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consecrated to this goddess. lu her liglit hand she holds the staff-like 

 scepter with which she is usually figured, and in her left a palm branch, 

 significant of the peaceful character of the ceremony, while from an 

 altar there rises a thin cloud of burning incense, which fioats around 

 her sacred person. Three cupids strew roses in front of the throne and 

 in the path of the approaching figures. Directly in front of the god- 

 dess, and heading the group, is a youthful couple, the maiden in an 

 attitude of respectful homage leading by the hand a timid youth, rep- 

 resenting Literatui'e presenting Art to the consideration of the Queen. 

 Behind Art and Literature Science is seen ready to adTance with her 

 claims to recognition, while Military Yalor, Agriculture, Commerce, 

 Statesmanship, the Science of Medicine and the Goddess of Fruits 

 await their turn to receive their reward. Music, having finished a 

 strain of rapturous melody, is about to rise to pay homage with the 

 rest. This fine mural painting attracted much attention, and at the 

 close of the fair was brought to Albany and will be placed in the 

 Capitol. 



One of the most pleasing features connected with the decoration and 

 furnishing of the State building was the public spirit and loyalty with 

 which many 'Hew York firms offered to place at the disposal of the 

 State as an exhibit such articles as they could furnish. Many of these 

 offers were accepted. The carpets, antique rugs, draperies, portieres, 

 hangings and other furnishings of the building carried out from special 

 designs furnished by the architects were provided by W. & J. Sloane, 

 of New York city. The antique furniture, including cabinets, tapestry 

 and luxurious French and Italian models of the sixteenth and seven- 

 teenth centuries which adorned the reception rooms on either side 

 of the banquet hall were given by Duveen Bros., of New York city. 

 Three seventeenth century Italian tapestries in the banquet hall were 

 particularly rare and costly, and one of them was valued at $6,000. 

 A very magnificent and artistic group of electric light fixtures specially 

 designed by Mr. E. A. Caldwell of the Archer & Pancoast Manufac- 

 turing Company was a prominent feature of the building. The fine 

 wrought-iron gilded balcony tailings of the private boxes in the ban- 

 quet hall were executed as an exhibit by John Williams of Tiffany & 

 Co. after designs furnished by the architects. 



The landscape paper in the Board of Women Managers' reception 

 room was imported specially for the room by Fr. Beck & Co., of New 

 York, and the same .firm did much to assist the character of the build- 



