Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-08-04
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

interesting Items ABOUT the EX01D1tS
at the Great Exposition.
The worlds fair directory has expended
up to date approximately seven and
quarter million dollars.
A Boston man wants to exhibit a sky
cycle at the worlds fair. A sykcycle
comes under the head of flying machines.
The board of trade and citizens of
Fargo, N. D., have undertaken to raise
$50, 900 to supplement the states worlds
fair appropriation of $4,000.
Conspicuous in the shoe and leather ex-
hibit at the worlds fair will be the display
made by Lynn, Mass. Lynn is the largest
shoe producing center in the United
States, and fully seventy-fve and perhaps
100 of the shoe manufacturers of that city
will furnish exhibits. They are acting in
harmony in the matter.
The Duke of Edinburgh has announced
his intention Of sending for exhibition at
the worlds fair some of the almost inval-
liable collection of ancient musical instru-
| ments, which he possesses. A part of the
collection is now on exhibition at the In
| ternational music and art exhibition at
Vienna. where it attracts much attention.
A Sioux squaw, living near San Diego,
| CAL, will exhibit in the woman's building
| at the worlds fair dress of deer skins,
| richly embroidered with sixteen pounds OF
beads. She worked for two years in max
ing the garment. Froom San Diego mis-.
sion will be exhibited a valuable collection
of fine work by Indian girls.
Following the recent discussion in Eng
| lish journals of the relative merits of Eng.
lish and American locomotives, it is sug.
gested that during the worlds fair con.
test be had to settle the question. It il
proposed that two or more crack English
| locomotives, with English crews, make the
run from New York to Chicago over one Of
the main railroad lines, and that the same
number of the best locomotives of Ameri
can manufacture do the same and that the
| results be compared.
Mrs. Paul and Mrs. Wise, lady mana
gers for Virginia, together with their aux
iliary board have undertaken to raise $40,
600 for the Virginia building at the worlds
fair, which is to be full reproduc
ton Of Washington's home at Mount Yer
non. To raise the money the women Of
Virginia are selling certificates of mem
bership in the Mount Vernon association
at 81 each. They are also asking the coun
ty and city supervisors, councils, etc., fol
levies of cent per capita, and are giving
l OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES u various kluuS.
Thomas Cook & Son of London, tn,
well known tourists agents, have notified
the transportation department of thu
worlds fair that they intend to make ar
exhibit of means of transportation, includ
ing the following: Norwegian carriole, Nor
wegian sleigh, Lapland dog sleigh, Irish
car, Neapolitan cart, Turkish oaique, Pal
estine encampment, camel saddle and har
ness, elephant with howdah. Bombay bull
lock cart, catamaran, palanquin, Japanese
jinriksha, antique English sedan chairs
old English travelling chariot, models Of
dahabeahs and Nile steamers, models o.
boats, and also to show models of various
Egyptian temples.
Nahum Barnett, an architect of Mel
bourne, has under consideration project
to arrange for visit Of q party of Aus
tralian artisans to the worlds fair The
selection will be made from young work
ingmen. probably those in the last year o.
their apprenticeship, and it is considered
that the inspection of the new modes o,
building adopted in the large cities of thu
Unite States and of new inventions ir
connection with the science of building
as shown at the fair will prove of immense
advantage to the men.
France intends to show its skill in land
scape gardening at the worlds fair.
cablegram has been received from the
French commission, asking that it be al
lowed to do, and bear the expense of, the
"whole decoration of the spaces surround
ing the horticultural and the woman'f
building" This generous offer, doubt
less, will be accepted if it does not inter
fere with plans too far advanced to bt
changed. The French are world renowned
as artistic landscape gardeners, and, it Ii
believed, they would hardly have made
the offer referred to unless they intend tx
make a display of SURPRISING beauty. Tn.
commission asked also for go, 900 squar.
feet for the French horticultural exhibit