Arizona republican., 1893-06-03
FRANCE AT THE FAIR.
oflcial Headquarters Of the
j" French hepublic.
,duction OF the Salon ut Versailles
rrnsre franklin and His Colleagues
Made the Treaty Which Bound
Two Nations Together.
,snecial Worlds Fair letter.

ISDpGlal w bIlu l@tlttlsl
r.,,chmcn are essentially sentiment
II any doubts of this existed they
., ,H be dispclled by the action of the
n,a emmett Of France in selecting de-
Ef Cor its building at the worlds fair.
w. Young republic, now in the throes
i ,D,,,mplications that are as anxiouSly
~,,,bed by the monarchies of Europe
'' hr lovers of freedom in the United
',,,ss selected as the pattern for it's
stal headquarters ut the Columbian
'n,,ition building around which the
'I5cr memories of Americans win ever
rnr II is the palace of Versailles, in
-E,h on February 0, ITS, the first
,",,tr between the United States and
Nv foreign power was signed. The
-, for independence had ended in the
s,adom of the colonies, and there, in
M sumptuous salon of the palace, Ben
;,nin Franklin, Silas Deane and Arthur
T.. delegates from the colonies, made
treaty that gave new life to the
,msriran states and bound the two ma
t,Ds in ties that have strengthened
si,b the years. II was not deemed
,,ber feasible or necessary to reproduce
hs entire palace, so the French COM
ri,,ee will merely reproduce the sump-
nous room in which the historic treaty
vas signed, ...
Years afterward, when the services of
LAFAYETTE came to be fully appreciated,
y was the recipient of many valuable
,.ophies from cities and citizens in the
MN world, who overwhelmed him with
,,,imonials of their affection. In time
these trophies passed into the hands of
he French government, and, appro-
-a,cIv enough, they were arranged in
ne very salon in which the first treaty
4 the United States was signed. 1t
ssned to be peculiarly fitting that
ase trophies should be returned to
lnerica and placed on exhibition at
.s fair. The present generation hears
pleasing legend the story of the
hshiag captain Of French dragons
srendering his command and drawing
N, sword in the cause of our liberty.
The Frenchmen could have paid Ameri.
ans no more graceful tribute than in
Ringing those priceless tokens of
MARQUIS de La Fayette to Chicago and
sting them up in restored salon of
he palace Of Versailles.
N DubisSon, one of the most cele-
hated architects in the republic, was
sectel toSupcrintend the preparations.
Although his monuments stand in pub
E buildings throughout all France, NJ.
h5iyou was willing to forego the
bl1r If making a design of his own
h' the government headquarters, and
aap.y copy the historic room. Other
t,t-H ,plntricS have employed elab-
r,cdcsirns for their buildings and
scc,d headquarters both prGtentious
ll D.. sly, The Frenchm2a content
Themselves with the La Faycttc room and
we-!l ofi'cs adjoining, These are
te in The r,ar of the historic salon. A
U.uaalo of graceful design, in three
Rtoas like the sides of a rcctangle,
mite, these rooms with another small
hiding, composed of two large rooms
mia vcstibule. In the largest of these
IONS the city of Paris will show its
attire system of municipal govern
aat an exhibit from which many
American cities may be able to get
'lnerOuS valuable suggestions.
The impression produced by the
hiding, now nearly finished by the
mnment Of France, will be that of
@@parate buildings, connected by a
a0nnade, and between which lies an
BEL Partisan garden. The colonnade
pes an effect similar to the Trocadero.
&outcr wall is to be richly decorated
nth paintings showing views of vari-
government buildings and scenes
bout the city of Paris. The front line
The colonnadc is open. A series of
,lnental columns rises gracefully to
rot, Vases, filled with flowers
Na the finest conservatories of the
@aPItal, are placed between these !
a'HnN. Fountains in the garden send !
TS4. sprays across the picturesque
H4Gpc
Zoe trenrh building has been given !
ol Ia" most commanding and ac-
1No' sites on the worlds fair |.
8ll"N 1t rises near the shore of !
" hiram. jet cast of the fine art |
-s'es After leaving that section of
park kept for state club houses, it
-S ar,t building to greet the eye. A
I" ana wcll-kept boulevard lies be.
WI THIS historic building and the
r"" paved beach of Lake Michigan.
"" .'E'Vrr interesting this archi- |
l..'t display may be. this palace
-.1 with sculptures and paintings !
u, Vel" in Iot famous studios of Paris, /
-' ! .y".t' trophies will possess the |
.'.t attraction for visitors to the (
!, lazy are TO be brought to Chi |
'oo arranged in the grand salon !
they now are in Versailles. !
vase, medal and other token that |
%1l'2 received will be here. Some
~9' treasures have felt the weight
vile hands, and narrowly escaped
u" Of reckless troops when
,g was threatened by war. One of
- IOPmcS, huge silver urn, pre-
lg,t " La Fayette by the city of Phil
SDa' lacks the massive cover that
N 4orncd it, This was carried away
s.NSlan troops when they sacked
aSf9 IN other respects the collec-
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