New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-07
OPENING THE EXPOSITION.
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ribbon Of the Legion Of Honor and the cross OF the
same distinction. Generals Scared ana feeble arc
assisted TO their places by young officers. HoaT
veterans occupy tho front row OF chairs near the oas
some OF them on crutches-tho survivors of many
wars MADAME cARNol's TRIBUNE.
Tho gallery extends around tbs aome behra@u
the great frieEe Is garden OF Paflsian DoauV Ahu y
toneis Tho tribune for tho wife OF the Presdent
s IN tho centre looking directly upon tho Presidents
chair Tho attention OF the asscmblage Is auraotod
AZ Madame Carnot, ten minutes IN advance VI her |
sband enters her tribune, ana she is al once soe
with ccremonous courtesy BY the Iades VINO surrouu
her Paris was not wholly disposed TO take lis homage
n the Palace OF the Rlysce under tho preceding regime
But Madame Carnot Is woman who Is uhWersehy
este,med and who possesses literary reputation an"
an intellectual character and tho Presidents nome j.
again tho social centre Of the city. Madame Carhot
IS a hRelOOkng woman, HUE yonh6oi "i"" Wv
President Sho has an oval. almost ho'na"' -
Her figure Just inclnes weight, but is hney Shaped
and she has an agreeable presence. eho dressed Wuay
I'm o costume OF pule cadet blue brocaae' us snNof
sheen clmmerfng through the web Of jacket Of hne
white CLOTH elaboratey, but efoctiveT emoroluerou
with gold brald and bonnet Of delicate WHITE straw
With old rose ribbon, aigrete dc theatre ana any
lowers
Her tribune was the focus Of respectful interest
until the trumpets announced that the PRESIDENT was
consciousnoss to his chair aud stood while the as
sembly cheerod, and silk hats and cooked iats were
thrust guaricdly In the air. There was no uemoh
stration whatever in the ladies' gallery hHnan0
Canot did not change hor attitude during inc ehnro
scene but her face expressed the intensity oil her
qualification. ,
Trrp SPEECHES OF PRESIDENT AND PREMIER :
After the "MarscIlGlse" had been Played oy a
nIcked orchestra and sung by chorus OF mems
voices, admirably balanced aud Of delightful qnaly'
Premier Tirard 20 deliver the opening speech
At once the people become seated, and tho atchuoh
Is unbroken. All the arrangements Tor seahhB IN"
visitors and for preserving order are perfect occ@
slonary, periods Of the Premier bring out clapping
Of hands and cries Of Good Good" Yes! Yes"
Il Is n judicious speech and pronounced with mod
GIat1->but wisely regulated force. 1t makes an ca
secnt impression, aad al its close the audience cheer
enthusiastically and NJ. Tlrnrd Is warmly coneratu'
lated by tho officials surrounding hUl.
when President CaruJt arises 10 rad his speech
slight tremor seiEss Madame CNrnot, WIN clasps
her glovcd' hands together and leans little forward
in her chair a. II DESTROYS OF net losing word Tho
Presidents voice Is Shrlll, but audible. His speech
Is well thought olR and ID is able frequently
10 take his eyes from the manuscript
He knows the COOL points OF its weltu phrases
and for each receives greater applause than any OF NJ
Trard'. evoked. His pcroration In delivered Win
considerable eArnosness. Every word Is safe prn-
don't plausible aud generous. lie has not seized
upon a National occasion to goriy party, TO haeer
faction or TO irr4tato the minimizing lie has made
no nlluson 70 hostile Governments, but has spoken
magn anmousy and Justly Of foreign peoples lie
has not glorined Franco unduly, but humanity sun
moro
OPENED NJ ELECTRICITY.
Tho President OF France can never be held to be an
orator In grace and eiocufiou. but his essay WA
worthy Of the day In is breadth and sympathy OF out
look. II was 4 wcllprOpOrtoned treatment oil the
several themes whirh hAd a structural place In IT, Its
statcsmanlkc dciveTsnoc, ADd more than onco tho
flIcty Of IL sentences awoke the pcopLo into an un
Intended demons ration OF enthusiasm, II was sev.
oraI minutes before The President was permitted To
take his scat.
President CaAnot descended non tho dals and
walked down the main sIsle OF the Gallery Of Fine
Arts toward the centre, whero' nc touched several
electric buttons In moment tIo fountains Of Tic
Exposition were all pouring iOrth their streams TO
the universal sunshine, and the grrat engine OF the
machinery palace was In motion. The thrco four
hundrd thousand people Outside aud Inside cheer
aud every portion Of the grounds VI tho Universal
Exposition OF 1850 \ open.
Tho exhibitors uumLoS 10000. Tonight Parts Is
ablaEs With illumination. No vehicles permitted
In the street,. Tho city is The peoples.
FEATURES OF THE EXPOSITION.
The Exposition OF lssO IA unlike all itS
predecessors in certain large respects. The chof
u these Is It's emphasis OF the Inherent conservatism
II skcd lAUor. the triumph Of Industry over caste
Tho Untod States is tho only government OF I'm
portSnce which Officially participates In IT, No dpo-
mat resident or usnstory In Paris accompanied tho
President OF tie Republic IN tho ceremony Of lnau.
guraton. In opening tho Exposition OF 1867 the
a, Of the Nsroleons had, llkn thG a!s cortese OF
| kings.
The architecture aud municipal eonrHIraton of
Paris runder II tho easiest city In the world to trans
| form into a vast unified picture. AlWo with color.
| ArrhP nun
massive bridges spacious parks and squares, majestic
monuments and pillars, clean hornughiarcs daEslini
| atmosphere, rejecting the sunlight upon the limo
stone mics OF whle fscades trees already burg"onod
! the winding river turned Tor q time into series Of
lagoon.lke prsmatc ystss such expects 10 SEQ
| only 10 Venice, and tho fine proportion OF mass 10
detail in tho development Of It's civic character, com
bne TO enable It's artists ronder scene Of bcwil
| derlng grandeur whom the national and municipal
governments unite with tho people In decking It for
national fetc Tho success Of tho undertaking In the
| face of international GOODNESS or antaEOnism is D.
| vlndlca alton OF democracy and labor. Although tho
monarchlca Governments have Instructed thor repre-
| sentatlves 10 DO absent from the inauguration ami
hayO declined 10 mako appropriations Tor represeh'
tatlon by exhibits, the exhibits classified nationally
astIy cGcocd In scope and interest those OF all pre-
| ccding exhibitions.
| THE AMERICAN DISPLAY NOT YET READY.
| Tho subject matter " tho Exposition comprises
everything that into tho material OF civilization
While may DO classified under the head OF hne and
industrial arts, it contains IN the great grounds the
/ history OF the universe. whether for poaco or war
| II Is history teaching by example, but Il Is pre-cm
uently peace inviting all mankind u school 10 learn
| her nobility and benofcence.
! Tho applications for space 10 far exceeds tho OK
Doc tations founded on previous exhibitions that do
spite heroic exerons not department Is complete
nor IS the catalogue Of any gOup roldy for the printer
Tho American representation Is the faIthest behind
There Il hot for stAnoc, at this writing vcstigo OF
tho great National educational exhibit TO be seen nor
arc the oonsgnments sent from the individual States,
nearly all of which 20 bs represented out Of tho
| uncknr hnxns. So far the nrcsemt indie aOns 60