Court of the Ages they are red, with clouds of rosy steam rising around
them. Writhing serpents spout leaping gas flames on the altars set
around the pool of the Ages, and from other altars set by the entrances
of the Court rise clouds of steam given the semblance of flame by
concealed red lights. By the high altar on the Tower of Ages the same
device is used to make the lights flame like huge torches.

The palaces themselves are not lighted at night, though they have the
appearance of being illuminated. Behind each window and doorway are hung
strings of lights backed by reflectors. A soft glow of light comes
forth, giving animation to the palaces and strengthening the picture
outside.

There are two ways to see the Exposition at night, both of which must be
followed if one is to get the fullest appreciation of the magic beauty
of the lighting. One is to wander about the palaces and courts in the
midst of the soft flood of mysterious light, watching the play of the
fountains, the barbaric flames of the Court of Ages, the green shimmer
of the waters in the Court of Seasons, the banners fluttering in strong
white light, the statuary in changing hues according to the color
screens used before the projectors, the Aurora Borealis above the
Scintillator battery.

The other is from a distance. I have seen the illuminated Exposition
from the top of Mount Tamalpais, whence it was a wondrous spectacle. But
best of all I like to watch it from the hill at the corner of Broadway
and Divisadero streets. It is best to go there early, before the lights
are turned on. Then you may see the wonderful rosy glow of the Tower of
Jewels and the two Italian towers before the white light of the
projectors is flashed on them. Red incandescents are hidden behind all