The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-10
Where We Are Ahead Of Austria and Where
Austria Was Ahead Of Us.
A LIST OF DISTINGUISHED ARRIVALS
The Emperor of Brazil and Presi-
dent Grant in Town.
Senators, Governors. Congressman and
Army and Navy Officials.

PHILADELPHIA, May 9. 1919
All loyal souls In expectant Philadelphia are looking
toward the heavens and praying for sunshine The
sudden spell or warm weather which came ON Monday
threatened US with August before were we'll into
May One effect OF the heat to bring the green
leaves, which had been lingering but which make the
park exceedingly beautiful. The rain came last
Ing, and for hours poured 1t rained until
evening to-day As l write the gray clouds hang
In monaclng aspect on Georges Hill, with only
faint glimpse Of sunshine behind them ~ all
Philadelphia Is ready to burst into flowers, and
nngs and ribbons and lantsrns-as the city is TO be
garden during the day and an illuminated grotto during
The night, you imagine how all Of us even those
Who have reached the pitch OF Phladephia enthu
siasm, pray for the to come out For It would bs
spity. alter all these years Of work aad waiting and
with SO many great people coming-a real President
and dozen budding Presidents; and what IL more,
real Emperor, who. though he goes about in white
hat and umbrella, only caring to see Sherman
and Longfellow, bluebiooded prince-to have the
show In the Of the main building, and ali our
greatness home and foreign, splashng about from hall
to hall under umbrellas To-day tho grounds de-
plorable. and walk from building to building gave
future anticpations OF what It would be the event
Of continued rain Between the main building and the
Machinery Hail. the which tho President eto1rage
10 70 take there Is fine asphaltum pavement. But
the between these edhces and tho outlying ex
hibts are almost impossible. M
EVERYBODY AT WORK.
But the rain, OF which we have had more than
enough, did mot dampcn the enthusiasm Of those in
charge Of the various displays Every hour seems to
bring each department into better condition. The
rush was kept up all during the night BY special
favor was allowed TO stroll about last evening for
hour when the main building was lighted
curious to tho effect Of the light upon dis
play vast and varied II was very nne and
soud well imagine how the whole scene burdened 40
is with color and bathed In light would give
an idea Of tine ARABIAN Nights" In most or the sec
ions there was earnest steady work. especially among
Americans. In tweaty-four hours our people have
made tremendous stridez This morning was grati-
led and astsuished 70 how much had been done.
rhe work Of arranging glasses, Furnishing up cases,
abp0sng silver and steel look the attrac
tive, continued without ceasing. The conspicuous
American department, tho one which forms
with Germany, France and England, tho cen
trail pat OF the whole display, is lag
Eng Germany, with It's beautiful collection of
poreeains from the imperial works is all ready while
England, with Its jewelry and gems lone alone
costing thousands OF pounds) only needs dust brush
TO make II at for an Emperor TO France In slow
and could that activity in the workmen who
were dsposing Of Mr. Marchands ameublements
necessary to have them in order. But they still have
. good twelve eighteen hours before them, and In
that time, especially with the impulse which always
with the last moment, the four nations in this
eliminating display may all be ready.
THE PROGRESS THE NATIONS.
Brazil il working steadily ahead, and your CORE
spondent noticed much Improvement All tho sections
with one exception, seemed quite ready and good
mornings work would finish that SO that when Dom
podr k.o ~
reason DO proud Of his interesting exhibt-onc Of
the most SNOWY in the building The Netherlands at
It's side, so PLAIN and chaste, and yet 80
rich in It's draperies or purple and gold
is ready. Although not among the largest
less than Sweden, in fact Holland and her colonies
will arrest many curious eye You signs OF pa
tient Dutch work, well and promptly done; and had
something Of tho KnickerDocker pride as compared 1t
with much OF thu fashy and mcretricious san with
which some departments abound. The Dutch colonies
especially have good dispiay-the rich tropical woods
from Java, tho hemp and grasses Creased skins and
implements OF war and agriculture, all forming USE
fu array. Mexico is still in disorder and il
i hopeless to expect much Wednesday. But even
Mexico going anead with will. The portals have
been painted, and noted several cases arrayed with
delicate fabrics OF soft comforting hue pcerng out
from calico In Switzerland the painters arc
still 1t and In respects the exhibit is behind
hand Belgium is ready, with the exception OF a icw
cases, which rapidly going into shape Austria Is
well ahead should say quito ready, and
there Is collection OF mcerschaum pipes, In ali
variety Of carving, which viii gladden. the heart OF
President eager for his and ng tree and his pipe OF
peace Austria will show well glassware, and In
decorated gasswork especially Spain much behind,
although her portals nno that the outside
effect will DO imposing Japan, which Is the
sixth IN sixc goes ahead patiently. There
10 enough OF japan already to show the gen.
sral features OF her display, and some bronzes
especially, which l would advise the almond-cyed
attendants TO have well in Wow, when the Congress-
mon are about China looks bewdering, with her
dozen pagodas and temples, but all 10 unrsady, and
John works calmly along, without caring whether tho
show u 70 begin on Wednesday or not Portugal IL
hopeessy behind, and where Russia andrurksy were 10
have shown their respective strength Is only open
space
THE OPENING SIGNAL
This description OF The main building and It's present
condition may be accepted applying 20 the whole
exhibition should say about one fourth OF the
work romans 10 be done Az all interest win centre
on tho main hall for the 6rst day or two every effort
has been made TO complete IL The machinery hall 10
lur,her advanced mainly because there Is
less 10 DO done. Tho vast engine tho
largest In the world, whose motive power
10 every machine In this fourteen acre workshop
stands ready for the Presidents touch which viii eve,s
uis and ~ every OF the thousand machines In mo-
Con- Toaxou eyes this mighty engine has m rrcsis.-
Die fascination; SO vast, 30 complex. 20 pess 80
sruel Il stands up like mountain IN its magnitude
sth men crawling from ono limb K the other nm EN-.
bodiment OF the strength and arac4ee or she Saxon
race II you were 70 - wha1 sbove ali
wings TO sec, only o. thing eoua ~ seen.
would say this huge engine. this nsAsssr