News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-07-21
BETTY AT THE FAIR
Letters of the Panama Pacific Expo
sition by Florence livingston
LETTER VIII
SAN FRANCISCO, June 80, 1915.

the finish of her brentwood work and the
color of her carpets. Three connecting
rooms extend across the width of the
building, and the upper hall broadens
into charmingly restful and secluded
nook.
Utah is brilliantly yellow. At one side
is an excellent diagram of the Bingham
copper mines, showing the numerous
levels and the method of switching the
car to reach the one desired. This mine
covers 1855 acres and has developed area
of 225 acres. No wonder it developed a
net profit in 1913 of $6,3O3, 229. Upstairs
are models of coal mine and salt beds.
Washington has delightful State
building, large and hospitable. A case
by the entrance contains gold, platinum
and other ores. In the center of the
main floor and arranged about the
court on the second, is a realistic assem-
blage of animals and birds. A cougar
prowls stealthily towards some elk !;
plover, quail and Chinese pheasants dec
crate the underbrush; mourning doves
sit on a nearby tree. Overhead, the
| lynx, coyote and bobcat act as foils to
the loon, swan and many other birds.
This building contains "a curious piece
of work that represents considerable id
genuity and vast amount of patience.
1t is an eagle and shield of postage
stamps. This required 10000 United
States stamps, and it made my nerves
and muscles ache to think of the weary
hours that were not mentioned.
Upstairs cosy blue writing den opens
out of a large reception room in gray
finished fir, with furniture of Siberian
oak A Victrola entertains the visitors,
and every afternoon tea and cakes are
served.
When first arrived, I believed that [
was going to see the Exposition thor
oughly, but l realize now what a vain
hope that was. 1t simply can't be done,
because the Exposition as a whole is in
constant motion as surely as any of its
con ponent parts. Not only are there
special days every week, filled with fes
tivities and ceremonies that are distinc
tive, but the various exhibits are being
frequently and strikingly amplified.
There is the California building, for
example. Last week new and stupen-
dous exhibit was installed with great
pomp and ceremony and under the be
nign auspices of many officials of high
degree. This was display of gold val
ued at 100000, and belongs to eight
counties, first and greatest in this wealth.
A statue of James Marshall, the discov-
erer of gold in this State, stands between
two rows of safes, which rest COMFORT
ably on their sides, like the lazy old Ro-
mans on their banquet touches. Each
one of the eight counties has a safe
filed with three tiers of gold specimens
behind heavy glass, brilliantly lighted by
electricity and revealed by the dropping
of the steel door. This clever arrange
ment is not only an effective one, but it
enabled the owners to obtain every kind
of insurance that allays fear.
This is the first time, daddy dearest,
that l have longed for free sample, but
nevertheless / couldn't wonder that none
was forthcoming. There are several dis
plays of gold at the Exposition, but no
other that equals this one. | gasped
with surprise and admiration when |
caught my first glimpse of those eight
treasure houses, but l trust it doesn't
mean that our family line goes back to
Midas. Let us rather call it aesthetic
appreciation of pure beauty, since that
basis surely exists.
There is great deal of individuality
in those safes. In some there are large
pieces of quartz with delicate tracery
of metal, accented by solid Jumps of
placer gold. The two most striking dis
plays are side by side. One of them con-
ssts of gold dust and small plates, like
offerings for some mighty and unnatural
monarch. The other is made up of fan
tastic specimens of gold, each one cling
ing to tiny piece of quartz, but invari- |
ably eclipsing it, as if denying the home |
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all sorts of designs which Nature had |
carved in this medium before she sent it |
forth to represent her richness. l saw |
the backbone of a fish, Masonic en-
blem, leaves and ferns. landscapes and !
animals. 1 have to admit that heat, |
erosion, and the various tools of friction
are as clever as any skill acquired by the |
goldsmith.
For about week / have been with |
Mrs. Winwood-a week of the most per-
feet calm and content. 1 can't explain
it, but it isn't in the least like the impul-
sive friendship, which wears itself out
in furious chatter and pretense of COM
mon interest. We don't talk great |
deal; sometimes we sit for hours scarce
ly speaking, but surrounded by impalp-
able peace that is like reaching the shore |
after a violent storm. Yet l haven't |
been in any storm, and, SO far as know,
neither has Mrs. Winwood. 1 don't I'M
derstand it.