The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-24
THE ARTISTIC SIDE

OF the Architectural Adjournment Of
the Main Building or National Ez-
port Exposition 20 be Held At PhilR-
deIphia.
While the National Export EXPOSE
ton is to deal entirely. as Ia name In
dicates. with commerce, In erecting the
immense main building. due regard has
been shown for architectural beauty
and adornment
The great building will have all the
architectural establishment 4 struc-
ture OF this kind can afford eompati-
BILE with the somewhat classic but not
severe character OF It's design. The
white composition with which the
building will be coated. is said TO be
superior and more durable than
stan" the material used in the con-
structlon Of the Chicago Exposition
buildings. When the sunlight blazes
down upon the big white edifee, throw
ing into relief its simple lines, the ef-
feet win be striking and most agreea-
BILE. There is another peculiarly in
the building that Is not present in
most exposition structures, and that Is
the appearance of permanency. When
finished the building will look like
great marble palace seen at little dis
lance, aud the impression will only
be interrupted by the presence OF in
Vulnerable little fiags, flying from STAINS
mounted at equal distances apart, on
the roof balustrade.
Exposition buildings nowadays need
the services OF sculptors as well as
architects, and while, perhaps, the
sculptural work, which Is rather con-
siderable and important Is not so not
able as that brought Into requisition for
the Columbian Exposition, II Will prove
attractive, effective and In harmony
with the building, and display artistic
qualities Of no mean order.
This sculptural work has been done
by numerous sculptors engaged by j.
Franklin, Whitman & Company. who
have prepared all Of the Composition,
Yeneering and architectural details for
the building. The work Is naturally
allegorical or symbolIcal. and is gem
orally conceived with dignity and mod
elled very acceptably considering the
short time that was at the sculpltors
disposal. While this part Of the work
lacks greatness, It must be conceded
that very good art has been obtained
under very Instantaneous circum-
stances.
The big building will be composed Of
three payillons, connected so as TO form
one complete structure. Each OF these
pavilions win be adorned with a pedl'
ment at either end. and above Il, two
groups and an eagle. the latter occupy
ing a place Just over the apex OF the
pedlment. The pediments, which will
contain figures In very high relief. Will
be pediments representing Africa ana
"Australln:" on the central pavilion
Asia" and Europe" on the south
pavilion North America" and South
America" The groups which Will
supplement this roof ornamentation Will
be each ten feet high, and will symbol
iZe "corn." "spinning," "BookmRlClng,"
and Gas" on the north pavlliOni
Wine" Goal" Cotton" and Wool"
on the central pavilion; and Iron"
Forestry" and stone" on the south
pavilion.
The main entrance. which will be IN
the middle OF the north pavilion, VIII
be quite artistic, though simple. High
IN over the entrance doorwRys Will pc
q great pedIment representing Com
MERGE" which will be about thirty rect
long and ten feet high In the middle:
II Is finished. but not yet In place. and
Is very pleasing group. The central
figure typifes Commerce, and az her
feet sits Mercury" Al her right IN
the order named is a figure representing
Peace" and group OF Neptune, q
mariner, a nalad and dolphin around
a boats prov, symbollZing "Naviga-
tIonP At the left of the central fg-
ure are well posed figures representing
"a bundance " fortune" Labor" and
a group typitying Industry"
Above me pedlment will be a quad
riga. which Will be sixteen feet high
on the top Of the figure Victory" This
will be balanced on either side oy
groups ten feet high, one representing
TRANSPORTATION" and the other nay
IgatIon," Between the doorways OF the
main entrance will be large circular
placoes, modelled In relief with the
seals OF the United States, the state OF
Pepnsylvanla, the Franklin Institute
the Commercial Museum and the CITY
az Philadelphia. In addition to these
there is considerable adornment OF
strictly architectural character, such as
noulding around the windows, columns
and capitals and bases, balustrndes and
cornIces. 80 that Il will be seen that
Instead Of the artistic side being Tor
gotten, the main exhibition building
will contain considerable exterior or
narnentatIon, and all OF Il will be OF
excellent character, considering the
fact that the exposition Is Of a temper
airy nature, and that, differing from
other exhibitions, 1t is for a particular
purpose, and that purpose Is Simply
a