The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-03

tion have besn provided with four central towers 81
dGerens hetkhts and they viii form abrasive points
OF observation Ono Of the towers will have Amsri
steam elevator, erected BY an exhibitor 70 carry
The interior decoration oil The building ID In excel
lent taste The walls and roofare painted very pale
blue, with vaIeeated border encircling them, the
prevailing color OF which Is u bright carmne row
tors and skyilghts Of each avenue and aisle These
illed with what appears TO be richly stained glass
in varss.ted designs. The effect IL very bright ana
pleasing, but the "stained glass;" which, II 1t were
real, would have cost hundreds OF thousands Of dol
lars, is nothing less than cheap muslin
York rm d.d this work. but the credit the inge-
NOUS idea 10 said TO belong 10 paper maker named
Roth, away on in Bethlehem, Pa Mr. Pe.til's plans
have been made with especial reference 70
the season OF the year whom the Exhbi-
II know how hot and garing is . summer in
Philadelphia: and II Is intended that the fblnded
visitor who enters the main building shall lnd colors
cool and restful for the eye. Unless the coming
mer Is - exceptional, meteoroogcay, the present
wintor has been temperate and pleasant, tho sight,
seers at the Exhibition will have reason TO DO grateful
for Nh Pettit's forethought
ANOTHER rEArrRR
OF the interior work that deserves particular attention
is tho painting OF the pillars supporting the roof
grderR These pillars are only twenty four feet apart
but judciously they made, and arttully are
pose no obstacle TO the sight This result
has been accomplished by painting tho columns
In the same pale blue tint that on the walls and roof
and then putting . narrow ribbon OF bright color
down the centre Al o short distance the en0ct ID
wonderful The columns appear to be no wider than
this band Of bright colnr and AZ wander through
tho building you do not have that feel
ing common in large structures that tantalixing
sense Of being unable to see particular objects by
Of bulky columns interp0sing. In Machinery
Hall the wooden columns are not very much BROADER
but they painted dark color. and they have the
usual massive appearance that makes them look I'VE
times the size OF the columns OF the main building.
Looking down ono Of tho asles in this building the
pillars have the appearance Of solid walls, almost
A GRAND VIEW.
So light the columns in the main building and so
well arranged that the visitor will enjoy advantage
never before possible a. any previous great fair TAX
ing your stand OF the galleries over the side
entrances TO the building view Of the interior can DO
obtained which Is unprecedented in the history Of
similar structures The whole twenty lies before
your view, upobstructed by roof or column Almost
every inch OF floor space spread out at your ieet like
map. When this mammoth structure comes 10 be
filled with the choicest and beautiful articles that
the world show the view from these galleries will
BIO something uncquallod.
distance the opposite way AGA feet straight be-
fore you, and into the farther corner diagonaly
to the right and lefh $500.
the main exhibition structure arranged in clip
teal FORM with galleries from the inner side and there
point from which the observer could see
anything like good proportion Of the whole.
AT VIENNA
there q rOtunda from which two galleries extended
In ne these passages being crossed by smaller and
narrower sections for the different nations. At
both those exhibitions the visitor was Obliged TO turn
many corners and traverse many passageways to sec
the whole display Al Philadelphia, however, he can
stand in the gallery at the north south side and see
the richest fabrics Of the world at his feet
THE CLASSIFICATION
Tho classification, too Is q happy thought Standing
in the gallery the north portal Of the main build
ing, just in front of the mammoth Roosevelt organ,
the visitor command view OF the whole magnil-
cent display. Ho win see in separate and distinct
groups the goods OF every nation grouped together In
the following ingenious manner:-On the right, occu
plying the entire northwestern quarter OF the door,
the Anglo-Saxon peoples-Great Britain nrst then
Canada IA separate display then Australasia, then
other British possessions Facing the observer cover
ing the southwest quarter, are grouped the Teutonic
and Sclavonc races in the order Of Germany Austria
Hungary, Russia and Denmark Turning to the left Of
the CENTRE covering the northeastern quarter Of the
building will be found the Latin races beginning with
France and her coonies then following with Switzer
land, Belgium, Brazil, the. Netherlands and Mexico.
The whole oil the southeastern or lower lett hand
quarter Is taken up by the United States. This
classification OF nations seems to meet general ap-
prevail and this settlement Of much vexed question
appears to be nsidered very happy OF course
the plan could not be followed strictly,
necessary to economic space by putting nation
in place where IL did not exactly bclong separ.
atng Italy from the other Latin and assigning 1t
to space beside Norway; but this was the system
adopted In general
FOREIGN NATIONS SPACE.
The space In the main building assigned to the
nations that have requested follows with alter
atoms and corrections TO date