The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-16
PARIS LETTER.
The Paris ENhibition-- Distribution OF
Awards Grand Ceremonial,

rocket and coming down like a stick must be-
reversed in speaking of the Exhibition OtlS,s
Nothing could have been more unultcrably
miserable than the opening ceremony, moth
ing more successful than that which has
brought the enterprise To IL close. For weeks
after the inauguration the palace IN the Champ.
dc Mars was to such an extent encountered
with unopened packing cases that, except in.
the English section, the Exhibition was de-
fusion and a snare, while the Trocadcro was
kept ri-idly closed after the worlds fair had
been open full month Al this moment the
space that extends from the Ecole MIitairc to.
the Place du Irocadcro contains, probably,
more treasures Than have ever been collected
together III one spot since the beginning oi the
world Il is satisfactory to have to record that
the managers who have worked up what prom
iscd to be Il gigantic failure to a huge success
have profted by the experience of the opening
day, aud have avoided at the ceremony Of the
distribution of prizes all The thunder, that con
velicd the Inauguration mo - colossal failure.
No praise would b" excessive for the really
wonderful WAY In which the enormous audience
assembled today M the Fuluis &c llndusrie
were cohou''"' 10 me seats set apart LOT 'he
alIiefe'' ci'N',N 81 actors ana spectators lherc
was Il" Sc'"'''"''"- I"T P''c'N' Il" "'''"c'''nS
Ut 'n' """l'' ""' WIS 'nc'e ~ III! H""len' 'iie
slightest confusion in the carrying out of the
necessarily elaborate arrangements. Although
SOME @Sooo persons were present '''c "iuc "''
. l.. l. ,I.,.l I
ehucS were never "l'""'u |" oc o'o'Neo up
All" 'iic s"e9'' were 'h''"'c" !" REMAIN III 'i'c
P''''' "'S'4H'" ~ '"''' ~ oi'l'''9 "hoSo
courtesy was Only 10 he paraIicieu oy inc oo-
tuschcNH Oh the ponce al Inc inaugural cere-
mohy' Inc consequence was 'h'' 'o'''y sJeEe
was a complete success, ana uI"I everybody
was ueePy impressed oE inc 'ha@hlhcehce OF
spectacle inner than anything that mas YET been
produced under hrpnhI1raA rr2'mS. re-
pr"ach often icVeIIed 'gaIhNta hrPaoIlc Is that
II does hothlhg To satisfy inc 10Y" OF spiehdor
inherent III the popular mlhd-that IN TACT II
stahU' al a' great Il "iH"uNa'l'"5e coihpareu 10
monarchy rs fro'c't'll''em uocS 10 'athoii-
c!om n countries where the love Oh music ana
coIor ana polhp Is Dreamed IN WIN the very
all NO Shch reproach can hehceior'h ne
lauhched al inc cIlSslca'ly .mudeIlcu mead IN
Whlch II To-Day SJte the fIchch Nepuoiic was
iueail%cu' WIN me H'h-ie exception 'ila' inc
famous Cent bardrN we're to-day replaced by
the Garde kepubIiraine, there WAS no parlicu-
lar IN when the ceremony differed from what
/ IL would nave neeh II the Emperor hau SUN
occupied the throne OF France; and although
/ th' employment Oh thc military most certainty
added To the elect OF the Scene there were not
wanting rigid purltans who, itthey could have
had their way would not nave allowed oayo
net To be seen In Il place when, Tor the time
oeihg' wa" emphalically temple Oh peace.
But aN 'lle soIdlers were very uselui IN lining
'he avenues 'ha' surround 'lc I"IaiS anu III
marking the blocks OF seats III the interior OF
the buildings, ii Is uhgraclouH, especially IN
military country IKE France 10 OBJECT 10 'heir
presence. thanks TO me aomiiaoIc oecora
I'"hN' an" To me eA'r"oruIhaly variety VI uh'-
forms worn ny representatives" III every country
undrr the sum- the comp "oe't was us rlch Ill
color ~ the most ardent aumlrcr OF ituoenS
couId desire 10 say nothing on the diplomat
isis VINO formed a dazzling group to the I'M
mediate right OF the President there were scat
tered about among the delegates and commits
sloneIa OF foreign countries specimens OF MILL
tary uniforms ana civil costumes such as rarely
indeed are brought together; while France
supplied her quota OF color in the coats cover
ed with palm-leaveN OF the members OF the
French Academy, and in the robes OF the
Judges Of the various courts Of law. 1t was
only the Deputies and Senators who were con.
spicuous in their place of honor by the plain
evening dress which was 'e HgHfW for all not
in uniform who entered the building, As they
were marShalIcd up to their places OF honor
with the same state which was shown to the
Marshal, the words "C'est hen dtNtng"e' came
to ones lips, ana one felt that under Rcpub-