The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-22
Only One Tint to Be Used at a
Time, Which Will Imper-
ceptibly Change.
INTRICATE WIRING SYSTEM.
Entire Cascade Area to Form a
Splendid Luminous Night
Spectacle of Evershift-
ing Shades.

1t was decided yesterday that the Cas-
cades and Cascade Gardens, the Terrace
| of States and restaurant pavilions on Art
| Hill at the Worlds Fair will be illumi-
mated In colors. Extensive experiments
were carried on with the lights. and it was
found the best effect could be obtained
| by using colored globes.
This innovation has been under consd-
Grafton for some time, and the wiring of
the district has been installed in &C
cordance with it. Only one color will bs
| used at time-that is, lights of different
colors will not be turned on at the same
| time. To accomplish this an intricate sys-
| TEN Of wiring was needed.
| All the wiring has been done 'n tripli-
| cate" Three independent sets Of wires,
| each ending in its own set of sockets,
| have been led from the switchboard in
the rear Of Festival Hall. where the
| electrician operating the illumination will
| be stationed.
Instead of single socket for each bulb
| as is the case in the rest OF the grounds
| Persons seeing this construction would
| naturally infer that three lights were 10
be used instead Of one. Only one OF the
| lamps on each base Will be used az
| color.
1t has been definitely decided that one
| of the colOrS will be white, the other Two
| coors being still open to selection 10
| determine these colors extensive expert
| ments will be made as soon as the last
detail of construction has been completed
According to Isaac s. Taylor Director ,i 81
| be possible with the electrical appliances
| available. The entire Cascade picture
may first be made white light: then: ny
I 1t. ftrG
| dies gradually down. and gradually
changes to another color, frightening, by
slow changes. until the maximum tlluml-
| nation is obtained.
visitors watching the illumination to de-
| termine the point at which the color
| change takes place. The entire CASCADE
area each night will form splendid spec
tacle of slowly changing luminous color.
There is practically no end to the combi-
nations which it is possible to forA
Festival Hall. which crowns the CASCADE
picture, will at all times blaze in count punt.
less white lights A great crown OF lisnt
will surmount the dome. formed by thou
sands of lamps placed very s rS close Sc TO- TO-
dome will be lighted with white lamps,
six inches apart, leading down to the
cornices which will be marked in lights
along several of the horizontal lines:
1.-The colors selected will be neutral IN
Chief Electrical Engineer. This VIII
stead of bright greens, reds and blues,
color tones departing from these primary
tints will be employed. The exact colors
have not been selected, but they will be
emerald. purple, pink, light yellow or
some such tone.
F..The pattern of lighting will not change
with the colOrs. because the lamps are
on the same base. In the entire scheme
we have lighted the horizontal lines,
rather than the vertical. The former lines
while the latter give an idea of limit.
This system is followed out in the build
ings even more rigidly than in the Cas-
cade Gardens"