The New York herald., 1867-04-17

are not allowed 10 circulaen IL IS possio,e 60 cx-
amino The whole building bscanse sif way down every
temporary fence Is erected and large forco OF
police stationed In fac there appears 10 be po-
licemen and soldiers Inside than ordinary visitors
nothing 10 see The central garden eon, which AIN the
avenues rada,e like spoics from hub Is still ia
bryo No nowers nor grasses are 10 be seen there AS
you have already been informed. tho building has been
divided by its avenues into wedges each or which
Is assigned 10 particular country and then the circ-
ference Of The b,ldng is divided into salleres each
the ed'0ce may appear, therefore. will be found most
conveniea for those who wish TO inspect the goods
Yesterday such an Inspection was an impossbil,ty.
The only department in any thing like working order
was the restaurant Department. and TO that every body
betook themselves while awaiting the arrival OF the i'm
perial cortege fr
THE uSIvgRsAL LUNCHEON. ,t
II was indeed spectacle worth coming 10 raris 70
witness to see the visitors at the Exbtion eating their
lunch Each nationality has its own restaurant, with
native cooks, walters and dishes. You may be served
with roast beef and ale by C0ckney, with omelet and
claret By Frcnciman, with sausage and Vienna beer
by German. with macaron and wine by an Italian,
or with tea by a Russian peasant In costume
The American restaurant with It's pork and beans,
hard cider and buckwhea cakes VIII not be open for
9ns nshes w me II n naoss GSSsse vhcS acS
were in order yesterday were moro than crowded.
Tho jam was tremendous. tho prices reasonable, the
sauds good and the bibabes excellent ss..g sFr
Evidently the restaurant keepers Will reaizs fortunes
and there isas genera cors OF praises Of thc1 oner
pris, of satisfaction with everybody else Most OF
ihe Restaurants were not erpticd yesterday until Tho
ory Of NThc Emperor is coming was raised by tho
guards at the end OF the road loading 10 the grand en-
trance. FL MM
THE ART cArLf4y .
Meanwhile the specially invited guests had assembled
n the e gallery and the division allotted to EGglish
and Ame lean pictures crowded with beaut frl
and gentlemen full toilet. To reach this hall a5
difficult as for rich man 70 get 10 heaven for every
policeman had Instructions entircy different from his
Comrades, and ticket that would admit By one en-
trance was buntly refused at another Equally dacait
was it 10 oscape from the art gallery TO see e Emperor
enter, bit the display OF painnes IS very fac that
vas easy for the majority to console themselves with
Mary. Biersiadt'J Rocky Mountains and Nays
Lear and CordeIia.. Bat the happy possessors
OF green tickets post 9oned this artistic pleasure for
another occasion. and pushed ont to the main hall,
where, Ia splendid array tie agnaies OF the empire
AMI the officers of the Frcnci army had assembled.
6at comparatively fer, ladies' were adrllIted 70 this
1ns OPENING CEREMONIES.
The Emperor ani Empress, accompanied By their
cbambe.aiis, (cuyrs aud officers Of then household,
left the ra!a's of the Tueries in open carriage,
drawn by horses rddcn by pos;llions at quarter
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people, and s Pace dc la oncordc also throngod their
aes proceeded ssruS up the the agss; ana versng tho
principal door Three other carriages accompanied that
Of their Majcsties but there military escort.
occurred which excited considerable enthusiasm among
the throng gathered outside the grounds About three
thousand work smen, who had been cmroyed in level
ling the heights Of the rocadero, formed in limo
al their base and the Emperor and Empress passed.
al gwen signa showers OF bouquets were thrown into
their carriage E@
AT the entrance itself there was but little cheering
and enthusiasm manifested. Tho imperial cortage
pcror's pavilion the left the entrance to tho
Exhibition building The avenue about two hundred
yards in length lined on either side with tall vone
ian nags.a coorcd green and golden and from whose
tops strcameIs were flying, and from ecutcheons placed
on which, bearing the imperial monogram, n. F.,
rtta.n rtr.rn nrntrn I'M apeo
ensth OF the avenue, was hung green velvet veln,
canopy, studded with golden bees, the cmbiem Of the
NapoIcsnc dynasty. The Emperor dressed in full
oroning costume and carried a cane
II universally remarked that he looked oxceed-
incly ralo and careworn Is well known that he has
petc condition In which tho Exhibition opons and he IL
undoubtedly very much troubled about the incss OF
the Prince Imperial, who, although announced In the
al programme of the Monear as to 30 present. was
Neither was the Pfincs Napoleon, whose absence was
Of general remark In TO avoid tho pos
bilily OF being present. the Prince and the Princess
clo.,ldc ief Paris for Havre Sunday and win not
s said, return to Paris for month.
