The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-06-02
Setting of Flowers, Sky
and Sea Makes
Fair Unique
BEAUTY AND
REST, KEYNOTE
Wonderful Detail OBJ
served In Working
Out Color Scene
By gibson GARDNER.

there were nothing N the buildings
II th!s San riego exposition. &,
would De worth trip across the
continent 20 use II. AZ least 4
would DC worth such trp % e per
son who would be satisfied With a
thing rarely beautiful The aid.
inss and the growing things IRE be-
yord words 20 describe and beyond
the mind Of the average eastern per.
son 10 picture. The coiors5 post
cards arr libel or IL, Photographs
sre quite inadequate and '-, guide
! book advertising II too mid.
The visitor whose only interest is
in a Midway" or the "IstAmus
I the sIdeshow feature OF an expos.-
/ tipl-would better stay away. There
l u nothing exciting about that fea-
| lure here. The usual esort5 are
made-the roller coaster. the nickel
dance hall the shooting gallery. the
I ilas allan village, the VAR OF the
worlds, and the side-splitting funny
| things are all represented. bat they
co not draw. And IL they did II
would be a pity to draw any people
away from the really worthwhile
exhibit OF beauty which all the rest
q the exposition Is
In the central court which is rem
inisCent OF Venice and s.. Marks,
pretty women and little children
feed the pigeons A band PLAYS airs
from the old and well.loved operas
ana il is while sitting here that the
Fisitor first begins 70 note the Won
derful detail observed in the work
ms out OF the color scheme. There
are, for instance. vivid blue curtains
in the long windows OF the central
building. and directly across the
plaza, set In the green OF soft fresh
lawns are two long lines OF flower
beds-the towers OF a blue only a
lHtle less vivid than the curtains
and beyond that the paler blue OF
the sea. on another side the facade
r the principal building IL almost
covered oy purple blossoms. and
boating from the windows alr cur.
tains one would swear had been
there for years. shade which the
purple dye OF that flower might have
given them. but sof;ened by time.
so one may go from court 20 court
drawing Joy. emotional or analyti-
cal, from the color scheme alone.
know nothing about the exhibits ex-
cept as | had glimpses OF clean and
orderly interiors while passing
through the cool corridors. Il isn't
necessary 70 see exhibits. Why 20
inside building when the next /
turn beyond leads into a garden OF
magical beauty where flowers have .
apparently always been growing and !
oiros always singing. There are
oIen spots, too. where the turf Is
smooth and there sre tall trees. We
came upon one OF these after
walk through a pergOla oyergrovn 4
With hCney-suckle and roses
After the first pleasure I hunted |
fo- defects. looked for shabby |
bits near the edges. I peered into 4
every arroyo for tin cans or carpen- /
ter's leayings. I found none. Even /
the rocky sides OF the more distant 4
canons have been made beautiful /
With trees, bushes and flowers.
The diversions are we'll stage.
managed. After the old Spanish and
Mexican airs by the hand there
came the sound OF martial music
and into the square marched de-
,schment OF United States marines.
These drew up IN the square and
vent through their drills and man
ual OF arms. Here vas the dram
attic and beautiful from the military
cide and IL added its thrill. for Il |
makes not a bit Of difference how
many columns Of anti-war stuff you
may have been writing. VIXEN you
zee the formation and hear the
band you get the same thrill down 1
your spine that YOU did when as a
10y you believed var the most su- 4
hlime and enrolling OF pursuits /
YoE may remark 20 your companion !
that II is silly 10 see 80 many blue |
legs step out together. but the thrill |
Is there. and therein lies the secret |
Of the existence OF wars.
Later there is an organ recital |
all in the oper air with the sea be- |
yoLd-and you smoke another cigar
and watch the pescocks and reallzs
that even in world Of business
and politics and war there Is beau.
. and rest.
he electric motor chairs Of this
exposition are already known 20
fame They move ~ a rate esti. !
mated 20 be mile In two hours mp
gradc and a mile an hour down !
lrade. The sportiest thing saw
an the fair was a race OF two 81 !
these chairs, a couple who were rec
Ogn'zed ~ from Washington. y. G.. |
occLI led one. and n very stout gen /
lleman the other, and the race was