Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-23
MODELS FOR BAYARD STATUE
Detailed Description of Some
of the Designs.
MANY CITIZENS INSPECT THEM
Elaborate Model Submitted by
Amateis.
Washington sculptor Offers Monument
"a Feet Higb-O'Donoyan g. Niehaus of
New York show a semI-circular Design
John GeIert Provides for Fountain.

uonu beteft EroNIues tor GOuutaius
Already numerous citizens have
visited the building of the Historical
Society of Delaware to inspect the
models submitted for the proposed
memorial Of the late Hon. Thomas +.
Bayard. A meeting of the Bayard
Memorial Association will be held to-
morrow, when a committee on selection
is to be appointed.
The best way to get an impression of
the models is, of course, to see them !:
yet it may avail something to present
descriptions of some Of them, and this
Is done in what follows. Prof. L.
Amateis of The Columbian University,
Washington, in his description of his
principal design says: "In my opinion
q monument dedicated to the memory
ception, as we'll as in ali details,
the man to whom the monument is
dedicated. The architecture of my
project is of the Ionic STYLE This
style has as much strength as the
Doric and as much gracefulness as the
Corinthian, like the character of
Bayard, gentle but firm. The monu-
ment is crowned by an American eagle
resting on globe and holding q
ribbon in its claws with the in
scription: Excelsior America forward
through her great men,.
'.On the front of the polished shaft
there is trophy of bronze with the
following inscription: Senator-State
Seci cietary-Ambassadur | rut this
last in more prominent place because
although his action was bitterly
criticised al the time, recent events
have proved how wise he was in
fostering the friendship between our
country and England. On the rear
trophy there are inscriptions naming
his three most prominent virtues as a
public man, namely, Patriotism
Wisdom Honesty
"He was a law-maker all his life,
therefore, put at his right side the
figure of Law holding the emblem OF
command, and tablet with the Latin
inscription: Lex maxima est.
He never acted or even spoke i'm.
pulsively. Speech and action with him
were always the result of sober second
thought, therefore, | put on the Other
side of Bayard, the figure Thought
Il have represented him in the
attitude 10 which have so often seer
him in the Senate while addressing
the Chamter, standing quietly apc
speaking thougbtfully and deliberately
My object in placing his statue against
the pedestal Instead of on tcp of it i.
TO avoid showing the hack of the
statue, which has always been tbs
weak point with statue representing
!. costume. Even when the statues are
ma qf .af sart ha H.. oE ~ =,
figure is always uninteresting, and
notice in this country as we'll a:
abroad that it kgiVes occasion to tn,
public for funny remarks. Then tn,
man himself looks more natural anc
familiar, and appears more as he wal
seen by. the public, standing talkin,
on the platform.
"On thesrear of the monument ther
is coat of arms of Delaware with th
American flag and branch Of oak ant
laurel, emblems of moral strength an,
loftiness. On that side of the grant
PEDESTAL there is room for any in
sciiption the committee may suggest
The total height of the monumen
will be 81. 8 feet, and 2S.7 feet at tn
base. The statues of Law and Though
will be 7.9 feet from head to foot
The statue of Bayard will be II. 8 fee
from head to foot. The eagle with th
globe, the two trophies, the thre
statues and the coat of arms of Della
ware with flag to be of standar
bronze. The architecture to be {
pink granite. 10-cut finish, the shat
to be polished. =
Prof. Amateis also submits mod,
Of simpler designs, showing statue {
Bayard on heavy PEDESTAL, on one
the trophies of which appears th
names of the>,two James A. Bayard.
grandfather and father of the Ambassi
dor.
o'DoNovAN AND NIEHAus MODELS.
William Rudolf O'Donovan an
Charles II. Niehaus of New York, ioi
in submitting Two designs. One
these is receiving much attention fro
the visitors on account of its nov
and attractive character. A statr
of Mr.. Bayard stands at the centre of
semi-eircular area, called exedra. nh
exedra forms seats and has for i
artistic motive, say the sculptors, II
leading Of the eye up to the statu
symbolizing at the same time, throua
its purely classical forms, the strene Ii
integrity and directness of purpo
which characterizes the statesman it
designed to commemorate. The sea
OF the model is two inches to the foo
and the completed statue would be nil
feet high.
The other design submitted
Messrs O'Donovan and Niehaus cor
prises q structure holding a sittir
figure of Mr.. Bayard The structur
say the sculptors, while without exa
precedent in classical architecture, a
proximates the form described by Il
Greek word Zotheca, having for !
motive the framing of the statue al
the bringing OF it into strong relic
and serves rather as seat of Il
mighty in the spiritual, moral and !
tellectual sense, than as throne. II
Greek form is designed not to detra
from, but lead up to the seated statu
In the evolution of these desig
the collaborating artists have had
mind the site of the memorials viii
it has been their purpose to make PAL
as congruous as the trees which ser
as background, and Of such Gigni
and value. as will duly subordina
surroundings,
I'VE may here state that the DC
traiture OF the statues which in a col
plete work would be the dominatI
factor, has been merely indicated, O
efforts having been to the end of evol
ing structures in keeping with the di
nifty OF the subject and the beauty
the site.''
GELERT's MODEL
John Gelert OF New York saws of |
model: have represented Mr.. Baya
as addressing an audience, In IL
manner being able to give an anima