The herald., 1893-08-13
THE FAIR GROWS ON YOU.
Thoughtful Observations by . Waite "a
Chicago.


~ Chicago.
EDITORS HERALD: I am moved to
+ "take my pen in hand" by reading q
~ IN laet Mondays HERALD, to
UllV nloll w. (sllowips -head1lH5a. are pre-
b. fixed; One Week is Plenty Of Time.
With System and an Avoidance Of Re-
tracing Steps the Visitor Can See About
An There Is in Short Time. '9~ ~.
Having returned from four, weeks
wrestle with the worlds fair feeling
that much OF il has not been even
% glanced at, though my effort was both
~ Systematic and indefatigable, ITsake ex.
} ception to the etatement that this won
derful exposition "oan be seen in seven
rls days." At the same time, say to any
< one who can give but one week to 1t, 90
Z by all means; you will not regret It /;
u you will see enough to repay you we'll
40 for any sacrifice you make to get there.
L. Ishave heard many persons say that
ust the sight Of the buildings. the gem
eral look at the magnificent architec-
ture and the artistic arrangement Of the
grounds was worth the journey to Chi
! caEo.
~ fair growt on him until he is ready to
say, with Kate Field, that If he were to
remain all summer be could not see one
2 thousandth part Of it. Many do" the
fair in Q perfunctory manner, and oo.
casionAlly one hears q speech like the
following, which smanated from down
east dude, not from westener, am
happy to say: "SAy, boys, let's 90 back
home. II Amt half 90 nice az thought
twas going to be-; there's nothing more
to see." He had been there just three
days. Tread the itinerary for the week
with increasinR amazement, thinking it
~ cias theoretical 90 the high-priced articles
on domestic economy which are fur
nished syndicates and women's journals
by people who never practice what they
preach. By my own wearisome expert
ence know full we'll that suck dis
=, tances cannot be traverssd daily, lsav.
ing out the detention and fatigue OF ex-
u amining the exhibits en- route. The
a mystery was partially nolved, however,
when came to the recommendation Of
rof. wheel chairs. True, one "can get
over the grounds quite easily" in them
and get through ones pile OF money
easily also. The cofresp ondent omitted
to state perhaps deeming II q fore
gone concl6siAn that only millionaires
e attend the fair-that the price for these
very comfortable chairs 10 70 cents an
hour, IS q day. It would seem more
-.sSs4saie 70 devote this money to the
Expense of longer stay at the fair,
especially az the center OF broad aisle
is . poor place from which to really see
the things displayed, though the chairs
would be boon to the weary in getting
from one building to another If the
charges for them were reasonable As
1t is not one-twentieth part OF the chairs
are used. Many guides have been dis
charged and the majority Of those re-
manning read and nap through the day.
II 10 sliort-siehted policy in the conces-
eioners to maintain price that is pro-
hibitive for most of the visitors.
This week 1t the fair. &c proposed, ig-
nores entirely the fine arts building,
which to many persons is the chief at
traction, and is go large, with its an
.ssnexea, that q few hours' viEit count for
sarnost nothing in an inspection of its
contents. As for the state buildings, l
setook three different occasions for visiting
them and did not get into them all. By
the time one has gone up the
80 cps, and climbed the stairs
ineide OF dozen buildings,
ss1 stood around looking at the exhibits.
IS and walked the distances between the
buildings one y thoroukhly worn out
spent an entire day walking around
.aIn gtbs Manufaotnfss buildlbG, on the