The Emprsss looking remarkably well. She was
dressed purple brown satin robs with long train
and velvet bonnet 10 mntch. Over her shoulders she
wore black sa:in cloak trimmed with velvet.
Their Majes'cs were received at the pavilion by the
dc Fisndrc tho Duo de Lenchtenberg. President OF the
Russian Cornmssion. and tho Prince and Princess
Iurai
rho Emperor and Empress stopped moment in
the pavilion. and az they descended band
srick mp .'Par'an, Pour ia syrio, and amid cries OF
s.Figc ,Empcreuri and syve l'Impcratricc" uttered
with the French fantncss their Majsses bowng
upon either side walked TO tho door Of the grand vesti
,rived BY th, Imperial Commission tho Prefoc Of tho
sine aud tho Prefect of Police the President or the
,oancil of STATE and tho Ministers Of State War and
larine.
When the Emperor aud Empress entered the building
hey received with shouts, which bens taken ur
treprescnatives Of different nations passed around
md echoed through tho entire building. The weak
Nive rEmpereur' Of the Frenchman VAS drowned by
which compared TO the former were broadsides or
ieavy cannon to scattering reports OF muskcry. Tho
q tine sns ns ,bs o6 the
lounceabe expressions OF their joy By the Japanese
Turks, Chinese Persans and other nations made sin.
,aiar mixture.
The Emperor and Empress and their attendants imme
liately mouned the platform In gallery six, the one
dc oted 10 the exhibition OF running machinery This
II ,fcrm raised mon light iron s,anchions runs the
cnte circumference OF the building, about wohrus OF
mile in extent Upon H. IN the sections belonging to
the different nations, placed the national
their locations beng designated by their
Sc eyaral lags IN
side. which Is Immediately the left OF tho mnin
trance and passing round the platform through the
ritory devoted TO tue sixteen rxhibtns nations com.
mcdia,eiy he rght OF the grand vesiibue
ing they. usually spoke few words 10 each OF the
principal COMMISSIONER and were introduced to the
others keeping up bowing response to the repeated
and continual cheers on either side OF the platform.
They made particularly long stay among the Chinese
.rd Janarese dressed In their national costumes Wien
thcy reached the American department, Mr. Beckwth,
contrary to the cuscm OF the other Commissioners did
not present them TO his associates rhc Empress
e.er, complincntod a few Of tho exhibitors ana the
country generally.
The cheers were loudcst and mos. hearty as the i'm
peria corgc PASSED through the American and English
partmcnts and having completed the tour Of the plat
form Tier Macstes passed down the grand vcstibulc
and after visiting the art and some Of the other gale
es eft the grounds at quarter 10 four and returned
the Tulcries BY the same route which they had come
TIE AsgrcAS DEPARTMENT
s, as compared with those Of other nations In very
dscfedi,abc state. There seems be scarcely cny.
inS done as yet 10 prepare the articles for exhibition
The smallest fractional portion appears 20 be unboxed
and these present most melancholy ehow. A few
pianos case or two OF guns, somo elegant machines,
huge Locomotive and feeble show Of slvcrware make
az the American portion OF the great Exposition II
appeared tho opening day. The entire department Is
In most unfinished state, although one might suppose
that time enough had been consumed 10 have AZ least
ikcn tho articles out OF their and exposed them
view oven u in the most chaotic manner But the goods
not unpacked except in few instances ana are not
likely 10 be soon
This state OF affairs Is Ia degree attributable 70 the
exhibitors, who are here Ia great numbers and anxious
arrange their goods in the and best possible
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