New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-30
THE GARDEN AGAIN 1RANSFOR WE'D.
ALMOST READY FOR THE FOOD sHow-ARCH1-
lecture, MUSIC AND COOKING.

ALMOST READY FOR THE FOOD SHow-ARCHl-
lecture MUSIC AND COOKING.
The block bounded by Twenty sixth and Twenty
enth SITS and Fourth and Madison undergoes more
changes and startling and rapid ones IMAM any
other block in New York City. This block may Dc
recognized as the Madison Square Garden Just no"
It Is again transforming itself from hall for concerts
into a town, In order TO accommodate the Food EApo
stion, which Is to open there tomorrow nigh'' Vi
which a good deal has been said and written.
The new village has houses In 1t than the as'
one built In the Garden that OF the Actors rum ra
but they not Of the historical character uhat inc
most Of those But on the other hand again. tne
are more substantially built. The actors had 'her
houses made OF and painted like stage scenery
TO represent whatever they liked these are OF SOMA
wood and some OF them are OF elaborate design and
require u ltrge amount OF careful workmanship. Ihere
is main street through the middle OF the Garden from
End to end and lesser street at each side parae WIFI
IT, There is q passage all around the outer crcuih-
ference of the amphheatre. aud finally there Is an
elevated promenade the arena boxes. All along
all these thoroughiares the booths with the ex-
hihts.
There are buildings OF all Sorts except large build
ines and some OF them moderately large. too Tor
the place and they built as II they We're 10 last
for a few years, instead Of for few weeks. INC
architecture Is OF all sorts, too, speaking loosely anu
speaking accurately 1t Is Of several sorts All around
towers and trres and minarets, and there Is even
windmill but it is likely to meet DISAPPOINTMENT LOT
when the Garden was piped and Tdcd for water ana
sewage and gas and electric lights II Is understood 'hat
wind was quite forgotten till 1t was too late to brhg
II In With all the variety OF Madison Square
Garden village there is always some pervading char
octerfstic which distinguishes Ii from every "'her
Madison Square Garden village In this case IL Is
that with all the wide differences In the houses they
ore all devoted TO the production storage OF some
thing good to eat.
Beyond this resemblance the uses are as mherelt
as the houses themselves There are TO be all sorts OF
food from -four and beef TO salt and chocolate drops
Choose will be made by electricity and wai'es VIII De
cooked to music. Exhibits are constantly arriving.
many Of them are in place and already the aromas OF
coffee and cocoa are mingled with the smells OF paint
ond nj, and yarnish The Garden is in nm uproar anu
everything seems to be confusion. but the worK IS
ronr forward RAPIDLY and surely and when the doors
are opened tomorrow night the amplhtheatres Dest
friends would scarcely know 1t. B& VIII DE- ihoe'
attractive and interesting.
In the concert hall every afternoon Seidis orchesu
e 70 Give concert and Miss Parloa is to lecture on
cooking An auction sale OF boxes for these OCCASIONS
+ook Mace in the concert hall yesterday afternoon
The boxes were sold for the season and each one
carried with II six season tickets for the whole eA-
nosition The sale was introduced In the middle Oh
concert nv Seidl's orchestra The regular price OF
boxes is 800 The first was sold for $40 ana
the second s11O while several others were or
nosed of AT the regular price Several more are Sui
10 be had by any who want them