Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-11-10


INSIDE, and which is intended to be
brilliantly illuminated at night.
This building is to contain the Of
fees of the exposition management
the department of publicity and pro-
motion, the foreign department, as
sembly rooms for foreign commits
sioners, press headquarters, the post
Office, bank and information bureau,
and will undoubtedly be the center of
general interest in the exposition.
INTERESTING CONFESSIONAL FEATURES
But these five main buildings are by
no means all the architectural features
which will make the Midwinter Expo
sltion memorable in the history of
the world. There have been enough
applications for extra concessions in
connection with the exposition to fill
Golden Gate Park in its entirety.
From these there have been selected a
large number of the most desirable
and in carrying out the plans there
lore there have been a good many
picturesque and thoroughly beautiful
buildings added, all of whicli@are in
perfect harmony with the rest of the
exposition and in keeping with the
desire of the management to afford
the world the greatest amount of in
struction and entertainment that can
possibly be consolidated within the
scope of such an exposition.
One OF the first special concessions
made was to the Chinese "Six Com.
panies" of San Francisco, who are
already building a structure of their
own, a purely oriental affair, 16O feet
long by 80 in width, with a center
courtyard S0x40 feet set out with rare
Chinese plants. In one end of the
building is Chinese theater. On
either side of the courtyard are open
booths for the manufacture OF rare and
costly Chinese productions. The
crowning exterior feature OF this build
ing will be Chinese pagoda, Is feet
high, fashioned after the celebrated
tower at Nankin. The roof will be of
tiles, with fantistically twisted carved
figures of the tabled dragon, project
ing from the angles, and with futter-
ing dragon flags OF blue, red and vel
low combining TO produce a pleasing
and fantastic effect.
THE FAMOUS VIENNA PRATER.
Another concession that has been
granted is for reproduction here of
the celebrated Prater of Vienna, in
space OF 1900 square feet adjoining
the central court of the exposition.
Entrance to the grounds will be
through massive, artistic gateway,
which will be various bits of architec.
ture of pleasing and striking charc-
ter. All these are now in course of
construction. There is a concert hall
70 feet square; a theater of Moorish
design, 6OxSO feet; Louvre restau-
rant and score of ornamental booths
in which Austro- Hungarian wares are
to be manufactured and displayed.
Here also will be the Czarda- H unga-
rian, where Hungarian life will be
represented with gypsy girls in charac.
teristic costumes. The mattresses in
the concert hall will be in the Swiss
national costume. At the breaking
OF the ground for this accessory re-
markable enthusiasm was manifested.
Enthusiastically establishing the Vienna
Prater as one of the leading features
OF the exposition.
THE MIDwINTER MIDWAY PLAIsANcE.
Only a little way from the Vienna
Prater, work is being pushed forward
on the concession TO Oriental nations
which is to embody many OF the best
features of the Midway Plaisance.
The Turkish theater will have place
there and, running all around it, will
be the Cairo street, where wedding
professions on camelback, with veiled
women and all the other accessories,
will be seen three times day. Here
also will be a Cafe Chantant where ma.
tional dances OF all nations will be
presented. and where lovers of variety
in entertainment are sure to find
something to their taste.
Arrangements have also been COM
pleted and work is now progressing on
an immense Japanese a.garden
which is to be another prominent fea- |
ture in connection with the Exposi-
ton. Entering by castle gateway,
or Shurono-man, the visitor will find
himself in a veritable Japanese do
main, even the shrubbery being trans
planted from the Flowery Kingdom"
and where Japanese maidens in their |
dainty gowns will serve tea and con- |
fec.ions, while japanese dances and |
Japanese music may be seen and heard |
on every hand.
LOFTY ELECTRIC TOWER.
The central feature of the Exposi- |
ton grounds, geographically, if not
otherwise, will be the electric light
tower, 27O feet high, with an elevator
running to the height of 22O feet.
The base of the tower will occupy a
space 90 feet square, while the first
gallery, so feet from the ground, will
have seating capacity Of 200. There
will be three other galleries extending
beyond this, where several hundreds
more can find accommodation. The
topmost gallery will be within six feet
OF the pinnacle. In it will be great
searchlight which will penetrate every
corner of the Exposition grounds and
sweep over the entire surface of Gold.
en- Gate Park.
HAWAII AND THE SOUTH SEAS.
The government of Hawaii will also
take prominent part among the ma
tions which are to be specially repre-.
sented at the Midwinter Exposition.