, 1874-09-08
THE EXPOSITION.
Preparations f0r Tho 0ponfnG-The
Now PnE0aQnss

nm Exnns1tion IL In nn1y exDertB Who CNM look
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ulon .lo sooho IN sno ua.''s H. ] r,,,",co E,no. %
polntment and forebod'nGa. lno ea,o"so hApo-
Bitlon 10 not IN exception to tho RUE. A1most
anybody entering tho building scatc.day would
hnyo iumnel at tlo conclusion That It would be
Ing to organize by tomorrow eyoning syatoin-
atlzed d!sntay Of goods. All day long tho build
ing rooouudod With stroke Of hammer aud
acreco,, of aaw. and tho atmosphere was lloayily
hdcn with tho oaor " palnt' 1.'ols@neto
hurried to amt ITO an1loua-lacea aftlsans VINO
locked aa though thoy had 1nado up thoir milds
to accomplish In timo, ut my cost, tho work
boforo them. Tho charaotcrof
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OF tho building WILL ia WILDLY different tia year
from what 1t was Inst. Tho Longitudinal atslos
have boon considerably narrowed. anu the cross
ojuloa will bo of greater number tho exhibitors.
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aIoh'16o petnR aoni'S uouu'co y s'o on"nso'
Thia change. and tho preRouce of larger nuu-
her Of pagodes, or kiosks, or hootlss, will not
permit Of 40 cIoar q Wow along tho ground floor
as was bad !sat ycas, 80 that the visitor l1 NOV.
step, and morooyor will hayo his attention muro
contnod to tho altlclos ncar at hand. Not only
alo
THE rAuonAs
but many Of thom aro e Of con8idornblo nlze and
Of elegant design and workmanship. Among
tho moro prominent, begiuntpg ut tic south eul
of the building, nay bo mentioned q very
elegant littlo octagonn1 structure which IL
syas oauey a1 aS Shoso position % IN eose
proximity to tho Floral uall will
mako Guuthor trctnb!o. further north iB iced
T. Sons "ronplo Of Music" under whose eayoB
cur sucking Qotsschalks und ThalborgA will play
without c1asinE tho Wedding March, unless
thoy l,hyo decided upon something difroront this
year. Then comcs D. Il, Fisk 4 Co.'s miniature
millinery atore, ut first sight plain, square, un-
attractive structure at present, but which, WHOM
three Of it's eiaos are iucloscd with plnte-glaua
Ii fect In longth. and i!a Interior gen1ns with
bonnote and bats, ribbons aud trimmings, will DO
ono OF the pieces lie resistance Of tho SHOW, ut
any ratio to the ladies.
North Of this aro tue two huge structures iu
which Field, Letter & Co, aiil Gos.aGo t. Co.
viii show to tho world what tLoy know about dry
goods. The kcou rivalry existing botyeep thoao
Two firms Ia carriod on to MI amusing extont
u tic Exposition building. at lrst Zach
firm was decided upon having modest, sl1bsta,l-
tial structure. leaving to tic atocl;a displayed
place. Thon Gossago's carpenters gayo iudubit-
ab]o sirus of at, intention to indulge in nu orna-
MONTH cornico. to which tho opposition respond
Cd will, black walnut railing. Then Gossago
consulted with o lrcsco man, which, Field, Letor
d Co, oyerhenring, followed auit, and no OH,
until now each tirrn is bound to Iaye at nuy coBt
pagods which will be unto thnt Of the opposi-
ton as tho Templo of Solomon to firc-shnuty.
Al OF Which tontls to tito general effects of tho
show. There is no doubt tint were tho height
Of these structures not limited the competition
hero and thoro displayed would lead to tho con-
structop Of kiosks wllogo roof would extend up
to tho exhibition coing, and then the owners
would apply for polmission to remove tho roof
Noar by Is tho structure OF tho Cornell Witch
COMPANY. which ia IN exact cou1ltorpart in
miniature OF tho factory ct Cornell. In this will
be located numbor Of tho factory fcmaIo o,,er-
ture windows, whose small slzo viii bo very TIM
talking to tho people who think that half tho
fun Of Visiting . public gathc.ing consist Of
ogling aud leering into tho fAooa Of poor girls
who, from their position, arc unablo to resent
the insult. Tho Elein Watch Company'a booth
anco with Exposition regulations, it Inns been
out down 4 or feot. Hela will work scoro of
Matchmaking female operatives, aud it looks III
though they were going to llaro mich cuolrr
tuition.
TEE FOUNTAIN
which lends grace TO tho centre Of tho building
will this year bc moro beautiful than ever. Tho
two Athonian Indies rho, wore the weather wa,m
oppression, mud in whose cou,ltcuances neither
tho dripping from tho cold pools above, nor tho
ecrutiuizing gazen from tho countanancea below
produced change OF oxpless lsre been con-
giderablY boautiiod tlis yoaf, Such Of thcir
form as renatns undzapcl haB boon tranamuted
from tho tliugy brown Of Iaat year into glori-
GUS golden tint, while their lrapery has boon
bronzed With consummato caro, ns hns
also tho reBk OF tho ccntrc-pioco OF tho
fountain, Besides th!s tho vacant pedestals Of
lust year will this year bo tho resting places OF
haldsoue terrn-cotta 1lowor-stnude, on whoae
summit will Gleam forth daily ricl bouauots Of
cut flowcrs. Whether or moi tho live stock Of
tho fountain will bs improved il aH yot a matter
Of speculation. 1t IL to bo hoped however that
an Improvement will 10 achieved In this regard.
It may 10 safely assumed TINT tAoro voro but
few country folls, country editors evenlncIudet,
who wero fully imposed upon by the tin awanB
which wont, as tho wind llHtod, along the pool
Of last year's fountain. It il safo to say now
that the tin swans area tlng Of tho paBt md that
there arc strong hopes OF their
Tho gentle curve OF tho lltAo mock, tho CLEAN Of
tho eyo tho proaldbca1ingiih gcuotnl of thoreal.
live svau found but Il poor interpreter In tho
block-.in concern OF lust year. Tho sano can be
said at tho artificial goldfish. Tho colortnG OF
the tisl, it must be acknowledged, was rich In
tho oxtromo, hut unfortunately the plumber IN
seyaraI instances had put the ballast Of the fish