The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-07-21
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

at the east end of the main avenue, anC
the other ut the west end.
An exhibit from Syrian women. con
sisting chiefly of beautiful and costly
embroideries, has already been received
by the Board of Lady Managers.
A very interesting exhibit which, it is
reported, the British commission is plan
ming, is large scale map, showing the
discoveries which have been made in
North America by Englishmen.
The London representative of the ex-
position state that the English shipbuild-
ing firm of Laird Brothers will make an
exhibit, showing the progress of ship
construction from the earliest times up
to date.
The watchmakers of Geneva, Switzer-
land have asked for 10000 square feet of
space in which to show complete watch
factory. This request comes from the
jewelers. of Geneva alone, and does not
include the watchmakers of other parts
of Switzerland.
1t is estimated that the French exhibit
will aggregate fully 5000 tons of weight
AS most of the goods sent will be works
of art and manufactures of the finer and
lighter description, and will include very
little in the way of heavy articles, such
as machinery, the magnitude of the dis
play will be appreciated.
Six urns for decorating the Woman's
Building will be presented by the ladies
of the State of Washington. They will
be composed of gray granite, white mars
bic, pink marble, dalmite-a greenish
stone, magnasate "a blue stone and one
of pottery clay. These will be attrac-
the State, consisting of gold, silver, onyx,
opal, copper, coal and iron.
One of the members of the British
Royal Commission, after visit to Ven
ice, writes that careful preparations are
being made by that city to send a splen-
did exhibit. In addition to displaying
city is celebrated, and the products of
the lace and embroidery industries, the
collection of rare old lace and Venetian
glass which will be exhibited from Venice
will constitute most valuable section
of the exhibition to be made of an ans
cient Italian art work.
The German Government is said to be
willing to send a magnificent collection
of it's works of art, but the loan of such
articles mnst be from Germany to the
United States. The German Govern
ment proposes to deliver every article to
the United States Consul General in
Berlin as the official representative of
this Government, and will look to it for
the careful transportation, safe protec-
ton and certain return of every such
article. 1t is believed that there will be
no trouble in inducing the United States
to comply with the condition specified.
While it would be impossible for the
French Government to send its principal
works of art, it is said that consent has
been given to have plaster casts made
of the numerous treasures of marble to
be found in the museums of Paris. The
exposition authorities will bear the ex-
pense, which will be something above
$4,000. The collection will be very
fine one and will occupy a conspicuous
place in the Fine Arts Building. After
the fair the collection will be placed in
the projected Chicago Museum, where,
it is believed, it will prove of great benefit
to American artists and of much interest
to visitors.
The German village will occupy
space 225 by $50 feet on the main avenue,
and will embrace all the features of d
medieval town in Germany, with mar
ket place and town hall containing an
photographic museum. In an ancient
castle connected with the exhibit there
will be restaurant presided over by
caterers from Berlin. Another interest
ing feature of the town will be an an
there will be large concert gardens, in
which about 5000 people can sit at
tables, while two German bands will
play. The construction work has been
in progress for several weeks at Frank
fort on-t the Main.
Ireland wants to represent an Irish
village, model dairy, a reproduction of
the ruins of the Castle of Donegal, and
a national portrait gallery. According
to the plans of Mr.. Peter White, a rep
resentative of the Irish Industries Soci>
ETY., various branches of manufacture
peculiar to different parts of Ireland
would be carried ON in number of cots
tages of the Irish village. In other cots
tages embroidery and lace making, as
.practiced in Limerick, Cork and other
parts of Ireland, would be shown; typ
zeal Irish store, in which several articles
characteristic of cottage industries
would be offered; in the castle, a model
dairy would represent dairy farming,
which is at present at an advanced stage
in Ireland. 1t is intended to bring over
peasants from different parts of the
country, so as to make the village as
realistic as possible.
The great meeting of the Young Peo-
pies Society of Christian Endeavor in
Madison Square Garden, New York,
which closed on Sunday, was grand
success. Sixteen thousand delegates
we're present from all parts of the world.
Chauncey NJ. Depew in an address to the
Convention said it was the most inspir-
SIGHT he had ever witnessed. Whitelaw
Reid, John Wanamaker, Rev. DR.. Josiah
Strong, and about fifty more of the most
distinguished men of the nation deliv-
cred addresses.
James Main Dixon, F. R. S., lately
professor of English literature in the
University of Japan, has accepted SIM
lar chair in Washington University,
Missouri. His wife is native of st.
Louis, and was married to Prof. Dixon
Ia Toxic in 1884.
In the United States every two huns
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