The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-09-29
Mitchell's Corn Palace
is Again Ready For
Inspection.
A WORK OF ART
Indian Designs Make The
Building More Beautiful
Than Ever.

A. poem in corn, rich in
contrast beautiful In design
and emblematic of South Dakota's
great crop this season APPLY describes
the general exterior of the corn pail
ace building with its new decorations
IN Mitchell which opened today. BY
lhose who have seen the palaces dec
GRATED in past year it is freely adj
mltted that the decorations far eX-
coed anything of a like nature. A
lar different line of designs has been
ADOPTED by the decorator and he went
BACK to the primitive days of the In
dlans as the basis for his decorative
work, an idea in sympathy with the
earnest settlers of the country. The
indian designs are not confined to
the Indians of this period but ideas
that We're gathere from those of the
more ancient race, and these have
been brought from the pages of his
tory and wrought out in corn of all
colors.
There is no design in the decora-
tions but what is strictly Indian, and
these make the building look entire
ly different than ever before. The
eight great towers are done in a dull
back ground that heightens the effect
of the yellow, white and red corn. On
the center dome are Indian trees and
designs of a Navajo character, bas-
ket weaNes, etc. Much of the same
kind of work appears on the other
towers. Just beneath the roof of the
| h1j16ino at thn nnJn 10 n VOW, Of Tn
dian trees, representing a forest that
encircles the entire building. Be-
low this is Il band of white corn, COW
ering the same distance filed
in with rrows and crosses of bloody
butcher corn, which stand out
strong in design. A little below that
is another band, four feet wide, go
ing around the building, in red and
bloody butcher that sets Off the en-
tire side with good effect.
Over the main entrance is an In
dian shield With arrows on a back
ground or red corn, and just above
that are the words Corn Palace"
worked out in white corn with red
back ground. In the real of the bal
cony above is a streamer for the Be
nevolent Protective Order of Elks,
made of white corn and in honor of
the Elks who are coming in a body
for Saturday for the laying of the
corner stone of the new home. In
the large panels at each side of the
main entrance are Navajo designs on
a background of red corn. In the CEN
ter is a diamond fifure with half ar
row points of white corn, which have
a marked effect in the general deco
ration.
Over the two exits on the south
side some exceptionally fine work is
seen. At the east. end a wounded
eagle is worked out with an arrow
piercing his breast. This is made of
red corn and placed on a background
of white corn, and is encircled by a
narrow band of yellow corn. At the
top of the space is produced a thun-
der bird, ~worshipped by the Indians
and which is done in red corn. Over
the west entrance is wrought the sign
of plenty adopted by the Indians, 1t
is the sun and bowl, made of red and
yellow corn, and set in a background
OF white, encircled by a narrow band
of yellow corn.
The Columbian columns placed at
intervals around the building and
which extend above the roof with
pointed caps, are decorated with fine
taste. Some have arrow effects, some
have the Indian crosses, and another
are decorated with wheat and oats
heads and the pampas grass, making
them altogether unique and attrac-
tive. The caps at the top are covered
in the main with oat heads.
The base Of building, up at least
six feet, is covered with sugar cane,
the sulidity of which is relieved at
many intervals with panels of red
and yellow corn, making that much
more tasty than ever before. Half
way down each of the towers descend
ing to the ground are large designs
of white and yellow corn represent
ing basket weaves and diamond shap-
ed figures that are strong in color.
and rich in design.
Tue browning piece # worS is tie
head of al Indian at The center Of The
southwest corner tower, which stands
out Respondent in color and fine work.
The feathers are made Of red corn of
a deep color while the face is made of
the lighter red and we'll depicts the
copper color of the Indian. 1t is Of
immense size and is a work of art.
1t is surrounded with a beautiful de-
sign of white and yellow corn. At
each side of the Indian head are
formed a Maltese cross in white
corn.
Floating from a flagstaff over each
tower is the American flag, giving
the entire decoration a patriotic SEN
timent.
On the outside of the building are
placed 1000 incandescent lights and
in the evening the entire south side
is Illuminated brilliantly, and which
shows the outline of the entire south
side. 1t is a beautiful sight under
the Examinations. !
On the inside the decorator has the
large panel around the balcony of own
heads in yellow corn. Across the
proscenium arch is the word "Wel-
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