Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-11-27
GOLDEN GLOBES.

9 Color many be said to culminate In
! his city, and the perennial bloom Of
i ! gardens finds q parallel In the so
r,al temper OF itspsopIe. Narcissus.
-ho fell In loye with his own face
,,ctured In the placid stream, might
- taken as prototype of this people
eollectiyeIy as well as individually
and I fancy, that Cable, In bis Creole
ss,icature, called Earcisse, had this
fancy forming in bis mind and took
! delicate malice 10 suggesting IL;
sh6,,eh il seems TO me that he makes
Narcisse of the novel very tiresome,
rhIch the Narcisse of real life here
never can be. The richness OF color
ing predominant here brings me back
- the Exposition as the subject for
this letter. Much has been biished
about The extraordinarily large and
snleudid buildings prepared for ex
h;bitofs. bat recent visit to the Ex-
nosition grounds convinces me that
thev the grounds, will call forth ev-
On more wonder and admiration than
the Palaces of Southern Progress that
rest upon them.
The establishment OF these natu-
rally attractive grounds, which are
level lapse of ESQ acres just on the
crescent curve OF the great, tawny
river which brings so much tribute
n the city of New Orleans, is In keep
iuv With the character Of the climate
and The tastes of q delicately luxuri-
Gus people. Miniature lakes and
fountains, winding walksamid clumps
OF .repic trees. groups of banana, Or
ange, lemon, maguey, mesquite and
many others will form o dazzling mo-
sale Of color In motion whenever q
breeze comes
LAUGHING WITH PERFUME,
Up from the Gulf of Mexico. And
when the breeze may come the lordly
live oaks, which extend over much
OF the grounds. the grateful protec-
zion Of their magnificent umbrage,
will wave their long streamers of
Spanish gray moss in playful answer
TO the flags Of the Main Building or
the countless SMOKE wreaths Of The
steamers that crowd up the river
from Fnrope, the Indies. Mexico and
the South American republics The
Illumination Of the grounds At night
Is on rs grand scale as the other
for this international
display. In the Lake Rnbio, named
after the wife of General Porfirio
Diaz. Presidentelect of Mexico, an
stand-pipc rises TO the
hight OF 100 feet. Al three intervals
Of Is feet eachlthis pipe throws cut .
circle OF Jets each circle lessening to-
wards the top like the spray OF a
On the top of the spire ex.
fifteen feet above this col
umn,
AN ELECTRIC LAMP
OF 100, 200 candle power flashes It's
rays across the waters of the lake and
over the cadenccd Jets of the foun-
tain. In front OF five of the princi-
pal entrances a SO, 600 candle power
Leavitt.Mnsllcr electric light Is pIac.
ed, and In five different sections Of
the grounds there are towers les feet
high, each lighted by ten standard
arc lights of the Jenny system and
fifty additional Jenny arc lamps are
ranged around the grounds and
landings on the river front.
The system represented 10 the cleo
trio lighting are the Edison, Leavisi-
Mueller, Brush, Jenny, Thomson
and Houston, which aggregate 1000
ineandesccnt and 100 standard arc
lamps, requiring 1000 horse power OF
engines for the electric lighting
alone, or 200 horse power more for
this service than the big Corliss en-
CINE that furnished the entire power
for the Centennial buildings, and
which Is now at Pullman, 400 horse
power. What visions of loveiiness
does the mere thought OF such com-
plete electric Illumination at once
evokel II the general spectacle Is
charming and imposing by day-and
who can deny ;hiss-how much more
enchanting and inspiring viii IL be
WHEN BATHED AT NIGHT
In such flood of soft splendor and
mild lunar luster as these wonderful
lamps ditfuse, What sublime and
beautiful spectacular effects viii re.
veal themselves when the palpitant
rays play with the jewel work OF the
fountains transmitting their falling
pearls into opals and seeming 10 null
liply. as by magic. the figures OF the
passers by with such sharp definl
lions of their shadows that II would
look as il shadow aven were illurnin-
cd into substance. To enumerate all
Tue special features af attraction
which this Worlds Exposition" Of
fers would be iike counting the leaves
OF bapyen tree, and we leave II TO
The future historian of the finished
event The animating and directing
minds at the head OF this enterprise
seem to have forgotten nothing The
immeusity Of the live stock interest,
me advance OF electrical invention.
Tue enueation of the Indian by gov
'efhment schools, the progress OF wo-
msn work, and the elevation of the
eosored racial these have received
equal and just attention from the
management The last point. inter
penetrating as Il does the material
progress and developement OF the
oouth, has gained especial heed. The
management deemed that the iden,i-
acat'on of the colored race with the
material prosperity of the South rem
aeaed demonstration of their eda-
estonal advance since emancipatio1
s'hiaenlly tit aud inlruciive, decided
~ give every possible stimulus to
saeh M exhibition, aud voted al am.
p,s appropriation 10 aid those engsg-
~ 10 this branch. To their credit be
y sad, the coiored people have en-
'srea into this work with an euthu
aasin that promises most interesting
s .ssaiss. From outside the Exposs,
Hon proper many attractions naturally
s'as'tate to such center.
AN INTERNATIONAL DRILL
WI be held. in which, besides vol
aa'eef soldiery. companies of lhs
regular ArNax. -. .