The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-05-19
sARoELoNA's Bra FAIR.
a good time for Americans To Visit
Spain.

II the Dreezes fron the Mediterrane.
an, the soft. delicate perfume Of the
orange groves, and, perhaps, hidden
hope Of q glance or two from a lattice
hidden Spanish maiden can exert any
influence on the American heart.
great many people will take the oppor-
tunity to visit Spain this year. An in.
ternatlonal exhibition and worlds fair
is to be opened there on April s. To
most american travellers Barcelona, the
seat Of the exhibition, is an unknown
place. but from information received
by the delegate to the exhibition or be-
half of the United States, Emile M.
Blum, every inducement is to be offer
ed both to American travellers and
American exhibitors. The situation of
tho exhibition as unusually beautiful,
its entrance passing along the northern
end Of the Barcelona park, place
noted for its magnificent landscape gar
denlng. The avenue Of entrance is
dotted on each side with the payllions
Of tho different nations. Just beyond
these rises the cafe and restaurant build
ing--a gem of architecture. the main
building Of the exhibition Is an unusu-
ally large structure, architecturally per-
feet, but being unusually attractive
from It's shape, which is that Of q semi
circle. In this building spoke.like Sec
tions are reserved for each nations
manufacturing exhibit. The fine arts
building is q handsome dome in the
Moorish style, which, with the Neo-
Greek style, predominates in all the
buildings. Altogether there are over
60 buildings for the exhibition and its
executive needs.
The fair will last six months, and
possibly eight. This will make it pos
sible for manufacturers here to send
their exhibits Immediately from tile
Barcelona fair to Paris, the French ex-
hibitiop beginning at just about the
time that the Spanish one closes. Tie
fact that the coming exhibition is the
first ever held in Spain, together with
the known advance in Spanish enlight,
enment in the last few years and the
consequent rapidly increasing demand
for improved machinery and agricult.
ural implements, makes the fair an ,eS-
pecially attractive one for American
manufacturers. The Spanish market is
large and will be profitable one, The
port Of Barcelona, from its position, Is
n most favorable one, both for foreign
manufacturers and for the Spanish peo-
pie, who will flock to their national fete
The Queen Regent and her Ministers
will open the fair anu almost every Eu.
iopean power has appointed royal Com
missioners TO be present on the occa-
sion. Japan was the first country to
respond with a case Of goods for exhi-
bition. The cost Of living in Barcelo-
ma is wonderfully cheap; the best Of
apartments, with baths and every mod
ern improvement, may be had for S49 a
month. 1t is q most. picturesque city,
/ as we'll as very old one. One Of tile
chief attractions in the exhibition will
be an iron tower about 500 feet high.
constructed by French engineers, from
the top Of which m:y be had Il magnin-
cent view Of the surrounding country,
The exhibition grounds connect direct
ly with the sea front, where an unusu-
al feature will be the exhibition Of nav
al architecture and marine inventions
actually in use.
Arrangements for space in the ex.
hibition buildings may be made with
Che United States delegate, E. 81.
Blum. Kemble Building, corner Of
Whitehall and Stone streets, where any
information in regards TO the exhibition
may also he obtained
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