The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-09
miscellaneous.
PARIS IN HER GLORY,
OPENING OF THE WORLDS ExHI-
BITION.
The Gay French Capital Crowded With Sight
ssers--The Speeches and the Grand
Military Procession.

6eers-The Speeches and the Grand
Military Procession.
The ceremony Of the opening Of the
international Exhibition of 1878 took
place May 1st, with great success. AT
o'clock it was raining, and it was feared
that the ceremony would be greatly in
terfered with, but at 945 the rain ceased
and there were prospects that the day
would yet be fine one At ll;3O O'Clock
the clouds had broken and the sun was
shining brilliantly, the weather being
rather warm. The ceremony of opening
the Exhibition began at 29O in the after
noon, at which time it was showery, but
at 3 O'Clock the sun was again shining
brightly. The crowd was immense and
enthusiastic, in spite Of showers through
out the proceedings. Cries were every.
where heard of "Vive la Republique P'
and "Vive la FranCep Among those
present were the Prince of Wales, Don
Francois d'Assise, father Of the King OF
Spain; the Due de Aosta, brother of the
King of Italy and ex-King of Spain
Prince Frederick, Crown Prince of Dem
mark; the Prince of Orange, heir appa-
rent to the throne of the Netherlands,
and Prince Henry of Holland.
The Marshal arrived in the state car
riage, escorted by his military house
hold, troops being drawn up all along the
route from the Elysee. A procession was
then formed, which marched from the
grand Arcade to the platform overlook
ing the fountain and commandinga view
of nearly all the buildings and grounds.
Here NJ. Tresserine de Bort, Minister of
Commerce, welcomed the Marshal in
short speech.
President MacMahon, in reply, said {:
"I desire to join in the sentiments ex-
pressed by the Minister of Commerce.
/ offer my congratulations upon the mag
nifCent results achieved, and of which
am happy to have the whole world as
witness. We have also to thank the
foreign nations for 30 completely respond.
ing to the call of France. In the name
of the Republic declare the Exhibition
opened" The Marshal subsequently
congratulated M. Krantz, the organizer of
the Exhibition, on the SauspiCious open.
ing of the grand enterprise.
Then one hundred and one rounds
from the guns at the Invalides, on Mont
Valerien, and on an island in the Seine
followed the announcement. At the
same time two military bands struck up,
all the fountains played, and soldiers sta
toned by the fagstaffs hoisted the flags
of all nations ON the roofs Of the two
palaces and the annexes. The Marshal
then reasCended to the Trocadero Palace,
the procession reforming behind him,
and after completing the round of the
building crossed over the river to the
Champ de Mars. The troops were drawn
up on or near the bridge. The terrace of
the Champ de Mars Palace was occupied
by Senators, Deputies, the Council of
State, Magistrates, Academ:cians, the
military staff and the French Commits.
sioners.
THE GRAND PROCESSION.
Entering by the central door the pro-
cession went through the grand vesti-
bule, decorated with the crown Jewels,
Sevres porcelain, gobelin tapestries and
the Prince of Wales Indian collection.
1t then passed through all the sections,
the commissioners of each country greet
ing it at the door, and next inspected the
military school, where all the Exhibition
Workmen were stationed, and, lastly,
traversed the machinery annexes, Es-
Corts of honor were sent at one o'clock
to the hotels of the Presidents of the
Senate and Chamber of Deputies, the
Prince of Wales, the Crown Prince of
Denmark, Prince Amadeus, Prince Henry
of Holland, the Prince of Orange and
Don Francois d'Assise, to conduct them
to the Exhibition building. On arriving
at the Trocadero, President MacMahon
presented to the Royal Highnesses all
the ministers, the officials connected with
the Exhibition, and several other distin-
guished personages. On the procession
being formed the Prince of Orange, the
Crown Prince of Denmark and Prince
Amadeus, ranged themselves to the right
of President MacMahon, while the
Prince of Wales, in the uniform of the
Horse Guards, and Prince Henry of
Holland, walked to the left of the Presi-
dent. The spectacle at the ceremony
was magnificent. Perfect order pre-.
vailed. Ex Queen Isabella of Spain wit
messed the ceremonies from the gallery
occupied by Madame MaCMahon.
HOW THE DEPARTMENTS LOOK.
The general effect of the Exhibition
hall was disappointing to visitors in con-
sequence of the backward condition of
the interior. The Machinery Depart.
ment, except in the British section, is in.
complete, and much of the space is lum-
bered with unpacked cases. Some ex-
hibits of lighter order, especially in
the Swiss, Chinese and Japanese Sec
tions, were completely ready and very
attractive. The Russian section is also |
we'll advanced, and the exhibit compara-
lively large. The English and Canadian |
sections, however, taken altogether and |
as q whole, are by far the largest, finest |
and most forward in the Exhibition.
The workmen made extraordinary eff. |
forts during the past three days in the
preparation of the various sections The |
English, American and Belgian have
been especially pushed, and present a
creditable appearance. The American,
though unfinished, compares favorably |
with the others. The Department of
Manufactures shows the least progress.
The Agricultural and Alimentary De-
partments will be better than at any
previous foreign Exhibition. The Ma
chinery Department is very rich in labor.
saving machinery of a light class. AL
ready, though incomplete, it compares
favorably with the English, while oCcu-
pying only one-sixth of the space allot-
ted the British exhibit. The display of