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The little girl, she could n0t have been more than seven, was wide-eyed at the vibrant brilliance which filled the vast rotunda of the Capitol Building. The gas jet flames, the source of all this illumination, sparkled through the varicolored crystals of great chandeliers which descended from the tall ceiling that soared upward and upward in a majestic curve to form the Capitol dome. The crowd that moved through this spacious chamber was as brilliant as the light. How beautiful were the ladies, their rich satins reflecting the glow of the lights! How imposing the gentlemen, Stiff in their formal frock coats, elegant in their white gloves!