Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26

hummed and buzzed, struggling for
peeps, which revealed Il few yards of
wet flooring, several stout, rough deaf
and some struggling employees in a
state bordering on distraction. At noon
exactly there came trooping into the
Palace an immense crowd, which
in short time swarmed all over the
building, receiving liberal augmenta.
tons up to the commencement of the
concert, the chief feature Of the day,
by which time the assemblage had
attained enormous dimensions. Seen
from point of the gallery near the
great organ, the sudden tumultu0us
filling of the spacious building by a
gaily-dressed lnultitude-the women
seemed to be in a vast majority-was
an impressive and pleasant spectacle,
but the simplicity of the affair was in !
marked contrast to the 'sinaugura-
tions, }" which have abounded of late
years. Some guns were fred, but they
were inaudible inside the building
there was no procession, no speech
making not SO much.as a tenth.cousin.
german Of the Royal Family was pres.
ent ; so there was no backing and no
bad grammar, circulation was unim-
peded, everybody WAS at liberty to
pick out royal princes and princcsscs
among the hats and bonnets which
made brief appearances in places sup
posed to be privileged, and to point
them out with unhesitating accuracy to
their neighbors. + At half
past two the luncheon and dining
rooms we're lensely crowded with a
maddened multitude, desperate be-
tween hunger and fear of being
shut out from the concert. A few
minutes more, and the music of the
National Anthem was pealing through
the building, the organ and the
orchestra producing an almost over
whelming effect, and the whole scene
was one which even the hungry must
have enjoyed. The bewilderiug
costumes of the ladies, however
their profusion of details and outra-
geous colors may render them indi-
vidually tasteless and even ridiculous,
looked very well c,s nsdsse in the great
space Of the centre transept, and
lighted up by bright sunshine, while
the beautiful display Of flowers in the
nave gave all possible richness and
dc]icacy to the general effect of color.
OF the palace the same journal says:
ut is u very handsome building, and,
though one chances upwards mechanic.
ally, looking for the lofty glass roof
which is not there, and feels III that
moment that one has hardly understood
the beauty and grandeur Of the Crystal
Palace before, it grows upon ones
liking. At first it seems heavy, and
the perpetual encountering of trans
verse iron poles Ill many directions is
annoying, but by degrees it's proper
tions please; and when one stands in
the center. looks up into the dome, at
ouce grand and elegant, and takes in
the great span of the roof and the long
lines of the galleries. strong sense Of
beauty comes with the inspection.
The details are almost all good,
the coloring of She walls Of the
dome and of the roof very
delicate and effective; but the dull
brown of the orchestra benches-it was
afterwards happily hidden by their
occupants-injures the ightsomo, lie.
fined effect of the great organ, which
is a beautiful object. The pipes of
sllvec grey, pale blue and gold, lightly
touched in a sober pattern at the base
with vivid scarlet, confront and blend
| with the hues of the great window at
the end, those of the over-arching
roof, most happily; while the groups
of tall tropical plants and cleaning
white statuary, tastefully disposed ut
the sides, lend just the requisite shade
and GOODNESS. 1t is provoking, where
SO much care and taste are displayed,
to observe such discord in color as
that which offends the eye in the
fitting up of the <oggse at the respect.
i've corner of the galleries in
trout of the orchestra. The purple
lining to the galleries, whose ornamen-
tation is red and blue all along their
line, is sufficiently trying, and the still,
artificial garlands, as ungraceful as
they are unreal, might he removed
with advantage. But these arc minor
blemishcs iii comparison with the
hanging of heavy, dark purple curtains
the most ightlcss and absorbent OF
shades, against wall paper of palc blue,
above crimson draperics, and finishing
the harsh contrast with coarse, haring,
yellow worsted fringe. Among the
permanent decorations there are sey-
eral very pretty medalllons inserted
above the corEices Of the entrance
doors. They are white reliefs on blue,
and look like Wedgewood ware. It was
hardly day on which to- Oh
serve the details of the Pal
ace as place of exhibition,
Especially, as the great nave was occu-
pied by the fairest and stateliest OF
visitors, azaleas, roseS wonderful
tropical ferns, and by Il superb display
of palms Sand ::other plants from the
Lands of the Sun. The standard OF
Flanders azalea, and Babadoes fern
from Sir +. Goldsnid's houses, like !,
pyramid Of dclicale frillel fans sus
pended by the finest threads, attracted
the attention Of the multitude, even
amid I'LL the novelty of the scene. The
music was admirably selected ant
supcrbly performed, but the result OIL
the concert was Il confirmation OF til,
verdict against great open spaces usct
rs concert halls. Malemoiselle Titiens
magnificent voice did indeed triumph
over space, and fill it, but such IL tn,
on its powers is not fair. whilo it leave
+ no chance to others. A concert hall O
l&lHc 6lZc uuN "a "Cll UCStCu NCUuStl
+ properties is to be the scene Of tn
, future concerts announced for this sea
son, and grent things arc promised i
the dramatic line. The theatre, in I'll,
! northern transcpt, is very pretty in
+ deed, and I'LL the arrangementst, to
a bcwildering to the lay mind, are az
parcntly perfect. Seen from q cornc
of an opposite gallery, the stage, wit
, II set landscape scene was so cilcctiv
4 4 that M accidental carpenter who ha(
, pcncd to cross it with glue pot lool
:, cd quite picturesque, and excited
~ momentary expectation that pl..
= might be among the projected plea
- ures of the day. There IRE no fou,
. tains rs yet, and the chronological Iii
~ :, play is rather diSproporticnatcly CO,
;, spicuous."
:, OF the means of reaching Muswc
Hill, and Of what was to be seen att