The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-19
A PALACE OF GLASS.
Luminous Building to Be Feature of
Paris Exposition.
Beautiful Specimens of Stained Glass
Workmanship VIII Enter IntO
Its Structure A Rare
Sight.


The prettiest building Of the Paris
exposition Of 1900 viii be mansion
made entirely Of glass.
The luminous palace viii be erected
near the EifTel tower. and il is intended
10 make it.. inside and out the finest
thing in glassware ever seen. The
palace was designed by Mons. Ponsin,
! the celebrated artist in stained glass.
4 II is TO be IN height 10 feet. and in cir
conference rs feet. The entire struc-
ture will be Of crystal. and artistic ef-
fects will be produced by combining
richly stained glass with electric light
ing.
In front Of the building there viii be
a crystal grotto. giving the approach 10
] the luminous palace the appearance of
a lake Of ice. After passing through
this fairy-like grotto. the visitor viii
come 10 the glass porch which j. 20 be
. reached by bread fight Ct glass steps.
The art of the designer has been used
10 the best effect in the planning Of the
entrance. The stained glass designs are
/ all to be beautiful specimens Of work
! manship representing various scenes in
the progress Of the glass industry. from
the time when glass was first discoy-
cred. The various improvements viii
be traced from one era TO another. IN
til the present day. The whole broad
front of the building IS 10 be given up
to these stained glass scenes, and the
i first thing 10 catch thevisitor's eye will
be the educational art work that ap-
pears at the entrance.
The crystal walls Of the palace are
to be partly plain glass and partly
stained glass. Where stained glass can
be used so as to show 10 advantage at
night time. when the building viii be
electrically illuminated. the beautiful
pictures Of this popular ecclesiastical
form of decorative work. stained glass.
will be chosen in preference 10 plain
glass. Care will be taken, however. 10
not only make the building rich in
gems of stained glass art, bu; as a
whole beautifully brilliant 10 the OBJ
server who sees it from a short dis
tanee.
4 plain glass building lighted by cleo
tricity would be a beautiful sight, but
not so beautiful as one in which the
! glare Of the white illumination Is soft
: ened by the plain crystal alternating
: with pictures in sLSiBed glass.
J So far as is possible the building IS to
( be entirely Of glass material. Il Ia.
: been said that this will be al impOsst
: bility but the designer promises that h'
( viii surprise the doubters. The sup
! porting pillars. he states. will be COZ
: strueted Of tOughened glass. 50 that IL
: wood or iron work will be used 10 holC
J the roof. How he viii piece together hi
building material is a secret that th'
5 designer has not divulged. but he hint
: that by means of a process OF cement
( ing the glass that he has been working
: on for some time he will be enabled e
Z dispense with so much foreign materia
( as 10 practically have the entire building
y j constructed of glass. There Will be $
g little other material used in itscOnstruc
: ton as TO make IL impossible TO discove
y anything but glass work about tn
( building.
Exhibits in the interior VIII beentire
: IL of glass. There viii be fancy glas
( work of the varous ages since glas
\ was discovered. The mosthighly prize
glassware of the world will be on e
: hibition. The process Of glass maxim
will be illustrated and skilled workme
will be employed TO take orders froI
visitors for any kind Of glass euttin
or blowing specimens desired as sol
venirs Of the exhibit.
& Apart from the interest that such a
Y exhibit viii have from an educations
point Of view, the beauty Of the seen
in and out of the building when IL
lighted up at night can be readi!
imagined. The electric lights will ILL
inmate the flashing crystal interior an
the maze Of glassware will scintilla'
and CLEAN and glow in all the hue
of the rainbow as the rays catch II
cut glass and polished ware on Il
stands.
- The visitors to this charming bull
; ing viii certainly see a sight not ofte
enjoyed even in this age of brilliant e
hibi1s.-Albany Argus.