Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-19
FIGURED BY NATURE
PORTRAITS IN THE WALL OF THE
FAMOUS MARBLE ROOM.

Interesting Pictures.
The often repeated statement ghK
Uncle Sam is without sentiment is a..
Illustrated in measure In the treasury
department. The famous marble ~sss.e-
which cost the government S300tsA,
although still place of beauty, Is rs,
longer an ornamental chamber OILY,
The room around which tradition aa1X
woven many Il curious tale, the re.ln
in which General Grant received 10
guests who attended his first inaug1Iral
ball, is now used as Il cash room.
Long years ago. when the arcbi1s.4'
who planted the interior of tlo g,I0y
saw his dream realzed when Gis
painters and decorators had cofD ple4-
ed their labors and visitors WIRE AS
lowed to gaze upon its magniilcence, r.
was declared to be the finest room lGs
the country! Men and women s. ZiA~
tional and international Iame h3ns
danced upon the marble floors 'SJeTa
today stand prosaic counters ahs.
desks. The pretty gallery in which ~:
the famoUsly beautiful women % tnsxs
days, where society gossipeHl ant Nsals'a
and beaus carried on tiirtations, ~ a4-A
retained. But 1t is empty, and nc IA,
unless it be the spirits of those Ns1D
once adorned the room. looks down ,ie
on the small army Of employees whr
handle $262 100000 each year betan
1t is distributed throughout the LnlteE
States.
This famous room Of the treasury IL
partment has been used for this svs'
pose for a number Of years. The 2feT's
| ing demands of the department aaSfE
this necessary, but the place has ~,
lost reputation even if it has beca's.z
! one of the governments work stassI
| The marble room of the treasnr77 IL
! partment is known far and " ide I'M
| is Il feature of interest to visitors ~ 4.
| tour of inspection of the building. Tn
| interior is constructed Of ana bag
broNglt from SAMMY Italy, FROM I>-lf'fa
and from vermont.
i. l.. Spju9~r was treasurer WhVp
tie rcoln was built. ". II, West 1Ta-s
c,,.ipf clerk, and \. r. Mullott was &he
supervising ayclitect. Hugh 'E4t-
| loch was secretary of the treasury .Aim
| his assistants were w j.. Chandler
! and ]. +. uartly. This information L..
| proclaimed hy two marble slabs plaef,s
above the doors. All the -marslf ~
without doubt the most magniihen.
that could be obtained. One 81 rtYy
squares, however, is particularly Nt.
markable. 1t is a beautiful spe,jnsss:
of black Vermont marble 4 cE1acx.
runs through the middle Of this sguJy@s
the most remarkable one in the whlss
room. On it. as though drawn by zsas
artist, is picture Of Queen Victoria, .
full life sized figure Of an old I!uakrr
ess and the head and shoulders OF q
French soldier, with his little eouad
cap set jauntily on the side Of IN
head, fastened with cord that i'.tas
down the side of the face and unde,
the chin ~k
The discovery Of the faces and dS-
ures on the marble was made by Ar.t-'
senger w. Il. Elliott. One day, WIKI
seated in front of the square. hs WSf
startled by the lines of alternate bier
and white forming the figure OF thetW
Quakeress. A full side view oftheo%
woman is shown. The RaslklaAs&Aax
bonnet is pictured, z sgA~.. Covers tneS
slightly dropped shoulders, and H.
hands are folded complacently ipTrsG4t
Of the body 1t needs no steaay sEnn
to bring out the picture. 1t Is as PR
feet as though drawn by a mYskksf
hand. r..
The face Of Queen Victoria Is aSsrs
remarkably true to life. 1t requires
no effort of Imagination tc nAn axssG:
the contour of her face. Only the yvw-
file and small portion Of the shswls--
Gers are displayed. The face of 4. nsxsa
Victoria on the marble has gjsps sass
officials no end Of amusement. Sepe,:.1
years ago. While a number of ycuns
English women who had visited thcs
country for the purpose Of attenaIiw:s.
Christian Endeavar convention wtns
being taken through the treasury 81.
partment, they were shown the fsts a.
their beloved queen. They We're -resst.
ly amazed at the likeness, ana 0layr,
EXPLANATIONS Of love and venerai 80
We're expressed. While admiriny tire
queer designing of nature one b; ,ae
Il,
ish government should purchase -
marble square. ri
The picture ]of the French soldier is
shown in the lower right hand corNsr.
of the square. The figure is haI1 4Ma
size and is in profile, like the other tvs.
The shoulders are thrown back Jnst aL
they are drawn by famous FrcEhn
military artists. Nothing could he
more truly drawn than the ROMEO ~-xy
which is set half over the Aeft esr-
There are other faces and figures to IN
found on the square. Dogs, BIRDS an8s.
countless grotesQue figures can easFer
be ;, traced by following the linen
Washington Post. 5
~. A MtEhtier Tribe.