The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-05-28
B IR d S E Y E

tectural beauty is, of necessity, the |
main consideration. Indeed, this will |
be far the largest building of the kind |
ever constructed; it is to be in length
1888 feet, or about One-third of mile,
in width 7SS feet; and it will cover in
all over thirty acres. To walk around
the building is to cover a full mile.
The cost of this mammoth edifice is
estimated at a million dollars. A
small army of workmen is now busily
engaged on this great industrial pal
ace, working both by day and by
night. Two of the vast machinery
halls of the Paris Exposition could be
wheeled through it, and the Auditor
ium, the building of which Chicago is
most proud, could be pushed under its
great roof, tower and all. 1t will be,
in its way, as great wonder in con-
Paris.
The Agricultural Building will be
another of the finest buildings of the
Fair; it covers over nine acres, and
will cost about $540,000. This build
ing also is already we'll under way.
All the buildings will be covered with
"staff," or stucco colored to resemble
smoked ivory or marble. The Art
Building, the Machinery Building,
the Electrical Building, the Horticul-
tural Building, the United States
Government Building, and others for
| special exhibits, are all to be grouped
| about the basins and lagOons, the
| building for Manufactures and Liberal
Arts occupying the central position
close by the Lake shore. Outside of
the circle of these large space has
| been reserved for the erection by
| foreign governments of buildings to
illustrate special historical or indus
| trial features of those countries. Thus,
| Mexico is to erect a facsimile of an
Aztec palace, Guatemala the model of
q ruined palace in Antigua, Colombia
| q reproduction of her magnificent
capitol, Ecuador a copy of the famous
have whole group of buildings illus
trating the habits and industries of
her people, all surrounding q beauti-
full palace. An East Indian village,
an Egyptian street, and q Turkish
bazaar, each peopled by natives in
costume and carrying on their Ordin-
airy occupations, are also promised.
China will, for the first time in the
history of worlds fairs, have an
officially authorized exhibit. England
will probably erect reproduction
! of some typical manor house
like Hatfield; about 100000 has
already been appropriated for Great
Britain's special exhibits. France and
Germany have agreed to put up
buildings which will not be inferior
to that planned by Great Britain, but
the designs have not yet been agreed
upon. In fact, the part of the Worlds
Fair which is least advanced, now
seems to be the foreign representation.
1t is still, however, eleven month be-
fore the opening of the Exposition
festival is to be held in October,
1892, in honor Of the Columbian an
niversary, the Exposition itself being
opened in May, 1893-and there is
plenty of time for the plans to become
crystallized into definite form. Gen
orally speaking, foreign governments
and manufacturers have shown a very
positive interest in the matter, and it
is certain that the exhibits from
abroad will be both numerous and
typical.
The part which is to be taken in this
Worlds Fair by the women of the
country is an important one. The la
dies who have had the matter in
charge are already receiving very
high commentator for the activity
they have displayed and the results
already assured. The Board of Lady
Managers, presided over by Mrs. Pot
ter Palmer, has organized State Com
mittees throughout the country, and
has also carried on vigorous effort to
procure representation from foreign
countries of work indicating the prog
ress of women. The Woman's Build
ing itself will be one of the finest on
tee grounds. 1t was designed by a
woman less than twenty-one years
old. 1t will contain many special ex-
hibits, hall for conventions, q res
taurant for ladies, and so on. Near it
will stand model house which will
eXemplify what is considered to be
perfection in the way of sanitary ar
rangements, tasteful furnishing, mod
ern household cOntrivances and kitch-
en- arrangement. 1t is also sought to
convey an object lesson in this build
ing by the serving of simple meals
cooked on the premises; on the bill s
of fare will be stated the cost of each
dish and the nutritive values of the
different foods. There are three inn
portant committees connected with
the Woman's Branch. They have in
charge the subjects indicated by the
three topics "The Industrial Condi-
tlon OF Women" 1.-THE Economic De-
pendence of Women" and "Social
Theories and Experiments" Meet
ings will be held during six months
of the Fair, in which papers will be
read on subjects connected with these
three general topics, and discussions
Will be carried on upon all sorts of
suggestions and theories which may
be adduced in this relation.
WORLDS FAIR QUERIES.
The following answers in brief to
the questions submitted to the Cali
fornia Worlds Fair Commission by
delegates to the convention lately
held in San Francisco, have been
made as follows: The State Commits
sion will pay railroad transportation
from all terminal points in California
on exhibits for the California build
ing at the Fair that are accepted by
the Commission. All shipments will
be made at the risk of exhibitors.
Exhibits will be returned to exhibit
| TORS l.