Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-23

THE Observation-Disclosures OPERA BY TELEPHONE.
Correspondence of THE EVENING STAR
PARIS, FRANCE, October "a. 1884,
PALAIS DE L1NDUSTRIE. I
After very successful exposition of electricity
since the 18th of August, it is now drawing to a
close Owing to cold weather. causing falling off
In attendance, it will terminate November Is, in
stead OF being prolonged until December, as was
llfSt talked OF; and many Of the officials of the
french government were about to leave, a distri-
button Of medals has just been given. This took
pace IN the Conseryatoire de Music, In grand
style, october q. Various papers were read, and
speeches made by the most prominent personages
Inc choral part was most charming. over one
hundred voices, under one professor, filed the hall
with anthems of success for the exposition and
honor was awarded to each of the post and tele-
graph exhibits OF France, Germany, England, Aus
IRA and Belgium Thirty-nine diplomas of honor
were given to ministers, administrations, inStitu-
IONS and railroads, among which are the U. s.
signal once, y: S. Patent Office and the Smith
sonian Institutiorpof Washington. To Industrial
ESTABLISHMENTS We're given eight diplomas of
honor. Each of the invent0rs-Bandet. Bell,
B Bakntts Deprez Edison, Gramme, Hughes,
faclhottl. Plante, S!enlanS and Sir VIM. Thomson,
also received diplomas of honor. Sixty diplomas
OF cooperation were awarded to the various col
medals, $50 in Silver and $50 in bronze
were distributed as the remaining awards. In
an there were bO9 out of which 3l2 were given to
france, and the remainder to foreign countries
Each or the American exhibitors received some
medal or diploma OF honor. MIR. Eccard, of Wash
1ngton received silver medal as the Inventor of
some or the fine meteorological apparatuSOf the
signal service. Prof Gray, OF the Harmonic tele-
graph; Sumner Taiiter partner OF Prof. Bell,
and the U. S. Electric Lighting Company, system
Maxim, received gold medals. Among those who
were awarded silver medals are BOnyil OF Phila-
depha; Connolly Bros. and McTighe OF Washing
ton; Prof Dolbear, OF Boston: Electric Purifier
company, Electric Dynamite Company of Ph1la-
delphia; Hubbard, OF Boston; Phillips, of
Philadelphia; Pond Indicator, Of New York;
Western Electric Manufacturing Company
OF Chicago, and the Weston Electric Light
company. Among those receiving bronze
medals were many very mertorious machines and
Instruments One OF the most reSOrted to places
OF the exposition is what is known as the Sale de
telephone or Telephone de ropera In this room
are arranged about fifteen Or twenty telephones
which are connected to mtcrophones, placed in
'front.' or the Stage at the grand opera. 1t an
Immense crowds throng to hear the opera
Through the telephones, and it is not unfrequent
10 see at ten O'Clock at the rear of the press OF
people those who would have to wait until after
the close to hear it, After all this tresome wait
ING, owing 10 the many who wish to l1sten the
allotted time for each is only five minutes. 1t
reminds us Of dreams, for there comes to our ears
the most refreshing STRAINS from whence cam
not see. 1t rises and falls like the melody OF
winds and then fades away.
Up TO the Dist instant there had been 49G. 600
VISITORS to the exposition, % 900 of whom had been
brought in by the electric street car railway, run
ming from La Place de la Concorde.