The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-08-12

thing in the shortest possible space
of time.
Everybody is tired, but goodna.
tured. The PAGES to rest are to.
tally mad quate to meet the de-
mands. Wrat struck my ease-lov.
| ing soul as being the ideal inven-
tions were the electric launches that
carry you noisflessly through the
agoonp, stopping at the buildings
as you desire.
Our particular interest centered
in the Texas building, which stands
a monument to our untiring aud en-
ergetic women, The flag that
waves above it, presented by Judge
Walker, of our city, and the beauti
full photographs of Waco scenes,
make it seem like home among the
strange and bewildering scenes.
The amateur musical entertainment
is very creditable, and Waco Ger.
tainly ought to figure on the pro-
gramme.
Today we spent on Midway Plat
sance, of which so much has been
said and written. 1t offers no in.
tellectual form of entertainment,
but it is the 'people's own and
thousands crowd it daily. The
confusion and medley of tongues,
pitched in every key, make the
place verltabe Tower of Babel.
The endless variety and brightness
of costumes weary The eye, and the
dirt that always comes in the train
of Orientals is decidedly en- evil
dence.
However, when the day was over
we felt as if we had travelled over
the globe. We had visited the
Laplanders, walked through the
"streets of Cairo" gazed on the
uncouth Samoane, lunched with the
usual accompaniment of beer, in the
German village, and so on, through
the foreign settlements until our
heads whirled with the clatter of
tongues. Then we mounted the
Ferris Wheel and enjoyed the scene
Of shifting forms and colors so far
below us.
Tonight we are so weary that we
feel as if we never wanted to 60
sightseeing again, SO adieu until
next week.
NAN MANLovE TOBY.
NOTES BY THE WAY,
The state of Tennessee exhibits a
beech tree on which Daniel Boon
once carved his name.
The French section, in the mag
niicent art palace, aside from the
display of modern artists, has loan
exhibit Of all the great masters.
The "Corot" loaned by Miss Helen
Gould is valued at thirty thousand
dollars, and there are numberless
others nearly as valuable.
The exhibit of American artists is
very fine and great credit to the
country. Old masters are excluded
entirely, so the public can compare
the work of our painters with those
Of other countries, and America
stands the test capitally. Nearly
every American artist of note has
contributed pictures and the estab-
lishment of a distinct American
school is evidenced by the original
theme and treatment of the works
Of art.
The decorative scheme of the
ceiling Of music hall is unique, and
a great relief to the usual hack.
neyed portraits of the various COM
posers that are generally used to
adorn such places. Surrounding
the ceiling are a number of orra.
mental designs, each bearing few
bars from some famous score.
Wagner is represented by the
funeral march from "Die Gotter-
dammerung," Rossini, Schubert,
Beethoven, List and Bach each
have representative themes, which
are particularly interesting to mu.
sicians.
Womenkind will find the Tiffany
exhibit particularly interesting.
The display of the glittering gems
is dazzling. A corsage ornament in
the form of lattice of maidenhair