Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-09-28
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
CONDUCTED BY J. F. LASGENBAUGH.
CENTENNIAL TRIP. CONTINUED.

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CENTENNIAL TRIP, CONTINUED.
Among the most important of these
buildings, we will notice the British
Commission buildings, three in num-
ber., These are located together in a
beautiful grove near Georges Hill.
Two are built in the style of the six
teenth century, one resembling the
residence of an old English squire,
and the furniture, floor. tiles and
paper in two are of British manufac-
ture. The third building contains a
laundry, bath house and laborers
quarters.
The German Empire building is a
handsome brick building, and con-
tains the offices of the Commission
ers nof the German Empire, and a
reading-room with German newspa-
pers and facilities for writing and re-
! ceiving letters. OF the French Gov
ernment buildings, the principal
building is pavilion 140 feet by 60
feet, erected by the department OF
Public Works, and in il are exhibited
models, plans and drawings of the
most interesting public works of
France. In the other pavilions are
attractive displays OF bronzes, stained
glass cbu-ch furniture, ornamental
chairs and settees, gardentents, etc.
The Spanish Government buildings,
are three in number; one is a bar
racks for the Spanish Engineers on
duty at the exhibition, and another,
an open pavilion, is used by them for
summer dining room, the third con-
tains various exhibits of interest.
placed on exhibition by the govern
ment.
h The Swedish school-house building
was erected by workmen from
Sweden, and all the material used in
its construction, including furniture,
was imported from that country. 1t
contains school-rooms, and illustrates
the interior arran nyements of Swedish
schools. The japanese Dwelling is
! designed TO illustrate Japanese archi-
tectural work, and the interior ar
rangement OF their dwellings. jap
anese wares are on exhibition, and
for sale in bazaar specially erected
for that purpose.
The great American Restaurant is
an ornamental two-story building
with pavilions and verandas, contain
a banqueting hall lis feet by 80 feet.
special rooms for ladies, private par
lors, smoking rooms, reading rooms.
bathrooms and barber shop. This
restaurant is surrounded by a garden
OF 81 acres, ornamented with foun-
tains, statues, shrubbery, a beer-gar-
den of IL acres, in which there is
concert music. Trois Freres ProUesl-
cdur is two-story building beauti-
fully situated with an out look on the
lake. The Restaurant of the South
contains smoking and reading rooms.
and all modern languages are spoken
here. An "Old Plantation Darkey
Band" furnishes music and illustrates
Southern plantation scenes. The
German Restaurant is. situated in
beautiful garden of three acres, in
which musical entertainments are
given. 1t has seating capacity for
1909 guests. The French Restaurant
contains two dining halls 100 feet by
80 feet, and number of private sa-
looms. Georges Hill Restaurant is a
building in Oriental style, and is sit
uated on the slope of Georges hill.
From its verandas fine view OF the
whole grounds can be obtained. The
Dairy, rustic builiing with a gar
den attached, contains shade trees,
shrrbbery. &C., chairs and tables.
Girls dressed as Swiss peasants are
in attendance and milk, cream. butter
milk, cheese, ice-cream, pastries, fruit
OF ell kinds and berries are on sale
The Vienna Bakery and Coffee House
is 142 feet by los feet containing a
coffee house with bakery. showing
the Vienna method OF baking with
compressed yeast, and sales room.
The New England Farmers Home
OF 100 years ago. and modern kitchen.
This illustrates the New England
kitchen Of the present as compared
with that of one hundred years ago.
Meals are cooked and served in old
fashioned style and the lady attend
ants are dressed in ancient dress.
eve had square. old-fashioned din
ner here at an old-fashioned price,
The Women's Pavilion covers nearly
an acre of ground, and was erected
at cost of $4,000 paid by the volun-
tary contributions of the women OF
the United States. 1t is handsome
structure, devoted entirely to the ex-
hibit of women's works. A women's
school house is situated in close prox-
unity. The Worlds Ticket Office is
an ornate paw ion, containing offices
for the sale of tickets, hotel coupons,
ETC. There are also TO be seen here
the Empire Transportation Com
pany's building, the Centennial Ma
tional Bank, the Shoe and Leather
exhibition builling, 300 feet by 100
feet, and the West Point Cadets en-
campment. The House of Public
Comfort contains parlors for visitors,
barber shops, wash rooms, &c. In
this building, baggage and packages
of all kinds are taken care OF for a
trifing charge. A number OF orna-
mental fountains and monuments are
everywhere seer within the Exhibi-
ton inclosure, erected by societies
and individuals, among which the
following may be mentioned: The