Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1885-06-18
THE WORLDS FAIR.
BRIEF ACCOUNT OF A RECENT
VISIT TO THE EXPOSITION.

The Centennial at Philadelphia Sur
passed-The Art Display q Disap-
pointment-The Creoles-The North
Carolina Exhibit.
Special Correspondents Of the Sentinel.
New ORLEANS, June 13.-Talk
about taking in the Exposition in a
month-might as we'll try to breathe
all the air in the Old North State in
that length of time The Centennial
at Philadelphia couldn't hold "A light
to it. The Government exhibit is
fine; the grand display of machinery
is something wonderful to see and
study. There has never been any,
thing like it; it is simply matchless
in its glory ofpower and ingenuity. Nat
urally going from thing created to its
creator, one cannot help feeling man
to be greater and worthier being,
while contempt ating such wonderful
handiwork. We admiringly say, what
a grand being is he that can invent
and construct such giant monsters in
iron, brass and steel, that puff and
blow like huge creatures suffering and
writhing to be free. What power and
strength, with symmetry of proportion,
what beauty of motion and utility.
And so, we naturally think backward
| and upward to mans creator how all
above in His perfection of grandeur
and magniicence is He who could
create 50 wonder full and capable hu-
man machine as man. This is pow
erful and thrilling thought that has
ro5saI tho
thoughtless; it is great lesson from
great book and makes q strong and
and lasting impression. But to 60
back to sightseeing.
The Art Gallery is gaudy, "tinsel
show" that fascinates the eye of an or
dinary gazcr and the ardent admirers
of gorgeous chromos; but to the eye
of the artist, it is poor. The Horticu-
thural Department is a disappoint-
nent, as visitors had expected some
thing particularly good. With these
two exceptions, the Exposition is pos
itively par excellence. The poverty
of artistic art is, however, counterbal-
anced by one painting, which is alone
worth the trip to New Orleans. 1t is
i view of the "Battle of Sedan,"
a tremendous painting and excels
anything one could have imagin-
| ed in art. 1t is represented in the
same style that the Battle Of Gettys-
burg" is at Chicago. 1t is something
that the masters of art, themselves can
bow before in truest admiration.
The weather here, is as much enjoyed
and admired as anything else, and it re-
allyscems that Nature has joinedinthe
jubilee and put herself on exhibit n,
with all her wealth of fair suns ne,
balmy air and beautiful flowers. Roses
flourish here in the most unheard of
profusion and delightful varieties, the
air is laden with thin delicious odors !;
this is the veritablc Gland of flowers" to
those who have never been to Florida.
The orange blossoms also lend their
perfume to the breezes.
We had heard much Of the beauty
of the creoles, but must confess that
we were unable to see is, although
we looked in vain for them to sustain
their long-reputed fame for loveliness.
As place Of abode, New Orleans
does not seem inviting; the amount
of filth and the commingling of smells
that greet the visitor is often sicken-
ing. 1t seems to us the very nest and
birthplace of cholera and yellow few
er and it must certainly be the tender
mercy of the Most High that stays
the plague and the pestilence. The
people are of all kinds and from all
places, a promiscuous and variegated
stream OF humanity with their own
customs and manners, and "still they
come" The North Carolina exhibit,
US everybody knows or ought to know
is ne plus ultra and attracts all visi-
tors. More anon, when the readers of
THE SENTINEL will perhaps like to
hear something about Birmingham,
Ala, that new Western town dropped
down in the South. WANDERER.
A Scarcftv of Raal Men.