The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-10-10
lnR EnRoPEAN CORREsPONDNECE.


be assigned than to require descrip-
tion Of the Paris Exposition in one brief
letter. The difficulty will be apparent
from the fact that the catalogue simply
Of the art departments Of three promi-
nent nations alone is volume Of several
hundred pages. \ simple enumeration
of the articles exhibited by all nations
in all departments would oil many vol
umes the size Of Webster's Unabridged.
One cannot examine all the exhibits
with any degree of thorougiiaees ia loss
than six months, and in single letter
only "A general account can be expected
and Impressions given rather than de-
scriptious.
We enter the principal gateway from
the Place du Trocadero through the
grand Trocadero itself, the finest build
ing on the grounds. II consists Of
large circular structure with wiags fac
ing and curving toward the main build
ing on the opposite side Of tie river
Seine. This building, which is substan-
TALLY made Of stone and brick, is in
tended to be permanent, and belongs 70
the city OF Paris. It has "A large con-
cert hall in the center flanked with
long open colounades. The long rooms
iu the wings will probably he used for
art galleries. The central building has
q high tower ascended by an elevator,
from which there is fine view Of the
grounds and entire city. From the up
per balcony % the Trocadero you look
over the great artificial Waterfall which
flows from the second story OF the build
ing. and over the basin and fountain be-
yond, aud see broad walk leading
across wide bridge up to the center Of
the great exposition building. quarter
of "a mile away. On both sides Of the
river and on each side OF this broad
walk are neutrality-suspicious. grounds,
with choice flowers, fountains, shrubs
and lawn. Dotted through this open
space are many buildings, some used for
restaurants, the others for the minor
displays by Egypt, China, Japan, Tuuis,
AIgiers, Morocco, Persia and other ma
tious. In the restaurants food il served
iu the style Of the country which they
represent, aud in the little shops cheap
trinkets from foreign countries are sold.
Here the dark-eyed and swarthy buc-
cancer from Tunis, with the stem OF a
water-pipe in his mouth ana small
arsenal hanging to his person, inveigles
/ The uuwary into buying some worthless
steel or shell ornament at ten times it,
| real value, and near by the incessant
clatter of baTbar.c music invites you 20
some saloon where African or Asiatic
/ drinks are served in all their native nas-
/ tiuess. Here the French government
has buildings in which are displayed
the results Of its investigations Of the
rayages Of noxious insects, its forest
culture and its meteorological depart
meut The French society for prevent
ing cruelty to animals also make a
small exhibit.
Across the river On each side Of the
broad walk are also many small build
|ines representing the interests Of horti-
culture, photography, navigation, etc.
/ One conspicuous object Of special inter
est TO Americans is gigantic bronze
head Of the figure Of liberty, which th'
French are sending as a present t'
America 20 be set up in New York har
bor. Most OF my readers will remem
her the huge hand of the same igur
which was at the Philadelphia Exposi
tion. ~ the left is large building
, filled with fruits and flowers, but vii
not tax your crejulity by attempting {
tell the size OF the oranges, cilrou'
= grapes and peaches frpm Sorrento on IN
bay of Naples. To an American, fror
the Northern Safes particularly, tn
fruit is simply wonderful. An almos
u interminable annex is filed with
varied exhibit Of French agriculture
products and machinery. / was SUI
prised TO find the great amount OF intr
cate agricultural machinery, like real
ers and mowers, steam thrashing-m;
chimes, and portable engines for farr
: work, which is in this department
Near this is novelty, long building d
), voted entirely to a display Of oyster Gu
ture. Twenty or more long tanl
- through which the water is constant
= passing are filled with oysters Of a
- ages and conditions. In many OF q
tanks there are also fish and sea an
, mails, whose strange forms and brillial
,,I,r. .ra snurea NJ uuantfntr daIigh
An eager crowd always surrounds Il
tanks containing those harlequins
the ocean, the hermit crabs, whose u
ll couth antics are watched with Il
, greatest interest.
e. The main exposition building is d
pc vided into five parts, attached TO a co,
III mon hall Ia frontand rear. These paI
IL are each mauy hundred feet in iengt
" and together cover many acres
an ground. The central one, which is Sc
To arated from the others by a walk
- twenty feet ou each side, is devoted e
an tirelv to the art department. To {
right of this as you enter from the fro
~ are the general departments Of all II
C. tions except France. Beyond Is, 20 1
-, RIGHT. machinery of all nations exec
France, and beyond this large nuI
N her Of detached buildings belonging
~ various nations, and generally devoi
nd 10 special displays. On the left OF
,er art department, aud occupying spa
,m eoual TO that used by the other natio