The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-24
1914 CORN PALACE
MOST A7IPACTV
SEEN IN ''l'I''1rHEll .''''|' H /. | |.
Designs I az lil; asss
All Previous Ef-
forts.
MOTIF IS DUTcH
The Big Palace Of Maize and
Grains Nearly Ready for
Opening Monday.
MOTIF IS DL;TcH

uval, glittering in all her sheen or
harvest colors. Her battlements ana
towers reflect the bounteous harvest
season in the most artistic weaving 1
Of colors that has featured any Corn
Palace. g;asss Nh
Main Tower Design.
Although delayed at the outset hy
unfavorable weather, the work Of
renewing the, decorations this year
has progressed rapidly under the {ii-
rection of John Michels, superinten-
dent of construction, and William Il
Kearney in charge OF placing the de-
signs worked out by DR., Gillis. The
corn used in the decorations has new
er been better and cleaner for its
purpose. s
Motif Adhered To.
The design upon the tower de- Z
picts typical Holland scene, with i
mamoth windmill beside a dixie. In
the foreground goose Is chasing :
Dutch youngster up path, while
trees outline the perspective OF the
scene. Clouds in the rear form =
background for the letters, The
Corn Palace, 1914"
The Dutch scheme Of decorations
is being followed closely IN the open sI
balconies on the. south and west. In
each are a number, OF squares en- g
closing designs, similar to the fa-
miliar Dutch tiles Of porcelain. The
effect of the tiles is very striking and
Is the last touch sins EN- phastxing the
Dutch style OF decorations
AS. outlined in The Republican
from day to-day; every portion of aAAs-
decorations follows the motif a.of
Dutch design, The top Of the dec6ta-
tions on the two street walls shows
,.ffiezes OF Dutch geese and Holland q
fnaidenss in s festive array, Typicsl !;
Dutch lads with bloomers and wood.
en- shoes, tow.coiored hair and sblu6 I
caps are seen I'M panels also heads
the inevitable pipe OF the resia dent
At the bottom Of the designs on each
front are friezes of tulips, the typi-
cal flower of Holland.
Counties Already In.
Three days more remain in which
to complete the last details OF the
decorations on the inside and ar
range the display OF booths. Every
available inch of space has been taxi
en-. and although the saying OF big.
ger and better than ever" Is q bit
trite, 1t will nevertheless become ap-
parent when the doors swing open to
the public next Monday afterno on:
siaS The 1914 Attractions. ~,
In the supplement accompanying
this issue OF The Republican, thenatr
fractions for this falls festiyalrsare
given I'M detail. It is we'll to empha~
size, however, the fact that never be-
fore have Corn Palace crowds had
the opportunity .to- enjoy a programs
of the yrsstalHysand breadth Of the
one to ues presented. There will be
a band of Irrational reputation. undeT
the direction of Signor FraneescO'
ian school. Nine Merle Tillitson-Al
cock. Mitchell girl who has risen
to the front rank of American musi-
clans, with marked success In Eu-
ropean capitals and now contralto
soloist with Americas greatest or
chestra. will be another feature Of
| the program. 9.as /
In addition, there will be offered
! a program of vaudeville acts furnish
ed by the famous Orpheum organiza-
ton, comprising the Six Diving Mod
els, Lukens' Lions, the Riding Gran
dells the Six Morocco Arabs, the
| Comedy Four, Rollo The Limit and
Do Bell on the high wire. There will
the the usual program Of free attrac-
itions on the streets. sssa Y =, ~
Crowds SIi0nId be LafgG So IS,
X With. favorable Yea ther cRnadi
the crowds should even gurpasb, he