The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-03
A PALACE OF GLASS.
Luminous Building to Be Feature of
Paris Exposition
Beautiful Specimens of Stained Gfa~s
Workmanship VIII Enter Tnfo
Hts Structure Rare
sight.

The prettiest building of the Paris
exposition of 1900 viii be a mansion
made entirely Of glass
The luminous palace viii be erected
near the Eiffel tower, and ii is intended
10 make it, inside and out, the finest
thing in glassware ever seen. The
palace was designed by Mons Ponsin.
the celebrated artist in stained glass
Ii is 10 be in height II0 feet. and in cir
conference IT'S feet The entire struc-
ture will be Of crystal, and artistic e.
fects viii be produced By combining
richly stained glass with electric light
ing.
In front of the building there win be
a crystal grotto. giving the approach to
the luminous palace the appearance Of
a. lake Of ice. After passing through
this fairy-like grottO- the visitor viii
come TO the glass porch which IS 10 be
reached By broad fighicf glass steps
The art of the designer has been used
to the best effect IN the planning Of the
entrance The stained glass designs are
all to be beautiful specimens of work
manship representing various scenes IN
the progress Of the glass industry from
the time when glass was first discov-
cred. The various improvements viii
BE- traced from one era 10 another. IN
til the present day. The whole broad
front of the building is to be given up
TO these stained glass scenes. and the
first thing 10 catch thevisitOr's eye VIII
be the educational art work that APP
pears at the entrance
The crystal walls of the palace are
to be partly plain glass and partly
stained glass. Where stained glass can
be used SO as to show to advantage at
night time. when the building viii be
electrically Illuminated. the beautiful
pictures Of this popular ecclesiastical
form Of decorative work. stained glass,
viii be chosen in preference TO plain
glass Care viii be taken. however. TO
not only make the building rich in
gems Of stained glass art. but as a
whole beautifully brilliant TO the OBJ
ssryer who sees It from q short dis
tance.
4 plain glass building lighted by cleo
tcicity would be beautiful sight but
not so beautiful as one N which the
glare Of the white illumination is soft
ened by the plain crystal alternating
with pictures il stained glass
So far as is possible the building Is TO
be entirely Of glass material II has
been said that this viii be an imposSi-
bility. but the designer promises that he
viii surprise the doubters- The sup
I porting pillars, he states, will be con-
ssFucted Of tOughened glass. 50 that no
wood OF iron work viii be used TO hold
I the roof. How he will piece together his
/ building material IS q secret that the
designer has not divulged. but he hints
that by means of process of cement
ing the glass that he has been working
on for some time he VIII be enabled to
dispense with so much foreign material
4 as TO practically have the entire building
constructed Of glass There viii be so
little other material used in itsccn
ton as 10 make II impossible 10 discover
anything but glass work about the
building.
Exhibits in the interior VIII beentire-
IL of glass. There VIII be fancy glass
work of the various ages since glass
WIS SUI i ~AAA>t A--NN
glassware of the world viii be On ex-
hibitiOu- The process OF glass making
VIII be illustrated ard skilled worknen
viii be employed TO take orders from
visitors for any kind of glass cutting
or blowing specimens desired as SOU
venirs Of the exhibit.
Apart from the interest that such an
exhibit viii have from an educational
point OF view. the besuty Of the scene
in and out of the building when il IS
lighted up at night can be readily
imagined The electric lights VIII iIlu-
inmate the flashing crystal interior and
the maze of glassware viii scintillate
and CLEAN ard glow IN all the hues
of the rainbow as the rays catch the
cut glass AID polished ware on the
stands.
The visitors to this charming build
ing will certainly see a sight not often
enjoyed even in this age of brilliant ex-
hibits--Albany Argus