Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-07
How to see the Centennial Exhibit

ssoW 10 see the Centennial Exhibition,
\ good many people can spare time and
means iol but brief visit to the great Ceuten-
pia show, aud are forced to be content with
,brce or four days or week there. A cor
respondent of the New York Herald gives the
following US iul advice to such persons; he tells
them what they may iudiciously skip, and how
to make the labor of sight seeing pleasure;
aud he suggests that 10 even SO short a time as
three or four days visitors may enjoy great
deal and master the most interesting parts OF
the show.
Flsl-Alake W your mind that there is a
great dea! 10 the Exhibition that you cannot
see in week aud that there is very great
deal 10 it tuat you do not need or want to see
The mass of what is contained in these big glass
ht uses is Of Interest mainly to specialists; to
them it Is OF SURPRISING interest and import
auce; TO you, the mere average person, with a
week OF leisure, it is Of 20 value whatever.
Skip il boldly. For iuStauce, you will tud little
t. s.c in the building devoted to leather. A
W k through it OF half an hour is enough for
VI. Mr.. jackson 5. Schulz probably thinks
II tie best part OF the show; but you need not
thiDk so. The immense and important show
ui American aud + glish and German cloths
ard other manufactures you DO not care about,
Skip that. Your wife will rather see Starr j.
VI rcu,' collection of diamonds and canoes thai
half the other coutcDts of the wonderful Main
Building, and journey by elevator to the roof
viii be OF greater interest and value to you and
the children thau two days 10 the tresome pic
lurc gallery, which contains the most amazing
collection Of bad pictures ever made since men
beggu to daub witt oil on canvass Therefore
begin with determination to kip all that does
not at once attract you. That is the tunda-
mental principle Tor you 10 seeing the Exhlbi-
tlou.
Secoud-Buy at once all the catalogues aud
lock them over. You will see where and what
to skip. Mark down in each the few objects
which you are curious to see. They are not
many 10 the m,re unprofessioDal visitor. For
Instance, in the ar, catalogue you will iud a
lew famous pictures as, several of Washington,
and perhaps two teZcn others. These mark
auI, if you can easily find them look at then.
The rest are of 10 use and no real interest to
you. You vii be disappointed even 10 some
of those you have marked. The Turner, for
instance, is a mere daub: but there are some
Boughtons; there is Firth which Is famous;
there are TWO dozrn pictures, good and bad,
which you will really wan. to to see. Ao hour
or two hours at most, is enough for this whole
collection OF art. Those who spend days 10 1t
waste their time. Again, in Machinery Hall,
there is a very great deal which you can safely
skip. Some few things, easily found, you need
to see; but TWO or three hours are enough tor
the wnolc OF this building. The time you save
here you cau well Use 10 Agricultural Hall,
which con,aios more objects Of interest to an
Intelligent and but uuprotesslooal visitor than
all the other houses except the Main Building.
Thlrd-Let US now begin at the beginning,
for this is iutcuded to be your moderate man S
guide to the Exhibition. Try by all meaDs to
lodge near the gryunis. Il is great adVaot-
aye. II you cln walk in five miUutes to the
gates yau will gain at least one day in SIX over
those who need an hour to go aud return. Ii
you can 6ud anywherc-as you easily can-
lDdgi"gs and breakfast within walking distance,
pay httle more, good deal mVre should
$ 3, rather than 20 further away. l say odg
iug and br, akfast. You should then enter the
ga.cs at zine, due on the grounds at three, a.
your leisure. takiug a least an hour aud half
ior your dinner, aud two meals should be
enough for you. You Gao dine nowhere better
aud nowhere 80 pleasantly as within the
grounds. and if you set half past two or three
as Your diancr hour you will avoid the crowds
and get ready aud competent service. Try all
the great restaurants IN turn. You will proba
b.y Ike me American the best and the lrDls
Freres the least. | found there person dlulng
IN his SHIRT sleeves, which is not pleasant
tlnnor sight for ladies; and the charge 10 the
blli tor service" was e1tortlOnate, while the
cooking was not bit better than at LAUDER s
or he American.
o. your first day march from the gate dl
rcctiy to the circular railroad, pay i've cents,
take your seat and ride around the grounds.
YOU will zee all the buildings on your voyage
and yet an idea of the "lay OF the ground.
The end OF your 6vc-cent journey on the hrst
narr}w gaus railroad you probably ever saw
viii SCI you duwn near the picture gallery, aud
you may jus as we'll proceed at once TO under
= The great aGooy OF seeing he ar collection.
Make up you mind Solem0ly that what you
cannot sec Ii ,wo hours shall remain unseen by
Your eyes. 1t IS worth no more to you, II you
are 70 remain hut week. Aud n. b. When
ever, 10 the course of the day, you are tired,
10 not SIT down on the first bench, but get into
car and ride about. lou will rest better, aud
y1u will be seeing u more lovely bit OF country
al the time.
fourth-Allow at least halt day to the
Government Bui diog." 1t contains great
mass OF material which You ought to see, aud
which will interest and Instruct you. Professor
Bari's collection OF models Of the food fishes
OF this country, the great and curious colec-
ton of Instruments tor cstchlog fish; the army
ualtorm> from early days. the ordnance, the
Post Office exhibit, including machine Tor
t.liiue envelopes; the Indian exhibition, the
Coast Survey, these and many more, shown oy
Gu. Own GOV ,rnment, will interest and lustruc
yVu beyond most th!ngs 90 the grounds.
The Agricultural building deserves SONS
hour>. 10 especially at the neat japanese
par. There is aothlug more complete 10 the
W a Exnib!lon than this; aud eYea our owe
Snl;hSoulan Institution may learn something
IRON the japanese abcu: the best way to SHOW
the ram, bark, leaves aud h,werS OF usetu
tees ludccd. Que gets higher notion o.
japanese iut:l igsnce. skull and civilization from
Their show here than VIC generally have. The!
are y.rl u.:linlv q rivlliz.u nenple, and It |