The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-06-14
PICTURES OF A
GREAT FAIR
THE STARS ART PORTFOLIOS
WILL TRANSFER SIGHTSEERS
TO ST. LOUIS DIRECT.

As previously announced. the Star
has arranged to supply it's readers with
the Forest City Art Portfolios" con-
sisting of thirty parts, which will be is
sued one a week, beginning next Sat
urday and continuing for thirty weeks
during the life of the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition.
The Portfolios are 11x14 inches in
size. Each number, or part, contains
sixteen superb Photographic views,
SXl0 inches, judciously chosen i'm order
to make every separate number repre-
sentative and GqmRlete.
The photographs are taken especially
for the work by the official photograph
er of the Fair, and the descriptions are
! from the pen Of Walter b. Stevens, sec
rotary Of the Louisiana Purchase EX-
position. The series is therefore, dOubly
official.
! Thousands of people all over the
country feel sorrow at the thought of
| the ephemeral character of this greatest
of all EXpOsitions. The Gardens, High
ways, Lagoons, Palaces of Nations,
Amusement Halls, which for seven
months will inspire the rapture of visi-
tors from everywhere, which will prove
the establishment of foreigners, and the
just pride of Americans, will disappear
as effectively as the silent Arab i'm the
Every nation which has had EXPOSE
tions of any kind has been confronted
with the realization of the fact that the
efforts of the projectors, designers,
artists, sculptOrs, decorators and
sculptors We're destined to live but for a
limited period, and then be forever lost
The same condition will now confront
the American people, but happily art
photography has reached "a stage of
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expert operators. Few scenes could
lend themselves so readily to photOgra-
ply as do those on the beautiful
grounds of the st. Louis Purchase Ex-
position, known as The Forest City. "
If we cannot retain the beauties and
grandeur Of the Fair, we may, at least
preserve permanent Photographic re-
productions of it for the continued edi-
tication, entertainment and art ed
ucation of the nation in general, as well
as for the coming generation.
The Star is doing it's share of helpful
work. 1t has arranged to secure for its
readers the complete set as issued, OF
official Photographic reproductions, rep
resenting the choicest scenes and most
brilliant features, as worthy memen-
tos of the most wonderful gathering of
the arts, sciences and industries of all
nations.
The poSSesSOr of this elaborate series
of Worlds Fair views will be rs fami-
liar with the grounds, buildings ex-
hibits, foreign representations and
works of art as any visitor to the Ok
position itself. Mental pictures fade
very rapidly, especially where the va
riety of scenes and views is so great, rs
at the Worlds Fair; but THE Forest
City portfolios will picture them 70,
us forever. The series also constitute
an educational possession, which every
, one of our readers will highly prize.
The distribution begins next Satur.
day. when Part l will be ready, com.
: prising sixteen large Photographic re.
productions of several of the buildings
already completed and of notable
groups i'm connection with the dedica-
ton ceremonies.
Readers should send in Saturday.
using the coupon on page Of today
paper