New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-28
GERMANY AT THE FAIR.
AND TIE INTEREST IN IFS SUCt ESS SHOWN
BY TIE EMPEROR.

corn,rs its quaint turrcts ana oNefhah.ihS Sap''
! There are the little shops wlrr" even TOYS ioo'
/ mrlancholv the brwild"rlng signs when m'hac
! inglv swing in thc evening breeze ana III" cob"E'
stones that distract IN" hcrtng fancy. lhoS'
mu.t he the old oakcn doors which withstood tho
| rayaccs Of war, and the richly carved posts that
have resisted the onslaught Of Toe far more TO-
lcntirss even than time. Iou look through stained
plass ont Of dormcr windows into courtyards full
Of enchanting mystery. Grim dragons, impossible
mcrmads and prcpostcrous legends glare at you
from panels on the outside. Inside there is an air
Of coscy gloom The walls Of the spacious dining
hall once more rcvcrbcratc the bostcrous mrth OF
solid burehers The musty cellars give forth tho
tcmptinr odors of hundred casks. In tho on
france there ar the sounds Of heavy footsteps on
the floor of clanking spurs and bucklcd armor.
From above there comes to you the hummlng OF
spinning wheels and the subducd laughter that
follows the exchange Of harmless feminine gossip.
As Won step through the wide entrance into the
street once more you feel as il you must run into
the arms Of some " Landsknecht" or swashbucklcr
in huckram and feathers, a little wore for cheer.
perhaps, or maybe, against some bnXom short
frockcd lass carrying in her barred arms huge
hagons Of fodming beer But it il a dream only
The awakening is rude.
Amt them Dutch dime museums dandics? jest
Yer see that blokc OF de- wpll with ~ trousers OF
and what wants trn-ccn-shavc? lie thinks
himself a. fine FIJI Jim, in Clark-st., what
wadcd kncedccp in human gore! Get on to his
buffalo robe now And them bats. Them IL
old time Dntcn cops. See"
That little medieval illusion is gone. II is Chi
cago. in one Of her most nnlovcly products, which
has destroyed it, The comment il that Of a
tough" who is standing in front Of the brildins
erected in Jackson Park by the German Govern
mcnt. The gray and sCmbrc sfics Of Germany
have given way to the clondcss horizon of perfect
American May day \ frcshcnng breeze sweeps
the waters and the waves break in melodous
cadence on the shores of Lake Michigan. The
active hustle Of work and ccasclc-s toll on every
side drive away the fancics which even pco
Piled that structure with the figures Of byeone
age IL was Il pleasant dream, but it Is past.
To business
"Das Dcntschc Hans was formally opened TO
the public on Tuesday last. In many respects
that opening was the event Of the week. 1t fifty
marked the browning OF the effort put forward by
Germany TO surpa-s her rivals and competitors in
this, tie greatest Worlds Fair ever hell. And
the universal verdict il that she has succeeded
She has not only retrieved the DISGRACE u dis
astcr Of Philadelphia in $50 but she has demon
siratcd also tha. IL was not fear 10 enter into
connection with her uriehbnr- lc.t she should
suffer that led her TO refuse participation IN the
Paris Exposition Of 1852 The demonstration. If
may br PERMITTED to u-e the term. made by or
many in Chicago is in every respect brilliant
one Ii l. not p"Iicrt-far from II; but II l.
worthy Of The country that makes H. 1h"f" are
som" painful evidences Of bad taste her ana
there the condition of the exhibit might have
been improved without additional outlay; in a
few dcpartincnts she Is oven orcr-hadow' by com
parativcly hunhl" competitors: bat on th" whole
She easily outstrip.-tA" nItcl States alone rN-
ccptcl-all other nations in ia" extent. variety.
comprohcn-i,cnc>~ and >olldiiy Of her exhibit
And the structure erected Iy the Government l.
typical Of all these Qualities
While other governments have been content 10
construct their buildings Of d" Staa. tn" Germans
built theirs Of -ton,. brick. iron. timber and rtuc-
co. II j. H. solid If intended Tor 4 permanent
establishment. II, stSio Of architecture L. "cs-
man Renaissance. showiu- the transition To- ~ from
the purely Gothic of in. fifteenth aud sixteenth
centuries, and illustrated through Nrs from
noted bnlldines-a tower from the Nc.ilo-- ia
A.cAalcnburs. another nom the city Hall IN
l;othcnbIr- 4 gable from g. .-ar. etc. The height
If thu main tower i one hundred and eighty f"r.
the chin" hrfry on" hundred AMI nifty feet. The
story, arr covered with quaint iicsco.- and IN
scrp,ions still more 80. Their. is. ol coui,c, the
Imperial ca9lc in the point Of 'h" gable and ia"
men ai arms and the hann"r, and p"nnant, ic-
low liner" Is also a great sunburst in gold and
silver ana unun,rlblc ncrald.c devices. Across
the main entrance j. An inscription III German,
which, freely translated, reads:
Armed and Industrious,
iull Of grain and wine.
Ihl Of power and iron.
Tull Of melody and rhonght
/ shall prai>" thee.
Nv raihrraud.
Within :hc vcstibulc. under frc>co OF cup
bearer 10 III" King. are the words
will striv. - bilng the work Of my head and
u my hands into the battle. | Will strive Z,
maintain the Gaht and to learn from the power
u other people, in order that hereafter may do
better myself.
And under picture of Fame, the following
BY this trumpet my honor ana my glory shall
be- sounded all over ia" world. from the rising
% the ~ttins of the sun. with lull, clear sound.
OF tho exceedingly interesting and valuable eN
iibit mad. by the German Government in this !
uilding il H. perhaps, not necessary 10 speak now
.xcnpt IN very general way II includes r4pto- /
iuctions Of ancient German art in wood carving. /
ron work, tapestries and glass painting II
how- in u comprhcn-N" way the growth Of the .
chool system Of Germany, the work Of tine D., /
Jartmcnt of Public Works, III" scope Of municipal /
etc. II illustrates. too III a happy /
manner the evolution of domestic custom, and 7
labt, Of the country, being IN this respect almost
unique 80 much pains, ~ much labor, 80 great .
IN outlay Of money bestowed upon the erection .
# this building naturally cvokcs speculation as
o its future II seems hardly possible that so
.osily structure woud-indccd il shouldn't
meet thc fate of the plaster Of Paris palaces which
urround it on every side and which six months
rom now are doomed 10 destruction. Already
;Ou hear some talk Of an intention on the part Of
he German Government TO present this building.
II the construction of which il i said over Il
quarter of a million dollars have been expended,