THE IOWA BUILDING.—The building of the State of Iowa occupied a very attractive place in the Exposition grounds. It was situated in the extreme northeastern corner of the Fair grounds; one of its fronts overlooking Lake Michigan. It had the additional advantage that it was composed partly of the old Jackson Park Pavilion, a stone structure standing in the park before the Fair, and one of considerable architectural merit. The main part of the Iowa Building conformed in a general way to the architectural style of its annex, and contained the state offices and reception rooms. There were some interesting exhibits, among which was a model of the capitol of the state, made of steel and glass, presenting a striking appearance and attracting much attention. What most interested visitors, though, was the display in the annex or old pavilion. The decorations were made of corn and other grains, and the effects produced were something inconceivable to those who had never before learned what could be accomplished in such direction with products of the farm. It is not asserting too much to say that the decoration of the interior of this pavilion accomplished in this manner would compare well with much of the work done elsewhere with paint and brush. It was a curious work with curious incidents. They drove a horse in one day with a load of something and left him standing by a pillar and he promptly began eating a painting done in grain as a mural decoration. But these were only incidents.

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