The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-27

sayed by appropriately costuUed and
carefully trained eonpsnies q men
and women.
In the workshops q the Hudan-Ful-
ton Celebration Commissaon. At lAsth
street and Exterior avenus in the
Bronx. one hundred floats have been
built without comMerclalism by the
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commits
sion for the tree entertai1usent and
Instruction OF the public.
In the immense structure. half barn
and half studio In appearance. q force
OF 500 artists, sculptors. papier.mache
workers. carpenters. hlacskmiths and
painters have worked for the past
year and virtually none except the
members OF the Commission knew
that they were at work. The results
OF their work. when seen upon the
streets. will startle New York and
its millions Of visitors and evoke an
plause that viii be heard are9AA the
world.
Stoddard In Demand.
The man In command OF the parades
and the building q the fsoats fos
them. under the general supervissoa
OF the Commissioa. 10 Capeain A. n.
Stoddard and the man vho Aeoigned
the floats was D. n wikstsum, Who
died a April 9oth a. work a his
easel. Mr.. 6toddarA vas for nineteen
years the captain q paeeantsy at
New Orleans and the late NJ. VIII.
strom Tor moro thaa twenty yeass de-
sigaed the floats tor The MarAi Ores
there. Mr.. Wikstroa. . Nv Aayu -
fore his death. saiA that tAo iloats for
the Hudsoa.Yalton CeasAsatsea pepee.
scented HE best wogk. and ler. Stoa-
dard 10 ooafidsnt that the pasaAes
Will suspass anything that be ever
did for New Orleans.
The task Of Suilling these Heats
vas . eerious peohlem fee the o(elcess
and nemoeps a the Commieslsa when
the paradss were nsst AeeideA upoa.
Evea AFTER he eaOaos0eat a he hate
Mr.. Kikstrom and q Mr. StoddaSA.
they were seill eeafssatad With the
problem OF obtaining woshnea SlttaA
BY practical expe9ieneo 10 d Tie D.
culiar style Of work required and Il
was fousd necessary 70 Sad 20 New
Orleans for woekDaa skilled n this
class ~ eeastruntida.
9seabseeosod Q oehoos.
Uang these 0ea - instSueeegU, Q
school q float eoastsvceiou ~ VI.
ta,ally established With skillel New
York seuiptees and eszDsaasss . p.
Vals. with the result that now he New
York os0tingeat In tho Co0ulsoloa's
workshops - the quickest and most
skillsd.
One q the most interesting Depart
msnts of the Commisejoa's workshop
10 the modelling room IN which tArse
master seuipeors. assastsd BY . lasUs
oops Of botA men ana 0isis. has 49,
saed IN clay and plasese he flguses
and obects to b used On the floats.
The roagh skeleton oe the figure has
been drst built q lath end wire 0eaA
and thea masses a soft gTooo clay
have besa patted o. tAa& eleosem.
Tho sculptnes' assistants ae3t mouDoa0
that mass lssto some ossn4oaaco a u
daelgn WITH their hands, With voo1eo
saddles ana with wire scraperu. and
then the sculptor has carefully NOD
sled ~ Soatnres a IL teee 80 1ngu
q tho figure. o. tAe eeact oa1ilne q
the objes4 70 b pse1peeA - ~
BOW f1nished. e 70 - accusate % The
statues - The ast eailsssss.
WHIST sssae oeep Maa
The nsz& step has besa de taAina
of . plaster mould q The clay moAel.
The pApler macAe wustBo have
thsa talsa pesaeaaaao q Dc eoeG
Five Or slx layers q thia. te1gA p,
Per hsvo boea pnG1oo ovog esDsy Snrt
of the east and allowed - dry perfect
~. The cast hae 49, bssa spalt h
two By cutting thFungA tie laysss a
paper and the plaster cast ro0osDd.
vhsFsspoo tAs Dao6ag 00aAo Qoul1
hes been eassf1lly 1eonea 80 oowoa
with fine wire ana tho paaco q epea-
ing covered With nnors layers g ~,
81 pager.
FlaisAsd snA go. ~ paQ1es
maehe figures staad . rs0aGaable
amount Of rough usage ed soenan a.
solutely every line q ~ eslo1na1 e1ay
model.
There 10 one yosng wo0an . the
mood soo0 Who be- vosobo1 - .
sesal Aasas vltA the aajs ssulposes
aaA hes Aooo Aes wesk WekAout aho
- a tvs - ny asAsa.
AeOo0e ov0sy eooooova1lo sA1eoG 49,
beea 0ooeee1 aA1 0a1o la1o poQeW
naeAs d tAAG nn1el Soo0 49, ~
tattsa f8anss g Dire aoA eooAaOD %
hero1e 60ugoo q 0oa - Ou0an, 81
- oa0eo tAaG oeaols olUb1ono ~
hS0e I'D 0otoso foe9 1Ro0 ~ - ~.