, 1873-09-10
THE clNclNNAf i Exposition,
characteristics Of tho Cincinnatians...Cos.
mopolitan Character Of tho
Exhibition.
Some Ct the Pictures in Art-HalI--De
Haas shlpwreck "--Boulan- = 3!
gers "0mphale and
Hercules"
Rothcrme1's "Hypntia "--Dubllf's
"Prodign1 Son "--A COl1ec-
ton Of CurlOsities.

FfOulBnl son "~~A COllcC-
ton Of Curiosities.
coyysarondenee Of Tho Chicago Tribune.
CrNuNNAr1, sept. Q, 1878.
LIKE CITY, LIKE EXPOSITION.
Tho great metropolis Of Ohio has at all times
wcll-to-do, assured mir. that pevor was 80
struck with a. In tho management and dsplny
OF tho Exposition. In tho hands Of rich people
exclusively, thoy have mado it thoir pride to
invest 1t With tho case, opulonco, culture, and
libera1ity for which they aro distinguished Tt
ia opon to tho world, with such Inducements In
tho way Of premiums as invite tho competition
OF tho world !. and, tho contributions disposed
Of In tho bost manner, every encouragement Is
gtvon to visitors. In tho matter Of transpor-
tation alone, IN arrangement has boon
made by which over 14ooo nai1es Of railway
aro avatlnblo to the public at reduced rates.
suppose thero never wore moro porfoct police
regulations. They impross tho stranger, tho
moment ho arrives in tho city, with q Honao Of
security aud comfort that Ia incseasea every
stop Of his way. CommodouR stfoet-cars, or
currages ut tho reasonable rate OF 10 conts, con-
vey lin to tho Exposition building, where ho iBat
onco made to fool at home. Ho Is FREQ to so
whore he plcases rest when ho is weary, and eat
whom ho ia hungry, either OF his oarofu1y-pro-
pared homo-1uuoh or at tho Exposition roBtnu-
rant, whore he is sure Of gotting his monoys
worth
Those aro points which, no doubt, received
| their full share Of attention from
THE CHICAGO COMMITTEE
TINT haa been on u tour Of inspection bore. They
| have much moro to do with tho succoss Of an
Exposition than any othor details, and 1t muHt
| not DO imagined they woro attained without caro-
and trouble. Tho Cincinnati Exposition haa now
been In existence several years, and ita export
enco can DO mado to facilitate your succosH.
Ncithor WIS Cincinnati always tho quiet, Bolf-
| contained, opu1ont city aho is now. limo was,
in the memory Of your correspondent. whom she
waH noisy and buHtlng, and given oyor, body
and soul, to the worship OF Mnmmon. 1t WAS an
ovont for one Of hor citizens to go to Europe,
aud the possession of raro picture made the
owner famous. Tho businessmen took no ro-
creation, and groaned over tho guy, rolloking,
loud-yoiced. somewhat fast bellies and beHu1 that
now preside over tho bost-regulated households.
Vol, =.
ALL THIS 10 CHANGED.
somo OF thoae very old scrooges now ambto
abroad and at watering places; thor children, aa
said before, nre models Of proprety ; and slio
third generation have Ind every advantage OF
wealth and culture. II not in evory instance
accomplished, tho women especially have cer-
tain mir Of excluHlyonesa moro than high breed.
ing aud voices attunod to the most approved
society. pitch. There is, withal, an appearance,
in . committee Of ladies ii tho Department. OF
! Household Art. From the schoolgirl to the
matron, they werc aB solemn ns Judges, and s'l.
porintonded tho arrangements with painful pro
eision. Maybe they were tirod; but their &. 9;
| preston WAS precisely like that I saw on tht
| stroet, and In tho hotels and restauranta. A
,ewslmper-nan pointed. out to ne q couple Of
city-corsnorants and thoy positively had tht
same eir Of dignity and propriety tiiat oharao
torized my companion. No one would ever have
+; ! suspected them Of being worse nor thiof."
: Tho redootuing feature Of Cincinnati dignit.
sud prido ia hor charity, which prevents tL'
Q vail in old citios. With the closest-packed pop
ulation Of any city in the United states thero il
comparatively little ,pI.sp p.auporismm H. and
sSsN ssst public JS heuodesnce is the fo.n
! tain, to which 1Ir. Probasco has juat addet
! a contribution Of four elegant bronco snttors
1 aud next may be esteemed
: THE CINCINNATI INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION.
Tho building. doye-tniiel il a crowded block
8 with wing across tho street, reached by a higl
: gallery over tho thoroughfaro. will not admit o
comparison With the . stately picturesque ant
9 Lake Michigan. aud ia the first object to NEE
tho eye of the visitor to Chicago; but tho in
II terror is well worth tho careful study your Com
8 1nittee. aud tho Committees from Newly AM
u Baltimore, have given it, In Wow Of the grart
l. extont Of your Exposition building: I beg loav
Q to call attention to tho fact that Tie on
in Cincinnati wac @ 'Ydt added .,d to poft iron to
year TO yeer and r. tnas t tno gfostes y,
o unnecessary llanks and partitions in order t
o clear the Wow and convey tho greatoas .poHBlbl
r idea OF Bpaco. With your vast contro-domo,
u will bo almost like holding fair under the ope
| tho perspective above and below shall be unin
!. torrupted. Aa entered tho Cincinnati Expos
BODYBUILDING to-lay, I could scarcely believe j
was tho Same placa I crowded through los
Nothing could DO devised moro grateful IN
u pleasing to the ae1lseS than the
j. WILDERNESS OF FLOWERS
aq mts4a a a y a1ssg e ssdonabs, 5S ths 1T Il
- busincss-roalites Of the Exposition. From tb
o aoothing atmosphere Of aowors, it iB but ste
X to the Main Hail. whore greatt: variety Of nil
70 cellaneous articles is on exhibition: above IL
:, tlations in the way Of seats. It is heautifall
y decorated, and set of BY . Moorish payilo
at en- face ut the ond Of the Hall. Tho pavilion
as a sds @ hn aa NpWns. pSn5 a9a H.
10 racks Band. which porforms tho choicest mus
III to the delighted crowd.
as With tho report Of your Committee before Il
o. Exposition Board, it is scarcely worth while
O. mont Of the building; but muat be allowed
I'd aay ono word ct ........
le THE COSMOPOLITAN CHARACTER
Of Of tho ExpoHition. it hes ever boon tho oarne
I'd policy Of the managers to engage tho co-ope
20 ntion Of foreign AB vol as domestic enterprise
10 aud this year, especially, they have their rewar
10 Thoro is no department Of art or industry WHY
Is is not adorned aud enriched by imported good g
d. Gormau. English, French, and ltalinn painting
r. machinery from tho Pacific Ooaat duplicat
he Of French, Scotch, Irish, German, and EngllI
~ fAbricB nhown at tho Vionna Fair, ana AL softa
d. tropical flowers and pluuts.
ut AnT-llALl.
sa has an entirely different collection from that
be Inst yoar, and, without catalogue {there u n9