The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-18

that it is very much more than a delight
full little drive fringed with pretty trees.
The carriage is in the midst of an inn
patient line at the door of the enormous
arched entry of the exposition building,
before half an idea can be got of that
grand aggregate of bright wheels hurry
ing to and from the hill where frowns the
Arc de Triomphe.
MAGNIFICENT INTERIOR.
Within the crowd is lost in the immens-
ity of the place. The visitor enters so as
to come upon the ring at the half way
point. Down at either end a horse looks
small. Go to either end and mail coach
with four-in-hand at the other end has
the appearance of Cinderellas turnout
of the pumpkin and the mice before the
fair Sodmother waved her hand. Most
decidedly it is nothing like a horse show
in America To begin with, those French
policemen are an altogether different set
of men from the Broadway squadsmen,
and in America one would never see all
those gaudy uniforms except on the occa-
sion of some great military festival In
Paris, in all Europe, in fact, militaire Is
everywhere.
1t is q little pulling at first, for there
is such a food of light one could believe
himself in the open; but the glare is soft
ened and there is a refinement, an mex
pressible something, which givesa sort Of
house, had almost said home-feeling.
The shading down of the light is easily
explained. The roof Is of glass. All it
is the decoration. High and low hang
tasteful folds of tapestry set off at regular
intervals by the bright waves of the
tricolor of France. No Chinese lanterns
or gaudy electric Nominations, but arts
ticaliy displayed as far as the eye can
reach, are masterpieces Of this famous
French production. This effect Of a salon
of visit paid to a man Of taste in whose
home you might expect to find on all sides
the most delightful evidences of culture,
is heightened by delightful surprise on
passing up the first short fight of stairs
to the right of the entrance. 1t is mu-
scum, an art gallery. where are exhibited
hundreds of famous paintings and sculpt-
ures in which the horse plays an impor-
tant part. This is what does duty TO the
Frenchman, his wife and children, for
visit to the stables. It is a sort of killing
two birds with one stone, for every stage
in a horses ife-exercising, grooming,
shoeing-all are shown; and besides seeing
how these operations are performed,
those who study them develop their artis-
tic sense.
THE EVENTS
It is q lucky day. First comes a trial
Of ladies' and gentlemen's horses, pairs,
driven by the owners, to 4-wheeled trays.
Then there is n parade of four-in-hands,
and the afternoon closes with a jumping
competition OF army horses ridden by
officers in actual service A throng,
which in this monster building Of huge
promenadcs and tiers upon tiers Of seats,
docs not appear very large, but which is,
in reality, respectable army, has gath
cred, and sixty-four pairsof high-steppers
wheel into the central space to the music
of the military band Of the Twenty-eighth
regiment, which has its stand over the
side reserved for members of the Society
Hippique and their friends.
Names are of small moment to an Ameri-
can reader, and these lines do not attempt