The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-23
Jackson Park Is Fast Becom.
ing One of Natures Beauty
Spots.
A Grand Illumination of the World, Fair
Grounds on saturday Night
Electric Display.
From Our Regular Correspondent
CHICAGO. Nav II. 1888,

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jackson Park.
The rolling chairs. launches and gon-
dolas are in great demand now. This is
such comfortable way in which to
| traverse the grounds Great strides
have been made in the landscape de
paitment. The grounds are fast hnconl-
| ia a soft beautiful green and where
rough sod was yesterday. now presents
tine lawn. guards are stationed every
few rods to keep the people off the ten
der young grass. In another week
jackson Park will be dressed all in
green.
Work is being rapidly pushed on the
choral building. This single structure
stands between the horticultural build
ing and the transportation building.
The interior of the building is already
complete and excites expressions of ad-
miration. The carpenters are finishing
their work rapidly as possible in order
to make room for the decorators. who in
tend to have the hall ready for concerts
by the last of the month. At present the
interior is quite bare of ornaments \
circular roof Of plain pine boards with
round glass skylight in the middle and
bare wooden walls are all there is to be
seen. The auditory is given over to
seats for the auditors. and the remain
ing third is to be occupied by the or
chestra and singers Above the boxes
is spacious gallery. A broad tabla
ture on either side the wide entrance
bears the names Beethoven Wagner.
Liszt. Weber, Chopin and Meyerbeer
behind the large curtains which sup
port the portico in front are .meGlalions
of Handel and Giuck. The Swedish
exhibit was opened for the first time
Saturday. This display has been ready
for some time. but being hemmed in be-
tween the Belgians on one side and the
Norwcgians on the other. neither of
whom are ready to open. it has been
difficult to get at it. There are some
queer landscapes on the walls at least
they appear odd to us. ignorant of the
climate and the conditions under which
they were painted. Tor instance. one
picture was called the return Of the
wild geese. The first impression is of "a
very dark winter afternoon. but no. il
is night in that far oil country in the
north. And you try to realize If you are
an untrayeled person, what the long
nights in which painters can see to
paint, may be like All the pictures in
the exhibit seem very odd in both de
signs and coloriny. Swedens' art exhi,
bit ranks very high among the artists
though. and every one should see them.
Two fountains. three bands of music
five search lights hundreds of are lights
and thousands of incandescent lights
united in one dazzling illumination on
Saturday night For the first time the
grand canal was illuminated by all the
incandescent and arc lights. Over the
scene three grand search lights shed
their rays. Those who saw the electric
crown poised over the dome of the ad
ministration building sought few words
to express tLeir admiration. The per-
istyle and cornices of the great indus
trial places on either side the canal we're
etched against the dark night by light
ing, and the splashing of the water from
the fountain mingled with the strains
OF harmony from the bands stationed in
front OF the administration building.
1t Is fully mile arornd the central
lagoon. From Columbia statue to Lib
erty statue and back there are 10 spaces
between flower pots along the balus-
trade. besides openings taken up by
steps leading down to the waters edge.
Pressed against this balustrade and lin
ing the inner wall 10000 excited specta-
tors gazed at the dome of fire. the white
structures. the spouting fountains. the
blazing ribbon of gold and yellow that
surrounded the basin.
Electricity building was almost AS
great show as the fiery cupalo on the
administration building. Hundreds of
glittering sparks shed theirrays through
the glass globes. and a display Of jagged
lightning added interest to the scere.
The tremendous crowd which was
estimated at 1900, moved through the
grounds and buildings without the
least bit of combustion. The people were
out for the purpose of having pleasant |
time as well as sight seeing The Mid
way was full of people. 1t appearedgto |
draw better than any other section of |
the fair