The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-04
AT THE WORLDS FAIR.
CREAM THEREOF SKIMMED BY 4
RICHMOND WOMAN.
BeadinE Of Especial Interest 10 Our Femi-
nine Readers. Including the Weekly
Fashion Letter.

Our editor has threatened to do the
ungrammatical thing. decline the article,
n too much 81 ace IS given 10 a descrip-
lion Of the travel on the luxuriant +. +.
V. train, through the lovely Blue Ridge,
and into the smiling Valley OF Virginia;
and on to the grand and gloomy Ale
Phanies, and by the Ohio, where the
Queer-loking boots with the mill wheel
arrangement reminds enc Of Bill Nye' s.
mule, whose business end is behind and
On and on again through Tie fat plains
Of Indiana and Illinois, where the cattle
and sheep stand knee deep I'm the tall
grass that seems TO grow just Of itself,
up out Of that rich black soil. ! am
only commissioned 10 tell OF some Of the
things TO be seen at the Worlds Fair and
must not even stop I'm the magnificent
city of Chicago with It's towering and
Eky-scraping buildings twenty stories
high: its lovely homes and its good, ma
tural hustling and enterprising people.
We were desirlous OF obtaining our
first view OF the White city from the
lake. so early IN the morning we board
ed one Of the magnificent steamers fitted
up for this service. IL had been dark
and cloudy all the morning. and the
breakers sprung high over the beach.
But. as we hove In sight of Jackson
Park the sun came out I'm all his glory
touching the golden domes Of the CO.
iCssal white buildings; flowers, fountains
and flags gllttered; colonnade and statuary
stood out clear IN the spring sunshine.
and j could not compare this view 10 any
thing I had ever dreamed Of save the
glimpse that Pilgrim caught of the
fHeavcnly city"
The Columbian fountain, splashng it's
sparkling waters at the west end Of the
grand basin, forms with the Administra-
ton building gateway 10 the grounds.
This fountain is itself n grand work Of
ert. Columbia is enthroned ON a trlum-
phal barge. The barge is guided by Time,
heralded by Fame. and rowed by eight
figures, representing art, science, agri-
culture, industry, commerce, &c. Sea
horses dash off in a half circle in front
and a thousand streams spout and splash
in all directions. I have no head room
Tor figures. but l remember the smallest
figure OF this group is twelve feet high
and the largest twenty. Electricity
makes II beautiful by night, but the sun
renders II glorious by day. The Grecian
c0lonnade. classic and picturesque. con-
meets the Music Han and Casino. The
lofty columns. the magnificent statuary
here IS an inspiration. Along the top is
broad walk, adorned on either side
with hundreds OF allegorical figures Of
gigantic proportions. But as vet we are |
lingering only on the threshold Of these |
grand buildings, which tower one above !
the other The Agricultural Palace looms |
Up near the lake, mammoth Corlnthlan |
pillars are on either side the portal, and /
We enter. 1t Is here that the Bureau OF |
Information is found, and this august |
body certainly knows Il ALL" A umid /
woman or a little child cannot 80 wrong /
n they follow directions received here. |
Scientific farm work and agricultural ma |
chlnery here show what strides industry |
Is taking towards perfection An inspec-
tion Of this building, sculpture and eX-
hibits IS well worth twenty times the |
admission Zee 20 the Fair II is a struc-
ture Ike a city OF paviliOns and pagodas,
eroades and Vestibules Diana Is above
The central dome. She has drawn her
bow: one graceful foot rests on a ball, !,
which moves In a socket TO the fain.est |
zephyr bat really faint zephyrs never
blow in Chicago. She Is rightly termed |
The Windy city" Umbrellas are I'M
tremendously turned inside out. and pet
ucoats are waved high above ones
head Research In crops botany. horti-
culture entomology and dairy produce
4
blt fan not TO see here the sculptural
Asns Of the Zodiac" and Abundance
ana agriculture" In true American |
tQle We visit them and hurry along, and
mo The Transportation building which
p the only building OF note in the White
'iy which is not white. Its color and
beauty make 81 very prominent, and is
.n Idl view anywhere on the grounds.
= me portal on the east, facing the lagoon, |
IS gradually increasing series OF golden
aIehes. Some think 10 the most beautiful |
.llQing We could not decide this point. |
.nough We struggled for n conclusion |
livery mode Of travel that ever was |
Known IS here shown. All sorts OF rail- |
o4aS. engines. boats, craft, vehicles ard |
.rappings.
FROM this great object lesson more IS |
70 De learned In FIVE minutes than can !
pc taught IN as many years al the schools
bicycles stand up against marine trans
'0rtation. vehicles shake hands with ball /
oons and railroads, literature and science.
~ with one accord. agree under this vast 1
oof 10 abridge distance on we 20 into
he Horticultural Building. TO reyeI I'm
rchids. those wierd-looking, lovely things I
IRE here in profusion. with a nice, polite {
nan 10 point out their rare beauty 20 | ,
hose not up on the subject Of fori-
ulture. There are 1000 different kinds. |
'ut the variety called "The Laughing | Z
south" struck us as the most wonderful.
! looks like baby's mouth laughngly | !
moving first teeth. Then the velvet pan [
les, gaudy tulips and gorgeous coloring
Y AL sorts AMI kinds OF flowers and !