The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-18
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

HOW III Iuo udTuOr al OQlCaRO, ana lS
being visited by hundreds of people.
Hip Lung, the wealthies5 Chinese
merchant in Chicago, together with
San Francisco and New York, have ap.
piled for space at tho Worlds Fair for u
big tea house.
department. of horticulture of the
Worlds Fair that NJ. Andre. pre- emf
nently the greatest landscape gardener
of Europe. will take charge of the
decoration OF the grounds around the
woman's building and that part of the
horticulture grounds which will be
assigned to the French exhibit. The
French florists are not only willing but
| anxious TO furnish all the plants for the
exhibit
Mrs. Candace Wheeler, of New York,
president of the National Decorative
Society, has arrived in Chicago to take
entire charge of the decoration OF the
interior of the womans building at Inc
Worlds Fair.
The pilot commission of New York
has decided to mako an exhibit at the
Worlds Fair in the transportat ton
department. A model of a pilot boat,
on the scale of one half inch to the foot.
ohN - ouuoOA VI Oll paintings Illus
trating the pilot service will be in the
exhibit.
Information has been received that
arrangements are being made in Paris
to have the celebrated band of the
Republican Guard and the Comedie
Franchise actors attend the Worlds
Fair.
Camille Saint-Saens, who rauks with
Gounod and Massenet among the first of
living French musicians, has accepted
an invitation to attend the Worlds
Fair and assist in the production of
French compositions. The exact date
of his visit has not been decided upon,
but he will probably come over in either
May or June. Saint.Saens will conduct
program mes Of his own composition and
Will appear as OrganiSt at some of the
concerts.
The Electric Launch and Navigation
Company, of N"w York, has been award
ed the contrac, for running electric
boats on the inL..rinr WATERWAYS at Jack
son Park during the Worlds Fair. L.
Will pay the ~ position 33lS per cent. OF
thu gross r. c'ipt-. These boats will
convey visitor, from ne point to another
o. on genera tur"n-mile tour OF the
grounds a. desired Such a tour affords
som" az the finest views of the buildings
aid grounds, and is sure to be popular.
DIR. llenius, a scientist and publisher
OF Chic tgo, has just returned from a
trip Europe. lie says the interest and
preparation for the Worlds Fair in the
principle cities OF Germany is extraordi
nary. Germany will be represented at
the Columbian Exposition as it never
has been at any previous international
exposition. Dr. Henius is president of
the man-American Press Club Of
Chicago, and in the course of his trip
he me- numb of scientific and press
men. He visi led Berlin, Munich, Frank
fort, Leipsic, Hamburg and several of
the minor cities. DR.. Henius saws that
from all the large manufacturing CEN
tiers in Germany comp etc exhibits will
be sent to Chicago, and many manufac-
| turers and scientific lien said that thew
would attend the Exposition.
Mrs. j. f. Jenkins, OF Los Angles,
Cal, is preparing for exhibition at the
Worlds Fair tapestry picture repre-
senting the surrender of Mary Queen of
SCOTS to the confederate lords in 1867.
The study is six by four feet and will
contain, when com pleted, thirty five
men and women, four horses, four ban
ners. large tree, with foreground of
grass, shrubbery and other accessories
The queen is mounted on q horse ele-
gantly caparisoned, her costume being
Of royal purple. Mounted attendants
follow, being Highlanders in bright
Scotch plaids, with battle axes and
spears. Mrs. jenkins began the work
eight years ago. 1t is SAID that the
shading and harmony of colors are so
perfect that at a distance of few feet
the most critical observer would con-
slider it an elegant oil painting Mrs
jenkins has companion piece to the
above, known as Returned From the
Chase which is smaller in size, but
cantains 1,250,COO stitches. Several
valuable prizes have been awarded this
work at State fairs and one at the ST.
Louis exposition of 1874, when q gold
medal and Especial prize were awarded &.
William L. LaFollette, superinten.
dent OF the Worlds Fair agricultural
exhibit for the State Of Washington, is
arranging for complete model farm in
miniature for the Washington exhibit
He will have a farmhouse, barns, fences
and fields of growing grain. There will
be fields OF summer fallow, with tiny
| gang plows and burrows. Thrcshers.
binders and all other farm machinery
will be shown in miniature as they ap-
pear when in use in the West. Mr.. La.
Toilette will also erect large cold
storage safe with glass sides and neatly
arranged shelving. The fruits of Wash.
ington will BIO shown in this during their
season, and collectors throughout the
State will renew the supply by sending
fresh fruit daily to Chicago, by express
First, the safe will BIO filled with lus.
cious strawberries, and from that on
during tho succeeding seasons, as tho
fruit ripens. the cold storage fruit is.