Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-28

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is another front arch; with two similar tor
ers which are square and 80 feet high,
balcony or verandah running from one
the OTHER. This the Board of Manage
yesterday determined to make the main el
trance in order to impress visitors with Il
grand features Of the display, the view frol
here being more extensive and elegant, II
asmuch as there Is more space. To the lei
Of the door Is ladies' reception room, cor
Meeting With ladies' parlor Immediately Il
itsTear. To the right Is room for the use {
the invited guests and members of the press
Back Of this is the private room for tn
! Managers and also a ticket stand. Thi
building is two stories high, gallery reach
ed by steps at the farther end, running Al
around its entire length, being twenty fee
high and over tlIree hundred feet long
! The fine arts, ornamental work, textile
fabrics, light goods, sewing machines, jew
elry, toys, silyerware, stucco work, sculp
ture, articles Of variety, ETC., win be dis
played on the galleries. Below viii be de
voted to the exhibition of miscellaneou:
goods, ornamental heavy ware, useful and
light manufactures, etc, etc. A loom from
the Nashville Cotton Factory win be run
by steam on the gallery. In the middle Of
the space below is the grand rssl-a % b
FOUNTAIN AND CASCADE
which promises TO be one Of more than or
binary beauty. It will be composed OF
stone, having the appearance of stream OF
water gushing from a natural bed overieap-
ing rocks, uncouth yet picturesque, forming
miniature cascades, whose waters shivered
into spray will glisten as diamonds meath
the gaslight. The main volume Of water
will leap over lights of different eolors, the
effect of which will be to make it look like
the reflection of the sun or moon. We TO-
ticed this at the cascade of the Cincinnati
Exposition, and commend the taste Of the
committee in introducing similar cascade
at our Exposition.
This fountain is sixteen feet high, with a
basin thirty-five feet in diameter. The
cascade will be supplied by steam pump,
and has double revolving jets of water
from the top reversing each other, besides a
number of smaller jets at various points
down its side, coming out like natural
spring from the rocks. Above the foun-
tain and in the centre Of the ground arch
Is a large chandelier with powerful rehec-
tive capacity.
While other departments have received
such attention as to render them in every
respect admirable in arrangement, we
should bear in mind that the interior and
exterior Of the entire building viii ablaze
with
GRAND DECORATIONS
far exceeding those seen at other exhibit
lions or previously made in this city. The
win In han Two.
no compliment, however extravagant it
may seem, but what is truly deserved.
There will be on and in the building three
hundred and ninety-two flags and banners.
Over four thousand feet Of evergreen fes-
ICONS have been gracefully and symmetri-
cally arranged from the ceiling to the iron
girders, In
THE INTERIOR.
Banners of gold, silver, and different con-
trasting colors representing the States and
territories of the United States, will be sus-
pended between the evergreen festoons,
forming the capitals Of the columns in the
main part of the new building, while along
the gallery raining at equal distances, viii
be banners bearing the name of the princi-
pal towns in Tennessee. These banners
smaller than the rest are beautiful in de-
sign, with creSts of heavy and handsome
bordering; these go the entire circuit 10
Power Hall. Under the dome of the new
building and around the chandelier above
the fountain will be twelve banners, repre-
senting the twelve different woods of Ten
nessee. In the ground arch over Power
Hall viii be twelve banners representing
twelve different ores and minerals of the
State; in the center Of the dome or ground
arch under the tower, of the old building,
are also twelve banners, representing
twelve different kinds of agricultural pro
ducts of this State. In the old building,
among the festoons, and arranged in the
same way as those il the new building,
viii be banners, bearing the names of the
capitals of the different States, besides rep
forty Of the principal cities in
North America, The end of the arch of
he new building, where 1t joins the old
building, being ten feet higher as 10 its roof,
will be a beautiful representation of the
coat of arms of the United States,
he words Nashville Industrial Exposition
being on the streamer. Below and on each
side will be elegant flags of the United
States gracefully loOped. The band stand,
which Is semi-circulaF, Is situated on the
ground floor at the foot Of the gallery stair
way; the wall forming Its rear will be de-
,orated With United States flags and stands
Of colors. The arch extremity on Spruce
street, having an oval window of cOlored
glass, will be neatly festooned with flags,
forming a background and giving pleasant
'elief to the view Of the coat Of arms as
when standing in the gallery
above the Vine street entrance. The coat
Of arms, with the banners, were made by
Mr.. Hearn, on Church street, and again be-
speak the talent Of Nashville citizens.
McLewee, Putnam & Co., Broadway,
New York, have been most liberal and
contributed a Gift Of untold benefit to this
department. Of the Exposition. The gift
consists of three prismatic stars, each three
eet from point to point, and also prisma-
lie arch seven feet in length and twelve
inches thick. This arch will be placed over
he oval window in the main building over
cooking the fountain, one star on either side
and one above; they,w be lighted from the
inside and can be seen from Vine, Broad,
Spruce and High streets. They are valued
1t $500 and the generosity Of the donor
,annOt be too much praised
n this connection. There are two hundred
signal flags from the Navy Department at
which are to be placed at vari-
,us parts of the building. Wednesday
morning at 6 O'Clock again the inaugural
lay will be announced by the firing of can
non, simultaneous with the report Of which
Capt Dashiell will have thirteen flags raised
o the poles on the top of the buildings.
There are four flags II by IS feet high, all
made of English bunting, and letters "a by
inches, worked across the seams by Mr..
John OtlCy, of the Weed Sewing Machine
.gency. The first of these flags has white
round, with inscription in red and blue
etters, NASHVILLE Board of Trades" the
econd has blue field with inscription in
afiron and white letters, mechanics and
Association - the third has
red field with inscription in white letters,
Nashville industrial ExpositiOn;" the
Ourth has a green field with inscription in
White and saffron letters, Tennessee
Horticultural Society" There are also
our flags bearing white fields with the
It. Andrews and Greek cross, and vice
ersa; they are by feet, some having red |
ross on white field, blue cross on red field,
tc. There are also four flags 10 by Is feet,
ne being white passion cross on a blue
ED, another being composed oftour differ
Mt cOlOred bars horizontally arranged.
They are to be hoisted from the poles on
he building; and when all are futtering in
he breeze will form pleasant ornament to |
be building.
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