The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-04-11
Notes on St. Louis Fair


ed States treasury. The sculptor is
Mr. James harrington Early, the
youngest pupil ever admitted to the
Royal academy.
The exterior of the building is clas-
sic, stately and beautiful. The main
entrance consists Of portico of eight
Ionic columns, five feet in diameter,
and forty-five feet high, surmounted
by an entablature and attic. The at
figures. eleven feet high, representing
music. painting, sculpture, architec-
ture, agriculture, manufactures, trans
portation and commerce.
On each side of the central portico
and just above the top of the attic,
are groups of four figures each. A
seated female figure. fourteen feet
high, representing America. with a
torch in one hand and an eagle at her
feet, is surrounded by three young
athletes, each ten feet six inches high,
typifying the youth and strength of
the republic. Each has laurel
wreath in his hand.
The dome is surmounted by quad
riga. goddess of liberty. fourteen
and an eagle in the other, standing
in the triumphal chariot drawn by
four colossal horses. The horses are
guided by two nude male figures, each
twelve feet high.
The fisheries building, which is con-
nected with the United States gov
ernment building by colonnade. is
severely classic in outline. 1t is as
simple as the Greek temple of Pose
idon, which still crowns "Sunium's
marbled steps, Groups of naiads,
mermaids, mermen. sportive dolphins,
sea shells and tridents adorn every
available place. The frieZes and crests
around the building all suggest the
sea.
The central ornament for the United
States government building proper is
the statue of armed liberty. The first
plaster cast of this statue was made in
Rome by Thomas Crawford, the sculp-
tor 1t was used by Clark Mills in
1860 for making the mold in which he
cast the bronze statue surmounting
the dome of the capitol in Washington.
The height of this statue is nineteen
feet six inches. The government
board appropriated $4,000 for the inte-
rior decoration of the government
building. This work was under the
immediate supervision of Miss Grace
Lincoln Temple, whose plans, how
ever, were subject to the approval of
members of the United States govern
| ment board.
Great Britain Is now installing her
agricultural display in the palace of
agriculture. This display is distin-
guished from all others in that palace
chiefly by the fact that it is not
strictly agricultural. England, the
tight little isle, is not a farming coun-
try. She imports the greater part OF
her provisions for man and beast.
Consequently an attempt by England
to nike a showing of native farm
products alongside of those from an
American state of the middle west
would not rebound to the credit of the
| mother country
print shop built of honey of which he
is the architect and the bees the build
ers. He reproduced his Office building
in miniature and turned his bees loose.
In O. few months every facade, every
nook and corner, was thickly covered
with golden honey. This odd exhibit
Is placed In the palace of agriculture.
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will be features of the fair. There
| will be a gathering of the Tylers. the
Ramseys, Estills, the Rathbuns and
others. many Of whom have never met
before The Smiths are lacking. If
the management with wise fore
thought had signified that it would be
well for the Smiths to assemble to-
gether. 1t would have been a master
stroke and no doubt the admission
would have been increased many fold.
A remarkable piece of tapestry val
ued at 100000 is exhibited 1t was
made by hand by A. M. de Lynski.
who consumed sixteen years In the
work. The tapestry measures rs by IL
feet and into that space the artist has
crowded a complete illustrated history
Of the United States. The pictures are
executed In silk and the work was
done partly in Europe and partly in
America. The picture of the landing
of Columbus is very effective. as is
also that of Napoleon ceding the ter
ritory of Louisiana to the United
States.
The ST. Edmondsbury Weaving
works of Haslemere. England. has sent
some exquisite productions of its
looms. These fabrics of silk and satin
include a chalice veil of crimson satin
brocaded in gold thread with a SYM
bolic design. There are priestly vest
| ments and hangings of silk and hand
| tufted rugs. Also an altar front of
| green satin with woven devices in
| gold thread. Queen Alexandria re-
Gently ordered an altar cloth of SIM
liar design. red and gold being the
| combination selected.
! Ceylon sends many fascinating ar
| ticles for woman's adornment. There
are splendid pigeon blood rubies
opals. moonstones and cabonchon en-
eralds embedded In barbaric settings
of red and yellow gold. There is much