The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-04

| yellowish towers and minarets standing
out in sharp contrast against the traver-
tine walls OF the palaces, was that of a
city Of the Orient
Advances in illuminating methods
made possible plan of illumination at
San Francisco undreamed Of at st. Louis
ten years ago. Thomas A. Edison said
that il marked a new development which
he would describe as art lighting. The
odore Roosevelt said the illumination
was "the most wonderful in history and
the greatest glory of the exposition.
The direct system Of lighting pre-
vailed throughout. The grounds were
treated as ii in reality they were
huge stage and the trees, the shrub
berry and the palaces mere bits of paint
ed scenery. Lights Illuminating the
buildings were shielded by transparent
banners, decorated with Spanish eolors
and designs, which reflected the glow
against the palace walls and facades, and
brought out the detail in soft relief to
the great satisfaction of the sculptor,
the artist and the architect and to the
visitor. Upon the principal pieces OF
statuary, domes and minarets, search
lights, all hidden from the direct view
Of the visitor, pointed their rays.
Colored lighting was derived chiefly |
from two sources: from giant search |
lights before which were placed at diff
ferent times screens Of various tones of I
color and from the incandescent lights I
concealed in the recesses of the columns
and reheckng light upon nearby hills.
ITat.a,.a1 aft hxrt Ike
If searchlights were attained. Luminous
shafts of light were used to picture
Scotch plaids in the air. 'The birth
II color" 4ghost Dance" and "hying
serpent" the 'spooks' parade" and other
spectacular effects were produced by
means of fireworks, smoke bombs and the
with their colored lenses.
Even the fog drifting in at times
through the Golden Gate was dyed in
vi the tints Of the rainbow by the
earchlight shafts. From the hills of the |
Iorthern part of San Francisco it seemed |
hat the rays of these searehlights spread |
ut like great fan with the exposition
n the foreground. Twenty four of these Il
light projectors have been sold to the \
russian government.
The idea carried out in the general H
cheme of the palace was the evolution H
I architecture from the Grecian period H
0 modern times. Roman, Moorish, Span
,h, Italian and French Renaissance ideas
'ere portrayed in the lines of the va II
ous buildings III
The most imposing building of all in II
be belief of almost all visitors was II
Ne Palace of Fine Arts. San Francisco II
,me weeks ago inaugurated movement II
, preserve it as monument to the ex III
Dsition. To accomplish this it will be III
ecessary to get the permission of the
nited States government, as the palace
ands on the Preside military reserva-
on.
According TO the exposition manage
ent there were about $4,000 different
Jhibitors, the exhibition being valued
approximately $3.50, 100000 The total IL
st of the exposition, in round numbers, :
as $50, 100000 Thisincludes requirement :,
site, construction, administration, L
repairs and final removal of
e buildings.
Thirty nine foreign nations and near
all the states of the Union partici
ted officially. Notwithstanding the N
ar, several of the belligerents took part =
Guiding France, Italy, Japan and Turk
z. The other belligerents were repre-
nted by exhibits made by their citi-
rs. tb
During the life of the exposition more NO
an 500 congresses and and conventions IN
re held in san Francisco and the bay ii,
les. These were meetings of national IN
d international organizations repre- an
lting social, political, fraternal, indus lic
al, economic, religious, medical, agri- m
ltural, scientific, and various other as ac
stations. 90,
Notable persons from all over the IN,
rid were among the exposition's Wis
RS. Some of these were William How A
Taft, Theodore Roosevelt, Vice Pres a
mt Marshall. William J. Bryan, Will =
m @. MeAdoo. secretary of the treas \
y, Speaker Champ Clark, Joseph g. 4
mon. the marquis and marehioness
Aberdeen, Major General George w. \
ethals, Thomas A. Edison, and Admir-
Dewa, Of Japan.