The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-05-07

| Siveness under the heads Of lDe and indus
trial arts, Il contains Ia the great grounds
the history # the universe
The applications for space so far exceeded
| the expectations. founded on previous ex-
| hibitlons. that the catalogue of no group Is
ready for the printer. The American rep
resentatiOu Is tie farthest behind. There
Is not for instance, at this writing, YES
tige of the great National educational ex-
hibit 10 be seen, nor are the consignments
sent from Individual states, nearly all of
which are To be represented, out of the
packing boxes. SO far as the present indi-
cations 20 the American exhibit on the in
dustrisl SIDE will the most impressive in
gold and silver smithing, in glassware.
which has made a marked sensation among
the French and Austrian glassmAkers. and
machinery. The palace, rightly so named.
devoted to machinery. Is a magnificent
edifice. in which a worlds congress might
SIT u is an architectural beauty. and the
splendOr of its decorations also render IL
one OF the great centers Of interest The
chief attraction in il is the Edison display
of motors, machines and apparatus.
An idea of the vsstness of the exposition
may be gained from the area IL covers. Al
though the exhibition buildings are closely
grouped the total ground surface exceeds
three million square feet The buildings
blend strength. suitability, hghtness and
grace in their composition. The interior
decorations surpass IN elegance OF design
and richness of tone those OF any structure
ever put up for a similar use. The total
number of entries in the fine arts depart
meat is 500. This department will not BE-
formally opened for several weeks.
An episode combining the pathetic with
the drOll occurred in the conduct OF jrrv
of American art SITS residing in Paris, st
ting upon the works of art offered oy
Americans. The versatile and erIatic
Whistler decided to re-nationaliZe himself.
The submissipn of exposition pictures %
an American jury was a surprising act of
patriotism, which did not, however. en-
counter reciprocal appreciation, and a
number of his pictures were rejected. In
wrath he withdrew them all and submitted
them with acclsmation and acceptance to
a British Jury, wh1 re he is now classif d.
The venerable sculptor, Story, for some
different reason, also Jared i'll at the hands
of the young aDkees In this case kind
ly Intervention reversed a decision which
was alike unwaTranted and ungracious.
The Eiffel tower has been smiled at as
the great folly of the exposition, but the
ant manikin of iron threads possesses a
value apart from its Ustentatiousness. One
might mistake IL at a distance for an
elongated scaffOld of an electric light, but
on closer approach II Is seen to be a daring
monumental achievement From its high
est balcony there is visible beautiful
panorama of seventy miles of hills, rivers,
lakes. town and hamlets, which no painter
can y ace ON canvas. no poet transcribe in
verse. The summit, AZ total height of
ueariy ]. 900 feet. or nearly double that of
Washington's monument. and nearly 600
feet higher than ST. Peters in Rome, will
be- utilized for scientific purposes, the pub
lie bring permitted to ascend only about
two thirds of the way in elevators, which
can provide transportation for % 900 per-
sons daily. The total weight of the tower
Is ., 500 tons and the total cost 81, 600, 900.
The American corn palace, where the
uses of this article of food are to be
picture Squesly Introduced 10 Europeans, is
located near Frocadorer. One of the chief
attractions outside of the grounds is a
panorama which represents the history of
France during the century. 10 is being
painted by distinguished artists, and will
contain the portraits of hundreds of men
and women who have been involved IN
Illuminating or degrading the fame of their
country in war, literature, craftsmanship, |
society and art
The Accommodations for strangers in the |
city are ample, but as happens in every |
other city under corresponding eircum- |
stances the prices Of necessaries and indul- |
geneies have risen. The admission to the |
exposition grounds is only 20 cents tor all |
departments, and once in il is unnecessary |
TO leave them until the hour for closing at /
night There are ample resources for |
feeding the multitudes within the grounds /
at moderate prices, restaurants being un-
der official control.
MARC ARET A. SULLIVAN.