Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-11

makes a good showing. and includes in its
section remarkably interesting series OF
photographs made by the then Just-ois
covered color process.
Following these and closing the series VI
past expositions is the section given over
to prints of the Inflated pan-Amerlcan az
Buffalo. The chief feature of this EXPOSE
ton was its electrical display, and by Tar
the most interesting prints in this coffee
ton are those which picture anew the Won
derful night effects A good ana eXceeu
ingly interesting photograph is SHOWN .,
the United States government Duiiolhs, anu
considerable space is given to a series OF re-
productions of groups of sculpture, among ny
which the statue of General sherman ny
Saint Gaudens erected last year In new
York, is most notable.
The St. Louis Exposition.
Six large double cases are given up TO the
prints If the st. Louis exposition. and turn
ing to them one gains idea of how great
exposi.ions are built. and incidentally OF the
marked progress made in photography dur
ing the past few years. Here in the hrse
two cases, is series of eighteen photo-
graphs ten by fourteen or sixteen lnches III
dimensions. which admirably picture the pre-
cesses CT construction. Out of what wcdid
seem 20 be a hopeless wilderness the great
buildings are seen to rise, and In successive
prints chaos apparently is turned 10 oruer.
Following these come photographs OF tne
many Of which are very fine and beaatlfui.
An excellent picture is shown of the United
States government building. which was oe-
signed by architects in the supervising ar
chitect's office i'll the treasury, and very at
tractiva portions of the manufactures,
Mines and metallurgy and machinery puiio-
ings are given.
Among the state buildings pictured Con-
necticut displays undoubtedly the most IN
teresting structure, but none is either gem
timely original, characteristic or important
Canada, China and Japan are all fairiy
represented by their buildings, ana an oud
print Of the Philippine agricultural puild-
ing Is peculiarly interesting; but by far the
most attractive part of this section Is the
series of photographs of the groups OF
sculpture which adorn the GROUNDS OF the
fair Here are Dalln's spirited ProtesI OF
the Sioux" E. c. Potters DE Soto Dis
covering the Mississippi and three of So
lon Borglum's mastery western subjects;
OF these last the Cowboy at Rest ana
THE Blizzard" are peculiarly fun OF ap-
peal, and interpret the horse in a way
rarely equaled. Here, too, are portrait
statue of Mr.. 8. F. B. Morse, the inventor
and artist, who lived so much of his life
in this city: statue Of Horace Mann by
H. K. Brush-Brown, and statue OF James
Munroe by Julia M. Bracken.
What the St. Louis exposition is or will
be it would be impossible to judge from
these prints, excellent and interesting as
they are, for they lack the environment
which to a great extent makes or mars,
but a sufficiently general idea of the fair
can be got from them to either increase or
diminish the Observers desire to see
more At a glance this exhibition is al
most as confusing and bewildering as a
first visit to an exposition, but upon short
acquaintance the separate sections mass
themselves and both individual and COM
parative study become possible. 1t offers
to those interested in architecture and art
an unusual opportunity to trace the devel-
opment of exposition work and to statis-
ticians some interesting figures. but 1t is
essentially a popular show, got together
for those who see and those who do not
see out-of-town shows, and to all it must
prove Of genuine interest.