, 1893-07-26

use all over the grounds Of the Fair. These
ars cumbersome looking boxes, with long
poles at EACH side of them, carried around bv
men, who whether Turks, Americans or
Abysinians are much to be- pitied. At least
] think so. when | see Two of them staggering
along under the burthen Of some ancient
dame or superannuated politician, whose
obesity makes them a heavy load for even
such stout, able bodie, men as these, and
who are merely trying the thing more as an
experiment than from any actual enjoyment
they may experience by being lugged around
from pillar to post by two unfortunate
foreigners. AS a member of The Humane
Society | have felt for them-that is the
carriers, and could l suggest a remedy / would
do so. Much more elegant and sensible are
the wicker work chairs propelled by young
men in uniform. Here you may see LADIES,
old and young, invalids, who otherwise
might not see the glories Of this Exposition,
being pushed along from stand to stand, so
that they may look ;upOn the things of
beauty, to be seen here. And not urfre-
quently have | noticed an animated con
versation carried on by the occupant of the
chair with her attendant, who if young
and good looking may have attracted her;
who knows the little romance that might arise
from such propinquity ? Here worth levels
all distinction of wealth and social position.
Who can tell how many men Of worth may
not have taken such a position if only to Fee
and talk with the Fair at the Worlds Fair
y 81 a . ~
Among the many institutions which are
largely patronized, are the Wankeska water
stands. You drop one cent in a slot, and out
gushes a stream OF cool, pure water into q
tumbler beneath, 1t is eminently refreshing,
especially when served by a young lady who,
as a rule, is as pretty as most American girls
are, who aspire to such vacations. And yeti
have a friend who does not care for "Wankes.
ka." "You see my dear Doctor he said to
me the other day, while was descanting upon
its purity and excellence from a sanitary
point of view, there is nothing in 1.-THE
water from the lake has-which makes "wery
film" as Same Weller has it. Don't you see o.
and here he smiled; so did ], at the thought
that all Chicago sewage goes into the lake,
from which the average Chicagoan gets his
water.
should have liked to have written this
time something about the Exhibits and the
impression they have made upon me, but all
this | hope to do on a future occasion, when
being perfectly installed, Imay be able to do it
in a thorough manner-stiIl there is one thing
which may interest my readers, and that is
how we'll st. Thomas is represented with re-
gard to Bay Rnm-both Mr.. Nicholson and
Mr.. A. Il. Rise having put forth very hand
some exhibits in the Danish Section. Follow
ing the custom of the country, Mr.. Nicholson
has a young lady distributingpretty calendars,
Of course speaking of his wsges.-Mr. Rise,
who is here just now on a visit-gives away
samples which speak for hemselveS-I would
observe that the other Exhibits in the Danish
section reflect credit upon the Mother coun-
Try, and the building is a gem as far as archi-
t%ectural beauty and decoration is concerned. |
have given a description off in the St. 7home
Itdcnde, So shall not repeat myself in these
valued pages. OF the model, ! can only S y
it has been admired by thousand,-has been
the subject Of several notices and hundreds of
questions. 1t is the general opinion among
the Worlds Fair Commissioners that it was
one of the best methods to make known the
Island of st. Thomas; certain it is, that it has
placed it well before the people of this coun
try and the civilized world in general-would
that | could have done the same for Santa
Cruz-though for that matter it is often ask
ed for, its reputation as a Health resort not
yet having died out among pleasure-seeklng
Americans.