Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-24
GRAND RAPIDS WIS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 81, 1875.

chlnery hall. This lady arrived sew
eral weeks ago, and since then has
received calls from thousands of repre-
sentatires Of all nations but her ad-
vent was so unheralded, and she has
kept so quiet since being conveyed to
the international city, that were it not
for the placards near the northeast
corner of Machinery Hall very few
would be aware Of her presence. At
tracted by these announcements, how
ever, the visitor naturally follows the
direction Of the index finger on one
end of the card, and by this thought
full precaution thousands have been led
to pay visit to a parsonage who might
otherwise have escaped attention. The
lady herself is said to have once been
very beautiful, but the hand of time
has not touched lightly her delicate
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slastic admirers would now venture to
call her young. Her dress possesses
all the characteristics Of Egyptian
cloth, and though decidedly inartistic,
has evidently answered all the purpos-
es for which it was first intended.
The Princess is now neither lovely nor
vivacinus, though there is no reason
to believe that in years gone by she
was not an adept in all those little arts
which attract mankind and excite the
envy of the gentler sex. In height
she is little less than five feet, her
form still preserves some "reminiscences
of Well-rounded contour, and her
hands and feet are small and delicately
fashioned. 1t is believed that the
Princess possessed in her younger days
a, soft, sweet voice, which had been
thoroughly cultivated by the best
Egyptian masters. But this assertion
,s1rsr.e4t ~" bv yerlned, Tor the lady
never attempts to sing, and not one of
her visitors have yet heard her speak.
Sometimes gentlemen whose appear
ance indicate that they have spent the
best years Of their lives in the study
of oriental customs, costumes and his
tory, will, after d1ligent inquiry, learn
the whereabouts Of the Princess. but
instead Of paying her mere call, they
invariably prolong their stay into a
visit of such length that one naturally
wonders at their actions. They scan
every lineament Of her face with de-
voted interest, and even converse. by
the hour on the peculiarities Of her
garments. The Princess pays no at
tention whatever to these enthusiasts,
and has from the first retained a silence
and placidity which nothing could dis
turb. By the side of the Princess
hangs a curiously-ornamented case, rich
with Egyptian figures and inscriptions
which describe her ladyship as a prin-
cess Of noble family. The inscriptions
give number of interesting biograph-
ical details, and contain extracts from
the ''Book of the Dead" or Ritual
of the Dead" The princess is with
out doubt ever 1000 years
old, and is one of the best preserved
mummies on exhibition.
Nearly 1000 soldiers mostly State
troops-are encamped at Belmont, in
the vicinity Of the grounds, and their
presence enlivens things considerably
Parades and reviews occur almost dai-
ly, and the music furnished by the ex-
cellent bands belonging to different
divisions is much enjoyed. The De-
troit Light Guard, which arrived on
Sunday evening with an excursion
party of five hundred prominent citi-
zens Of Michigan, were accorded a
reception at the Michigan Building on
Wednesday
The following statement has been
published in some of the daily papers:
"Chicago is presently to have gigan-
tic union depot. The Main Building
of the Centenial Exposition. which is
composed of iron and heavy glass, put
together in sections, SO that it can be
readily taken down without breaking
or in any way injuring the strength
and beauty of the structure, has just
been purchased by Col. Thomas Scott,
who will, Immediately on the breaking
up OF the exposition, transfer it III
segments in that city The accom-
plishment of this project will be the
greatest advance in railroad interests
that has taken place in Chicago for
years, no single Improvement beginning
to compare with it," I called upon
Col. Scott to inquire if the story had
any foundation in fact and found that,
while the statement is little prema-
ture, such result is not improbable.