The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1885-01-03
New ORLEANS, Dec. 90, 1884.
Special Correspondence.

Spec,dt Correspondence.
Christmas in New Orleans was usher
ed in with multitude of tin horns. the
usual powder burning and all variety of
pranks for which young America is no
ted. And while there was no snow, the
skies were overcast, the air damp and
chilly, and blazing fires and heavy over
coats were very enjoyable. The day
was largely celebrated by an adalt class
with ''glass horns,a for which the chilly
atmosphere created an unusual demand,
though there was little OF no evidence
of iutemperance on the streets nor in
the public resorts.
AT the Exposition it. was children's
day, who were admitted at half price,
and for whose delectation large Christ
mas tree was prepared, stocked with
vast variety of gifts. In the eveEing
there was fine music, and the buildings
were brilliantly Illuminated by electri-
city, and great throng of delighted
people, including the little people, took
in the novel sights for the first time.
The main building, devoted to private
and general exhibits, covers space of
thirty-three acres, and elected many
exclamations of wonder from the nu-
merous visitors. All the buildings are
on scale of like magnitude, the whole
including about seVenty-five acres un-
der roof.
While many hundreds of exhibits are
already up, possibly thousands, it may
surprise the reader. as it did your cor
respondent, to learn that many hun
dreds are yet incomplete, and very
many are yet to arrive; and this is not
only true of private but also of
Government an State Exhibits, and
fully month must elapse before
the vast enterprise will be in COM
plete running order, SO that the in
tending visitor will lose nothing by
postponing his coming for thirty days,
but will be the gamer by doing SO. In
the meantime the grumbling and fric-
ton inevitable at the Inauguration of
all great eveuts, prevails in this case. 1t
would be thankless, and perhaps
useless task, to attempt to locate the
cause or causes of so much conflict, fric-
ton and confusion. Much of it doubt
less results from delay III fo8arding ex
hibits; some from lack of rapid and
plentiful transportation, and some from
unavoidable mistakes in the manage
ment. But ia short time, your cor
respondent believes that all grounds of
complaint will have disappeared, and
the great Exposition will present a
scene of peaceful and multiform inter-
est never before witnessed in the worlds s
history, and that its results will sur
pass the widest dreams of its projec-
tors.
The opening took place as advertised,
Dec 10Th, and was attended III the Mu-
sic Hall of the Main Building, by vast
audience of nearly twenty five thou
sand people, and III the presence of
Cabinet officers, foreign representatives.,
hundreds of exhibitors, national, State
and city officials, civic and military. But
the real lion of the occasion was Major
Burke, Director General, the soul of the
enterprise, who was received with the
most tumultuous demonstrations of ap-
proval when he appeared and, in few
eloquent words, turned over his great
work to the president of the Association,
who in turn, addressing President Ar
thur, at Washington, turned over the
Exposition to the nation, and to the
world, who answered in congratula-
tory reply, and declared the Exposition
open. All this was, of course, by tele-
graph, and was heartily cheeied.
Gov. McEners read also a lengthy ad-
dress, the Mayor Of the sity made one
Of welcome, and midst the booming oi
guns, the music of bands and clouds Of
I flags and banners, the Worlds EXPOSE
4tion was finally begun.
Children, louk at those eyes, listen to
that dear voice, notice the feeling O.
even single touch that is bestowed
upon. you By that gentle hand Make
much of Ii while vet you have that
most precious of all gifts, loving
mother. Read the unfathomable love
Of those eyes the kind anxiety Of that
tone and look, however slight your
pain. In after life you may have
friends, fond, dear friends, but never
will you have again the inexpressiblt
love and gentleness layished upon yor
which none but a mother bestoWs.- :
Macanley
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