The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-20

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Building.
PARIS, May ls.-The weather for the
past week has been like that Of the OPEN
Ing day-sunshine and shower-and the
result has been
A COMPLETE TRANSPORTATION
Of the great Exposition grounds. The
progress Of the transplanted vegetation
has been very rapid, and the verdure has
a delightful spring.time freshness about
It which gladdeDs the eye at every step.
Paris Is full Of visitors already, foreign
and domestic, although the great delega-
tions from the Provinces have not yet be-
gun to flow Parisward, as they undoubt-
edly will after the middle Of next month.
The past week has done much toward
putting all the Exhibition in order.
The American Department is all but
completed, the interesting educational
exhibit and machinery in the annex be-
ing the only backward portions thereof.
They are, however, pulling up manfully
for the lost time. The same energy may
be credited 10 all the other foreign de-
partments. The French exhibitors are
the greatest laggardS. In their cases 1t
Ia more than ever true that the less the
necessity for exertion the more inclined
one Is 10 procrastinate. They whistle
and sing and progress as II the Exhibition
was 10 remain for all eternity.
THE CHINESE PAVILION
Is finished, and Is great attraction. The
inner life Of these sol des1nt barbarous
nations, China and Japan, js astonishing
these vain Frenchmen, who believe there
Is no civilization but their own. II Is
very curious to listen to the comments on
those among the Oriental exhibits. The
Parisian artisan, above all, can appre-
ciate the delicate skill shown by the Gun.
ming workmen OF China and Japan,
whose labor in many fancy branches Is
coming into keen competition with their
own. One notable feature Of the Erhibi-
ton, and not the most creditable, Is that
PARlaAS cocQrfs
Have already established their show
place within its eneeiate. At three in the
afternoon every day the lovely garden
surrounding the pavilion OF the City Of
Paris-which, you may remember, is in
the very heart Of the main building, on
the Champ de Mars-is crowded with the
silk. clad queens OF the dezni monde, and
there they hold their shameless leyees.
The most uotorious-that Is tho most
iashionable-of les danes have quite 4
court Of idiotic young butterflies OF fash
ion around them daily, and many are the
troubles already charged TO this unlock
ed for addition 10 the French Exhibits.
OF course these whited sepulchers
LEAD THE MODE In DRrss,
and it not unireqnently happens that
ladies Of families are seen as they pass 10
eye the groups Of daintily clad cocqites,
evidently for hints upon costume-not,
let us hope, for hints upon manners. But
we are easy.going here. A AFrenchman,
when the bad effect Of such gathering |
upon the young and innocent Is pointed
out, will shrug his shoulders and say,
"Enfn, que pouies pou'i" They pay their
admission, like the rest. Last night
there was great excitement throughout
the city npon the news being circulated
that an attempt had been made to
BURN THE EXHIBITION BUILDING.
Some said that the FIRE had been start
ed in the French section OF the main
building, and that only the promptest
measures had prevented q catastrophe.
It was not known at whose door the at.
temp,s should be laid. Some said the
Communist, others the Royalisis, but
denunciations were loudest against the
latter. An investigation showed that the
whole hubbub arose from the fact Of
FIRE balloon falling in the neighborhood
Of the Porte Rapp, one Of the entrances
TO the Exhibition. The alarm was ma
tural, for the Exhibition has the bitterest
enemies from the Monarchical factions.
There is, however, no ground for q sup
position OF malice in the case Of the bal.
loon, for 1t Is established beyond doubt
that II came from Jete in progress that
evening at St. Cloud, where Fireworks
formed one OF the most interesting fea.
tures. So the trouble was extinguished
with as little difficulty as the balloon.
ma SOCIAL WAY
The event OF the week was the tete 10 the
Prince and Princess Of Wales at the Brit
ish Embassy. 1t was the most brilliant
affair Of the kind Of the season, and every
body who Is any body was there. The
gardens were illuminated with the elect
ric light, which is become the favorite I'D.
junct TO all garden faes. Apropos Of the
electric light, the Municipal Council has
decided to adopt II for lighting the Ayen.
ues de r0pera, Rue de Ia Aaix and Place
Concorde.
MORE ROYAL yIsrToRs
Are floating in. We have Archdukes by
the wholesale and Princes innumerable
As to plain Dukes, Marquises and Counts,
they are as plentiful as Breyet Brigadiers
alter the rebellion. All this in . Republic
"a genuine Republic, too. The people
with great titles have not been frightened
of BY the Royalists who waved the red
specter, Just Gs your Republicans waved
the bloody shirt. To the PGfisian mind,
much Of the pleasure 10 the success Of the
Exposition is derived from the fact that
the Conservative prophecies OF utter fail.
ure have been falsihed. Here are the
Royalists, and here Is the Republic. Mean
while,
THE AMERICAN sovEREIoS, GRANT,
Is the object Of great attention. On Thurs.
day he received visit from President
MicMahon and wife; Prince Hassan, Of
Egypt; Prince Albert and Prince Fred.
erick, Of Austria, and the Prince and
Princess Of Denmark. The Comte de
Paris sent General Grant his boxes at the
Italiens for Thursday and at the Grand
Opera on Friday. BE dfnea with Mr..
RidgWay TO day Saturday, and on the
24th inst with Prince 0rloff.
SOME OTHER AMERICANA.
Mr.. p. s. Gilmore has engaged 10 give
concerts with his Eve bands In the Sale
des Fetes Trocadero on the 4th, sth and
10Th Of July. On Thursday be signed
contract with N. Desseliyre for = series
Of afternoon concerts 10 the Champs Ely.
see Immediately thereafter. Laura Hlr.
ris Is singing with great success at the
Italian.
ONE OF THE PLEAsAN THINGS
OF the week was General Grants visit 10
the Polo grounds, In the Bols de Bou.
logne. The Prince Of Wales also went
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