Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-25

said TO have sat as a model, seated
majestically in a harvest car drawn by
white oxen and surrounded by sheaves
Of wheat The goddess is being crowned
by two angels in gorgeous red and gold
brocades. while citizens Of Minnesota in
various costumes and poses stand in awe
and admiration. The oxen are led by
two children and a third child walks
before them bearing a tablet.
John La Fargo. pioneer of mural dec
orators In this country, decorated the
supreme court room in a masterful man
ner with four pictures representing Moses
receiving the law on Mount Sinai: Con-
fucius teaching his disciples: Socrates
representing free speech. and Count Ray
mond of Toulouse in the presence of the
Pope, representing freedom Of thought.
The hall Of representatives was dec
GRATED by Mr.. Garnsey and reminds one
Of the banquet roorI of some old French
chateau. Beside the speakers desk are
two colossal figures representing Rec
ords'' and History" On the arch over
tons from Thomas jefferson and Patrick
Henry concerninr life. liberty and the
pursuit of happiness. and over the fire
place is an admonition from Lord Bacon.
Measure not dispatch by the times of
sitting, but by the advancement of
business" which is equally appropriate
to the Senate and House Of Representa-
tives at Washington.
Many wise mOttoS. utterances of famous
men, are a feature of the interior decora-
ton. There are fifty-one altogether. from
thirty-nine different authors and states
men, and the supreme court and the
legislature of Minnesota ought to 60
straight with all that wisdom constantly
before their eyes. There are several
patriotic inscriptions also, giving the
A. ~ r,0In fa~,
contributed to the Union army by the
state of Minnesota during the rebellion,
including some verses by Prof. Arthur E.
Hayres.
Governors Reception Room.
The governors reception room is the
most ornate and sumptuous in the build,
ing and was decorated by Frank d. Mil
let Douglas Volk. Rufus H. Zosbaum
and Howard Pyle. Mr.. Millet has a strik-
ing picture representing Gov. Ramsey
making the treaty with the Sioux in 1851
by which the Indians coded to the govern
ment 24,O0O,OOO acres of land in Mime.
sofa. Iowa and South Dakota, in return
for which they were to receive So, 5oo.0 90,
and be taught the arts of civilization
Mr.. Millet also furnished representa-
ton Of the 4th Minnesota Volunteers
under command Of Gen. John B. San
noon Of July Z. 1853. The men in the
foreground are painted from life.
Mr.. volk has filled two panels. One
represents Father Hennepin discovering
| the Falls of st. Anthony. where now
stands the city Of Minneapolis The other
is filled with spirited picture repre-.
senting the I'd Minnesota Volunteers
che cging up Mission Ridge at the battle
of Chattanooga. Mr.. Zogbaum has d
picture representing the 1st Minnesota
holding Picketts Confederate line at bay
at the battle Of Gettysburg-an incident
which is unparalleled for GOODNESS and
determination in the history of human
warfare
Howard Pyle commentaries the action
Of four Minnesota regiments at the bat
tie Of Nashville.
Nearly all the former governors OF
Minnesota appear in portraits upon the
walls of this beautiful room.
The capitol commissioners were very
generous in their allowances for decora-
ton, much more so than is usually. the
case in the erection of pubic buildings
SO that the capitol of Minnesota will
stand forever as an illustration of the
wisdom Of builders as we'll as the skill
of American artists There is no longer
any question as to the ability of the
| American brush and the American chisel
to decorate American buildings since the