Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-01

the same masters From the recesses
of tho reeds and spatterdock which
vaguely mark the outlines of that
haven OF rest for many n tootsore
p lgrim who has come TO hlcago
to do the Fair in three days or
break something, is heard the
noisy confab OF f'ock of geese; out
on the lagoon feet of ducks glide by.
Beyond and above the trees the great
dome of the Administrative building,
that monumental edit which is vir-
tually the porch of the Exposition, is
conspicuous; when the water is quiet,
the Mining building at the end Of that
vista, starts, seemingly, with its foun-
dat ons long way beneath the dark
revetement wall and is completed in
slightly lighter effect for like distance
above, lille above the shrubs edging
the lagoon on the right the lranspor-
tation building stretches 10 the end
of the view and completes picture of
rare beauty.
The Court of Honor is of course, the
Mecca of all Chicago pilgrims, and it
is into this enchanted area to which
the grand basin contributes its magni-
ficent effects, that In enthusiastic
Chicagoan delights to Introduce the
sceptical New Yorker or back number
Philadelphian who may come out here
to say few words about the Centen-
NAL. Entering at night ny the west
door OF the Administration building
and emerging on the opposite side, the
stranger sees the spiendors of his
famous quadrangle and thanks heaven
that he has the chance to do it.
1t is an introduction into a new
world, the like OF which has never De-
fore been looked upon. Immediately
in front of the visitor will be seen the
great MacMonnieS fountain, allegori-
cal of the triumph of the republic;
through mist of jets its waters are
spouted into the basin which holds it
and thence fall into the greater basin
below. On either side of this pompous
work are the electric fountains, spout
ing streams, wells or cascades of every
conceivable color while beyond that
is the grand basin itself, it's l. 100 feet
in length a, ii 80 feet in width out
lined by rows of iucandescy mt lamps
which are repeated in the CLASSY sur
face enclosed Towering high at the
further end of the basin French S
gilded statue of the Republic rises from
the water and as the search light on
the Manufactures building sweeps
around the oblong, her huge features
are brought into sharp relief and the
high lights and shadows on her gilded
form are accented by the dazzling
rays. The heroic figures on the peris-
lyle are outlined ag inst the som bre
sky beyond and with the support
ing columns, are mirrored in the
element which plays so prominent
part in the whole scheme
1t was the design of the architects
to have Uniform ccrn'ce line on he
bui MS surr unding the b and
the device Is apparent when the visi-
tor takes il the great and almost un-
broker line of lights tina define the
st~uc ures. which arr also Sc back
from the waters edge uniform dis
lance o 200 feet. From he n ain
porticos of he Manufactures md Ag-
riculiVral buildings broad stairs de.
sceuG 20 the water ana at he west
corners of these buildings, where
can Is separate them from reiyb bor-
ing structur S are monument
bridges, over which the foo lights
of the great pyrotechnic disp ay are