The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-18

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ed by the musical director.
As evidence of the character and
excellence of the exhibit which are
coming 20 the Worlds Fair from
abr al, the following description,
given by the NJ Adras Mail, of
casket made by a jewelry ti1m in
fara*ay Ceylon expressly for the
Fair, i given. 1T is undoubtedly
one q the finest If not the very
tinest-piece OF work and the most
costly aud saluable, ever turned cut
of a Ceylon establishment. The
BOX ia II inches long by inches
broad, and is made Of carved ivory
aud silver, with broad bands of
solid gold (Ratnapurs work. alor G
It's sides and edges. TIE lid is of
silver richly chased on the inside
with designs CT elephants and
cocoanut trees, whilst the wh3le is
covered with blue plush. Its chief
claim to notice, however, il The
fact that it is very richly studded
with gems-none but Ceyl0n stones
beng used. All round the rim is
row of fine pearls, 500 in number,
whilst lower down is a row Of
rubies of good weight and fine
color. The lid is lined with COM
plete selection of the best stones,
ii Guiding pearls, sapphire, rubies,
cats eyes, tourmaliues, etc: ard this
fact gives great value to the casket,
whilst the IVORY PANELS are carved
to represent various pros It's of the
island, such az paddy, cinnamon,
coffee, tea, etc. With the casket
is an ivory elephant, caprisioned
with gold trappings, as if for
perehara, and carrying a gold shrine
on it's back. The whole exhibit is
valued at 500 (s2, 5oo) by the firm
in question, and it certainly is a
piece of work which reflects the
highest credit"
Visitors TO the Worlds Fair from
and Canada Will have the
opportunity of enjoying the COM
forts and privileges of frst-class
club during their stay in Chicago.
The British al d Canadian Exchange
Club has recently been incorporate d
and has engaged commodious rooms
on the second floor of the Audito-
rum. S. Fred Howe is managing
director of the club, and the pro lect
has the approval and assistance of
Director General Davis, Lyman J.
Gage, Fred w. Peck, Gen. Groner,
Col. Mckenzie, Major Handy,
j Judge Gresham ard other promi-
nent persons. 1t will be an Anglo
American club, limited number of
Americans being admitted to mem
b 'rship. The club quarters in the
Auditorium include gentlemen's
reading, writing, reception and
SIM king rooms; ladies' drawing,
reception and toilet rooms; post
Office and information bureaus, off
ces, etc. The reading room will
be we'll stoc k ed with American,
English and Cans liam publications,
ard excellent facilities will be
,ffOrded for social intercourse, re-
aeption and dispatch of mail, cash
ing of drafts, providing hotel and
other accommodations, sleection of
routes of travel, and in short,
nearly everything foreign visitors
may desire. The club will be
opened on March /, ar maintained
until the end of the year.
The winning exhibitors at the
Worlds Fair will each receive a
bronze medal and a handsome d.
ploms, setting forth the specific
purpose for which the medal was
awarded, Provision will be male,
it is expected, for IS, 600 medals
and diplomas,
Emperor William, of Germany,
has shown his appreciation of the
Worlds Fair and especially his re-
spect for Director-General Davis,
by authorizing Herr Wermuth, his
lml erial Worlds Fair Commission
Pr, to present Col. Davis an ele-
gantly bound work bearing on the
discovery of America. The Ger
man title is "Die Entdeckung
Amerik ss." This work was issued
by the Geographical Society of