New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-12
PERSIA'S BUILDING AT THE FAIR.

PERSIAS BC1LDI.
aspect from early dawn and about o'clock sent
copious showers. little before noon the wlnd
came up from the southwest. always n bad quarter.
q mild sort OF breeze n first. ana conteht'u
Itself with blowing hats off but In Il few minutes IL
developed into a gale. The doors In the AdnliNtra-
ton Building closed with bang, umbrellas were
turned inside ont In a ice the rain struck ones lace
With the sharpness OF needles. the bands stopped
playing and ran shelter the flags that firing the
roofs Of the big buildings fapped TIL they frayed
their edges and the big caravel-crowned fagpoics on
the Administration plaza bent over in seemingly al
feet Difference to the Mining and Electricity Building
opposite.
1t was n cold. wet. uncertain wind wonld
cease altogether for a moment but when the confident
,,aon,e ventured from the shelter OF the buildings
n wOuld pounce upon them, when there wouid Dc
another rush shelter. and then the ciouu> "ou'
rart and lei down food OF sunshine But 'l'
moment the people forth the clouds would gather
again down would come the rain, ana from apoN'
and every side and seemingly from pelow 'he VIM
would roar and howl and shrek and life would be
made miserable l.,
How many amateur photographers there are III
this country not even Mr.. Porter, WHO TOOK Tue "'
census knows. Eut there are great MANY
many In fact, that the Exposition Company u''n'
N hold OH 10 the phOtocraphing right ITSELF II
l. ona OF the few sOcalled concessions III ul3
grounds which owned by tn" directors u 'i'
Fair. They have put up two little houses, III o''
a them pictures of people are taheii' anu III 'i'
other are two young who get 10 per c'h'
of the receipts manage the business develop views
OF the Fair and OF exhibits and handle the amateur
photographers. Ordnary-sized hand cameras are "u
mitted TO the grounds paymen, Of ~ 'dA'
larger sized cameras and the big professional hSr
ments on sticks are not admitted Al any price
The amateur with the hand camera Is met at inc
gate By a young man from the pho ographlng SHOP
and a card is tied tho handle Of his machine
Tie card secures him against interruption by ,ho
guards while he is making his pictures. II entities
him 10 shoot his kodak for one day. Next oaS
lie must put down another - note for the privilege.
II he wants TO make pictures every day during Inc
Fair he will have 10 pay $3.50
The Paris Exhibition charged only SEQ Tor the
season. bu, Ia Paris only season tickets were Issued
and the cost Just great for one day as lor
the whole term o: 1o0 days. The amateurs think The
rate at Jackson Park eXortitant; the photographers
maintain that IL Is slight. and that 81 day IS NIUE
enough for the privilege Of making 300 pictures
which is what can be done with many OF 'Ae manu-
cameras nowadays
There Is also a protest foot against the rate
charged by the photographers for pictures oil eA-
h,brs For picture little larger than cabinet
size they ask II for the first, and 30 cents lor
each succeeding print. Exhibitors say 'ha' IS 'snc'
than the usual charge. and some OF inc ""i"'"'
turers are disposed to object But the pho'cerp"''a
mako no APOLOGIES and the exhibitors must grim anu
hear IT. because the company is the Only one 'i"'
+. norm,,,cd 10 take pictures large enough iof u.s.
In the grounds.
,r.o p.,cian section I'm the Manufactures Building
uo. substantially opened this afternoon ''e o''''o'
bene marked by a informal reception gwen DS w
onci,ls in charge their irlchus anu 'o"""'
The president of the Belgian CommiNsIloh ~ '''"S
r.s assisted by A. ~imOniS, COMMISSIONER " ~
Edward Guerette Deputy Commissioner Genera" "'''
49,, .ao,.,ories Eaymond lie Ghait. Andre oiino"'S
and RAYMOND VaNcaire. There WAS
s,,end.nce The space allotted 10 ho's'
1000 square feet. The exterior we" VI "' pti,,
front ON he east side Of the main avenue u ''P
attractive AT the main entrance S'""u' 'r,
,.r,e of Lconidas at ThermOpyae crr''o !" ""'
. -, o., ia. .. last WAX process Gael, OF brnso''
=, ,n seminar Near this stands bronze u INV
valne of 5000. and In close pioAi'i.S ,,..au
entitled Innocence TOrmcnt"d by Love- '. J.,
,h loco cvhibt f. one OF the chief attiacuoI'a'
oonsists Of some OF the choicest spccinchs Vi ,,h
Venetian. yalencienne, and Bruge' point anu D"'"
esse laces. , 49,, ,noci
The porcelain display takes high rank IN ~
mons coming from the best ana E"1oH'
tnrers Of BRUSSELS. There will BE- whrh comp"
q onc disnlay Of articles I'm marble ana glass '"'
feature will consist OF uini"iuf" S'"','"' ,,r
rr.s,ae In eight different kinds OF maroie' NAM
,,aro,,es 81 gems are also included In the u'9p'
A bonouet followed the reception ana was ,,a,
ovsr bv the Belgian Minister at NaSi"hs'o''
L. CHAT. ,c,,, his
hrafI
con and Commander Dicldns. United o'i'' -
,,s,,.d the Belgian exhibit this afternoon anu
hosn,t,blv received by the Commissioners "o.' ~,
.orn,rv The Dukes daughter was preS'".'
n.gn,scent bunches OF roses until she 'o"
-, moro The visit was entirely Informal anu "
expected. ,,, nearing
The Anthropological Building Is TaP'ulS ..
n,.tion This structure among th' i"'' "
-, a.oo,od and was built because OF the ih'"''"
-. made upon the space In the Mah"iao'
ana I,herl Arts Building which was orgiha"' III
.d.d for the accommodation OF the various pu'v"u
- H. chronological Department. There mas oe
- confusion in regard to this structure. IL
,,,.s called the chronological Building, whie
.s.. orc pcrsons who insist on referring 10 IL "S
,h educational Building. The inscription over the
,,o,r entrance reads: "Anthropolosy-Mah anu MS
words Professor Putnam. who Is IN chars"' say
s,,n,,v that IL Is the Anropological BUILDING ana
=. ~ aos,gnsted on the offcia maps OF the grounds.
The building is In the extreme southeastern part
~ the grounds Just west OF the Forestry huiiahs'
=, ,s 100 feet long by $50 wide. The ground hoor
oo,,.,n. largo space for exhibits asies ana ohces
,ha co,,erv extends around the entire inside. III
tho sontbern front OF the ground moor Joooo SQUARE
sa., lin ,e taken up by two sections OF liberal arts
the I,,renu OF Charities and Correcuoh """ 'no
Bureau OF sanitation and Hygiene Inc rcS' :" w,
ground ooor will contain the general archaeo'os'."
and e,hpolocical exhibits. The north ehd vi '"'
tba laboratory OF physical antnrO