dewey was patiently cut out and pasted
separately A member Of the Maritime
Exchsnge insisted that this picture was
painted and not pasted I'm the book, ana
it was found difficult TO convince him
that scrap-bOok work could be done SO
perfectly. Small paragraphs to the num-
Der Of eighty-seven fill up one page
separately. On this page, which Is
especially interesting. I have each state
in the Union represented. Several other
pages are made up entirely OF poetical
tributes ranging from the epic poem 70
the nursery Jingle. All through the book
the work OF the cartOonist shines, show
Ing that the war stimulated him to
perfection that he had never before at
tanned. TO the cartOonist / am indebted
for a solution OF the problem OF how to
put such an enormous amount of printed
matter together in a readable form ana
make it attractive 70 the eye at the
same time All through the book L
| have introduced pictures and cartoons
| that pertain 10 the surrounding text. and
have made It most attracuvely illus
trated volume, as well as a readable one,
| by this means.
A description OF the appearance and
size of the book will be interesting. The
book has 400 pages 22x26ia inches. This
makes 4 total OF 1i7 inches 20 the page,
or 800 running inches OF reading mat
| ter equal 20 fifty entire issues OF the
New York Sun. Above each OF the ten
| thousand clippings is engrossed the name
and date Of the paper from which the
item was taken. The front page Is
deliberately engrossed with a suitable in
scripuon. Beneath this are the sigma
lures of the members OF the Maritime
Exchange, who present the book. The
volume Is bound In silver, In the right
| hand upper corner OF the cover being a
handsome design representing the en-
trance OF Dewey's fleet 10 Manila bay.
Surrounding the picture f. n design made
up OF the palm and cane trees or the
Philippines Islands, surmounted by the
Goddess OF War. The lower right-hand
corner depicts the victorious squadron
entering New York harbOr with the
Goddess OF Peace lowering above. The
book rests on a solid oak table, the
legs of which are hand-caryed American
| eagles. The ends are ornamentcd with
the PROV OF the olympia and the United
! States cOat-of-arms.
The table Is 50 arranged that the i'm
mense top swings around and drops
down the centre 10 permit OF the book
being opened with ease. as II Is entirely
too heavy to be handled IN any other
way. The book. exclusive OF the table.
weighs about one hundred and fifty
pounds.
The Dewey book Is an original idea.
! There has never before been compiled
anything like #. Apart from the beauty
OF the volume. Il IS valuable because Il
embodies the spirit Of the people caught
from orators editors, reporters. artists,
and cartoonlsts-all that has been said
about the Admiral. from the eulogies OF
the President and the Cabinet and
brother officers IN tho navy To the jokes
Of the street gamlns.