The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-09
WORLDS FAIR.
Manufactures and Liberal Arts-The
Greatest Building in the World
National Exhibits and Their
Characteristics.

One of the most marvellous structures
on the fair ground and the largest build
ing of the kind ever constructed is the
Manufactures and Liberal Arts building.
Its length is 1857 feet and width 1877.
1t cost s1,5OO, 600. It's floor alone con-
sumed 100000 feet of lumber and five
car loads OF nails. One thousand cot
tages, rs by so feet could find room
within it's walls. 1t has A acres OF floor
space, there being 35 acres in the lower
floor. 1t is Symmetrical in form and Cor
inthian in its style OF architecture. The
pavilions erected by many of the nations
within this building are magnificent in
themselves, rising to heights OF so and
even 70 feet, designed and adorned ac-
oording tothe ablest architectural genius
Of the respective nations. In the center
OF the building is a structure about 40
feet square at the base and rising 40
feet. It is the clock tower, surmounted
by a dome at the top 16 feet in diameter.
Beneath this is q chime OF bells, which
peal forth at any and all hours Of the
day, in slow measured tones, the most
delightful music, and still lower is the
face OF the clock, seven feet in diameter,
| with hands indicating the hours, min
utes, seconds and days OF the month.
Still lower, the tower is surrounded by
panels bearing the seals and escutcheons
Of the forty-four states of the union and
also scenes in the life of Columbus.
or the magnificent exhibits by all
nations in this building only the merest
mention can be made. frances dis
plays of ceramics-painted china ware,
thing, mosaics for floors and wallis
statuettes in enamel, broLze and marble,
Vever's 100000 worth of diamonds,
precious stone and jewelry, antique
furniture, silk embroideries, laces, per-
fumerles, are all dazzling and bewilder
ing. A fine exhibition is here given of
the growth and work of the silk worm
from the tiniest egg TO the cocoon and
afterwards the manufacture of yarn and
silk, in every stage. The educational
exhibit and books is simply exhaustive.
What has been limited at in the French
exhibit can be spoken Of in scarce less
degree in regard to every other nation in
their special lines, In ceramics, Aus
tria excells it, in yarns and woolens,
Saxony does. The porcelain, china and
pottery ware of the former of every
form, tint and design is ~marvelously
beautiful, and German laces, colored
fabrics, TAPESTRIES and antique furniture
rival those Of the French. The Italian
exhibit abounds in statuary OF every
size and description-marble, bronze,
ebony and stucco-bewitching IN it's
attitudes and expressions-faultless in
execution. The mosaics and lnlaid
works are gems of artistic skill. The
Swiss EXCEL in unique watches and
clocks, from the wooden timepiece re-
Gently made by a convict in Siberia, TO
the oldest watch in the world-one made
in 1850. Rings, brooches, pocket knives,
every conceivable article OF daily or
ornamental use, has a time piece in it
The India exhibit abounds in lnlaid
sandal wood work, a small stand costing
as high as $500. The carvings of ivory
and wood are marvels Of beauty and
patience, all being done by hand. An
entire room ten or twelve feet square,
walls, doors, furniture, screens and
pictures was carved by hand out OF
Teakwood. The exhibits from Ceylon
were of a similar character. Bulgaria
had lavish specimens Of carpets, tapes
tries, grains, grasses, silks, cotton and
wooden yarns, but her superior excell-
ence in the world is the perfume OF the
Ottar rose. We inhaled it from d demi-
john. Russia also has a fine line OF
perfumes, elegant furs and fine cereals
and mineral powders. Japan much
resembles India it its basket, carved and
inlaid work, fancy lamp stands and
~gorgeoualy embroidered panels. There
Is no end to It's quaint forms Of pottery,
porcelain and reed work. It's ivory por-
celain issthe finest in the world and it's
huge vases OF china and pottery, are
marvels Of decoration and painting.
We omit reference to the English. ex-
hibit for want OF space and because we
as a people are more familiar with it than
a general description OF it would be.
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