| Show IN SOLID SILVER unique and u id costly worlds fair exhibit what single thing on exhibition at the worlds columbian ekpo expo exposition of 1893 1803 will attract most attention and cause most comment in all probability it will be bb a statue in the montana state building why there are several reasons in the first place it NN ill be the largest statue of its kind ever made in that it will be eight feet high including the pedestal and of silver though there are stories of ancient statues ol of fabulous size and value sculptors scalp tors agree that in all probability no solid silver statue larger than four feet in height was ever made the statue will also attract attention because of its great value The intrinsic worth of the silver is sa U and the sculptor is ih to receive for his work making a reasonable estimate of the cost of making the statue it represents at least aside from its value as a work woric of art in brief the statue is that of a woman after the severely greek style of sculpture she wears a single garment which leaves arms neck and upper bust bare and falls just below the knee A girdle about the waist loosely confines the drapery on her head is a diadem in her left hand which is raised above her head she holds the scales in which gold and silver balance each other thus symbolizing stand on the silver question in her right hand which falls at her side is a bravn sword she stands on a globe two feet in diameter which is ia supposed to be floating in the clouds bucit is not because of its size or because of its value in dollars andeen and cents ts or even because of its artistic merity that this statue in the montana building will attract such attention it is because of two other reasons it is the figure of the perfect woman from the physical standpoint it is the figure of a woman known all over the english speaking world miss ada rehan |
