The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-09-30
A WEALTH OF ART
Corn Palace Balcony as Decorated by
the Ladies Shows a Skill Thai
ArOussS Admiration.
Eight Booths, Representing Various
Ideas, Are Inspected and Praised
by the CROWDS.
Much Ingenuity and Skill is Displayed
in the Articles That Are Shown
in the Booths.
MITCHELL LADIES MAKE GOOD
Show Their Interest i'll the Welfare
of the Corn Palace and ASSIST
III Its Success.

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Ill Its Success.
Not only Que trip but twice will
develop new beauties i'm the gallery
OF the corn palace building. 1t is
there that the ladies OF Mitchell have
sho Nn their d%eXteritv. their genius
and their artistic taste with such
telling effect. The corn palace with
out the work of the ladies would not
be the corn palace at all, and the
work and long hours at a task tina
is tedious is devoted for the good OF
the cause. Ever since the corr palace
was instituted the ladies OF the city
nave come forward with a Eeroism
that is unfaltering to contribute
their share to the enterprise. and
what they have done is appreciated
beyond expression By the members of
the board.
Thete are eight booths i'm the gall
ferry that challenge the admiration OF
the visitors and the comments that
are heard reflect on the ability OF the
ladies. At the head of the stairway
on the south side OF the building the
Newbutys make a display from their
conservatory. which buildings that
have such a large area OF ground
surface, have been visited by hund-
dres OF visitors in the city. They
make a fine showing Of Their plants
and flowers.
The Dutch kitchen forms an inter
esting study and its various articles
are inspected with care 1t contains
the chairs, a table. ETC., which are
covered with com husks, and at the
table and in a prettily decorated
cradle are the two hopefuls OF the
family. A pantry stands againts
the wall that is shown in sugar cane
stalks, aud a pretty clock that is dec.
grated with grains. the hands and
face being made with grains and
other material from the fields. Two
pictures OF Dutch figures, are shown
on the walls which aie covered and
coiored with corn huSks. the frames
being made Of flax heads.
y fireplace is produced with a red
back ground. and the bricks are
follncd by lining it with wheat
straws. On top Of the tire place are
some of The relics of the family dish
es. a large comfortable settee adds
to the cpsineSs and comfortable ap-
pearance of the Kitchen. The work
Throughout is admirably done. and
it was prepared ty Mrs. Jay A. Dun
das. Mrs. Geo. NJ. Rowley, Mrs. c. W.
Downcy. Mrs. Virginia Doyle. Mrs.
e. ID. Scott, Mrs. Ed Leehan.
\. booth worked out with the idea
OF tho Old Oaken Bucket finds MANY
admi,e,s. The floor of the booth is
covered with sod, and a wheel is
made TO appear in the center. The
curb is covered with the heads OF
painpis grass. and the long handle is
covered with corn husks. At the
we'll and drinking from the pail is
an urci,in who is done off lin fine
shape with various materials. On
the rear wall are the words of the
shorsS of the Old song and opposite
the i,oses have been worked out with
buttons of corr and wheat stllws.
On tlsc west wall is pictured out che
tarm house IN corn huslls and the
roof is made of corn. a miniature
we'll is also shown. On the EAST wall
is the picture OF an old mill with a
water wheel. These are artistically
made of stfaws and pampas heads,
with a tree Of the same material.
An Old foot bridge. done i'm corn
stalks adds to and rounds out the
Gene. The work in the tooth was
done by Misses Nav Wclch, Grace
Beckwith, Fannie Mccormick, Len
ore Prescott, and Mrs. III. a.. Eoylan
and r. ID. WEIGH.
The Colonial Kitchen is a booth
mat attracts much attention for the
novelty there is in it. The most
striking thing in the Kitchen is the
gr%andfatler's clock, which reaches
to the top OF the booth. and it repre-
sents ONE tedious work. 1t is hand
somely designed and covered entirely
with grains or corn. The chars in
the room are covered with corn
husks. There is a very comfortable
ire place in the wall that ADDS much
to the attractiveneSs Of the room.
From the crane hangs the kettles and
the pots, and a fire is lighted be-
meath the logs. An old spinning
wheel, the implements OF warfare,
the old pewter ware. etc. carry one