Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-05-03
The Paris EXposition-The Main
Building.

square metres of the $50 900 on the left bank.
Lengthwise the building has twelve principal ave-
nues xix OF them belonging to France, SIX to for
eigu countries. The dividing line between them
is formed by a range of noble galleries devoted
; to the art show of all nations, and the extreme
outer avenues which border the building length
wise on each side 20 the show of machinery one
of the avenues leading to French machinery, the
other to the machinery of foreign nations. These
are very broad, and the traverse avenues which
corresE ond to them and which compete the obloug
form the vestibules. The grand or entrance YES
Thule facing the river is the most imposing piece
of structure. On the outside its main lines Of
iron pillars are relieved at the base by colos.a
figures of lhe different counties columbia bear
ing the scroll Of the Constitution in her hand)
and at the SUBMITS by the national escutcheons
surmou ned by the national flags On the inside
there are pleasing effects of stained glass and a
ceiling boldly massed out in moulded ornament
further relieved by lines of the brightest color
The floor of this vestibue is occupied by the
beautiful Indian pavilion Of the Prince Of Wales
nanked by a colossal statue Of Charlcmangne at
one end and by Canadian trophy made wholly
of native timber at the other. This vestibule
leads directly to the show of France on one side
Of the building and of England on the other
! After England on the foreign side come in the
order here set down, the United States, Norway
and Sweden, Italy, Japan, China, Spain Austria
and Hungary, Russia. Switzerland. Belgium.
Greece, Denmark, Central and Southern America
Morocco, Amman, Persia Siam and Tunis, Mo-
naco and the Duchy of Luxembourg, Portugal
| and last of all the Netherlands
FRANCE IN THE MAIN BUILDING.
| 7, i; o,;,e suserAuous IN sav that Franco ho;o,,
| 80 - al /; hero seep ~ hor hast I'D - -,
on ne . a,n,os for hon connoa,i1o "a h.
~ .' phT.doInhia She comnetes with foreign no.
$50 IL a,nrything even in ,he deco,a,;ons of ho,
on' r. ~ ~ ;iJ;n,, loavin, thon, an 1;I.. =.
40 ,bc host in their own sections rho gr,nd
,;hl on Tho French lilo ia vow irnros;r
Tho ron nilas,e,s are covered thronyhont thei,
-: Iith h., an anamollod anoiI;, IT, -
,la of I on;s WI tanned nv e.cn,cbenns onI
h,i, s,atnes at tho base and moreoye, drsnad
| a.. - hroaL tho limo Tho spaoe botwaan H.
n;ias,oys "a bnpv with MASSIVE stair bea,int, o,a
lat an a rod 1ronnd and Iooned with Mol ao1
| Lna,;,,e,asseIIe5 cords az GOLD The other ,arts
~ ,tn decorston are in harmony with this thp"ah
nat of course on the same soale ot size and SCR
no, ~ d,aI Tho Great statne NJ Cha,Iananno
aireadv shaken Of NAV he said to farm an i,tegrsl
ar, of ,bo das;on of the builady II ,i.as nm IN
| az ;manse beight within ,ne or rho ,o,gor
If The grasd ye.tibule and stands IN IN
| arcbeJ nede.,sl of vast dimensions hn;l, in tbe
| R,aan,;ro st,le The Fmneror ia n, borsahscL
| ~ soan,ra ~ hand tho diade,n on Ne h,aa ana
two tvpical warriors of bs lime hold the re,ns 81
he stcad TIE rronn il well modelled hnt the
.I' f ,ho on,;9oor i, ,o,,in, :, 70 H. ,lana ,
| st;u ,,,oater marvel than Tho unrk of tho att,
The niace of honor in the French section helongs
of ,;gbt IN tho oovernment eyhibit
Cat efror,s have heep made IN e,;vo . s,i,o,,l
IIns,ra,ion of the work Of the na,ionsl art mann
| fac,n,;os-Sev,es the Goholins and Ra.u,;s Tho
sracnens are tooetber in one hall. Tho ,ana-t,,os
| on ,ha u,ails tho norce,ain in tho con,,o ,rhra.
| are in Sevres work the Vase of the f,itv If paris
| ,ha Va of EIower. Tho Va az To,,vvun ,ba
| majestic creations-w;th the Vase of Ue,crles
rbe aho,el and tho V.sn of T,ntL 1tho t,;,mnh
| Of tina, lodv1 on almost the same scale The
minor Observation-Disclosures mates rnns-are n he
| seen in the richest nrofnson of heau,ifuI colon.
and of beautiful forms The Gohal;ns facto,,
hoe ;f noss;hla n sin finer evb;h;t;on Amon;!
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| Earth comnos;tion on which The artist ba. heen
| a, orL s,ooj;l,. Co. ,he 70, oibt go. urh
| Waters nv The came hand and ,niend;i COME.
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| yeco;o's "saint Jcrome >" in carna,s as In -
| con;ad from an old VOL of tho ssmo charac1ar n
| ,bs bed,aI of Anoers and the baIf If csr,a,
| fo, tho nsaIop of The Pone'' at FnntsinelIaau
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| my P'sn az hau W NC a""huoueu anu the faVlIlon
| oi Tue lily OF ar's LOOK tue place OF fountains