The Opelousas courier., 1884-01-05

ed, mastering you into a v~sstlbule'
within which are the doors and en-
frances into the main aisle OF the
building. On the sides are statues OF
Columbus and Washington in inches,
and above a group styled America. q
COPY of a celebrated work Of art.
Above the entrance rises a dome to the
height of over one hundred feet, with a
smaller turret on each side OF it.
Elevators will run up to the top OF
this tower, from whose summit specta-
tors will be able to secure a magnlh-
cent view of the surrounding grounds.
Similar but smaller towers, rising to a
height Of sixty feet, adorn each corner
of the building, breaking the straight
lines and otherwise relieving and III
menting the building. Such is the
front, of which We need say no more,
except that MIR. Torgerson has exer-
cised to the utmost his rare powers
of ornamentation, SO that the building,
instead Of presenting the quiet, dull
factory look OF SO many edifices devoted
to this purpose, is as ornamental and
as elaborate as many a palace.
THE MUSIC HALL.
Entering the main entrances, the
visitor will find himself i'll a vestibule,
on either side of which, in the project
ing pavilions, are the baggage-rooms,
and the Offices of the police, admission,
comfort and the ether bareaux of the
Exposition. just beyond the vesti-
bule the doors admit him to the Expo
sition building proper, that is, to that
portion devoted to exhibits here he can
see along the aisles ON either side the
entire stretch of the immense building,
a distance of nearly 1900 feet, consid-
erably over a quarter of a mile. nm
mediately in front of him, and a dis
lance of only about 100 feet from the
entrance, is the music hall, located
nearly in the centre of the building
the semi-circular sounding wall behind
the stage here is almost the only thing
which breaks the wandering of the eye.
This music hall is Of immense size-3OO
feet deep by "a wide, and capable, with
the galleries, of containing 1900 per
sons. The hall is constructed SO peculiarly
within the building, and yet separate
from it. that if necessary the balance OF
the edifce may be removed and, by in
closing the sides, the hall can be con.
vsrted into a permanent building after
the Exposition ID over.
The roof of the music hall is sup.
ported on semi-circular Howe trusses
Galleries run around it on each side
It is lighted from above-it is abouh'
eighty-seven feet highly sky-lights
of ~parti-colored glass tiles, which vii
give it a rich and brilliant appearance
It's stage. which faces the entrance, j
backed by a semi-circular sound boart
which viii enable the music to be thor
: oughly and gracefully distributes
throughout the hall. This stage viii
slope in gradual inclines toward th'
audience, and is large enough to hole
600 persons.
Il TILE lNS1DE III I11G DO1LDlE0.
j With this exception, the interior i
perfectly plain, free, open and withou
wall or break Of any kind, except th
pillars supporting the roef. Galierie
, thirty-seven and a half fest wide ex
tend around its entire length
well lighted by the windows and sky
lights. 1T is intended that in the gal
leries, the painting, fine arts, and sim
! liar exhibits will be placed. They vii
, be elevated twenty-three feet abev
/ the ground floor eight stairWays wi
give access TO them and is many Gle
vators, as it is understood that the va
rieus elevator companies will gladl
seize this opportunity to establish thei
a inventions.
/ The whole interior, with the excep
7 ton of the music hall, is divide
Q off by Mr.. Torgerson into sea
tions Of $50 feet, as follows
Q first, aisles of 371 feet wide, ceres
!. pending with the galleries then, aisle
! : of SO feet, and finally a central aisle
rs feet wide. AT the side of each /
i these aisles stand a row of pillar
The roof slopes gradually toward th
centre, being As feet high at the oui
side, gradually increasing TO rs feet
g the centre, with skyllghts and glasst
h In abundance to let in the light.
's MACHINERY FALL.
That portion of the edifice facin
o Carrollton will be set aside for the di
4 play Of machinery. This will include
section $50 feet deep by the entil