Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-05
INDIA
SHOWS
WONDERS
Exhibit at ST. Louis Fair far
Greater Than Ex-
pected

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st. Louis, July 5.-To study India
at the st. Louis exposition the visi
tor should depair first Of all to the
Hall Of Congresses in one of those
halls are installed the Jubilee pres
ents of Queen Victoria. Not all Of
these came from Britain's eastern EN-
pire, yet large proportion represents
the gifts that we're laid at the feet OF
"the great white queen" my mahar.
ajahs and rajahs as tribute of their
veneration and loyalty. Rich and
rare and costly magnificent speci.
mems OF Oriental. art with the appro-
pirate dash of barbaric splendor are
these caskets Of gold and silver,
carved tusks of ivory, gen-encrusted
scimitars, ropes of pearls and clusters
Of flashing diamonds-regal offerings
all to a woman who was right regal,
not merely by birth-right, but in her
womanhood and her life-work.
Descending from Administration
Hill, the sightseer's eye, directed to
the right, will catch the CLEAN of a
snow-white mosque, with minarets at
each of the four corners, their copper
domes weathered to a dull green hue.
This is the Indian pavilion proper
Its architectural features will well re
pay careful examination, for we have
here an exact reproduction of one of
India's most famous shrines-the
mosque of Itmadul-Dawlah at Agra.
The large central archway, the pro
jecting oriel windows of slender col
umns, carry smaller arches with slop-
ing eave-like roofs, the teak wood
doors with elaborate lattice work, the
ornamental wall designs of geometric
figures, to which Mohamejan decora-
tors are restricted by the laws of their
religion that forbid the representation
Of any living creature, the fiat Orient
al roof-each and every detail is typ
Ical Of the purest architecture of
Islam.
When the visitor enters the cool
and balcony-shaded court of this Mo
namedan mosque, he is presented with
another striking picture. On the cen
Ter Of the floorspace stands hindu
temple, once more an exact replica,
except for the material used, of a Gel.
ebrated religious shrine. This is the
Temple of Mahaieo, the Hindu god 10
which II is dedicated, at Palitana. in
he central provinces of India. The
original is in white marble; the min
ature building at st. Louis, one
Eighth size, is of teak. But in this
of woods, every de-
all Of construction and Of ornamental
ion has been faithfully copied-the
surrounding colonnade, the projecting
orch, the tall, tapering pagoialike
pire, with chased brass fnlal, the ,
piral stairways, the square at roofs
arried on graceful columns, the in.
ricate carvings that covers every
yailable inch OF service on plinth,
olumns, door posts, window frames. I
cams and ceilings and represents ,
Genes from Hindu mythology, the
cures OF strange gods, palm trees.
overs, foliage, serpents lions, futed
nes arabesQue scrools in rich vari- S
y and bewildering profusion. I
Now all this work has been carved d
hand, and in tnis very fact comes d
lesson from the East to the West G
My In India, or China or Japan. 1
'uld any masterpiece Of combined
III and patience have originated U
ne Hindu temple was carved express. D
Tor the 81. Louis worlds fair. and n
It's production 65 men were occu. n
ed Tor two whole years. Figure this
L on the American scale OF wages S,
d something like half a million of Ii
liars would have been expended on C
Dor alone And the skill displayed "a
mas II any counterpart in the work. 70
op OF the westg No; the East will
Ways hold It's own in certain hapdi. 70
lfts.
Here We have precisely the one %
'siuera'ion that has guided the com.
'sioners OF India in making their 81,
play at 81. Louis. India under Brt. So
administration has marched with ev
times she has vast railways AFRO
at mercantile marine. coal mines
modern gold mines, cotton factor Re-
ja'e mills and scores OF other oc. MI
Entail Industries, But in none ~ ~,
se' except within her own domains an.
$ she seriously compete with the A.
sac world. Such wares she doss so,
ouer TO the West, But rich rugs Ian
sAa"ls OF such hneness that thew moi
oe passed through an ordinary ha
or ring embroidered stuns ana in
hen's' fabrics dyed by native pro. Ian,
vs' gold ware and silver war; No n