Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-05
Written for The Evsuinx star.
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NOTES OF FAMOUS kxcuRsroS-
OF CHICAGO AND cHrcAooANs AS THEY .rRUoK
A HuxoRrsr's KYE-rHR ESrrRrArSxr Ms
TEE BUILDINGS AND THE wEArHEh
The finest excursion ever going out Of wash
ingson was that one which left here Friday
afternoon. February 1s. over the Baltimore and
Ohio in four vestibuled trains for Chicago.
II was composed Of Senators, members. diplo-
mats, journalists and the ladies OF their familest
and it went o. the combined guest Of the city
Of Chicago and everybody had a good time,
even Major Kirby with broken foot
It's object was to give our national appropria-
tors IN opportunity of seeing what work had
already been done toward the completion Of
the Columbian exposition buildings and grounds
up IS, 600. 900 more.
In the words OF Col. Julius Cesar Of Rome,
Italy: We came, we saw. we concurred
That is to say Chicago ought TO have the
q, 100000. She ought to have lO0o0 600 IL
she wants II, or any amount to make that worlds
fair of ours not hers, such glittering success
a. will dazzle the eyes Of the whole world.
THE INCEPTION IN CHICAGO.
The excursionists were taken by variou.
committees 10 the Auditorium, the Palmer
House and the Grand Pacific, where they were
duly ticketed and told il they didn't see what
they wanted TO ask for it.
The general impression seemed 70 be that thew
| did, but with modesty that was startling to
the Chicago idea
Each visitor was given q silk button az
badge and after two DAYS trial Of tho city's
hospitality visiting poet handed in these
| lines:
All, what satisfaction
1t is to be your guest.
We simply press the button,
Chicago does the rest
That first night everybody who had evening
dress and some who hadn't went to Mrs. Potter
Palmer's reception. Nothing short of the
| ornate pen Of the lady who decorates the So
ciety columns of the newspapers can describe
this delightful occasion. Suffice il to say that
Mrs. Palmers house is almost beautiful as
she is.
Sunday was devoted to church, to driving.
to sightseeing and to q reception at the Press
Club TO the visiting journalists.
Chicago churches q rule are handsome
structures. but the average Chicago man thinks
they ought to have 'tickers" and bulletinblack-
boards in them to make them more home like
Driving in Chicago at this season 10 attended
by difficulty and mud.
The newspapers said the streets were nicely
cleaned in honor Of the occasion of our visit
The newspapers say good many things.
saw a man who had slipped of a crossing
swimming ashore and ! mentioned the fact to
him as he caught at the curbing to pull himself
up ON the sidewalk. He remarked that should
have seen them the week before We arrived
OPAQUE wKArHKR.
Sight seeing was also attended BY difficulties
owing to the thickness Of the weather. Given
certain amount of lake mist, Chicago smoke
and the ordinary atmosphere Of respiration.
har fair Ion he 80, Il
has to bite it of or be dragged whittier the wind
listeth. IL sudden storm should arise on
cloudy day there, fancy great bank Of gray
fog would be swept out to sea with citizens
fastened all over it by their bronchial tubes,
like SO many gallinippers with their bills stuck
in bale OF unbleached cotton.
1t has its advantages, however, for when the
stranger sees one OF those monumental build
lngs and asks resident how many stories
high it is he is quite AS likely to say hundred
or SO as not and the stranger dare not question
his veracity, for he can't possibly tell how far
up into that illimitable fog the lofty structure
has penetrated.
The Press Club reception was q phenomenal
success and the men composing the club are
bright enough to serve as substitutes for light
ing the city if the electric light plant should
drop cog some time during q revolution of its
hywheels.
Sunday night the theaters were open and for
the hrst time in agood many years on a SUNDAY
night went The most pleasing feature Of the
entertainment l found in the fact that in
Chicago, as in almost every American city
where theaters open Sunday night the audience
was not representative American audience.
1t may come in time. but the best of our public
sentiment is against the Sunday show business.
THE CHICAGO woMAS's Foor.
Speaking Of Chicagos muddy streets am
Informed that . Chicago woman is readily
differentiated from her nonresident sister by
the glimpses one may catch as she trip. grace
iuily on tap toe over a crossing. The Chicago
woman never wears ANYTHING white or of any
color lighter than that of the street soil, and
the consequence is she always wears black
Another argument in favor OF the theory Of
| natural selection.
The Chicago woman's foot is no larger than
the foot OF any other worthy.
offer no argument on this point. simply
state fact My address is Washington, d. c.
Monday We struck the rdisOa d etye Of our
visit: the exposition buildings and grounds
A little talk was made by Mr.. Boxer in the
Woman's building lTalk-Woman's building
see!I, some explanations by Constructor
Burnham. and on q string Of fiat cars We were
taken over the grounds.
And what q work it is!
Mhat testimonial to the genius of pushl
What an unanswerable argument in favor of
the aadiuonai Appropriation asked
THE EXPOSITION BULLDOGS
Along the blue lake s level shore.
Have risen in q single night
Grand traceries in iron and wood
OF what shall be, within the wear.
A city, all of palaces.
Their lofty towers and FURNISHED domes
Shall glisten in the summer sun
And mark the spot to which the world
Will turn its wondering eyes, and come
To bring it's tribute, of old
The lesser to the greater came
Here Is the province. Here the faith,
Such as Columbus in his day
Gave to the Queen of Aragon
And she through him found half a world
And gave it TO complete the earth.
+ Which, being interpreted. means: Are we
going to repudiate Columbus and leave IL 10
the municipality OF Chicago to uphold our APP
probation of that worthy man for having dis
covered a roost for the American eagle and a
homestead for the Goddess of Liberty?
Well, not hardly.
To come down to the prose Of the situation
the work already done Ia in itsnlf ,,,.,....-.--.