New-York tribune., 1876-05-19
c1IupsEs OF THE FAIR.

GjIMpSES OF
VIENNA OVER AGAIN-RUsH TO ihN an ,,a1,,r
lPRoM THE REGULAR coRREsPoNDLS' " y, ~ a.,
Pm prI,r,nr1pHIA. May 1S.-Another rainy day.
"a = ny,a.o over again this first fortnight OF the Exh
-, in every day by spells OF an hour or so, and
.ho,aninc clouds the rest of the tme The only really
bright and Trustworthy weather we have nae since te
en,ng was on Sunday, when visitors 1ound the gaieS
shnt in their faces At Vienna the skies showed no
60, 70 the fair till June We have the same eX-
once here that had there with the badcondition OF
sno Grounds the unfinished walks the allprevailng mud,
railway trains Of late arriving goods endangelng
.s ,,nss Of promenaders the tracks. Thcre, how
ver tle grounds put in order much moro rapidly
than here for the Government set couple OF regiments
NJ soldiers at work upon them and in two or three days
after the young Croas and Hungarans exchanged
their mlskes for spades and shovels there we're good
gravel walks everywhere that people cared to CO. Ihe
long delay had providing walks between some OF the
nr,ncpa buildings is entirely out of character with the
energy displayed by the before the open
Inc The only direct road between the Main Building
and the Government Building and Women's pavilion
,s anke-deep with mud, that visitors are compelled
10 walk on the ties of either the narrowgau or the
freight railroad and the Agricultural Building is almost
Isolated from the rest OF the Exhibition by the expanse
of ire surrounding it, There really is no excuse for
dIaving so long these essential preparations for the
eo fort OF visitors Plank gravel walks could be
made wherever needed in a single day.
Considering the bad weather. the attendance is en-
courang The crowds continue to prefer the Art Halls
and the Main Building. People who come for anuse-
ent find more attractions in the latter place than any
herc else with its wonderful variety of interesting OBJ
ee and Its concerts twice day. and those who set ont
to study the Exhibition in detail usually begin there
The large number of visitors to the art galleries. con-
fess surprises me- and seems TO argue that the roVlng
class is in much greater proportion TO the whole attend
ance than one would imagine. They find out the Dest
pictures too and congregate before them leaving n
noticed the walls devoted TO medocrity. Critics would
t bowever he pleased at the attention bestowed upon
the Italian sculpture the annex but the reason is not
far to seek These statues of children laughing crying
blowing bubbles, catching butterflies, are no doubt
,ourpeymen sculptors' work for the most
part but they appeal TO the common heait
and no knowl .dge of mythology, history, or
poetry is needed to comprehend hem The sNcdeS have
been rehang their pictures, aud have now number
In place that were not up the opening day. They i
a room IN the annex and share with Holland the largo
room at the west end Of the Art Gallery There appears
to be nothing that could be called distinctive swedish
school Of painting The canvascs bear evident marks OF
the German French training Of the artists, and most
of them can be traced at TO the Dusseldorf school
As whole the collection surpasses that OF Germany
more painters Of established fame contributing 70 IT,
The Stockholm Museum furnishes number OF pictures
from its collection and besides these there perhaps
dozen that have medals at the Paris salons Baron
HeITneln tie Swedish Fine Arts Commissioner t. the
Exhibition, shows three large canvases-'' Winter"
"suing" and "The First snow"-and small harbor
scene
On Decoration Day, May 80, the bank Offices and
Bankers Building, at the Centennial Grounds VIII be
formally opened, with q speech by the Hon. Ebiidge
Gerry Spaulding Of Buffalo. Tickets 10 admit members
are being prepared, as compliment, by the American
Bank Note Company, and will be adorned with finely
engraved portraits of Robert Morris, the first President
Of the old Bank Of North America; Of Alexander Ham
ton first Secretary of the Treasury and also by an aec
rate representation Of independence Hall as 1t appeared
wien the Declaration signed. These tickets 1t is
Intended will be ready for distribution to the members
ey the 25th inst.