Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-04-15

pears to be no reason to sppTehend tina
the exhibits here will not all be in place
on the opening day. The foreigners are
making rapid strides in arranging theil
sections. Most advanced Of any are the
! Spanisrds, whore showcases are now
| ready for the goods which fill hundreds
! Of boxes, and cover nearly half an acre
| OF floor space. All the Chilian show
cases are also in place, but no goods have
srrived yet. No one Of the other South
! American republics has put in an ap-
| pe&rance, Brazil is on hand, however,
! with quantities Of goods, and with plan
! for an ornamental portal, which will far
Outshipe anything OF the kind in the
5nilding. It is estimated that the cost
will be thirty thousand dollars. Hol-
land is also prompt, and is going to sur
pass her exhibit at Vienna in many re-
spects. The workmen in this section all
wear blue military caps with the word
Netherlands" in red letters above the
frontispieCe. They are putting up a
handsome archway Of cream -colOred Or
namentsl woodwork, set out with gild-
ing, and are si:o constructing a very
pretty pavilion Of three rooms against
the wall Of the building, which will be
used for offices. A gjvernmental ex,.
hlbit OF plans Of the dykes, dams aud
other engineering works by which Hol-
land is protected from the sea, is already
In place, and also display of the woods
ana m&fDles Of that thrifty little ceun-
trT' The English are putting up show
cases Of a uniform funereal black; the
French seem to prefer the same color but
relieve it with gilt ornaments and let
tering, while the Germans use for the
most part Walnut-whicb, by the way,
does not compare for beauty with the
American walnut. Swedes, NorWegiaDs,
japanese and Belgians sre nearly all
busily engaged in their respective sec
tiOns. A huge column of poTpbyry from
Sweden attracts much attention. In the
American section there are no goods yet,
but a great deal has been done in put.
ting up showcases and building small
structures for the display of exhibits.
Already it is evident that we shall not
fall behind any Of the foreign nations in
the elegance and cOstlinesy of these pre-
parations. The love OF display, which
is becoming more and more a prominent
feature of the national character, will
show itself clearly in brilliant and
striking ways of exhibiting the goods.
Agricultural hall is still in the hands
of the workmen, but large quantities Of
bales and boxes have already been de-
posted there by France, Belgium
and Brazil. No American exhi-
bits have been received. The side
Conservatives Of horticultural hall
are filled with trees and plants, but the
central palm-house is still teuantless.
The art hall and snneXe will not be
ready for the reception of pictures much
before the first of May. Many of the
government exhibits have arrived, and
everything in the United States build
ing will bs in order on the opening-day.
A monitor turret has recently been
placed in the plateau at the side of the
building, and a number Of great guns
and mortars are in position near by.
Two classes of free admission tickets
will be issued fer the Centennial-bOth
good during the entire term of the exhi-
called complimentary for
prominent officials only, and the other
for exhibitors, employees, printed on
heavy bond paper in square note'sized
sheets, and the others will be in the
shape Of twO-leaved book OF card
board. Each recipient Of the latter must
have his photograph inserted on the
third page before the first Of June, or the
ticket will be void.
The Centennial commission have
granted to the Catalogue company the
exclusive right to print, publish, sell and
the Official Catalogue, and no
other catalogue can be distributed with
in the exhibition grounds without their |
The Official Catalogue, besides
valuable and interesting |
reading mattel r, will contain an accurate |
official classified list of sll exhibitors,
their postoffice address, and the objects |
together with limited num-
Der OF advertisements. This is the only |
catalogue that will be published from |
the original manuscript, as revised by |
the commission.