New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-05-15
PARIS WAS PROUD MINNESOTA CULLINCs-
President Carnot, Beneath the Re
splendent Dome, Officially De-
clares the Exposition Open.

PARIS, May 6s-To-day. surrounded by his
ministers and mary distinguished guests.
President Carnot stood under the great dome
OF the exposition building, formally to de-
clare it open. The prelimimaries had been
suspicious. Everywhere the demonstra-
lions were unqualified The trivial episode
OF Gen. BoRianger's. election to the
municipal council of St Quen yesterday
arouses little interest As he stands under
the come of the exposition building, Pres1-
dent CarnoG is seen to advantage. He is
small In physique, straight WHY and reso-
lutte, while amlability of character is ex-
pressed in the relaxation of the thin lips shat
may be depended on for ngor when required
He impresses an observer as being a
Keen man. more reticenr than voIuble,
decisive than eager, a clear and
tenacious man to plan secretively, as well as
to perform reIentlesslv. The presidents
cortege arrived at the exposition grounds,
escorted by the brilliant corps of cuErassiers,
whose breast plates and helmets flashed
back the pleasant May dav sun. The expo.
sition of 1SS9.is unlike all its predecessors
in certain large respects The chief of these
is its emphasis of theinherent conservatism
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liberal way all over the world, and which
seeks under the auspices of the republi of
France opportunity of taking note of its
progress and OF learning the great lessons Of
new methods, new means and mere
economic logic in comparative studv OF
processes. means, appliances and results, for
the exposition is a triumph of industry over
caste. The United States is the only govern
ment of importance which officially partici-
pares in it. No diplomat resident or trensi-
tory N Paris accompanies the president of
she republic in the ceremony of inaugura-
ton. The countries represented by their
skill are. in addition to France and the
United StaIess
Great Britain. Austria, Hungary. Italy. Swift
zerland, Russia, Sweden, Denmark. Norway,
Holland Belgium. Spain. Portugal. Greece Rou-
mania, Servia, Egypt. Persia. Mexico. Brazil,
the ARGENTINE Republic, Bolivia. Chill. Mica
ragua, Venezuela, Guatemala, Uruguay, Para
quay, San Domingo Salvador. Hayri, China.
Japan, East Inuia, Siam, Morocco and Australia
STA. The anrepresented countries are Germany
AN absence inevitable as it is deplorable and
eonspicuous-Turkey and Montenegro
The subject matter of the exposition COM
prises everything that enters into the mate
rial of civilization. Whether Tor peace or
war, it is history teaching by examples, but
it is pre-eminenuly peace, inviting all man
kind to school TO learn her nobility and be-
nehcence. Slightly to alter one Of Dryden's
eouplets:
It is so various that it seems to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome.
In the vast departme are contained all
that the arts and academies can show to
nourish all the world. The applications for
space SO far exceeded the expectations
founded on previous exhibitions that,
despite heroic exel tions not one department
is complete, nor the catalogue of any group
ready for the printer. The American repre-
sentation is the farthesG behind There is
not, for instance, at this writing, Yestige of
the great naUional educational exhibit to be
seen, nor are the consignments sent from the
individual states, nearly all of which are to
be represented. out of the packing boxes
The whole appropriation GSS, $500, 000l made
by the French government has been ex-
pended and further sums have been set apart
for official courteses. The entries this We ar
exceed those of previous years, especially in
the foreign sections. The most notable in
this respect are Russia and Great Britain
The display Of the potteries of Staffordshire
and Worcestershire constitute remarkable
exhibition. The enlightened policy of the
British government in making generous
grants for fine and Industrial arts aud for
| diffusion throughout the islands, of casts
models ana copies and the erection of
permanent museums, especially in the
neighborhood of the potteries, have resulted
IN an Improvements in patterns, modelling,
decoration and firing that bring these Eu-
gIish porcelains into the foremost classical
ton. The total number of entries in the fine
arts department is 8, 500. This department
will not be formally opened for several
weeks The KEY to the chief impression it
will make may be found in the dictum of a
well known critic that sthe naked foot of a
man or woman, even though it be the foot
OF beggar. is more beautiful than any shoe
which may be made to cover II" That
Michael An elo held the same doctrine is not
TO be denied, but it will have to be admitted
that his application of the canon differed
somewhat from that of the prevalent
propaganda in France 1t is always divert
ing TO look at great event through the eyes
of those for whom it has local and special
significance.