The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-07
THE metropolitan SANITARY FAIR.

Description or the Building-Eighty
Thousand Square Feet the Total Area
Interesting Details-New Jersey and
the Fire Department.. &c., &c.
Great preparations being made to render the forth
coming Metropolitan Sanitary FAIR worthy the reputation
Of the Empire City. About three hundred ladies and
gentlemen charge Of the matter ard by Of
sub committees hope to mako each department equally
worthy OF patronage
THE BUILDING.
The building, or rather the series Of buildings, are
situated the ground formerly known as the
Palace Garden, in Fourteenth street, west Of Sixth
avenue. II Ia in the rear Of the brick building
which has been erected armory for the Twenty.
second regiment The armory, with the exception OF
two rooms, where the are stored. has also been
placed at the Of the committee The grand floor,
on which to be the art gallery and the main exhi
btion ROOM about two hundred feet square, The art
gallery formerly the gallery Of the old Palace
Garden and has undergone very extensive alterations to
1T for the reception Of she numerous treasures Of art
which viii decorate its walls When the fair opens there
walls OF the art gallery Suitable skyghs have been
and q ss Will % tho
The other main floor VIII DO the principal salesroom
G s ns Is
is asserted will be the most beautiful object OF It's
srmory building Is room forty foo. By two han
dred ln the rear Of Fifteenth street is q two
soy Sos ssvog ,s two ss'n Dasn nye
OF erection which TO be Used as restaurant
Is also two stories high, and each floor will be twenty
five feet by ninety 6ve In extent. temporary frame
building story high on fifteenth street, intended
for machinery aud carriages, aud has an area Of forty
feet by ninety. On the north side OF fifteenth street
is catto shed, twenty tcet by one hundred In add
ton to the aforementioned accommodations It l. pro
posed to the sidewalk along the whole extent
OF the building which will give additional space Of
three hundred feet by twen,y-dve Erom The best aud
latest copputstion II Ia estimated that there will be
MORE SPACE.
The managers. however, declare that they will
be crampsd for and anxously das on the want OF
space There WILL they say, be plenty Of room 10 which
to exhibit the goods, bat not half enough TO accommo-
the fair In tbs dilemma there Is ba. one method which
suggests itself 10 mind by which the difficulty may DO
overcome Let IL be officially announced that sll ladies'
notice 10 the following effect might be placed over the
entrance Decentralization hoops all ye who enter
here"
STORING AND CLASSIFYING THE GOODS.
Contributions now being received at tho building
in Fourteenth street. earlier contributors send in
their donations the lighter will be the work Of the CON-
mttee while more care eau be given TO the task OF ar
ranging them THIS will not, however, be commenced
until after the 10Th ns as the building will not be
sufficiently forward tate before that time
PRICE OF ADarssIoN-o CEREMONIES
The Executive Committee have not yet decided on tho
price OF admission, or settled on programme Tor the
opening exercises Some Of them are IN favor OF grand
O saw they would IKE 70 see
the time houorei national waya military parade aud an
orati)l.
SEPARATE DEPARTMENTS.
The State OF New Jersey will have department 70
ITSELF The productions, natural and otherwise, Of the
Kn!ckerbocker's Paradise viii not be ndiscrminatey
mixed up with those from other states. our city Fire
Depar tmeni will also have separate rooms allotted them
In which TO exhibit and dispose OF their contributions.
We have been informed that these departments are key
d or N two Of the interesting features Of the ar
THE OPENING DAY.
The 2sth instant has been settled 90 as the opening gay
The will remain open for two weeks certainly ana or
Q longer period II the receipts should JUSTLY sucn mea-
sure The articles which then remain unsold VIII 90 ds-
posed OF auction seems TO be the intention Of the
committee 10 dlscountenance all subscriptions and
oher suberuges adopted BY the good people OF rookyn
u get rid Of articles which It was ~ first intended TO
ralie. - -
ENTERTAINMENT IN AID OF THE FAIR.
The Young Mems Dramatic Association are to give an
entertainment on the 2ls Instant ior tue oensnt o. tne
Metropolitan Fair. Among the attractions viii be the
reading OF the "solders Poem By MIR. dc Cordoya.
DONATIONS TO rHK SANITARY FAIR.
Five thousand dollars have been donated to the Metro
poan Fair by the directors OF the Hudson River Rail
rad Company .The merchants OF the city have now set
to work in the proper method 10 oroer 70 Hoeray lur
nish the fair with subscriptions.
REMBRANDT .pEALEs PICTURE or WASHINGTON
BEFORE YoRKfowN''--rr Is OFFERED TO THs
METROPOLITAN FAIR VoR ErGaT THOUSAND Dol.
LAHs. .
the executors OF estate OF Rembrandt PeaIe have
oc cd sale TO the Art COMMITTEES Of tho Metropolitan
Fair that dstngus artists arr a. national picture OF
"wash gon before Yorktown y The'p ice they ask ID
eight thousand dollars, and committee has been sp
solicit subscriptions for the purpose OF securing
IL to the Metropolitan Fair. The committed arc Oh
opinion that the addition OF mertorous work 70 the
art gallery Of the Fair will greatly add TO It's attractive
uess, whe It's exhibition and subsequent disposal WIZ
largely income OF the tair. subscriptions
for the purpose will be received by Dr. John H. Grscon
No. ~ last Twenty ninth street.