The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-07
IN PARTISAN RUES.
The Great Exposition Formally
Opened by President CarnOt.
A GAY SCENE IN A GAY CITY.
An Unrivalled Spectacle-The Industrial Arts
of Military NatiOn-BeaGtiful
France in Peace.


York Associated Press. At > o'clock thi;
afternoon, surrounded by his ministers ani
many distinguished guests, President
Carnot stood under the great dome of the
exposition building, formally to declare il
open. The preliminaries have been auspici
Gus. The ceremonial at Versailles yester
day, while not of the frs. importance was
brief and discreet. The military display,
which was inferior to many l have seen in
Paris, was wisely curtailed to give the
visitors an opportunity to see the charms
of the most beautiful spot in Europe, whose
natural lovliGess is not overmatched by its
historical associations, in which romance
and tragedy are so strangely cOmmingled.
The speeches by the president and
others were characterized alike by tact
and taste, and solitary marring incident
the blank cartridge discharged by a maud
lin sensatiOnaliSt who to-day was ascer-
tanned to be hal LIless imDecile deserving
only pity, has already been forgotten.
Everywhere the demonstrations were I'M
qualified If discomfort prevailed, it re-
manned away from Versailles and has, up
to this time at least, uttered no sound and
given no sign.
THE TALISNANIC SPELL
of thrift soothes whatever of political
rancor may arise under other circum-
stances. The trivial episode of General
Boulanger's election to the municipal
council at Rouen yesterday arOuses little
interest.
AS he stands under the dome of the eX-
position building, President Carnot is seen
to advantage. He is small in physique;
straight, wirey, and resolute, while anna
bility of character is expressed in the re
Taxation of his thin lips, but they may be
depended on for rigOr when required. he
impreSseS an observer as being u keen man,
reticent rather than voluble: decisive
rather than an eager clear and tenacious
man. His political experience is extensive
in legislation and in administration. While
there are more renowned statesmen than
he in France, it is manifest that he has
combined in an exceptional degree those
traits and attainments that adopt him to
the epoch through which France is passing,
a constructive and defensive period, in
which it is essential to maintain order with
out infringing upon liberty, and encourage
and strengthen the moral sense OF the
people in support of self-gOvernment, while
education, manufactures, commerce and
taxation are brought into national equili-
brium.
Premier Tfrard. who stands at the
presidents side OVershadOWs him in ex-
ternals of manhood. He is 4 vigorous, even
a powerful man, ofstrong features, and has
a finely developed head.
HE RECALLS MIR. BLAINE.
He is older than President Carnot, who is
hfty-twO and does not look more than
forty-five Near the president and pre-
mier Is the radical of the cabinot-the
political economist, YoeS Guyot, minister
of public works, whose functions include
many of the most important Of the secre
tary of the treasury as with most Of those
of secretary of the interior. Other mem
pers of the cabinet surround the president,
by the able men OF affairs who
have successfully conducted the exposition
four and half months of work
ard anxiety. Lockroi, ROuvier, Lagrande,
Berger, Dantrerne and ChristOphile, the
ablest OF the bureau heads.
The presidents cortege arrived at the
exposition grounds escorted by q brilliant
corps of cuirassiers, whose breast plates
and helmets flashed back the pleasant May
day sun.
As the crystal tone of the great clocks
struck 2, trumpets poured forth their
strains, and the entire assembly under the
dome arose to its feet. The spectacle is
worth remembering. This free nation has
supplied during the centuries of its
and empire many gorgeous spec
tacles for artists to preserve, for poets to
chant and philosophers to discuss, but at
no time since the DAYS of great Louis were
liberty, moral power, beauty and democracy
so picturesquely harmoniZed as at this mo-
ment. Conceive great circle formed under
the dome, suggestive of ST. Pauls, decora-
tions reaching to the apex, noble in its
symbolism and allusion, the art and litera-
ture of all countries noted by ingenious and
devices, and the names of the
worlds greatest
EMBLAZONED IN GOLD LETTERS,
emblems of civilization arranged
upon the segments of the arches
and the colossal frieZe, extending entirely
around the base of the dome, composed of
magnificent professional national types of
all races, bearing appropriate offerings.
Beneath this luminous and rich roof are
hundreds of arm chairs, single chairs and
benches, all in gold upholsterlng with the
arms in crimson brocade or velvet, with the
1ais arranged with heavy red draperies for
the president and his train. Extending IN
the lines of a parallelogram with an endless
vista through this palace of fine art, are the
places all in red velvet, for the senators
and deputies, Judges, heads of departments,
chiefs of bureau, mayors, members of the
great councils, of the French academy and
the Institute of France, the clergy and civil
The surprise of the day was the presence
Of all the diplomatic representatives nowin
Paris. While their governments declined
to permit them officially to assist in the
opening of the exposition, personal good
viii, and possibly private curiosity, has
overcome the prohibition and they were all
lnofficially present. The letter of their in
structions has been kept, while the spirit
S broken. 1t is sight that can be seen no
where
EXCEPT IN PARIS.
All, except the Japanese, who have adopted
a European garb plus an unlimited amount
If gold lace, all knots and tassels, are
in the dress OF their respective courts, only
one foreign representative being in austere
black unrelieved by any decoration. This
IS Robert Malone, the retiring minister
If the United States, who is
greeted with cordial warmth on
every side as they pass near his
place. On the benches provided
Tor ambassadors, the Orientals, with
white teeth flashing from under
their curled brown mustaches; Hin
zoos in white cloaks and capuchins; Af"i
cans with feathered circlets in their head
gear; the Chinese minister, with his long
suite of yellow attendants looking like ele
CANT, groteSque figures, among whom there
S not young man, and full blooded Moors,
The contrast between whose swarthy skin
md silky white draperies of nuns yelling
s occasionally relieved by the raising of a
delicate, jewelled hand to direct the opera
glass upon the gallery overhead. Every
where is seen the broad red ribbon of the
egion of honor and cross of the same dis
.inction.
Generals SCARED and feeble are assisted
% their places by young officers; hoary
Veterans occupy the front row of chairs
lear the dais, some of them on crutches,