Palace of Manufactures

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Covers fourteen acres, cost $719.000; filled with the world's latest products.

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PALACE OF MANUFACTURES.

Fourteen acres are included within the four walls of the Palace of Manufactures. About nine hundred industries are represented in the exhibits. The several great nations of the world are present with displays of most interesting character. Japan occupies an extensive space in the western end of the building. Germany and France occupy large spaces. The textile display, from all parts of the United States and from many countries of the world, has a place in this building. Carpets, tapestries, fabrics for upholstering, the glass and crystal exhibits, the display of modern plumbing equipment, apparatus for heating and ventilation and fixtures for lighting are a part of the exhibits in this vast building. Among the processes shown are the manufacture of steel pens, paper boxes, shoes and hats. The art of window dressing is illustrated. The Palace of Manufactures cost $720,000. It stands east of the Plaza of St. Louis, north of the Palace of Education and west of the Palace of Liberal Arts. The Municipal Street lies just north of this building.

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SCULPTURE IN PALACE OF MANUFACTURES.

The collection of marble statuary in the Palace of Manufactures, brought together by six or seven Italian firms, attracts a vast number of visitors and is the occasion for the frequent question, ‘ Why are not these works in the Art Building?” which meets with the ready answer, “ Because they are not exhibited by the artist but by the firms that sell them.” To be sure, the work is for the most part original, though there are fine copies of masterpieces, and much of it is startlingly realistic, so that some of the critical are not quite pleased, but many who come to scoff remain to buy—for everything is for sale. Certain pieces bear long pendants of cards showing how many replicas have been ordered and by whom. Pochini’s bust, The Spirit of Music has been deservedly honored in this way. “ Happier than a King,” by Frilli, Romanelli’s “ Don't Touch Me ” Solaini’s piece with the same title, and others that have been sold over and over, show the appeal that tender childhood makes everywhere. There are many other interesting figures and groups— among them the vigorous Wrestling Bacchantes, the large figure of a woman in a hammock, and the baby in a high-chair almost overturned by a big dog beneath

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Palace of manufactures and Louisiana Monument

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"STRENGTH"

Two of the most daring pieces of sculpture in the entire decorative scheme of the World’s Fair are the groups that adorn the west entrance to the Palace of Manufactures. They are the work of Mr. L. O. Lawrie, a comparatively young sculptor who is destined not to remain long in obscurity. The brain that could conceive and the hand that could execute such figures as his “Strength” and “Energy” must be capable of producing something that will last. “Strength” is portrayed as the brute force of the mad bull whose colossal power is measured by the Gothic chapel over Which the animal leaps.

"ENERGY"

The companion figure, “ Energy.” balances the bull group, yet its meaning and its feeling are totally different. Here, too, we have the unrestrained vigor of the animal, measured by the symbol of earth in the building over which it leaps. “Energy” is directed strength, hence the animal is the horse instead of the bull. Beneath the two horses is the suggestion of a Greek temple, its flat roof supported by massive Doric columns. The Power expressed in the horses and their riders is as great as that expressed in the companion group ; but the mad abandon is replaced by control.