Palaces and Courts of the Exposition by Juliet Helena Lumbard James
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fire. He holds his hand in the flame. The lightning plays on his right
arm. Across his figure passes the salamander, the fabled reptile of the fire. (See the real salamander in the Japanese concession on the Zone.) Water - The bellowing ocean with mouth agape lies on the tossing waves, thru which sport the dolphins. Ocean, the king of the waters, carries the trident. On his head and in his hands the kelp is seen. The elements are by Robert Aitken of New York, formerly of San Francisco. - The Human Side of the Court of the Universe All is now ready for man. In the center of the Court of the Universe was to have been Daniel French's Genius of Creation, but if it is not there, we must not lose the great dominant note of this Court, so pass thru the Triumphal Arch of the Orient, thru the beautiful Aisle of the Rising Sun, across the Court of the Ages, out thru the next aisle, to the plaza in front of Machinery Palace in order to follow the story. Here on the boulder sits the great Spirit (not a man you will notice). |
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