New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-21
TIE SOUTHERN EXPOSITION.
CLOSING DAYS Al LOUISVILLE.
SUCCESS OF THE ENTERPRISE - MUSICAL AND
ARTISTIC ATTRACTIONS.

SUCCESS OF THE ENTERPRISE - MUSICAL AND
ARTISTIC ATTRACTIONS.
IRON Az occ ,sroyAL CORRESPONDENT or rHE TrrBrNEl
LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. 1O.-The Southern
Exposition nearing the close OF It's hundred doys
and the attendance il increasing heavily. During the
first month tie Exposition not crowded with Nii"r-
except on days when special features were advertised
but now all days appear 10 be alike There seem 10 be 80
many visitors here any day in the week now a. there
are on Saturdays when the admission fee Is reduced ono
half Formerly there usually 10000 visitors on
Saturdays ana from 10 twenty thousand on other
DAYS The success, Of the Exposition j. now assured, and
il is not likely that the citizens who subscribed the
original 100000 TO float the enterprise viii I've called
upon for any portion Of the guarantee fund The puvi-
lege buyers have not farrell well partly through iau Of
the season and partly because in many instances they
hoped TO become rich too rapidly ana liked their prices
far beyond what was reasonable.
But the purpose for which the Exposition was originally
conceived by the Louisville Board Of Trade has been fu
filed most signaly. II has attracted large amount Of
trade TO Louisville already and several large manu'cur
ING cstab- lmcnt IN which outside capital Is invested
will follow in it, wake. Manufacturers and Wholesale
dealers in the city have pIohtcd largely through the
uresepce of the Exposition, and retail dealers report
nearly double the business OF single year ia the pact
M 6otr bavr hecn heavily rOuizeI since the first OF
August, and the hundreds o. boarding and lodging house.
saa m'' fs1 We T been I,tty Wei filled az rule
With respect TO it, exhibits he Exposition IL A. IN
teresn z, in it, way, the philadelphia Centennial
II not represent tie industries OF 20 many counfic-
hut il shows those of this country better than they
were shown the latter exhibition. The details OF The
cotton and tobacco culture shown very FUZZY In the
experimental farm south OF the main building, and the
vegetable, mineral and manufactured products OF Tie
Soutb are atractiycly shown by various States. Inc
Lbit Of agricultural machinery has never before been
equalled; the electric lighting Is done scale mover
before attempted and She electric railway i practical
demonstration OF the possibilities In electricity as motor
music by I'VE BAND.
But undoubtedly the most generally popular features OF
the Exposition been lie music and is art For the
first fifty days Cappa's Seventh Regiment Band enter
tanned the visitors with concerts In the park When the
time for their departure drew near they rendered
bauuicts and presentations from all sides. and there
seemed to be almost feeling Of resentment that they
were 10 be suppaned by Gmores Band for the next fifty
DAYS But the first night the band occupied Music
Hall the people were ready to lavish upon II AL The aT
Regiment musicians. The organ concerts have been wei
highly apprecated. On certain Friday evenings there
have been vocal concerts in which the Exposition chorus
consisting OF more than 500 voices has taken part
THa ART DISPLAY.
The Art Gallery has been crowded day and evening.
almost from the time of it, opening The Art Building is
an unpreentlous structure Of brick iron and glass; cruel
form I'm shape. IT, broad vestibulc north and west
galleries are hung with paintings borrowed from cclcbrat-
ed private collections; the east gallery contains the
specia exhibit Of American paintings sent by the new AIT
Union of NewYOrk and In the rotunda arranged the
sculpres and various objects Of general art The upper
poon Of the rOunda Is separated from the yesbue and
galleries by crimson flies upon which hung fine
old Brussels tapestries Illustrating various from the
life OF Alexander the Great loaned by General Sheridan
In the centre of the apartment tail palm rises and It's
leaves extending outward, droop to form partial
canopy over marble statuaIy costly and smaller
tropieal plants grouped around IT, The light falling
tbroneh crimson tinted slylight gives soft, rosy glow
% the marbles and tones down the bright greens with
charming effect. At night similar effect produced, the
LIGHT coming from crimson lantern depending from the
roof which contains clsterOf twenty electric burn
ers Nlchcs the north side contain handsome cabin
cts I'm one OF which arranged thu treasures presented
to General Grant his tour around the world and in the
othcr some specimens OF Old Vienna, Berlin and
Seyres mates aud choice bits Of bTc-a-rac loaned by
James K Rcene OF New-fork, and CnttendenT Ceilings,
OF Louisville. Il, IL,
come from prominent New-YOrk collectors among whom
NAV he mentioned August Belmont, George l. Seney,
Henry g. Marquand, Thomas b. Clarke v. T. Fabbri.
n a. DUN H. Victor NewcOmb, ID. o. Mills, Samuel j.
ridden O. G. Baldwin. Morris X Jcsup, +. Berry Wall,
Judge Henry Hilton j. PieIpont Morgan and Robert A.
Uu1tIugton Several OF the NcwYOrk picture dealers
have sent fine works. also. In the end OF the west gal
ierv Hooking down upon all who enter, portraits OF
General Grant by lie Clear President Arthur by NJ VIII
traits OF three of our Presidents" remarked a
facetious Democrat TO a distinguished English,
,nsn' who visited the gallery recently. Aha !
three of kind" responded the Bi1tonj and then
The unreQeneTate Democrat looked sad all the
t ~ fhc afternoon, dOubtngf his little joke under
stood In the east gallery are American works eXosve'
R,JstnH DE Hans, Wyant, Perry, sOnntag, Shattuck,
Parton BreyooIt, James and William Beard, William
Hart r. W. Wood r. addison RlchSros P,cEneui van
- Eaattnan Jeryis McEntee, Thomas ana Pete
Moran shurtlef Bolton Jones, Harry Chase Lyell Carr
EredeTicks C. III. Eaton, W. N. Brown, j. H. DOlph,
Renopi Irwin and j. W. Castelar,.
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