The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1893-07-27
THE GREAT
WHITE
CITY.
Bruce Dollison of
Ours at The
Worlds
Fair.
He sees the wonders
He sees the wonders
AND AFTER A HURRIED LOOK
Tells the Sentinel what he Thinks.
CHICAGO ILL. July 22-1s93

DEAR SESTlNEL.-
Ihave spent one day at the Great
Worlds Fair, and great affair
it is. Millions move about II
wonlerment, awel by the immense
and mammoth and marvellous work
ing of man. The huge buildings il
themselves are the highest types Of
workmanship. II would seem thai
they were builded as monuments,
each to excel the other, as seemed
the pride to excel IN the heart OF
builder, in memorial to the idol OF
his soul.
Truly is it called the"Great white
city," all are attired in the symbol
of purity, and as one enters the huge
gates and his eyes meet the glarlng
reflection from the sparkling PIMA
cIes, he wonders, indeed, has he
been permitted to enter the celestial
city.
All the structures are built of iron
or some strong frame work and then
coated over with plaster-of- Paris,
presenting the appearance of pure
white marble. The drives. all of
white pebbles, twining about thlo-
ugh the green lawns, by the boat-dot-
ted lakes, completes the picture and
it is a heaven, indeed.
The first building that rose up
before us on entering was the "Wo-
mans building" 1t is here that
especially flock the sex to whom the
huge structure was dedicated, ana
also those of the fairer sex, peculiarly
lovers of the needle and dainty
brush. In this display stands out
most prominently an exemplification
of the patience of woman.
One by one the threads are drawn
from the fabric or one by one the
tiny lines are brushed on the canvas
until there hangs before you the
wonders of the age in this line.
From the relics of Queen Isabella
to the pretty dolly of the sweet
American country maiden. the dis
play knows no bound. We passed
then to the "Children's Building"
Here the thousands of dainty things
sppertaining to infants are in display,
and here are dozens of nurses with
linen and crib, caring for like num-
ber of infants left with them by
mothers visiting the grounds.
OEvery phase of the care of babe
is illustrated.
Every where in the building is
heard that natural midnight alarm,
that breaks 80 harmonlously upon
the auditory nerve of the e"groom- Of
a-year." Here, also, is heard those
sweet lul-a-byes that invite sleep to
the little one in the cradle.
The "Puck Building" is one
much visited by the country printer.
This building was erected by the H.
lustrated Puck Publishing Company
in which they have on exhibition,
all the publishing Of their most
popular critic ism. From the stone
etching for the lithographing,
through the hands of the moulder,
into a metallic plate, thence to the
forms and huge presses, it pours out
its imprint of colored illustrations
10 amuse the world. Over the rail
ings In this building is where the
art thieves hang, trying to catch the
touch that producu such complete
results.
One special artist, told us that be
recognized few familiar faces that
had hanged over him watching him
work for many days, said he was
willing they should borrow his touch
if they were masters enough to car
ry it away with them.
The Fishing Building is a great
attraction. Here swimming in huge
glass cases, are every fish and water
animal known to the water kingdom.
The lion-fsh, the porcupine, the
gold fishes and silver, the shark
from the sea, upon which we look in
wonderment, and in another glass
vat is the common to us soft shell
turtle, the crab. the water dog and
mud cat fish, upon which our elbow
neighbor from a foreign land, looks
with as much wonderment.
Here may be seen the freak fish,
which illustrates the possible imper.
feo ion of the intermingling of the
fishs Of the sea. A goldfish, the rear
half of which is that of silver fish,
distinctly marked; a stiff fish bent
side wise, go that itcould do nothing
but swim in a circle: a combination
fish, about two feet in body, with
several small fish growing ont of its
sides and tail, (alive and swiming,)
SO that there are imperfection in the
of the sea, as on land.
In:tbe Fishing Building are also
one kind of every fish trap and net
known, and a fac simlle of great
war vessels and mail steamers of A
% ii IAN and foreign nations. !
The gallery of fine arts attract a mul
titude of lovers of beautiful. From
The huge 80 by 60 Russian court
scene, property of the Emperor, to
the by painting of the peach,
with Its fuzzy perfection. The only
prominence In the ancient