The Forrest City times., 1893-07-14
Worlds F air N otes,


 piazza one hears shower of compll- ments upon its architectural beauty and it's pleasant, refreshing, home-Ilke appearance. It is a haven of rest to the Arkansan. It is one place above all others where the sons and daughters of Arkansas may go for rest and comfort while on the Exposition grounds. It IS here you may meet your fellow-citlzens and discuss the future of this great lln- developed commonwealth. The build inc has postoffice facilities, and IS the besl place to have yonr mail sent while yoi are in the White City. There IS a reading g-room. where Arkansas news papers are on file. including THE TIMES. and desk and writing material Tor cor respondence. The suite of parlors IS very attractive; contains p)aho, organ, art work. etc., and under the pleasant management of Miss Fannie Scott, one is made to feel perfectly at home and welcome. She is the pleasantest of wo- men. and devotes her entire energies to making one comfortable. She won the admiration and gratitude of the AIkan- sas editors during their visit in ChIca- 20. and all agree that without Miss Scott Arkansas would be poorly repre- septed. So far as all this goes we could not ask nor expect anything bet ter for this great state. It is most cred itable. but it stops there. The exhibit of our wonderful resources Is meagre. It is true we have the largest single piece of zinc ore in the world, which lies in the yard in front of the building and there is a smnll exhibit of miner als. fruits, cotton. etc., credltable so far as the individual specimens are concerned. but the aggregation is so small that it looks as though the state had to be ransacked to obtain even these. It is d matter of deep regret that Arkansas has so little in Chicago. while so much at home. Outside of our state building and grounds, we saw nothing, absolutely nothing, from Ar kansas. While other states have large exhibits scattered throughout the grounds in the several main buildings.
 A tour around the world can be made in quick time at the Manufac- turers and Liberal Arts Building. Con- mencing at the Italian section, then Ireland, Switzerland, London, Norway. Denmark. Great Britian. Canada, Rus sia, France, Germany, Austria, Japan, Brazil. New South Wales. Ceylon. the Argentine Republic, Jamaica, Turkey, Bulgaria. Siam, Corea, Mexico and the United States. After this take the ele- yator to the roof of the building where a bird s-eye view of the great building can be taken; then promenade around the balcony roof and view of Jackson Park and the grounds, and you have made record-breaking time around the world. and bird's-eye view of Chicago thrown in.
 Much has been said of "doing" the Fair in seven days tour. To give our readers some idea of the dis play and time to see it in we take for example the Art Palace. In that gor- geous structure there are not less than 8.O73 exhibits, one-half of which con- sists of pictures in oil and the other half of statuary, water cclors, pastels, en- cravings. etchingS, and pen and ink, charcoal, black and white, and other drawicgs-all of exceptional value. Surely one minute cannot be thought too long a time to devote to the study of each example. Yet such brief time would amount to one hundred and thirty-hve hours, or twenty-five and one. half days of six hours each. The whole time the exposition will be open, is not adequate to allow anything like a minute inspection of the ex- hibits.
 History says that when Columbus landed on the shores of America some four hundred years ago he was met by strange people, strangely dressed and speaking strange language; so too his representatives met on their arri- val at the Worlds Fair in their Cara yels. The strangest looking creatures they ever saw for drawn up on the lake front with intent to do honor to the visitors were inhabitants that differed in their habits and customs as widely as their respective countries are apart. There were the English soldiers from the tournament in the stock pavilion, there were Indians from the plains of western America, cowboys from Texas and Mexicans hobnobbed with Rus slans, Turks, Greeks and Arabs. Chi nese were there. too, quiet but deeply interested and BedouiuS from the des- ert looked keenly on. In the waters of the lagoon were craft of every kind and nation, all waiting to give wei coming cheer to the Spanish sailors.
 Among the many articles of rare and curious make in the Fair, is a very delicate handkerchief among Queen Margherita's laces. It IS Valued at $30,0OO. Three different artists have wrought upon 1t during a period of not less than twenty years. 1t is so light that one is not conscious of it touching the hand if the eyes be shut, and it can be easily folded into a gold casket not larger than Boston bean.
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