The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-11
THE PARIS EXPOSITION.
A COUR D'0.fL OF THE GROUNDS AND
yHE BUILDINGS ERECTED.
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THE BUILDINGS ERECTED.
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4 few lines respecting the progress of the
exhibition may not prove unintereStiDg at this
moment. 10 obtain q panoramic view OF the
entire scene we must ascend the FrOcadero
heightS.@ From this COMMANDING eminence
an excellent view is obtained Of q large por.
ton OF the gay metropolis, one of the most
conspicuous features being the river Seine,
dotted with boats and shining In the bright
sunlight OF this glorious spring inornng IKE
polished silver. Away in the distance, to the
west the view Is bounded by Bellevue, Yer
dun, and other historic hills; and in the east,
the Louvre, Notre Dame. AMI many notable
structures arrest the attention. Between
these boundaries the city Is seen like part of
an amphitheatre.
Directly in front of the terrace on which we
are staining, aud on = sort OF plain in u hol-
low. is the Champ de Mars, a wide stretch of
green. fringed and studded with trees, and
hedged with subs aItial residences and hand
some roads. On this expatlse are the princi-
pal buildings of the exlibi ion. The central
structure is almost at our feet; supported to
the right and lett, in front aud in rear, by the
lesser buildings, which dot the PLAIN, and
finally ascend the heights from which we
look where the VIII lie is crowned with the
magnificent TrDcHlero Palace, the most at
tractive, the strongest AMI most eligibiy sit
uated OF all the buildings The Trocadero
will be permanently the Crystal Palace of
the French cipita. In many respects the
Trocadero Is even superior to its London
rival; the gloss OF newncsS is upon it; it is
gilded and resplendent from the highest
points above the roof to the mosaic pave
ments below. The building IS constructed
chiefly OF iron and glass, and is marvel
Ously light, airy, elegant and commOdious
Everything apears to have been we'll
considered There are no hidden cor
ners. Tho plan OF the whole is Immediately
eompreh.nlied by tho visitor on emerging
from the alleys into the interior. The means
OF exit are numerous. Every thing that skill
and forethought could devise to make this
building perfect Of is kind has been done.
The Prince OF Wales, standing ON the gallery
whence you and | ARE now looking down on
the one side into the Champ de Mars aud the
other into the interior Of the Trucadero, u few
days back pronounced the arrangements SUI
pefb, and nothing lacking. The Prince is one
Of the best patrons OF the exhibition, and has
done more for Its success and to lend it ecLnt
than any other personage. He has devoted ~
great deal OF time to it, from first to last, and
taken such strong personal interest in it,
down to matters Of small detail, rs to greatly
crafty the Parisians. The Prince spent be-
tween three and four hours here one day this
week, making close Investigation Of the
various buildings and making the acuualnt-
ance of the officials. He Is chairman of the
British commission, and gives personal a. ton
ton to the interests Of British exhibitors
The advantage Of having ~ prince to look
after their interests Ia duly appreciated, /
assure you The EuglIshmen have obtained
good many concessions in consequence OF
this circumstance.
The principal feature OF the palace will be
the sale des fetes, in the rptsndii, the rnonu-
mental cascade in front of the rotunda the
towers, and the park, tho latter containing,
among other marvels n collection of not less
than forty thousand tulips. Concerts and
musical performances OF various kinds will
take place In the sale des fetes. The cascade
will be The highest artificial waterfall in the
world: The towers ara nearer the sky than
anything else in all Paris, and are being fitted
with steam elevators. By the bye, you may
have heard OF the chronological exhibition that
fs being prepared for the Trocadero. 1t Is to
consist OF all the public collections in Paris,
in addition to large and valuable contribu-
ton obtained from lifelong researches in the
Brazils and the South American States
The park OF the Trocadero slopes gradually
to the Champ de Mars and the way down is
studded Wi pavilions of various Eastern
countries. Among the curiosites Is an aqua
rum, containing not less than 5000 cubic
metres OF water. In this. mighty. crysta!
tank, when finally In operation, will be found
the fresh-water fish of all countries. nov
city has been introduced with respect to this
aquarium; in addition to the ordinary views
OF the sides, front and rear, there will be u
bottom view, obtained by n subterranean gal
we notice the pavilions of China, Japan, Per-
STA and Algeria all Of which have been con-
structed, fitted and arranged by native work
men, as at Philadelphia.
Crossing the Seine by the Pont de Jena,
which, by the by, has been widened, we reach
the second part OF the exhibition, entering by
a grand avenue that ends in the vestibue OF
the palace OF the Champ de Mars, passing in
succession several monstrOus rest aurants and
o number Of waterfalls, fountains, conserva-
tories and tid-bts of that description. AS we
walk along we catch glimpses Of the various
structures that dot the park, Of lakes, grot-
toes terraces, parterres and q thousand en-
nhn mr. riff Vifv ~
ish flag floats over a spacious annexe to the
Spanish section, and near it is the still more
important addition of the British section
Next comes the Avenue de Saffren, in which
is q tasteful and spacious railroad station.
The line connects with the Circular railway
The next entrance is the Avenue de Bour-
dOnnaye. Distributed conveniently between
the avenues are restaurants luncheon bars,
cafes and such like institutions.
Entering the palace and making for the CEN
tire, we find an inclosed space of park-like
character, In the midst of which IL pavilion
devoted to the fine arts. Standing here we
see that the exhibition is parceled out into
sections for the various countries intending
to exhibit OF European countries the Eng
lsh section is most advanced; after that the
Swiss, and the French come next Belgium
and Spain have made first rate progress.
Austria, Italy and Portuga! are among the
laggards, doing scarcely better than Turkey
and Russia; but all are now in fair way to-
ward completion. The United States, Canada
and the Brazils will undoubtedly amaze the
Europeans, the first two with the excellence
tropical productions, and all with the
extent and variety of their agricultural
and mineral wealth. The British colo
MES have n separate space for exhibition,
near that of the mother country. India and
Australia bid fair to attract general attention
The arrangements in the various sections
differ; in one respect, however, the English
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