Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-06

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w hAIlrP speaking, complete out
AsNIli.l side, in many instances
n~HA1 complete inside and in
HIN = E~} few-a very few
~ u ~ cases complete SO far as
the exhibits are concerned.
Taking the buildings in the order of their i'm
portsnce and the first is. of course the manu-
facturers' building, which covers thirty-seven
acres of space. can hold 300 900 people and
could contain under its roof all the buildings
at the centennial exposition of 1876. The out
side of this structure is to all intents and pur-
poses finished. The staff work with which 1t is
covered has been knocked off of some Of the
pillars by careless truckmen. and as enormous
quantities Of freight are being received there
every day it cannot be expected that all these
minor details should be remedied for some
weeks yet to come. Nearly the whole of the
covered walk which runs along one side of the
building is filed with boxes of exhibits, most
of them from abroad and a large proportion
from Japan.
EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR.
The building has been painted and is fair to
look upon. So harmonious are its proportions
that enc does not appreciate its vast extent at
first, but if you start to walk around it YOU
will soon appreciate the fact that your walk is a
trife more than Won bargained for. As for the
interior of the building, it begins to suggest the
marvellous effect that IL will shortly produce.
Booths are sprlnging up on every side, and q
good many of the displays are already in place.
Ii must be said to the credit of the foreign ex-
hibitors that they have shown degree Of energy
fully equal TO that of the Americans.
TIE GOVERNMENT BUILDING COMPLETE.
Right across from the manufacturer build
ing is the government building 1t has lust
been painted, and it is difficult to see that any,
thing more can be done for it, either outside
or inside. There are a number of tin eagles of
great size on the outside entrances, and these
have recently undergone some repairs but thew
cannot be altered and will remain as originally
designed. If the truth must be told. they are
generally considered rather tough-looking
eagles
TEE BIG RoTUNpA.
The interior of the building also is completed.
the last Of the scaffolding in the rotunda nav
ing been removed on Sunday afternoon. This
rotunda is a decidedly ambitious piece of
work. 1t is very lofty and is ornamented with
a series of large mural paintings. There is
some suggestion in it Of the dome Of the Capt.
tol. The height and proportions Of the struc-
ture are imposing but the paintings are rather
too glaring for most peoples taste. In the
middle OF the rotunda is the trunk Of one Of
the California redwood trees. This is called
the "Gen. Noble" and inside of it a small stair
case gives a visitor a chance Of climbing up
distance of about forty feet and of coming
huge one. but as a specimen Of one Of the great
trees of California it is a small affair.
THE EXHIBITS OF THE GOVERNMENT
are probably, a whole, further advanced
toward complete installation than any other
group Of exhibits in the park. great deal
yet remains to be done. il il true. but the dis
play stands now as a thoroughly interesting one
and most prsiseworthy effort on the part Of
the officials in charge.
THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
is now finished and is probably the gem OF
the collection. The gold dome flashes In the
sun and the artistic figures with which il is or
namented stand out strikingly. There may be
doubt as to which building is the most artistic
in design, but it is probable that the officials of
the fair themselves would say that the admins
tration building is the best. Inside il has been
occupied for some time and is now complete in
all its details.
SOME OF THE OTHER BUILDINGS.
The building Of mining is finished outside
and inside, but the exhibits are not. generally
speaking. in place; and the same remarks may
be applied to the electricity building. As for
the woman's building, the ceremonies on Mon
day, when Mrs. Potter Palmer drove the last
nail, must be accepted constructively. There
will be a great many more nails driven before
the building is finished, although great prog
ress has been made, and the result Is creditable
in the highest degree to the lady managers. OF
the children s building, which promises 70 be one
OF the most beautiful OF all, ii is hardly an ex-
aggeration to say that il is not more than half
done. The walls outside are still covered with
scaffolding and the grounds about the building
are piled up with building material
THE STATE BUILDINGS.
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are completed. The Pennsylvania, New York,
Massachusetts, Michigan buildings, which are
large and expensive. are completed, SO practically
are the buildings Of South Dakota. Wisconsin,
Indiana, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Ohio, Min
nesota and Illinois. The building Of Maine is
not done. nor are those Of Indiana, Washing
ton, Maryland and Idaho.
TIE FOREIGN BUILDINGS.
Several of the foreign buildings are far be-
hind hand. The beautiful German building is
still covered with scaffolding 1t can be seen
sufficiently to show what its beauties will be,
and il will be one of the sights of the fair
Great Britain's building is completed. but the
Japanese settlement on Woody Island 10 not,
and the Spanish and French buildings are still
under scaffolding and far from completion. The
Brazilian building still lacks a roof to its DOME
and the outside walls of the Sweden and Nor
way building are not more than half done.
far AT the otner enu OF the grounds the
forestry building still has some scaffolding
about it. but may be considered almost done,
but the shoe aid leather house. the most
severely plain of all, is far from being ready
Its ueighbor on the island, the Convent of La
Rabida, where all the relics and portraits Of
Columbus are gathered, is completed and filed
with it's display.
THE GROUNDS BEING IMPROVED RAPIDLY.
The grounds themselves are progressing won
derfully, but are still far from being what they
will be. 1t was almost impossible to prosecute
landscape gardening during the last two weeks.
One storm followed another and one rainy day
succeeded another. When the sun would come
out work would be done, only to be undone
little later by a downpour OF rain. 1t speaks
well for the foundation Of the roads that there
were none of them permanently damaged by
such an unusual period of rain
REPRESENTING VERMONT.
Returning to the state buildings, perhaps one
of the most peculiar is that of Vermont Its
style is about as foreign to the prevailing types
Of New England architecture il well could
be, and if there Is a single structure in the
state of Vermont that resembles ii. no one has
yet seen it. 1t is nothing more nor less than q
diminutive Pompeiian villa, and is quite classic
in outline. although it cannot be said to har-