The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-08-24
OUR PARIS LETTER.

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about the time you imagine YOU
have explored its wonders pretty
thoroughly, you suddenly come
upon section that you have never
seen or heard of before, and wonder
how it could possibly have escaped
you.
commenced my tour of inspec-
ton on the first day of May. In
fact, | was pretty familiar with the
building some weeks before that,
and yet, during the past week, I
have seen things which have filled
me with wonder to think that |
could have wandered about through
this Exposition and never have
seen them before. As yon cross the
magnificent bridge which spans the
Seine between the Trocadero and
the main building, a number Of
beautiful structures lie Immediate
/ ly to the right. The little Princi-
pality of Monaco has raised an ele-
CANT little Oriental kiosk and filed
i it with ceramics and curious OBJ
iects of art. You will doubtless
recolIect that it was 20 this place
the gamblers went when they were
banished from Baden-Baden, and
to-day it is the great gambling
house of Europe. When | first
heard of the Monaco exhibit, I ex-
pected to find faro boxes, packs of
cards, sweat cloths, roulette tables
dice boxes; and you may guess my
surprise to discover one of the
most beautiful exhibitions Of GER
MATES in the entire Exposition, sur
rounding fountains and flowers,
and other objects Of beauty and art
! Beyond the exhibit Of Monaco, is
y special exhibit by Spain, and just
here let me say that Spain has made
q magnificent display in number
Of other departments. The build
ing of which I am now going to
speak is the Spanish exhibit OF
wines, and remarkable as it may
seem, it is composed exclusively of
bottles. The building is quite large
and imposing, only a little distance
Of party Of wild Arabs fresh from
the desert sands lay easily about be-
meath the shadow of their tents, and
looking as we imagine Ishmael
must have looked the first born Of
Abraham. Entering the door at
once you are dazzled with a scene
of Oriental splendor: gorgeous pill
lars Of glass and arches Of crystal
rise before you, flashing and glitter
ing with millions of colored lights.
The arches and pillars are modeled
after the grand palace OF the
| Alhambra. You turn to the right
or left and, multiplied by the chrys-
tai rehecto"s, you look through long
avenues of beautiful arches where
the light, multiplied a thousand
I times, flashes and breaks IN dia-
mond coruscations till you feel that
you are standing in fairy land.
Over your head hang 1nultitudeS Of
! @litterinG stalactite8 Of the purest
white, OF the brightest of chrystal
and OF the most emerald Green,
purple, yellow, violet and multi
tudes Of shades for which art has
not yet found name, add to the
wonders Of this enchanting palace.
Aou have been inspecting this mar
velIous building some time before
you begin TO realize that you have
only been looking at bottles. Pillars
of wine, roof of wine, walls of wine,
floors of wine, e,-wiue, wine, wine,
everywhere: Hook, sherry cham
pagne, Port and Here's de la From
tara, the wine of the city of Para
disc. As a specimen Of architectu-
raj genius it has excited general
wonder, and even among this assem-
olage Of works gathered from every
portion OF the globe, this unique ex-
hibition of Spanish wines has been
considered one Of the marvels of the
Exposition.
In the United States department,
almost hidden by displays of shin
ing teeth and tempting jeweIry, pa
per fashions, patent pins and modes
post Offices, is a little case which
you might pass unnoticed, and yet
which deserves something more
than passing mention. As an ex-
hibit 1t is insignificant and small.
1t came SO late that it has not even
earned q place on the cataIoone.