The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-14

New ORLEANS, Dec. 10.--The Worlds In
dustrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition
opens hcre Tuesday. 1t has required immense
efforts to get things In order for that day. and
II Is to he regretted that there Is not moro time
for preparation. There are not many things
yet TO be done around the grounds.
II during the opening month We are favored
with such weather us has lately blessed this
city tho Northern visitor will IND the railroad
pictures OF Southern scenes" representing
ladies and gentlemen walking through groves
Of bananas. with parasols to protect them from
the sun. scarcely exaggerated. The weather
has been perfect not touch OF chiilness. but
clear. radiant md brac!nE. II hns brought tho
Expostion Park out in Its brightest colors.
The Park. which covers nearly 800 acres Of
ground. is tho old Fouchcr do Circ6 plantation
The old house has long since disappeared. but
tho avenues Of live oaks which led up
to tho colonial mansion. once ono of
tho finest in Louisiana. still remain.
many OF them over n century and a half OF age.
These forest monarchs always the most
striking features OF a Louisiana landscape. OF
immense breadtE-thirty or more feet in cir
cumferonce -they arc low. but with large
branches. shading an aero or more. The in
evitabc Spanish moss drHpcs their bOughs.
and gives picturesque relief 20 their darl;
green leaves. There are several hundred o!
these in the park in ciumps ami avenues. and.
rs they are everglecns. they will prove an Mt
traction the entir" winter. Tho gentlemen haN-
ing charge of the decorations Of the grounds
have Wisely concluded mat they ought TO plant
nothing but cversrecns. and copnne themselves
mainly to tropical and scmi-,ropcal plants. Ice
IL very infreduent here in winter. and trees and
plants o! this Kind are seldom injured. They
have laid on "A number oi orange trees :lust now
bearing their fruit. md avenues Of magnolia.
Japonita. camel IN nrd sir.! ar winter blossom
ing plants. Tile Mexican. 1loridIan, Califor
ninn, ana Central hmerican gard,ns viii con.
counties. Th"te are very handsome coll"c-
va nis from Ss H"t dots to o ES o as ~
hogsho Hd. The -tnc"iul c@connut palms, tl!e
ance. most OF them bearing their half ripe
fruit; and there are Iesid%- these: clusters OF
Gcochineal plant. nni nonr!y every shrub Erown
tho most ADVANCED PORTION OF tho work md
will be- very nearly c6mpleted by opening day;
attractiye view from the river. This wator
front will he, he Great advantage to It in every
to transport to the, park the great crowds .esx-
pHetsd to here ay I'm nsrs are Eve
New Orleans are small, SLOW. and objectionable
street will not be compi0ied unit some me in
Ss ,srr t ar and Tn9 ae1s T on 10
Canal tho b cent? ,b e the fy to the paTk
pss h9nry NV at al the nsar All river
swamrs everybody can reach the boat, with
The most pleasant nd eonv en mode &C Of max,
ing this short Journey. 1t will give ono an on.
the city atral" at MINT as tho %,
iron, is lighted by electricity throughout its en-
From ths Isvss in t,ont o; The pax Is Oh:
hoe sas - Co Gi as s tn 1T
Nine Me tGnt Is the o.d aernGne place The
Demoiseilss rlantat ion" Here the 81 ant river
pours down on the LAM, with such a force aud
thing before il. and YOU wonder Why the feeble
ayke i CT which you stand is not carried hy
the. opposite side arc miles OF cane. still green
snS IN ho the sss hoas W
their tnli bGsasse chimneys LOCKING OK, ,isc some
wss 'hs
the ES@rk 5uit by 5he river hcnk is The
by,.is going to carry IN al tho foreign honQrs
Of the asposiion !. has gone into j; With
Orleans ' are ' thronsed with Mexican soaieTs.
whs nd soft s"a
iSh air; to the New Orleans public in NE Music
mounted on q horse Q, The nurtst white. Then
The great bulk Fl the Mexican exhibit will be
sa rsaay 'H1 ear ' p9
sition: IN addition to his. howeyer, Mexico has
tho display Of its minerals, the, other Tor sreci.
mems Of It's n9ta and fauna and as quarters for
tural. grace and eoganc" are concerned. far
exceed Anything on The Srounds. The National
sgr and md is 70 s1 NaI on rGHd
races; and here are displayed n handsome nat;
animals The exterior Of the building is narid.
" ornamcnied and color"i in the richest Of
The Mexican Mineral Tower is one, Of tho
transrarehla nd NH be TAKEN Sf hence to the
city OF Mexico for use in the great EXPOSITION
e enn sIr hddpGs no nSH at 5"@
with one. which probahly oxplsin; the l:reatin.
i fss7s sM%T'Gs EFT% aaa !ns
tcrai a. it T. called, stands Immediately in front
wh$ G %i ""a Ra d4a i Is il
vines and plants and ilowers -andwi DO paint
S4sh e%r M F be- "qa
the whole building an Oriental nrrearnncG.
Of MHxico in nrchi,rcinral BEAUTY, The main
building presents r very nrg,,ty'I;ahe, whether
n quarter Of u milo front-relioyed from any
Gic s*a 9r sT 'n % @
The Government BuidtmE is very similar in
It's general arrearance TIE mos. strifinr fea
claims tho iisiinction- s,ornething in Amer;
covering about thirty.thr"" acres, The whols
interior free fr ,h osirHet1ns cNSsp, the
stretch in every direction. and the visitor who
promora,,o 81 over twenTy mics Of aisIes and
avenues b-fore him.
a TRS p%Sqf il asys'sa tho
the collective State exhibt- 10 those made by
he 'G"IoJcd D"Har,m"nt" a Great @ir@rt has as
been made TO secure q handsome exhibit, that
will display the progress made by the negroes
since emancipation. a handsome sum was
subscribed from the eXcheQuer OF the ENposi-
tion for the purpose and every cncouragcment
held out. 4 great deal Of interest has been
aroused but. as yot. tho promise s not vary
good. The Louisiana negroes will make fine
f' any ii te SsS
and nothing TO show much progress on their
part during the past two decades.
Tho HORTICULTURAL building. the largest con-
servatory in the worl is neXt To tho Mexican
at th,, n N tlp lark II il