PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS
Page 65 – ENTRANCE TO WOMAN’S BUILDING
ENTRANCE TO WOMAN’S BUILDING.—The view given in the accompanying illustration is of the east portal to the transept of the Woman’s Building, and it may be said of it, as might be said of other portion of the edifice, that it appeared best upon a close inspection. The building, accidentally, no doubt, but none the less certainly, had a feminine character, lacking boldness and strength of conception, but charming in its parts and showing close and tasteful attention in its details. The triple arches, with Ionic columns between, were pleasant to look upon, and the balcony above, its entablature supported by Corinthian columns, added to the general gracefulness of the effect. The triangular bas-relief appearing on the pediment was the work of Miss Alice Rideout, of California, and represented various commendable occupations of the gentler sex, among the figures being those typifying “Charity,” “Beneficence,” “Literature,” “Art,” and “Home Life.” The entrance porticos projected some fourteen feet from the main wall of the building. The pretty windows in the rear of the balcony show with good effect in this picture, but of course would not be visible to any one standing very close to the entrance. A position very near the edge of the West Lagoon was, in many respects, the best from which to contemplate the Woman’s Building.