, 1875-09-16


koyEA'8 credit M nu carnest hnncs.. ami
eloquent statement of views,
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/ THE EXPOSITION,
Tho Exposition has now tcon opcn I, week,
ana may be said to bo in complete running
order. Tho departments nre nil filled, there
il no vacant spaco in tho building, and q
glance Mt the grent hive Of industry, with ita
mental products, its articles of nrt and luxu.
~, and its collections of curiosity and scic1,-
tiiic research, shows that tile managers wors
not out Of the why in claiming for 1t superi-
ority over tho Exposition of laat ycnr, and
that they have made good their announce
1nont to give tho people oven moro than their
moneys worth. A bird's-eyo view Of the
grent building reveals n most interesting
sight. Tho entire northern half, on tia main
floor, is devoted to machinery, representing
almost every conceivable department Of
mechanics, with their variousproducts. Ono
entire room at the extreme north end of tho
building is filled with reApers. mosors, and
hRrvesters in operation, in addition to gang.
plows, hny-bin1erB, and burrows. Tho re.
1naiuder Of the space is given to sowing -1na-
chimes, wood and iron working machines,
smut-1nills, flour and foed miltB, automatic
and rotary cnginos, pumpa in endless array,
miniature watch factories, md accumulations
of mechanical products in almost bowildering
profusiou. In tho centre, M ornamental
fountain givos suggestion Of coolncsa rs well
aa of beauty, with its jets md sprays Just
beyond tho fountain, you come upon tho
household art department, with its six seta Of
rooms, uniquely and nrtiBtically furnished,
before which tho ayerngo ho11selzooper, who
knows only uso md not nrt, will linger in de-
| spair, M sho looks upon tho elegant paper
hnngngs, tho exquisite pictures, tie elaborate
carvings in the furniture, and the quaint mo-
saics and tiles which give such an antique
| appearance to the various Bets- Bow cen this
| department and tho south ond Of tho building
is n rendezvous of tho Indies. Tho guperb
displays Of clothing, toilottos, dry goods,
| carpets, millinery, upholstery, nnd furniture,
constitute IN attraction, tho fascinations OF
which mono but tho strongest-minded females
nro capable of resisting. a little further on
| aro beautiful collections of shells, aquaria
filled with noble specimens Of brook trout,
| and chnto and fish why showing tho details
of plscscll1ture. Tho immense departments
OF fruit and flowers complete the survey Of
tho main floor, and they will richly repny a
S's''' ~ may 10 many yoars before such an
nssaY OF a1u's "au % seen mere ngaln. VI
'no Nofthorn States, Illinois, Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Iowa,
Kansas, Nobraska, Colorado, Now York,
Connecticut, Maine, and Massachusetts,
!n1o oI tue ocuthcfh, kentucky, Mary
lana' virginia, hnsslsslppi, Missouri, and
Anaisana' aro represented, while the Pa.
emo aope la represented by tho luscious
ana tareo 1ful's Oh California. More than
na1 OF tho states IN tho Union, therefore, sent
fruit to this Exposition, and lin immense
variety ono exhibitor alone (fFom hiassa-
chnaetsa) showing 27o varieties Of pears.
easslng from the frmt department, tho
ooant'fnl howors anu foliage plants' em-
oFaelng great number OF rarc oxotica from
the tropics Will attract tho oyo. Tho art
aepastmen.' IN tho ons1 wing OF the building,
"'th It's large COLLECTION OF oil paintings,
water eolors, oEayona' and pnstols, giving
comprehensive aud very complete repre-
sentat'on OF american art' Los already re-
eelsea very tnoEongn not1eos III lHH 1mpoNE.
~ ls Tho nucleus OF attraction and at any
amo d2nng tho day is sure to be
nneo Win IN adm'r1ng throng' The
best timo for seeing the pictures
light ia good and tho crowds can DO avoided.
There is another department, that of natural
history md minerals, III tho west gallery.
which no visitor Should omit to see. 1'ha
collection Of skeletons, embracing almost
everything from mceatAerium 10 a mouse
the diagrams, Gusts, and models: the pro.
served birds, tishes, and ma,uma]ia thu
beautiful fossils, sca-plants, md raro and