Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-26
EUROPEAN LETTER.
From our own Correspondent.

10 one brief letter. The difficulty
will be apparent from the fact that
the catalogue simply of the Art de-
partments of three prominent nations
alone is volume of several hundred
pages. A simple enumeration of the
articles exhibited by all nations in
all departments would fill many VOL
umes the size of Webster's Una
bridged. One cannot examine all
tho exhibits with any degree of
thoroughness in less than six mouths
and in single letter only general
account can be expected and impress.
sions given ratLer than descriptions.
We enter the principal gateway
from the Place due Trocadero thro'
the grand Trocadoro itself, the finest
building on the grounds. Ii consists
of a larg, circular structure with
wings facing and curving towards
the main building on the opposite
side of the river Seine. This build
ing which is substantially made of
stone and brick is intended to be- per-
manent and belongs to the city of
Paris. 1t has a very large concert
hall in the center, fsnked with long
open cannonades. The long rooms
in the wings will probably be used
for art galleries. The central build
ing has high tower assembled by
an elevator, from which there is q
fine view of the grounds and entire
city. From the upper balcony of the
Trocadero you look over the great
artificial waterfall which flows from
the second story of the building, and
over the basin and fountain beyond,
and see broad walk leading across
a wide bridge up to the center of the
great exposition building, quarter
of o mile away. On both SIDES of
the river and on each side of this
broad walk are beautifully laid out
grounds, with choice flowers. foun-
tains, shrubs and lawn. Dotted thro'
this open space are many small
buildings some used for restaurants,
the others for the minor displays of
Egypt, China, Japan, Tunis, Algiers,
Morocco, Persia and other nations.
In the restaurants food is served in
the style of tho country which they
represent, and in the little shops
cheap trinkets from foreign countries
are sold. Here the dark eyed, swar-
thy buccaneer from Tunis, with the
stem of water pipe in his mouth
and small arsenal hanging to his
person, inveigles the unwary into
buying some worthless steel or she'll
ornament at ten times it's real value,
ard near by the incessent CHATTER of
barbaric music invites you to some
saloon where African or Asiatic
drinks are served in all their native
nastiness. Here the French govern
ment has buildings in which are dis
played the results of its investiga-
tions of the ravages of noxious in
sects, its forest culture and it's me-
neurological department.. The French
society for preventing cruelty to an
finals also make email exhibit.
Across the river on each side OF
tho broad walk are also many small
buildings representing the interests
of horticulture, photography, navi-
cation, etc. One conspicuous objeo.
of special interest to Americans is
the gigantic bronze head of the fig
ure of liberty, which the French are
sending as present to America to
be set up in New York harbor Most
of my readers Will remember the
huge hand OF the same figure, which
was at the Philadelphia Exposition
At the left is large building fill d
with fruits and flowers, but / will
not tax your credulily by attempt
ing to tell the size of the oran ges
citrons, grapes and peaches, from
Sorrento on the bay of Naples. To
an American. from the northern
states particularly, the fruit is sim
ply wonderful. An almost intermin.
able annex is filled with varied ex.
hibit of French agricultural products
and machinery. l was surprised to
find the great amount of intricate
agricultural machinery, like reapers
and mowers, steam threshing ma
chimes, and portable engines for farm
work, which is in this department.
Near this is novelty, long build
ing devoted entirely to display OF
oyster culture. Twenty or more
long tanks through which water is
constantly passing are filed with
oysters of all ages and conditions.
In many of the tanks there are also
fish and sea animals, whose strange
forms and brilliant colors are a source
of unending delight. An eager crowd
always surrounds the tanks contain
ing those harleqains of the ocean,
the hermit crabs, whose uncouth an
tics are watched with the greatest
interest.
The main exposition huilding is
divided into five parts, attached to a
common hall in front and rear.
These parts are each many hundred
feet in length and together cover
many acres of ground. The central
one which separated from the others
by walk of twenty feet on each
side is devoted entirely to the Art
department. To the right of this as
you enter from the front are the gen.
eral departments of all nations ex
cept France. Beyond,is to the right,
machinery of all nations except
France, and beyond this is large
number of detached buildings belong.
ing to various nations and generally
devoted to special displays. On the
left of the art department. and occu-
plying space equal to that used by
the other nations in the display oil
the French. Back of this immense
system of buildings is large mum.
Der of detached structures used for
various purposes. The plan of break
ing the large building up into long
separate, sections leaves no point
from which such a grand view can
be obtained as through the central
aisle of the main building at Phila.
delphia. Owing to this the vastness
of the exposition does not impress
itself upon one at first sight as it did
at Philadelphia, and it is only when
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