The Newtown bee., 1893-12-22
Around The Preside.
THE WHITE CITY.

IFRoM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
 In our previous papers on the fair, we have no more than alluded to the foreign buildings, the presence of which added much to the architectural beauty and perfection of the White City. They are as unlike in their structural arrange ments, as our state buildings. The for eign buildings are in close proximity to the north pier. This was reached by the smaller excursion steamers from Chica- go's lake front. Supposing that the visitor lands at this pier, near the naval exhibit. The foreign building which is likely to first arrest attention is the Vic toTia house, officially so named
 FOR ENGLAND's BUILDING.
 It is generally characteristic of the best type of English half timber houses of the time of Henry VIII. Terra cotta was used extensively in the lower story with red brick facing and mulloned or barred or piered windows. The upper portion is of half-timber construction of natural oak timbers, with overhanging gables and tiled roofs. The plan forms | three sides of quadrangle, with the | open side next the lake, inclosed by a | | raised terrace with balustrade. The | center on the front or inland side, is re- cessed, with steps leading from both sides up to the covered porticoes which | open into large central hall. On one | side of the hall is large library and re- ception rooms. On the other side, the | secretary's office and other rooms requir- ed for the work of the commission. On the first floor is large suite of rooms and offices. The walls and ceilings of the principal rooms are elaborately pan eled. Special designs were furnished by the architect for all internal fittings and furniture. It has superb exhibits. A scale map is furnished which shows the discoveries made by England and Amer ica,
 CONCEDING TO SEBASTIAN CABOT
 the honor of first landing upon the mainland of America. It has an inter- esting educational exhibit. It shows also by way of contrast the old and new
 methods in the postoffice department. Its high art works and pottery are excep- ) tionally fine. It has a Seychelles cocoa nut tree, the coco-de-mer, which is an ex- tremely rare curosity. From the central cupola floats the British flag. The Can- adian building is not far from the naval exhibit. The main building is two stor- | iac inh nd } principal one facing the lake. On the 9 ground floor in the entrance hall, is a postoffice, telephone, intelligence office, . etc. This building has plain style of architecture and is 70x40 feet. having in r addition semi-cornice, and above the 2 cornice is an open balustrade. In order to show the different woods indigenou:
 to Canada, the interior walls, ceilings ] and floor of the pavilian, have been fin ished in wood highly polished, showing z their natural grain. Each province has l. furnished the wood required to finish the a rooms which the commissioners occupy. t This building cost $30,0 Adjacent tc . it,and not far away, is
 $ THE AUSTRALIAN HOUSE, e 60x60, in exterior dimensions, with DOT
 tico l2 feet wide across the front. It i: T. classical in design and ornamentation
 The portieo is supported by six DoriC n columns, two feet, six inches in diane
 CT, and 20 feet high, with a cornice piec, e. and balustrade extending around the en
 tire building. The entrance is in tn, l9 center of the front. All openings hay,
 nodded architrares and cornices. and eacl & window has pair of nodded modillion e under it. The exterior of the building i ,e staff. The central portion is occupie 5. by hail 30 feet wide and extending tn
 entire depth of the building. In tn on center is polygonal dome 30 feet i
 diameter, the top 40 feet from the fiooi IT. These three buildings are strictly Eng ..- fish, upon whose possessions the su m never sets. These three beautiful struc cir ures wanting} the fair would lack in con
 pleteness. Take out the exhibit of tn 'n- Mother country, and O! what 9 los
 what chasm. But no,
 of GREAT BRITAIN IS THERE
 and she has right to be. We rejoit
 and welcome her, with heartiness
 children descended from such mothe
 We are what we are, because of he To her faults we will be little blind, no her virtues very kind. We have write
 in what is called the historic present.
 |. these buildings are not already despoile 'A' it cannot be long before it will be sai sit 'sthey are not-"-lI Rev A. Gardner, Ws
 ren, Ct.
 GREAT BANKRUPT SALE. ast If the readers of THE BEE are xt! doubt what and where to buy tn, an- Christmas presents, call at c. H. Be ore nett's great bankrupt sale of boo pr shoes, slippers, rubbers, etc., at 3
 Main street, Bridgeport, and look ov co his bewildering stock of Christmas sl sa- pers displayed on elevated racks throu