The World's Columbian exposition, Chicago, 1893 . i ^.^PVv. OF THE FAIR. are playing, and the Intense rays gf the search lights are castupon It. The electric fountains are other decorations whose best beauty Isat night. Through hundreds of jets the water pours far Into theair, illuminated by electric light cast through globes of many differentcolors. The eifect is dazzllno- and enchantlne. Far at the other end of the Basin is the great statue of the Re-public, designed by Daniel C. French, of New York. This figureis sixty-five feet in height, and of perfect symmetry. The arms and 70 THE SITE A
The World's Columbian exposition, Chicago, 1893 . i ^.^PVv. OF THE FAIR. are playing, and the Intense rays gf the search lights are castupon It. The electric fountains are other decorations whose best beauty Isat night. Through hundreds of jets the water pours far Into theair, illuminated by electric light cast through globes of many differentcolors. The eifect is dazzllno- and enchantlne. Far at the other end of the Basin is the great statue of the Re-public, designed by Daniel C. French, of New York. This figureis sixty-five feet in height, and of perfect symmetry. The arms and 70 THE SITE AND HOW TO REACH IT. hands are upraised above the head. In her right hand she holds ao-lobe on which an eaele rests with outstretched winos. The lefthand carries a staff with a Phrygian cap, the symbol of liberty. Onthe head is a wreath of laurel leaves. The heavy robe is open infront, and reveals a breastplate of armor, and a sword half hiddenby the drapery. The statue is made of plaster and gilded. Insidethe statue is a stairway, by which the a
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