The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-09
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Years afterrvard. when the services Of
, La fayette came to be fully appreciated
he was the recipient of many valuable
! trophies from cities and citizens in the
new world. who overwhelmed him with
testimonials of their affection. IN time
these trophies passed into the hands of
the French government, and. appro-
/ priately enough, they were arranged in
! the very salon in which the first treaty
Of the United States was signed. 1t
/ seemed to be peculiarly fitting that
| these trophies should be returned to
! America and placed on exhibition at
the fair. The present generation hears
as d pleasing legend the story of the
! dashing captain of French dragons
surrendering his command and drawing
! his sword in the cause of our liberty.
The Frenchmen could have paid Ameri-
| cans no more graceful tribute than in
bringing those priceless tokens of
! Marquis de La Fayette to Chicago and
setting them up in a restored salon of
the palace of Versailles
NJ. Dubisson, one of the most cele-
brated architects in the republic, was
selected to superintcnd the preparations.
Although his monuments stand III pub
lie buildings throughout all France NJ.
Dubisson was willing to forego the
honor of making a design of his own
for the government headquarters and
merely copy the historic room. Other
foreign countries have employed elab-
crate designs for their buildings and
erected headquarters both pretentious
and costly. The Frenchmen content
themselves with the La Fayett@ room and
several Offices adjoining. These are
Just in the rear of the historic salon. 4
colonnade Of graceful design, in three
sections like the sides of a rectan0le.
unites these rooms with another small
building, composed Of two large rooms
and vestibule. In the largest Of these
rooms the city Of Paris will show its
entire system OF municipal govern
ment. an exhibit from which many
American cities may be able "a get
numerous valuable suggestions.
The impression produced by the
building. nov nearly finished by the
government II France. viii be shat Of
two separate buildings. connected 10y q
colonnadc. and between which lies an
ideal Partisan garden. The colonnade
gives an esfec, SINH ar u the Trocadero.
The outer wall is to be richly decorated
with paintings showing views Of varl-
Gus government buildings and scenes
about tie city of Paris. The front line
OF the ccIonuade Is open. i series Of
ornamental columns rises gracefully 70
the roof. Vases. flied with foT~ers
from the finest Conservatives 81 the
gay capital. are placed between these
columns Fountains in the garden send
crystal sprays across the picturesque
landscape.
The French building has been given
one OF the most commanding and A.
cessible sites on the worlds fair
grounds II rises near IN. shore Of
Lake Michigan, Just east Of the 1ine at
galleries. After leaving that section Of
the park kept for state club houses. u
IS the first buuding to greet the ere. \
broad and veli-kept boulevard l.es be
tween this historic building and the
granite paved beach 81 Lake Michigan.
But. however Interesting this aTelli-
t-s't,sras disp.2v may D. tilIs palace
adorned with sculptures and paintings
from the most famous studioS II Paris.
the La Favett= trophies xiii possess the
grsztes. attraction FOR visitors % the
far They are to be bre.tzf, = Tar
earo and arran-ei IN the grand ->a.2s.
irs; as shev n9r are IN N~rs l
Erers ease asets1 aaa other .e- r.