Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-27
Impressions of the Worlds
Fair.

believe it is q rule with the
majority of visitors to leave the
State Buildings for the last, as it
is generally understood they are
only elegant reception rooms for
the accommodation of the visitors
from the respective states. While
this is in the main true, yet the
exhibits in many of the State
Buildings are worth seeing. OF
course one wants to go through
the Illinois Building, as that is
the State in which the Worlds
Fair is being held. You want to
go to the Pennsylvania Building
to see the Old Liberty Bell, crack
and all. The Kansas Building
has quite an attractive display.
The Idaho and the Washington
State Buildings are unique i'll
architectural design and the inte-
riors quite interesting. In the
Idaho Building, which is log
structure with ample and spacious
rooms with low ceiling, you will
find one realistic scene. In this
room is a large old-fashioned fire.
place which takes up the greater
part of one side of tho room; on
either side of the fireplace is ar
ranged row Of small shelves,
handy for depositing the pipes,
tobacco, knitting, specs, hymn
book and Bible; in front rigidly
sits an old wooden settee, the
back extending far above the
head; suspended from the joists
overhead are strings of pepper,
dried apples, gourds, sweet herbs,
etc, but the dried pumpkin was
conspicuous by it's absence. One
had only to draw on the magma
ton for the old man and women
doing by the freight in the long
wintry evenings, with the cat pur-
ring on the hearthstone, to make
the picture complete. In contrast
to the beautiful architecture of
the other State Buildings, the
Florida and California Buildings
are at first view seemingly at a
disadvantage; but when we realize
what they represent, they are Of
far more interest than the beauti-
full building of modern plans. The
Florida Building is reproduction
Of old Fort Marion at st. Angus
tine and hence is quito an attrac-
ton, and the exhibits it contains
prove to be one Of the most in
teresting to be found, though the
Odors from the star-fSh and other
marine exhibits are anything but
pleasing. The California Building
is modelled after the old Missions,
and here you will see the Knight
and Horse made oftigs, prunes and
raisins; globes of oranges, and in
fact, wherever you find and eX-
hibit from California, it is always
immense. One of the most attrac-
tive State Buildings is that OF
Iowa. II is most beautifully dec
Grated with corn, in different col
Ors, grain, cereals and grasses.
One can not imagine what artistic
and pleasing designs and figures
can be made from these things
This was the one thing seen while
there that was entirely new to me
for | had never even thought OF
anything so beautiful being con.
structed from such h0mely mate.
rial. The Virginia State Building
is reproduction of Mount Yer
non, the home of Washington
For several reasons | felt more al
home here than anywhere on the
grounds. Knowing that Tenncs
see had 30 building, the manager
of the Virginia Building extended
a cordial invitation to the Tennes
see Press to make it their head
quarters while at the Fair. Hav
ing visited Mount Vernon only
last July, the house had a famiiar
appearance, and the only face
saw among the thousands at th'
Fair that | had ever seen befor,
was at this building-that of th,
Matron, Sarah Robinson, whom
met at Mount Vernon last yeaI
Next to Tennessee it is the deal
est in the Union-as the State 0
my fathers nativity, the nativ
State of my maternal ancestors
and the State for which | wa
named Virginia. j. E. IL.