New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-23

adyscdy than has been up TO this time. It
very nearly certain that these matters will deain the
Commission only week, and then there viii be an ad-
journmcnt until after the close OF the Exhibition.
VIEWS IN THE VARIOUS BUILDINGS.
THREE UNIQUE RESTAURANTS - MACHINERY Ex-
HIBITs-GREAT sTATUEs-BIACKAIAIL-
IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRTBUSE.l
PHILADELPHIA, May 22.-There was q touch
OF midsummer weather to-day. was warm work eight
seeing in the Main Building and Machinery Hail. bat the
granite walls of the Gallery formed cool refuge,
where the suns rays produced effect. The boxlike
rooms Of the Art annex, with their skyligh,s were,
however. like many Promenadcrs through The
grounds carried umbrellas. II thoughtful enough to bring
them AMI II MOI, preferred the shaded paths, even II
they led nowhere In particular. Rolling chairs were In
brisk. demand. and the passenger railway did brisk
business carrying from point 10 point people who dreaded
the exertion Of walking. hyorte resort was the boF-
OF the great tank in the IL, draulic where
of pumps cooled the air with their jets and columns
OF water and the great catarlcta huge iron pan on
columns. making fall 80 feet high and 80 wide-amost
drowned the dun Of machinery
The Turkish coffee house is nearly completed. 1t ia
building Of considerable size and win It's sluIlke
dome and brightly painted walls makes a striking
uearaucc. the center Is small fountain, around
which the guests viii lit upon diyas slipping the thick
black Turkish coffee. smoking chibpuks ard fancying
Themselves the full enjoyment OF Oriental dlencss and
luxury. The establishment viii have rival in the
Tuusan coffee house by, that is going to make mp
for IT, smaller SIZE by the attraction OF an Arab
orchestra, composed Of three AMI two women, who
will play Moorish music upon Moorish nsrum ns. The
proprietor Of this establishment, stawart man in
yellow tutban. scarlet vest and white haggy trousers
shocks all received ideas Of Oriental physiog nomy by
complexion fair swedcs, set of with an album
dance of bou hair and beard. lie sp AXIS German In
curious, calculating way. firing OF few words at a
time Ike a yollcy OF srapcsAot. and then stopping as II
10 reload.
one Of tho best OF the foreign restaurants on the
grounds Is the Vienna Bakery that will be found IN an
corner east OF the Art annex ITS prices are
altogether too hig but the articles served exceed
lngy good that II las secured large run Of custom
Such coffee and bread gets nowhere ont OF Vienna
may DO had there The Vlennese waiter brings the pot
Of coffee In hand and the pot OF hot milk IN the
other and both ia your at once. with de Nter-
ity that you he must have learned on the HHg-
srGSe the Gidben aud when lac etches the basket or
61clccrk with its SemHon and hiPfe, you only need
an orchestra play Of Strauss wt1cs to make you
imagine you are once more in tho beautiful city on the
blue Danube" The Vienna bread OF two kindsa little
round loaf about big mans fist, very light and
Thoroughly baked called Sehmci and crescent shaped
affair as thick two fingers termed kPfd The latter
Il eaten with coffee beer, ices. When 10 comes to
paying - cents FOR cup Of coffee 30 cents FOR one Of
and YOU comparing these rates with those charged
IN Vienna, aud find reason why they should be
100 yer cent higher.
Another popular rcfrcshment place Is the socaed
Dairy. large rustic building open At the sides, with an
annex Of canvas which stands the bank OF Lands
doWnc Valley, Horticultural Hail. Tie name Is
misnomcr for no cows kept, but the milk does not
appcr 10 have eterioracd in transit from the country
lee CREAM cakes straw berries, bread, milk, and pic
sold ut moderate prices
The German exhibit in Machinery HALL Is one OF metals
rather than Of machines. huge pyramid OF spegel
esen resting upol base Of the chaikliko ore when no
one not metaurgist would suspect to contain iron.
towers nearly the roof IL is from the WSsener Mines
Near by Is an admirable collection Of ores, in large
masses from various Pussiau mines There Is also a
small collective exhibit Of iron bars, nails &c from SIX
different towns and pyramid OF steel aud brass wire
The only noticeable machines are the sas motors from
Hamburg and "A set Of brckmaking apparatus from
Berlin Mr.. Krupp has four guns in place. two heId
pieces with caissons and boat howizers-all steel
breecloaders. The great kupp gun has not yet been
got out Of the steamship it in. although it Is now
over three weeks since efforts to remove 1t began
In the swedish section OF Machinery Hall there Is some
curious apparatus which nobody would he likely to guess
The use OF without an explanation. II comprises II ma
chimes all appertan'ng 10 what IL known as the swedish
movement One is for strengthening the muscles
OF the back another for the hands third for the ankles,
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motion OF a trUitinc horse. and tie others nave special
uses connected with other parts OF the human frame
The exhibitor il Dr.. q. sander Of Stockholm, VINO works
his novel apparatus every day from to O'CLOCK to the
great entertainment OF a crowd Of spectators
appears that legal sharpers In this city are attempt
ing TO backmail exhibitors of machinery by notifying TO
them that inventions arrangements upon other
patents aud that they will be proceeded against II they
do not call at the Office OF certain law firm and arrange
the matter Last week several American exhibitors III
Agricultural Hall found notices to that effect fastened
Oh their machines The pretended lawyers no doubt
swinders who count upon the dread strangers naturally
feel at prospect OF getting into legal complication to
extort money from them II exhibitors who are thus
mocstcd will promptly notify the fact TO the police they
will have no further difficulty.
A bronze statue OF Elias Howe the inventor OF the
sewngmachine has been placed the bank OF the lake.
near Machinery Hall II is II contribution to the Art De-
partment and Mr. sartan has wisely given IL position
out ooors where IL appears TO much better advantage
mounted a high pedestal, than 1t would IL brought
down the of close inspection The gigantic statue
OF America, designed be erected As beacon ON Bed
loes Island In NewYork Harbor, VIII, 1t ID expected
arrive the Centennial grounds In tue course oi lhe
Summer A site IL reserved for IL on the lake.
intended to have taken earlier occasion To speak OF
the "ysitors Guide 10 the Centennial ExbiDtion pup
shed by Messrs J. Il. Lppincott Co In the % pages
Enclosed between pretty red there Is condensed
surprising amount Of information about the exhibition
and the city, arranged In admirable shape for reference
aud supplemented by a map Of the grounds and ohe Oh
the portion OF Philadelphia containing points OF interest
Typography paper aud illustrations are all good TIC
hook ia sold by boys In uniform at so cents for the cloth
bound edition and rs cents tho edition in paper covers