The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-20
is A MAGNIFICENT BUILDING

Is A MAGNIFICENT BUILDING
New Momen's Building at State Fall
Accurately Described-A Good
Exhibit Greatly Desired.
Lovers of beauty in architecture
will find unusual pleasure in survey
ing the new Woman's building at the
State Fair grounds at Huron. For
elegance of design, fitness to its sur
roundings and adaptation to its pur-
poses this handsome structure Is UNI
excelled by any building Of similar
character anywhere in the country.
Situated in the center Of the fair
grounds and facing the west, it pre-
sents stately and imposing appear.
ance we'll calculated to attract and
impress the most careless observer.
Graceful in exterior, with outer walls
of cement stucco, based upon metal
lathing, Its artistic and tasteful out
lines make striking picture, while
its generous proportions do honor to
those for whose use and pleasure it is
designed.
Although no verbal statement can
bring its beauty properly to view,
some slight idea thereof may be gath
cred from the measurements and gen.
eral plan of the building. 1t is 100
by SO feet in length and width, with
a wing on each side 80 by 10 feet
each. The elevation Of the first floor
is IA feet while the second story cell
ing is two feet lower. The main en-
trance has an ample porte cochere
with stairways on either side, all CIV
ing upon platform II feet square
from which to enter the main hall.
This lower hall is finely finished with
wainscotting reaching to within two
feet of the ceiling, affording abundant
space for exhibits or wall display; the
windows are four feet square and sit
uated above the wainscotting; the
wall between as we'll as the ceiling
being finished in beaver board, the
ceiling arranged in panels four feet
square; the woodwork is finished in
Emission" stain.
On the rear Of the building is a
"Rest Porch" SO by SO feet in dimen'
sions with Tending wall of Crete as
a guard against accident. This porch
faces the east, giving fine view Of
the race course and stock pavilion,
and being shaded affords an excellent
lounging place for those so inclined.
The second floor is reached by q
central stairway of generous proper
tions, leading on one side to the Art
Gallery which is lighted by windows
four feet wide and eight feet high
supplemented by four skylights in the
roof. On the other side is the Lee
ture and Demonstration room, about
40 by SO feet in dimension. Between
these is the "Well," % feet square
surrounded by an elaborate balus
trade of finely finished oak. Settles
are placed on all sides of the vel
from which an interesting view o
both floors may be had.
| During the fair Of this year in tn
lecture room Of this elegant building
Mrs. Rorer, whose able teaching
along home making lines in "Domes
tic Science" are SO highly appreciate
by the ladies of the state, will still
further elaborate the work already S
we'll done. Cooperating with Mis-
Wilcox and her assistants of the Do
nestle Science department of TIL
Brookings college, Mrs. Rorer wi
during Fair week give daily lecture
and demonstrations in cookery, HON
making and the care Of children
These lectures are free and should /
heard by every housewife, present {
prospective, who aims to fill her NJ
BILE sphere as it should be filed. Pr
gressiye in all other things she shoul
not fail in this. These earnest ar
capable ladies are not faddists nj
grafters- they are working freely an
l nobly for the actual worth of the r
) suit. The Fair managers have free
provided them Lile place to demo
strate that work and now cordial
invite the ladies' of the state to avs
: themselves of the opportunity to
tend. The 'tCreche'' will care for Il
little ones while the mothers list
r and rest and with this and the maj
other valuable attractions there seer
9 no reason to doubt that the Woman
} Building may this year receive fro
. those to whom it is dedicated such
y hearty acceptance and endorseme
as shall ensure its permanent usefV
. ness and familiarity to the progress
= i've women Of South Dakota.
J, Mrs. A. Tinsley of Sioux Falls, {
3. perintendent Of the Woman's Depa
r ment Of the fair, earnestly desires +
. only that the ladies of the state
y tend the fair but also that as far
possible each of them prepare an
+ hibit. With her corps Of able assi
rs ants she will gladly render any
d. the ladies may desire.
f. We have Just received q car
d. Rock Springs Coal. Phone your
I'd ders to Ala. or see A. H. Wheat
* successor to McElroy Z Son.