Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-10-30
Panorama of Havre.

One of the interesting features OF the
Paris Exposition is the panorama of the
port OF Havre, France, furnished by
La Compagnle Generate Transatlan-
tlque. or French Line Steamship Co.
IL Ivre t. New York
ms wonderful panorama is placed
In an appropriately decorated circular
pavilion, with "A monumental doUway
surmounttd d by a brace of huge electric
lights, and decorated with marine tro-
phles, ETC. The idea of the panorama
Is due TO NJ. Eugene Pereire and the
execution TO NJ Poilpot-the eleven
dioramas on the lower floor of the
building are painted by Messrs. Motto.
Hoffbaeur, Montenard and Poilpot.
On entering the building and mount
ing the stairway one seems to be On
10 Ird ship; the walls are paneled with
the inevitable vanished yellow wood,
the stairway is lighted by the swinging
steamer lamps, and on either side are
the entrances to the state-rooms-noth-
ing is wanted but the roll of the vessel
and the smell of oil to make the illusion
complete.
y second turn of the stairs brings us
''on deck" Z" in full view OF Havre. We
are standing on the highest ''briIgen
OF la TOuraile, some twenty feet
above the deck and directly amids!Iips.
The deck Is covered with passenger
all portraits Of well known persOnages
and we can look down on them below
Us and over the bow Of the vessel
towards Havre and 81. AdreSse, or
along the deck and over the stern
towards the blue hills I'm the distance
which shut in the bay at the mouth of
the Seine.
The vessel is in the centre of this
vast bay and in the distance one can
see Havre and its houses, churches
and Frascati's Hotel. " tn the beach
! dotted with bathers; on the right Is the
{ port, with its shipping and network OF
masts and rOpes-a most admirable
piece of paInting-and around Us
stretch the waters of the great lay
dotted with the fiotilla OF the Compag-
ME TranSatlantique; there are La
Bourgogne, La Champagne, La Bre-
tagne, La Gascogne and La Normandie
close at hand, and in the distance, Neal
enough TO distinguish the'r names. are
such Old friends rs La France, la Vale
de Paris, La Vile de Bordeaux, Lt
! saint Laurent and lie Labrador.
This panorama Is admirably painted
and no praise is too great for such al
admirable piece OF work. The peculiar
grayish, muddy nue. of the water neal
HayTe is wonderfully painted, as arr
the great purple shadows cast by th'
clouds on its surface. Steamboats,
steam launches, sailing vessels, ETC.
ply between the great vessels and Civ
life and movement to the scene Th'
wonderful illusion OF distance" tn
clearness OF the atmosphere, the waite
effects and tie general composition
make NJ. Poilpot's panorama one OF tn
finest, most realistic and most origina
works OF the kind ever executed.
On going ''below" again the visito
one Is always tempted to say 18th
passenger''-fnds one Of the state-roou
doors open, and entering, finds himsel
in one of the cabineS de lux OF La Iou
Taine-a most beautiful and luxuriou
bedroom. On the story below are tn
aforementioned dioramas, represent
ing scenes from life aboard ship; view
IF the smOking-roOm, sale de CONVEX
sutton, saloon, emigrants' quarter
etc, are faithfully represented IheI
are also some views of the company
works at Penhoet and an admirab
painting by NJ. MOntenard, la Vii
, de Rome leaving the port of Algiers.
The amount of money expended
the CompagnIe Transatlantique c
their exhibit explains its being one
the most interesting, complete al
T original of the entire exhibition
2 neither time nor money have bet
= spared To make II perfect.