The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-05-14
All the highways of Commerce
and Travel Lead to Chicago.
FOREIGN REPRESENTATION.
Utah Ladies at the Magnificent Resi-
dence Of Mrs. Palmer.
The Exhibition Still Incompiete-A Rapid
Glance at Some Of the Notable Artrac-
tions-Utah Exhibit Almost Ready
Boings of Salt LaIers-Etc.
Correspondence Of TIE HERALD.

besides the remembrance of friends, the
continual reminder furnished in occasions
of directing letters to outside places to en-
able us to realize with any degree OF
thoroughness whatever that there is any
world at all existing outside the limits OF
this dominant city, so absorbed is every
one in the pre-eminent interest and ex-
element OF the great fair. AS all roads
once led to Rome. so in the same way do
the highways of travel and commerce at
present converge hither, and SO over
whelmingly does Chicago monopolize the
interest ana attention OF the world that
the rest OF the country and continents
pose somewhat as suburban localities
with their chief seat OF interest and man
agement conferred in the white city Of the
lake,
The freight cars that roll into the de-
pots are principally caravans of World s
fair commerce, boxes and cases of eek
hibIts;D and the serious problem with
the great railway stations is that of hand
ling with anything like celebrity the enor-
nous amount Of baggage that daily floods
their halls. On tbs Sunday before the
opening of the far, which was consid-
cred an of day'i at the depots, the Chi
cago & Northwestern depot alone ham
died seventeen thousand trunks, and this
was but a part of the number which
should have been delivered.
Such items make something of an ex-
cuse for the Chicago people in looking
upon their city as temporary center of
the world. Kings and queens, sultans
and emperors, all are impressed with the
Importance OF the exposition city, and
fhai7,
IL as prospective Mecca, where they
shall assemble to do honor to the memory
OF the naval Mohammed, whose genus has
impressed the centuries, and whose name
is fifty honored by the noblest of the
world in the temples of civilization, set
up in the new white city built to blazon
his name.
Though the visit of the crowned ones is
yet TO come, the city is already thronged
with titled people, eminent representative
of every civilized nation on the globe,
and Chicago society events are thick with
receptions given to princes, dukes and
duchesses, barOns and counts galore, who
are here TO celebrate the event OF Amer
lca's great natal pageant.
Some of these receptions are marvels in
splendor, and Chicago may well pride
herself upon having risen TO such occa-
sion as the presence of the noted people
demands.
The city has she advantage of posses
sing some princely homes, whose ele-
gance aids in the matter of entertain
nent, and people who have possessed i'm
perfect ideas in regard to the lack of taste
and culture in the wonderful Western
city will have their impressions of wild
ness and wooliness considerably modified
by the time the hospitalIties OF the people
who are doing the honOrs as hosts of the
exposition. have been well tested.
A af,rar-f ~ f.,rr- of
Mrs. F.. S. Richards, Mrs. n. a. Empy,
Miss May Preston, Miss Teasdel and Miss
Spencer were invited to Mrs. Potter Pal
mer's reception, which was given on
Wednesday Of last week, and the impress
sion OF the event left no doubt as to the
fitness of Chicago's society queen to do
honor to the chifest potentates on earth.
The home TO which Mrs. Palmer well
coined her guests is said to be the most
splendid of Chicago private houses. and
its magnihcence Is certainly marked
enough TO warrant the claim of prcemi-
hence.
To fifty describe, it would need powers
possessed only by one who has mastered
sn absolute knowledge of arehitective
and decorative art, Tor anything less than
a technical description would fail to do
justice to its perfection. The design of
the interior OF the house, its wood work
ceilings, floors, decorations and furnish
ings are an exposition OF the highest art.
and il is difficult to conceive If wealth.
genius and ingenuity combined could
achieve q greater triumph in its. line.
The entrance to the house is a vestibuIe
fioored with cream tinted and ebony tiles.
and walled with carved oak whose panels
are set with an exquisite white stained
glass. Opening from the vestibuIe is a
large hall somewhat circular in shape,
occupying the central space of the house
lie
height reaches the top Of the building
the walls and dome are beautifully
decorated and the effect comprised in the
exquisite tinting and the height of the
domed ceiling, ETC., is one of the most
beautiful that can be imagined.
The salon, library, dining room, ETC.,
open from this beautiful hall, and the
music room, conservatory and other
smaller rooms open out from these.
Upstairs q gallery circles the large CEN
trail hall, its walls lined with paintings,
and doors open from this hall into the
bedrooms and boudoir Of the hostess.
Upon entering the house the guests
stepped into an elevator whose space oc-
cupied one part of the vestibule, and
alighting in the upper gallery were
ushered by a footnan, in satin knee
breeches, silver bucSled slippers. DOW
Gered wig and heavy English style, into
she bedroom of the hostess, where a
dozen maids were kept busy giving
checks and arranging wraps for the
throngs constantly coming in or going
out The bedroom is done in ebony and
gold, the woodwork, mantels, ETC., in
black, and the tapestries in yellow. Lux
urious divans, two or three unique dress |
ers and curiously carved bedstead make |
mp the furniture of the rooms, and the |
whole is extremely gorgeous and dazzling |
in effect. Next to the salon in which !
Del
one more than any other in the house.
The reception room itself is dream of |
srt-a Respondent jewel set in the array |
of cem-like rooms. It's cofors are ivory |
and gold, and the artistic use OF these |
delicate tints in marble floors and n1antels. |
rich woodwork and curved ceiling. make |
Il as nearly perfect IS human mind can |
imagine
All the rooms, however, are perfect in /
their several styles-the walls, floors, dec
orations and furnishings being choice
enough TO make up the interior of a tenn
pie OF art.
The floral decorations of the house
were elaborate and a mandolin band /
played some exquisite Spanish selections
through the hours Of the reception.
People distinguished in every line of /
eminence were present. McAfonnies. the
talented young genius, who designed the
beautiful Columbian fountain for the /,
central court in the Fair grounds; M. L
Roger Ballu, the French commissioner of 1
fine arts, and a score of noted musical ar
lists. besides which the Duke and Ouch
sss of Veragua, the Russian prince, the 4
Marquis of Nillalobar and other foreign
ers made up a long list Of titled person
ages in the house.
Orr genial Mrs. Salisbury was charm
ing and active presence in the house and
did the honors OF the occasion in present.