New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-11

fortunate ones who were able to secure seats at the
tables. great people left the grounds earlier
than they intended to because they found it mpos-
sble TO got even o morsel Of bread. The numerous
eating saloons outside the grounds reaped an
abundant harvest all the afternoon. 1t is evident
from the experience of to-day that the present
taurant facilities viii only adequate the ordinary
demands Of visitors, and that when there is any
sual rush TO the Exhibition people must either bring
their lunch with them or go home hungry.
The narrow-gauge railway was not in operation
to-day and it well that it not. because the
needless multitude occupied its tracks to avoid the
mud in getting the ground. The cars and en-
gines were all in place, but it was probably from
fear Of accident that the line was not operated. No
single feature Of unreadiness much to be de-
plored as the shocking condition Of Bclnont-avc.,
the main thoroughfare across tho grounds. Owing
to its having been used for a wagon-rOad up to the
last moment it was cut up by ruts and covered
with mud. The tracks Of the freight rail-
road and of the narrow-gauge line were
filled all day with opposing currents OF pedes-
TRANS making their way over the ties, to avoid
the river of clay and wafer. Among the multitude
who took this kind of rail transportation was OBJ
served the British Minister Sir Edward hOrnton, III
gittering uniform and decorations and the members
of the British Commission, ON their way to their
Empress. in their tour of the grounds with Cen
Hawley and Director-General q Osborn, took to tho
grassy slope of the Lake for q promenade. The
TEIBUN's little pavilion, from its central position
was made general information Office by numbers OF
people who wanted to find their way to varions
points upon the grounds and were uncertain about
the topography The map in to-day's TRIBUNE was
used by many visitors rs guide Ii is the first en-
t;rely correct diagram of the Centennial grounds
printed having been brought up to date by tho
official draugbtsmen to the Commission.
The Woman's Pavilion had the honor of being
formally opened to-day By an Empress. Her Majesty
of Brazil arrived at about pig o'clock. and until she
came the building was closed to all except the Com
mittec. When the Empress entered tic LADIES Oh
the Committee were drawn up i'll lines on % III SIDES
OF the central aisle. Accompanied by one OF inc
ladies' of her suite she proceeded 20 the corner oil the
binding where the steam engine Is situated, where
Mrs. Gillespie received her. She then pulled the
lever and set the machine in motion amid the APP
plause of the lookers-0n. Not until she had made
a hasty tour of the brildns and left it to join the
Emperor was the waiting crowd admitted.
Although there wcrc according t. the official
gate returns considerably more than 10000 people
on the grounds. they spread themselves 50 rapidly
through the various buildings that there was
little crowding. except about the passage
from the Main Building 10 Machinery Hall {;
and even tncrc tho pressure was soon relieved
Very few probably suspected that such mighty
multitude was moving about them. and IT speaks
volumes IN praise Of the police regulations thatthere
WAS neither disorder nor even confusion. In fact
il was an emineutly respectable and orderly multi
tudc. largely composed of plain people from oat OF
town. who highly appreciated some features OF the
show, but seemed to have an inadequate
aal. a.
1t was their privilege TO gaze. They blocked
M the approaches to the Swedish Department,
looking at the life-size figures III the national
peasant costume, but they had no eyes for the
exquisite silver Giicroe Of Norway close beside
them. They gathered in amused groups around con-
yea mirrors. laugiing nj the distortion Of their
faces and wherever young man was founi play
ing the piano, or music boxes were wound up, they
settled down 10 have good time But
when | walled through the nave late this
afcrnoon the finest cItrcs Of the fair SCENE tn be
quite neglected. those wonderfully beautiful ce-
ramic courts in the English section were deserted.
There were only two three rsons IN front of the
great show of bohemian glass; aud where Germany
showed tho most beautiful things perhaps IN the
whole Exhibition, the superb porcelain from the
Royal factory at Berlin. found not
"a single spectator To tell the truth,
most If tho many thousands who were in
the hall between , aud q o'clock seemed TO be the
clas, of people who make the fortunes of Barnnm.
They invaded the inclosed rooms and took posses
sIon Of chairs and sofas. the exhibitions generally
treating them with great courtesy; ard they sat on
Chinese porcelain AZ II il only lOt of old blue
L.. jny.