Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-22
Correspondence Of The .Star.]

PARIS, May 41h 1875
Editor Sdr:-The Paris Exposition has been
formally opened, but never was an interna.
tiOnal exposition which was to surpass every
thing of the kind ever before undertaken
uShered into existence with such tame cere-
monies and such little enthusiasm. Wednes
day, the 1st inst, was the day announced for
the christening, but the overgrown baby was
by no means ready for the imposing ceremo-
MES intended. Thousands of men were kept
busy day and night in trying to make it pre-
sentable. They patched here, and draped
there, covering up what was unfinished
which was nearly everything-to the best 0
their ability; but the failure was lamentable
one. one could see at a glance that by the
middle OF June the Paris Exposition will be
GRAND SUCCESS,
but it is greatly feared that by that time the
visitors will be driven away by the exOrbitant
charges in Paris and the wholesale cheating
were filled with private carriages, cabs, and
pedestrians of all classes vending their waytO
the Exposition. The French love for orderly
bOaSted police organization led the authorities
to prepare separate tickets for the different
gates and for different visitors, and separate
was bad mixture all round. The inaugural
ceremonies were to take place from the palace
OF the Trocadero; At half-past eleven the
tickets. Some idea of the crowd may be OBJ.
tanned from the fact that
MORE THAN 10000 PRIVATE CARRIAGES
were drawn up outside the gates. A heavy
storm the day. previous had made the grounds
unfit for walking, and at half-past twelve an
other severe thunder, storm put a damp
the terraces of the Trocadero, what. little in
terest there was. There was nothing to see as
the the Norwegian, rWx;g Persian, Chinese, Egyptian,
not yet opened. There was nothing to do but
wait until two o'clock for the arrival of Mar
shall Mcmahon. His four horse carriage was
the signal for cannon salute, which was fol
lowed by roll of drums. The Marshal was
met by the minister of agriculture and com
merce and the Commissioner General of the
N @ large eaeogK eneoK fDoys dT M the SSsn
perSOnages for whom it was intended, and
consequently a great bustling and pushing
f9li3wed; TO low ID but that was only one of the results
lZed everything connected with the Expost-
ton thus far. After an exchange of compli
mentary remarks between the minister of com
the grand success OF the enterprise, the latter
declared the Exposition open. At his words
the artillery sounded, the water works began
promiscuously arranged cOrtege then crossed
the TrocaderO bridge and proceeded down the
avenue % OF Of foreign nations: Marshal Mcmahon
dent, and the Prince of Wales in the becomine
uul10rm OF the Horse Guards, led the crowd,
WhlchWas composed of foreign princes and am.
the Chamber OF Deputies, and other persons of
prominence. There was no accompanyinp
music. and no troops, except a handful of the
munlelpal @ guard, who struggled along in no
sort OF marching order.
- . THE ONLY INTEREsTINs FEATURES
Of Of the procession, if it can be so called, were
prominence OF their wearerS, who devoted ali
their attention to lodging mud -puddles. VerV
little enthusiasm was shown, and in the French
quarter even Kisses were heard. At the Ameri-
can section, however, three hearty United
States cheers, with tigdh-h, aroused a little
3sas Inc naggln&g A. interest interest and seemed to give
do what Frenchmen can't-work-were drawn
up in man-of-war style, commanded by Ensign
tucSn kucen hx young whose name became 50 wen
presented such neat and orderly appearance,
such contrast with everything else, that thev
attracted the attention Of the Marshal, who
American sailors, then cOmplimented them on
their appearance, and expressed pleasure at
their presence. Beyond were over thirty ma
beautiful line, commanded by Leuts Russell
and Zeilin, both Washington boys Commits
SION sioner Gen1 Mccormick, looking handsomer
by his two aids, LieutenantS Buckingham. Of
the navy, and Rodgers, of the cavalry and a
hnmper IIInt OF assistant commissioners, held a
short but pleasant conversation with the Mar
snail The distinguished crowd then proceeded
down the avenue. That closed the proceed.
.ngs, and the many people present amused
themselves as best they could by inspecting
the half finished exhibits
THE OBJECT OF THE EXPOSITION
Now what is the object of this grand lin
prosperity International exposition? By
name 1t IS industrial, but the handspring IS
pollcy The government of France is built ON
the sand and not on a rock a tidal wave of the
people may at any hour destrOyit. Something
must De done to turn the unsettled popular
feeling from politics, and give work to the nm.
employed. An exposition would do both. it
would give employment for the time to thou
sahdS OF hands, the way Frenchman work,
and Py the time fifty thousand men TQvid be