La Junta tribune., 1915-06-26


The Worlds Fair At San rrancis-
co 10 fitting clooe to the cementing
period Of our national life and the
unity and purpose OF the United
States are symboiixed In its marvel
Gus mechanical and artistic achieve
ments.
The Aurora Borealis Of the Artic
has been transferred TO the Panama
Pacific International Exposition BY
the wonderful genius and spectrum
Of william d. A. Ryan. chief Of H.
Elimination.
Anyone who first sees the beauti-
ful group Of buildings for the first
time from the Presidio 10 fortunate.
because the city Is not An architect
ural delight and the approach
through II to the grounds is not Inn
pressive. As you near the exhibi-
tion you begin to be impressed by
the fence which divides the site from
the residence section. II IL q solid
Towering hedge twenty feet high.
The Tower Of Jewels is visible from
this point outside the gates.
When you enter the gates you are
in a garden 5000 feet long. the Fes-
tival Hall on the right and the Hor-
neultural Building on your left. In
front Of you 10 the Tower Of Jewels.
beneath which Is an archway open
ing into the Court of the Universe.
and through this vista is visible the
Column OF Progress. The Marina.
500 foot espianade. is At the end
OF the vista and the bay lies beyond
The great exhibition buildings are in
two groups OF four on either side OF
the Court Of the Universe. Farther
10 the left is the Palace OF Fine Arts.
beyond that the State Buildings.
and those OF contributing counties.
Al the end on the right is the Joy
Zone. a street 5000 feet long.
This fairy city is quite a contrast
to the chaos. devastation and ruin In
San Francisco nine years ago this
April. when many OF her citizens
stood in the bread line homeless and
destitute. The phoenix like resur.
rection from her ashes. embracing
an exhibition which for . generation
has never been surpassed. staFtles
one Who was present when the great
fire and earthquake swept the city.
when the traveller entsrs the Gates
OF the fair. IT. beauty 10 overvhelm.
Ing and Il seems impossible to con-
vince oneself that Il was conceived
and raised by human minds and hu.
man hands.
The memory OF the Court Of Hon.
or ~ Chicago. with French's spien.
did statute at one end and MacMon.
nies glorious fountain At the other.
with the classic colonades on either
side will never be forgotten. But
the San Francisco exhibition poss.
esses . distinctive beauty all its own.
II combines all the glory Of the Par.
thenon at Athens. the Great Pyra-
mid and the Gardens Of the villa d.
Este. Here beauty Of color almost
dominates perfection In form. There
are courts Of marvellous beauty and
doorways which Michael Angelo
might have planned. The work Of
the greatest mural artists cannot be
adequately eomprehended because
the beauty Of the buildings overshsd.
ows the details.
Messrs. Ryan and 0uefin have co.
ordinated color and light. This
great artificial creation IL merged
with nature. One almost weeps to
think Il IL ephemerai and will pass
away almost NJ quickly as = fantas-
teal city o! clouds In the sunset.
The exhibition palaces. state
buildings. zone buildings and kiosks
arc all OF q soft cold gray tint. II
IL . kind Of smoked ivory IN imisa.
ton Of the Italian traventine ma
BILE. This wall covering ~ss first
used by McKim. Mead and White In
the Pennsylvania railroad station In
New York.
Eight coiors are used In the dec.
orstions Of the buildings. The large
domcs are terra Gotta or pale green.
the smaller ones golden burnt or.
ause. A pinkish red with dash Of
brown IL the background Of the
Colonsdes. their vauised ceilings .
deep cefuisan blue. The same blue
10 used for recessed panels. Verde
antique 10 ussd In vases and urns and
Preach green for Iattiess and Win.
dow tsinminss. A pinkish Ssd sreen
b used % The f1aspolss. 10 these
cojoeo oll artists e0ployod on the a..