A PALACE OF CORN.
Annually a corn palacn La eret-ted in th* city ■:£ Sioux, lowai the ci>rn u\ this case being -Mainly Indian core aud maize. The style of architecture oi the palace m Omental, ana the pinnacleu, gables, bndges, in.! windows are adnrrably designed, tb6 buiM ing being 380 feet in length wxd surmounted by a dome 200 feet high. The designs are worked out with cereals in ear., stalk, and leaf, :n all shades of natural colour. Bundles of stalks are sewn lengthwise and crosswise, or used whole, and so arranged as to produce the most beautiful effects of varying coloui. In tne interior kernels are used to form tapestries, flatfs, allegorical scenes, and mottoes There are graceful minarets crowned with millet and flying banners. The roof is a solid mass of corn. Along the front of the building runs a shiny hem of oats, and the palace is lighted throughout with electricity. There is an auditorium for 1,500 persons, and round it in galleries are stands foi tbe display of agricultural produce.
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Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2294, 12 January 1900, Page 6
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175A PALACE OF CORN. Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2294, 12 January 1900, Page 6
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