The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-11-06
PARIS, Oct. 10, 1875.

chief of the exhibition. has hung up in
the Vestibule d Honneur, at the exhi-
bition. q counterfeit presentment of the
diploma which will in due course, be
conferred upon fortunate exhibitors.
there begins to make themselves heard
the usually outcries OF dissatisfaction.
From an artistic point of view, the pic
ture in sepia is all that could be wished.
and there is not at any rate as yet. any
ground for complaint in regard to the
fairness and the ability with which the
coveted originals Of the design are
allotted. For the official list of the
prize.takers il not. at present. made
public, even if it be completed. nor
will anyone have authority to Announce
the full results Of the scrutiny until the
2lst Of October, the date now fixed for
the distribution of the awards. But it
is said that many amongst the exhibit
ors are i'll pleased with tho delay, mss
much as it will prevent the possible
use to them, during the present exhibit
ton. of such awards as they may have
won. Intending customers, who desire
to buy Of, or to give their orders t..
prize winners only, will have but ten
days during which to exercise their pat
ronage. In the meanwhile they must
play the part of jurymen themselves.
and must either guess as best they can
the probable distribution of the medals.
or must leave their good intentions un-
fulfilled. So exhibitors who, with suf.
ficient or insufficient reason, believe
that they arc destined for q place
amongst the lauredtes of 1873 are, an
told, agrisved that they cannot make
use at once Of their coming advertise
ment; and hear an amusing anecdots
of one enterprising tradesmsn who
places on his case placard bearing in
small letters the words "erpeetacion a.
obtenir," and in lage ones the prema.
ture announcement LA meddiiie dor"
There again, . grievance is made out
of the fact that. IS is only natural, the
secret of the ten or twelve thousand
awards leaks ont, in many instances,
from amongst the two or three thou
sand jurymcn. officials, &C.. necessarily
acquainted with the decisions which
have been reached.
There is but one Paris in tue world,
and now is the time to see its best. The
weather is just cool enough to be inyig-
Grating. and at no time since the open
ing of the exhibition has the city been
SO full Of strangers Americans and
other foreigners came here early in the
summer by the thousands, but before
''doing" the exhibition preferred to
take little run on the continent or
elsewhere, intending to return to Paris
to finish up their sightseeing under
more favorable circumstances. cooler
weather and reduced prices That they
were disappointed - regards the latter
il is needless 10 say. They couldn't 60
home without seeing the exposition, Of
course. 30 here they are. The city is
crowded. That Is the only word that
expresses it. In addition the people
from the provinces are literally pour.
ing in. They wouldn't come in the
spring. because the exhibition was un-
fnished. and they didn't want the heat
Ut midsummer. A walk through the
city CT the exposition will give you an
opnortunitv Of seeinv
IL seems almost q mvsterv WHARF, q,
many people lind Recommendations. A
prominent American arriving in the
city the other morning went to nine.
teen hotels before he could get accom-
modations. Everything is in full blast
aud the Parisians are DOUBTLESS doing a
good business in every way. The the
atres are packed nightly, while it is
impossible To get admission to the
GrALd Opera House without securing a
ticket at least week in advance, I'm.
less by chance one can be procured by
. ticket sharper ct about Ave times the
regular price. Cafes are everywhere
and are more than we'll pAtronireo
They are generally very commodiou.
inside. bat always have . large mum
Der Of little round tables extending il
some instances half way across tho
sidewalks Here the people cit and cir
their coffee and cognac and drinl
their beer and watch the passers by
AS has been stated before. the pour
bnire" system hes become % lucrativ,
that ',garooas" are compelled to pay
The propriseoes for the privilege 1t BE-