New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-23
ENGLAND AND THE BIG FAIR.
SIR H. T. WOOD, HER COMMISSIONER, HERE
urrR,MISES FINE EXHIG EFT FROM lis CoUE-
TRY-HERR ADJUST TELLS WHAT
GERMANY WILL 10.

GERMANY WILL 10.
Among the passengers who arrived from Europe ON
the CITY Of Paris yesterday Sir Henry T. Wood the
british Commissioner to the Columbian Exposition
He IS a guest at tie Brcvoort House. where he Will
remain until Friday. when he will start for Chicago
When seen by a Tribune reporter he said
u was here in September last ana went 20 Chicago
At that time there had been little done but expect
10 find a great advance now. The pictures that lave
been sent England >, ow that much has been done
! came T. settle many small details OF an eNmDt
that can only be settled By talking. but wmch doh
amount 10 much paper. The English building VIII
be typical English country house. 1t is being bu
on a good site overlooking Lake Michigan II VIII be
the general headQ Of the English and the rem
dervous of the British c)loniNt>.
I'VE are going TO have good exhibition OF pictures
and statuary, including work OF sir FREDERICK Leigh
ton. Millais, Poyntcr. Orchardson. MarcnS stone
Ouless Firth, Herkomer. Marks Walter Cane Iholhe-
croft. Burnc-Jones and Alma Tadema
Our general manufacturing exhibit VIII also DC
GOOD as well rs that Of fine pottery and icwelry
one of our Irish exhibitor. Johnson Will have repro
ductons of old Irish jcwelry which will he most
curious and inter sting We Will MT b, ashamed
think. of orr show Of textile fabrics. | must say
that | am surprised but find that we are snhlH 10
have n very full exhibit Of railways. \ London and
Northwestern train will be put beside a tahauI''l
Pacific train Each will lie the finest Ct Their hihu
and will show the difference between the TWO sES-
TENS The number Of cycles offered Is enormous ana
We cannot accept them all We expect to nave an
Interesting exhibit Of carriages, ana one eNho'oF On
nocts ia put up a approximation OF an Eng ISM DAIRY
The London News will probably build n r'producuoh
~ the Shakespeare house at Stratiord on AVON
"In electrical manufactures we are rather IN al
vance OF you. not in electric lighting geneialN, D"'
In the decorative arranc mcnts These We shaI tFN
10 show 10 the best advantage. few small rooms
ar, likely % be fitted mp I'm the mos, luxurious Eng
ush fashion by our electric and furniture people in
cooperatlon II was long time before our people
woke up 10 the importance OF the worlds fair' D"'
now there is general interest. The English press
has treated us well. l shall 20 to Chicago by The
New York Central on Friday. have been over the
PENNSYLVANIA and wish t. see another section u
country. ! shall only be here about three Weeks
but shall return early next year before the opening
Of the Exposition. hope some OF the other 'o'-
missioncrs may come over before that"
on the City of Paris with sir Henry was h'''
ADJUST, the eminent marine painter. and the repre-
sentative OF Herr Wcrmuth the German commissioner
TO the Worlds Fair He said
Tie German people take The greatest interest Ill '"e
Exposition The Emperor Is personally Interest o. anu
Chancellor CapFivi recently to'd the ber''" p'I
who wanted TO hold exposition there 10 VIII "'
after the fair at Chicago because the German eN-
Lbitors would withdraw their exhibits from 'mcaSo
TO show them at home. and he wanted the chicago
Fxposltion to be IL great success far at least A.
Germany could make II such We have done every
thing We could. The manufacturing exhibit VIII HI
MI the space We can get. The mere the better Inc
space allowed for our art exhibition Is entirely IN
adequate, but Ne Will not ask for more oeoauS" we
see the Fair + to be much greater than the most
enthusiastic anticipated that it will b. impossible
that all should be accommodated rs might be De
sired We arc putting mp. building with a chaPei
attached In which we going - put stained tihN,
made al the ROYAL tia~> Mandatory. Inc ntlld!h
was designed by tie Government Archl'ett had,
I shall 20 to Chicago on IIidny and be there aopat
two weeks / hope to be IN this country again III
December January