The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-04-20
FROM THE CENTENNIAL. CITY.
PHILADELPHIA, April 1G, 1877

PInLADELPIHA, April 1G, 1877.
EDIToRs OF RECONSTRUCTION the 10th
of next month, the first anniversary of
the ever-to-be-remembcred Centennial
Exhibition, the permanent international
exhibition will be opened with impress
sive ceremonies. President HAYES will
be present, together with many other
notables. The exercises will be held i'm
the central iransept of the Main build
ing. in front of the great Roosevelt or
gam west side--now owned by the
company, where gallery capable OF
seating an orchestra of $500 persons has
been erected.
II will be remembered by some of
your readers, that the Main building
covers twenty-one acres, as much as that
occupied by the entire first worlds fair
at London. Portions of the exhibits
from many other buildings will be ag-
gregated here, and il is not an cxtrava-
giant remark TO say, that the Main
building will probably present greater
attractions for visitors than il did dur
ing the Centennial summer; then the
remark was frequently heard, that the
exhibition was "big and scattered"
Now il will be concentrated and rear.
ranged, and will present great field
for entertainment and study. Although
the display will be mainly American
yet it will comprise exhibits from most
of the foreign nations that were repre-
sented at the Centennial. Brazil and
Spain will make industrial and agricul.
tural exhibits; and the following named
countries general ones: Austria, Bel
GUM, China, Canada, Denmark, Egypt
Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Japan
Mexico, Norway, Orange Free State
Portugal, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland
Turkey, Tnnis and Venezuela. France
will be represented by a magnificent
"Crystal Court" with walls of plate
glass, being the largest plates ever i'm
ported into this country. Near the
central entrance-south side will b,
an art department of bronze statuary
| together with an extensive display O
sculpture, principally American, ant
will surpass that made by home artists
at the Centennial. There will be foul
entrances to the building. II is intended
TO make the educational and book ex
hibits a specially. Leaving the centra
transept and proceeding through thu
building, one recognizes many things o
interest. that were seen last year il
other buildings: the old windmill from
Agricultural Hall, Kansas liberty bell
grind-stone monument from Machinery
Hall. Many of the State collections dis
played, appear here newly arranged
the mineral exhibit of Colorado, and tn,
display of stuffed hides of animals
killed by Mrs. Maxwell, the C6lorad,
huntress and naturalist, being conspic
nous among them. ] noticed q few day.
sin"n, 'i',"'n~ sirol' thr0ngh the build
ing, that Mrs. Maxwell was there il
person, experimenting the re-arrange
ment of the exhibit. A person woul,
naturally suppose that Colorado hunt
ress, who could cxpcrtly handle the ri
fle and other death-dealing instruments
and traverse the Rocky Mountains
would physically, intellectually an,
morally tend toward the masculine
but quite otherwise; am told she is
lady of culture and education, and j
q graduate of Obcrlin. To make
'long story short" the permanent exhi
bition promises to be an admirable com
pendulum of the Centennial. The admis
sion fee has not yet been publicl
announced; probably twenty-five cents
| shall ascertain that matter before long
think it would well repay all Yer
monters that can do so, to make pill
grimage TO this great modern Mecca o
constitutional liberty, and patrloticall,
worship at its shrine, and traverse thes
beautiful streets and avenues, where OIL
every hand may be seen revolutionar,
relies, and where we can nearly imag
inc we yet hear the echo of the football
Of the sages and patriots of the past
who now-for aught we know-ma,
be worshipping at higher shrine
where wars and flghtIngs are no more
L. W. G..