The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-25
2ho News Secures q Delightful Des-
crIption Of Its Attractions
vrom miss Kllen Le Garde. Director OF
Physical Culture Of the Providence
schools, who Tells In . Most Inter
ssting Way what There IL to See.

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have presented to them in brief, but COM
prshsnsive form, some general idea of its
wonders and how to see them The News
representative called upon Miss Ellen
lie Garde who has just returned from a
long visit to the White City and she
|. kindly consented to be interviewed upon
this topic. Miss lie Garde said:
Taking the countries as whole Ameri-
CO leads In the fact that she presents tue
fair as an entirety. The buildings are a
1ource OF wonderment aud the grounds
as well. To get the full sense OF
their beauty one should enter
at the Sixty-fourth street entrance. try
20 keep the eyes shut. passing the trans,
portatioD, mining, electricity and severai
side Issues in the way OF buildings, and
Roing through the Administration build
lug and under its dome pass out into the
Court Of Honor. Surrounding this are
che larger edifices. The great fountain
y at the top. the peri.tyle at its southern
day or night, and dull indeed must be
the man or woman who can view this
spectacle unmoved.
Displays Of the Nations.
By all critics Germany makes the finest
all-round display. She has out done all
other competitors In size. arrangement
aud artistic elegance. France Is too
dont eagerness to sell. Italy. many per-
sons think, ranks next to Germany, but
unfortunately has dark corner crowded
full of things that may be called
pretty--a Worman's word-rather than
ranking high from the standpoint of the
artist. Russia Is somewhat narrow in
The limitations allowed by her for pro-
ductions. Norway has fair line Of ex-
and Belgium, Holland and
6witxerland above mediocre. The Ger.
man exhibit has porcelains of tiling OF
surprising beauty. The display is
entered through great gates OF wrought
iron. The whole interior is a revelation
TO those not conversant with the strides
Germany has taken of late years In the
mechanical and decorative arts. On one
side Of the main German exhibit Is
series Of rooms reproduced just as
used By the mad king OF Bavaria.
earthy. Gowns ad nbitum and you can
10 right down town from these displays
OF the Bon Marche, le Louvrette house
Of M0rni, Blossier in the Rue Dannou
in Paris. and purchase duplicates, minus
tns & p per cent .ns concession Fsson, and the
who abids In Chicago this season
for business with American women.
Almost everything In the exhibits in the
LiborAi Arts building seems 10 say all too
plainly, please buy me and take me
home In Novcmber-and in fact reply to
the topical song that is sung In the cafe
Chautants on the Plaisance, After the
Fair Is Oyer. After the Rents Go Down.
Very appropriately Austria is neigh.
Dor Of Germany. LIS only step from one
eountry tothe other. but hardly repays.
Everything in Austria LOOKS fragile,
smenps p stuff mo.t ofi Of Il aa
Ehe great vases are worth passing
1)lence, 40 Ar . the bronzcs on mythologi-
III subjects.
How Sales Are Made.
More than half of the Japanese curios
ere sold. But for real bargains every one
travels down to where Italv has been
tncked away. Sensibly the Italian ex-
hibitors have put the prices of their
Hoods IN marble, carved woods, glass and
china and the dainty things ia jewelry
and souvenirs at prices one can touch.
The result is, not only has this and
tnat pretty y, chair s or table nssa label read
ran. purchaser" but a whole striny OF
other cards for duplicates resem bling the
end Of : boys Kite tail. hanging down
the floor In two and three
liste of buyors. The Italian exhibitors
have the corner Of the money market.
The The: manner Of purchase You pay one;
ty freight with duties and
fright charges, which are inclnded
a the price asked. paid for and the bal
'ance due paid at the door on arrival OF
goods II IL Is an original exhibit you
must wait until the 10th Of November.
t&whArS thu Awnnofrfnn cloaaa nd kav
looixs the article purchased.
All the collectors OF spoons lose their
hearts--and contents OF the pocket book
- the enameled gold aud silver pieces
shown In the Russian and Norwegian
oollsctions. Russia has a characteristic
exhibit. Of furs and Is driving good
trade with the millionaires west OF the
Rocky mountains In the ugiesto of chairs
made Of furs and antlers. There are
nlways crowds around the fine exhibits of
Swiss watches. and many people admire
she admirable display OF blue ware from
do herself justice in this building, and
the agonies of grandeur put on at
Victoria house are something laughable.
There are two moro collections OF all the
sxhibits in the largest building that peo-
PIE rave over
The Gorham Display.
GoFham Manufacturing company. Its
display Is simply indescribable, and
the leading firm ia Paris and the other ia
London, who both exhibit. admit they
ought TO have stayed Mt home. Along
side the Gorham company is the
Tiffany showing OF precious stones
4ud that big yellow diamond.
The glass. for which the firm is famous,
- here set forth In chapel they erected.
e - shown by a dim. religious light.
1ou enter very subdued. Just as you
would IL you were going to n
luneral. say ''oh 4, while the at
tendant. vigorously tanning himself.
Keeps you like Dickens's Poor Jo."
movin' on. aud after looking around at
windows, altar. sanctuary, lamp. etc
come out rejoiced TO think it's Tiffany,
1nortuary chapel. not yours. It's the most
1epressing spot on the whole POO acres.
Tbs best thugs are never tucked awav
~ the galleries. but upstairs In this
Z! aiding is an educational exhibit that
)Dretxu spedagoxues, male aud female,
1old me made them feel tnat their own
york WAS as II done Ia the dark ages.
3b0de Island certainly leads IN location.
re jury OF awards. now on it's rounds,
xiIl dstermiue II the display leads in any
~ ~ thing The far western cities make