The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-08-17
NOTES AT THE CENTENNIAL.

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The Siamese Ambassador, with a
full suite of attendants and an extensive
exhibit of goods, will arrive in Phlla"
delphia about the LIST of July. This is
the first time the Siamese Government
has sent an embassy or an exhibit to
worlds fair.
The Philadelphia Evening Telegraph
saws the recent meeting conclusively4
proved that the feeling in Philadelphia
in favor of opening the Exposition on
Sundays is SO strong as to be practical
" irresistible if the leaders of the move
ment exercise due discretion.
IT is calculated that there will be
80, 900 articles on exhibition at the
Centennial. Wherefore if person who
visits the Centennial wishes to see every
article he must devote FIVE hours day
for five months to the job, giving one
half minute to the examination OF each |
object.
In commenting ON the buildings erect
ed by each State on the Exhibition |
grounds, the Christian Weekly says:
6 The New York house is the prettiest;
the New Jersey house is the ugliest; the
Japanese house is the oldest; the Eng
lish house is the biggest; Ohio's houseis
the most substantial. Ohio built hers
of her own stone; it looks as though
New Jersey built hers of her own red
mud"
A sEMI-oFFIcIAL circular, under the
stamp of the Centennial Commission,
asserts that good board can be had for
Sc per week; that within sight OF the
Exhibition there are good accommoda-
tons for 81 per day; that breakfast can
be had outside the grounds for so cents,
and a good dinner inside for 81. An
estimate of expenses for one person
should not exceed from $15 to S25 per
week, including daily visit to the Elk
hibition.
AT one building, dinners of the style
of century past are furnished by girls
in ancient costumes. thought if
prices were in keeping would try
dinner there. 'sAnd what do you have
for dinner?" said 1. Brown bread
and BEANS" said she. "Any water?"
l asked. EYES," said she. So here
could get three courses, consisting OF
beans, brown bread and water. Well,
was quite hungry, but oh, my! the
price was one dollar. "Can't drop
part of the courses ?" inquired I, sand
get it for less?" "No," she replied,
it's all the same-one dollar for one
! or the whole.''
THE wax figures displayed by Nor
way and Sweden are so wonderfully
life-like as actually to deceive some of
, the unsuspecting visitors. One mill
, tary figure so impressed the mind of an
: old lady that not until she had touched
, the cold wax hand would she believe it
, was not alive. A smart young woman
passing the Swedish department point
! ed to the same figure, and was heard
to say, in an under-tone, to a compan-
ion, fla, Mary, just look there! he
thinks he's awful nice, don't hep"
Another, after careful inspection, ex-
, claimed, 81 declare never did see
: such life-like sculpture !"
A GLANCE at this mass of exquisitely
: manufactured gold and silver discloses
g striking popularity in these exhibits
: of the two countries. Almost every
article exhibited by the American sill
versmiths is fit for daily use in the
household, while most of the English
exhibits are purely decorative. IL
, seems as if Americans were using moth
ing but solid silver on their tables; they
: have even butter plates in silver; while
> the English are made to look as if they
used nothing but silver plated articles,
: with big decorative piece of solid sill
: yer in the center of the table on State
: occasions. The idea thus conveyed is
undoubtedly an erroneous one; yet the
e nature of the exhibits Enthusiastically
}. suggests it.
y THE Presidency of Bombay has con.
, y tributed generously to the Exhibition
Several old English firms, having houses
: in London and Bombay, have taken the
Q pains to collect some of the best speci
!. mems of native workmanship in woo6
y and precious metals, and they may nov
d be seen in the Indian section of thu
Main Building. The black-wood carv
n ings, and filagree-work in silver ant
ct gold show an astonishing degree o
?, skill. Blackwood, or ironwood, is {
d peculiar product growing in the forests
d Of Aracan. It is excessively hard ant
t. heavy, and furniture made from it i
d very durable. l lifted piece of thi
IS wood which in raw state was on ex
% hibition, and found it almost as heav,
n as lead.
= = THERE are some magnificent costume
- on exhibition. There is one dress es
= pecially which attracts great deal o
attention from the fair sex and owe
lie which many of the lady visitors 60 int
IS raptures. No doubt some of then
g could make very fair estimate of tn
a. price at which the dress is held. bu