New-York tribune., 1873-05-19


rations so dued yesterday, comes out with wonoer-
full freshness and hrilliancy, as if on purpose
to show the malice of the weather
find that most spectators shared the I'M
preston which the opening ceremonies mace
on myself-that of their simplicity, good taste, ana
entire appropriateness Mahommed was fond OF
saying: Haste is of the Devil" but in this IN
stance haste has done good service. The order
achieved and the display made are fully equal 10 all
which the French Exposition was able to show on
the day of its inauguration. The great building
itself-except few of tho courts which have been
constructed between the transepts at the last mo-
ment-seems to be finished and the unpackng OF
the articles destined for the vacant spaces. will be
carried ON without incumberng the passages. The
eastern wing, devoted mainly to Austria, Hungary,
Russia and the Orient is further advanced than the
western where England is not half represented, and
the United States and Brazil scarcely at all.
made general tour of inspection this after
noon, and satisfied myself that by the end OF the
month very few of the promised glores of the EXhl-
bitlon will fail Since the first confusion has been
overcome, the work will advance much more rap
idly The entire space occupied by all the buildings
must be much moro than square mile, but nearly
oil of the detached structures under roof many
Of them quite completed externally. and the re-
moyal of the rubbish will speedily change the as
pect of the grounds BY the register made at tho
turnstiles there coud not have been fewer than
25 600 persons present during the afternoon, many
of them drawn by a false report that Strauss band
would play in the Rotunda. The Art Building
is separated from the eastern wing by
pleasant garden, in the center OK whlch
is an imitation of the fountain OF
Sultan Achmed. in Constantinople, the hangers
were everywhere at work, and all the halls were
closed against me except one. where Pilotys great
picture 80 by 1S feet Of the Triumph of Germanicus
leans against the wall, and the works Of modern
scuptors resemble the antique, at least On having
lost hands, arms, legs in the transport and un-
packing The garden court beyond is all turfed and
planted, needing only little moro rain and sum-
The handsome buildings on either side. called the
Exhibition of Amateurs private collections Oh
arms arnor bric-a-brc, furniture and ornamental
art-were filed with such gang of sprnklers
and sweepers that l did not attempt an entrance.
In the half -mile-ong buildingfor machinery there
are only the merest d. ginnings. few colossal
groups of copper and steel work have been erected
model locomotives and passenger cars block up the
aisle boxes with labels from all Europe and America
are piled around by thousands, but single steam
engine has yet been set up. Weshall hardly see any
machinery in operation for month TO come. This
part of the Exposition however, will eventually far
surpass any display of the kind which has ever been
made The American restaurants and bars are open,
having got the start of all others except the Piisen
brewery Prices are graduated, according to the re-
ports of countrymen by those of the Viennese res
taurants which, it is needless to say, are far from
moderate. hope they represent better than our
average cuisine
must correct one OF two inaccuracies in the re-
port of the opening Most of the correspondents,
even Of the London press usually so correct IN Court
matters were in doubt concerning some OF the royh
ladies In the imperial cortege My authority was
young gentleman belonging to the diplomatic corps,
and ought to have relied upon hun; but when
diplomatic lady, whose opportunities for knowing
could not be questioned, insisted that the Crown
Princess of Prussia was not present, ended by sup
posing that the pleasant-faced and rather plump
ladyin pale violetgray, with overdress of lace,
must be somebody else. 1t was the Crown Princess,
however and she had the Emperor's during the
promenade through the wings. At the time, no
one seemed to recognize the lady escorted by
the Prince of Wales; it was the Countess of Flan-
ders The interest of the crowd concentrated in the
Imperial Crown-Prince, Frederick Wilhelm, who
certainly was the handsomest and manifest of the
distinguished personages. L somewhat under-esti-
mated the number of persons present in the RO-
tunda. The official returns give the number of en-
frances during the day at 3j OO0 which would allow
about 20 900 for the witnesses to the opening
monies. The Viennese papers say $4,000, but do
not believe the Rotunda closely packed, would hold
so many, and less than half its space was actually
occupied.
Last evening there was gorgeous state dinner at
the Imperial Hofburg. All the high titled guests
were present, with the diplomatic corps, the Com
missoners General Of foreign nations, and large
number of Austrian and Hungarian officials. The
United States was ftly represented by hlr. Thomas
McElrath, who is put down on the court list as
Honorable COmmissoner'-a designation which
all who know him will accept in it's full significance
The struggle for space and location among the Amer
ican exhibitors has reached its climax and must be
settled soon by coup detdt. if it cannot be done
otherwise. Paymaster Cunningham of the U. S.
Navy, who was empowered by our new Commits
sioners to arrange the matter, resigned this evening
unable to rule the conflict of interests and it will be
very difficult to find o competent man for
the place. Mr.. Pickering, the Engineer, and
Mr. Reck, the architect of the Commission have
been untring in their labors and what little has
been practically accomplished within the American
Department is chiefly owing to them. There Is o
perceptible crowd in the streets to-day, not that the
daily arrivals have much increased but the first
day in ten when it has not been torture to walk
abroad entices everybody out of doors. Francis
Joseph, with his uncle the ex-Emperor Ferdinand
drove out this morning, and, write, he and the
Empress have just gone by, on horseback, on their
way to the Prater The line of carriages must be
several miles in length, but they mostly the
facres which ended their strike this morning, and
are occupied by the holidaying exhibitors. 1t is
time, now, that your correspondent should also
begin his holiday. There are few of the class who
have not weary heads and hands, and aching bones
this evening. b. 7.
THE CHARGES AGAINST THE AMERICAN