The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-30
A NIGHT PICTURE
OF The EXPOSITION.
How the Pan-American Puts ON Ifs
brilliant HObe of Lisht - A
WOndrous illumination.


sat this evening IN the Esplanads
when the glorious Exposition put on its
robe OF brilliant. festive light.
This is the picture that is destined TO
live, perhaps more vividly than any
other, In the mind OF every one who
shares the exquisite sensation OF this
experience.
The joy OF this holy hour or twilight
is intensified by the knowledge that
many thousands of others are feeling
the same ecstasy and are awed by tho
same wondrous spectacle.
! How poor my pen 10 say in words
what feel in my delighted conscious
| ness!
have a million thrills.
Every sense is gaping like young rob-
FMS at the rustic OF the returning moth
er's wings, expectant OF some untasted
delicacy. 1 wonder what next is TO
come.
! Come, sit awhile with me while the
west is still golden and the pale blue
canopy deepens to indigo.
Music delights the ear The sense OF
form goes gamboling among the stat
| rich variety of pleasing color widens
the pupil of the enraptured eye. The
play OF many fountains enlivens the
great court. and flowers everywhere ex-
| hale new harmonies of fragrance, with
never a discord TO offend
As the gray of twilight darkens, the
few stray lights grow dim and disap-
pear.
| There Is a hush upon the multitude.
| The band in its bonnetlike pagoda
strikes up THE Star Spangled Banner"
A pale pink glow is discernible In the
filaments OF the nearest lamps Pres
emily 1t brightens, and the tinge of
| color is discoverable upon the huge
] tower and the buildings which inclose
this magnificent court.
The glow increases. and the crowd
moved TO express itself, joins in a gen.
eral applause. With the concluding
strains OF the national anthem the illu-
! mination flashes TO the height OF its
brilliancy, and the picture is complete.
Any lover OF beautiful and wonderful
things would girdle the world to see the
| evening illumination at the Pan Amerf-
can Exposition If he could but under
stand what an inspiring and unusual
spectacle IL really is And yet this is but
a single feature OF a magnificent fair in
/
Joined TO acquaint the people of all
nations with the fruits OF a century's
progress.
Let us rise from our seats I'm the GEN.
| ter of this City or Light and observe
more closely it's manifold beauties as
the searchlight from a lofty perch In
| the Electric Tower plays its brilliant
shaft upon this garden of loveliness.
| To the southwark are the four great
| pylons OF the TrIumphai Cnuseway.
surmounted by majestic sculptures
known as the standard bearers, signify
ing Peace and Power. modelled by Karl
Bitter. In two sides of each pyIon are
inches containing eight other statues
and groups symbolizing Civic Virtue,
Courage, Benevoence. Patriotism, Jus
tice. Tolerance. Liberty Brotherhood.
and upon the projecting buttresses are
sculptured compositions representing
trophies of Peace and Power. Upon
the sides OF the pylons are inscribed
| notices expressing the rules OF life
| which make nations great and strong
and the individual just and worthy
The pylons are beaded with glowing
! lights. and the searchlight brings out
vividly the strong outlines OF the ma
| jestic work.
On either side OF the Triumphal Cause
way are curious pergolas 500 feet long.
| The one on the east reaches TO the
Fisheries building and the other west
ward 20 the Mines building.
To the eastward are the Government
buildings, three In number. the central
one having a lofty blue dome topped by
a figure representing Victory driving
four prancing horses.
To the westward is another group OF
three beautiful buildings, the central
one devoted to Horticulture, with
Graphic Arts and Mines on either side.
Facing the Electric Tower, whose
beauty can never be told because TO
language can express the glory OF It's
majestic composition and decoration
we may see nearest us, on the right, the
Ethnology building. Next beyond are
a pergola and colonnade, the Manu-
features and Liberal Arts building, the
Agriculture building and the Stadium
entrance. On the left near at hand, is
the Temple Of Music, another perSola
and colonnade, the Machinery and
Transportation building. the Electricity
building and the Midway entrance. Be-
yond the tower is the Plaza. with it's
prettiest OF band stands and pagodas.
and beyond the Plaza the Propylna.
Still farther north are the steam rail-
way station and Railway Exhibit build
ing.
Imagine If you can, this vast group
! or buildings, some of them covering
four acres each. every one studded with
glowing electric lights The architec-
ture Is all of a most festive and deco
ratiye character. having many domes
and towers, high pavilions and balco-
nies. Upon every salient point--upon
corners and cornices. upon domes and
roof lines. along the caves and around
windows and in the soffits of arched
entrances-electric lamps have been
| placed till one seems to sec with one
sweep OF the eye millions OF glowing
| lights.
There are SO acres i'm this magnificent
court and I'm order that the light may
be sufficiently diffused TO delight rather
than weary the eye hundreds OF lamp
posts have been arranged TO carry from
25 TO 100 lights. In the whole EXPOSE
! ton there are nearly 5000 OF these
posts, all OF a pretty design and helping
! I'm the decorative scheme.
When / look at this glorious Exposi-