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Show OUTDOOR AND INDOOR ART AT SEATTLE As the Alaska-Yukon-Paciflc exposition stands today, completed in every detail of construction, it more than fulfills the expectations of its builders. The arrangement of the architectural designs and the disposal of the landscape features is in keeping keep-ing with the beautiful natural surroundings, and the finished exposition Is a gem. In viewing the Seattle exposition, there are no great distances placed between the different points of Interest. The exposition city is compact. com-pact. From the main entrance gates to the central cen-tral feature of the court of honor and the cascade, is but the distance of two city blocks. From this point of vantage, every part of the two hundred hun-dred and fifty acres composing the exposition grounds is reached by asphalt walks and drives. These lead through sheltered avenues dividing the various exhibit palaces, state buildings, and other places of exploitation and homes of social and fraternal societies. The labors of the landscape architects have resulted in the production of as beautiful and artistic ar-tistic floral and shrub decorative features as tfro possible. The entiro grounds are laid out with reference to the grouping of .buildings and the grand scenic effects lound in the Puget Sound country. This part of the exposition work has extended over a period of more than two year3, and the time has been taken full advantage of. The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition has the natural advantage of being bordered by the waters wa-ters of two fresh water lakes, Washington and Union. These lakes are connected by a narrow canal and the distance separating them is a little over three hundred yards. During the entire exposition ex-position season these waters will be the scene of continuous aquatic events, and on Lake Un'ion the life saving station of the United States government govern-ment Is built. From this, dally exhibitions of the working of this department will be given and one or more examples of government submarine craft will give demonstrations of above and below be-low the surface cruising. Various regattas and yacht races are scheduled covering the entire summer, and the races for high speed motor boats will start on June 29, and continue until July 10. In addition to races for tills class of boats on the lake, a long dlstanco contest will start on the 29th of June, the course being from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Seattle, Seat-tle, a distance of 225 miles. In the way of amusement features, the exposition exposi-tion is unusually well equipped. The Pay Streak Is the suggestive name given the avenue on which the various amusement enterprises are located, and this name is quite indicative of what the Pay Streak holds. No enterprises of questionable nature na-ture have been granted concessions, and none but legitimate shows and exhibitions are met with. In developing this section of the exposition, exposi-tion, 1,500,000 have been exjended. As the Pay Streak stands, It presents an unusually unusu-ally plcturesquo and attractive appearance. Every conceivable design has been employed In Its making, mak-ing, and architectural ideas from every section of the earth are interwoven. The palisades of the Igonote village confronts the minarets and arches of tho oriental town, and the "near" snow of the arctic camp shows cold enough to freeze. Totem poles, those crudely carved and barbaric family trees of the north coast Indians, flank the avenue ave-nue and contribute a touch of an art found only In one part of the earth. Tho art exhibit assembled for tho exposlt'on contains no work except from the brush of medal artists It has been the aim of the committee to confine their selection to pieces of actual worth alone, and quantity has given way to quality. The exhibit contains the very finest collection of art examples ever placed on public exhibition in the H( United States. These have been selected from M; cveiy private and government gallery in America, and the capitals of Europe have been more gen- H erous in contributions than at any time previous. M In displaying the art collection, it has been divided M into two sections or halves; one of these is made H up from the Avork of contemporary artists of Am- H erica, and the other is selected from domestic M and foreign countries. M The collection is especially rich in examples M of the modern French scuool, and of these some m two hundred and fifty examples are shown. The H first half of the etxhlblt contains oxer five hundred m pictures, while the second half is considerable m more extensive. Old masters are exceptionally M well represented, and a considerable number of H these canvases are displayed for the flr3t time in H the United States. M . The art exhibit of the exposition is displayed M in ono of the permanent buildings, and at the ex- 1 piratlon of the fair will revert to the Washington M university and be used as the school of chemistry. M The collection is exhibited in eight rooms, each of m which is G0x30 feet in dimensions. The halls and Wm corridors show a great number of magnificent H specimens of bronze and marble sculptured pieces, M all of -which are of individual worth and beauty. M The actual money value of the collection is dlfll- m cult to estimate correctly, but to secure the for- M eign collection alone, insurance to the extent of fl a million and a half dollars was taken out before M being permitted to leave Europe. f |