Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-06-16
THE WORLDS FAIR.
THE EXHIBIT is NOW IN ITS ME-
RIOAN

or Success -Eulaiia Visits the White
city and Is Fcted in Grand style
Nebraska DcdicaIes Her BuiId-
ing-NOrway's DispIay-SiIk Man
! ufacture illustrated by Utah
I Closed OH Sundays.
From our Special Correspondent
CHICAGO, June ii, 1898.
The steadily increasing attendance
at the Exposition shows that at last
the tide OF travel is setting this way
and that the throngs at Jackson Park
will no longer consist chiefly OF
Chicagoans. The latter will continue
going as often as before hut the ma
lority OF the visitors on the grounds
will be strangers. Thursday nearly
10000 persons paid to enter the EN-
position. This large attendance was
mostly do to the presence OF the In
fanta of Spain, the Princess Eulalia.
1t was Princess day. When the
Princess and her suite entered
the grounds, at the west end of the
Midway Plaisance, at Cottage Grove
Avenue, a salute was fired by battery
from Fort Sheridan. The royal party
passed through the Plaisance and di-
rect to the Administration Building,
where breakfast was served at o'clock.
Then they visited the Women's Build
ing, where an informal reception was
held. In the evening a grand display
OF fireworks was given in her honor
The White City" never showed to so
good advantage as it did Thursday
night. The basin in front of the Adj
ministration Building was Il sea of
fire, while skyrockets were as thick as
stars. The principle feature OF the
display was a massive portrait of the
princes composed of 10000 separate
burning pieces of fireworks. Yester-
day the princess spent the entire
afternoon in visiting the Midway
Plaisance. Monday she says she will
see the "Wild West" rs she once
witnessed it in Paris, where Col. w.
+. Cody was introduced to number
OF the Spanish Royalty.
Nebraska dedicated her State Build
ing Thursday with great enthusiasm.
Over a thousand residents of the State
were present to take part. The cere-
monies began with the arrival of Buff
falo Bill and his cohorts headed by the
Cow Boy Band. They marched into
the grounds at Goth street and lined
up along the art gallery, the United
States troops extending to the Ne
braska building. AS Col. Cody rode
up on a prsncing horse, Gov. Crounse
and his staff and Commissioner GEN
eral Garneau appeared on the piazza
and the soldiers saluted. Commits
sioner Garneau formally turned the
building over to the Governor of the
State. Governor Crounse accepted
the building in fine speech. Among
the many things he said about the
growth of this Western State he said:
IF Columbus had kindly delayed his
discovery few years, or if the settle
ment OF Nebraska had been started
quarter of century earlier, at the
pace she has already set / have no
doubt she would have stood high in
rank with her competitors. But time
has not ripened her industries, nor has
age matured the creations of her en-
terprise. Nebraska has not an extern
sive nor varied exhibit ut the Fair,
yet am proud to assist in dedicating
Nebraska's modest offering to the Co
lumbar Exposition. Ex-Gov. Francis
concluded the ceremonies by happy
little speech, i'll which he said that
Nebraska had the latest cattle, the
prettiest women and the sweetest
babies in the world"
Norway's interesting exhibit in the
Manufacturers Building was thrown
open yesterday afternoon. The ex-
hibit was delayed on the water many
weeks and therefore they are behind.
The 5000 square feet occupied by
Norway is on. the east side of the main
aisle near the south entrance. Many
fine exhibits are shown here. An in
teresting exhibit of the ski Norwegian
snow-shoe), used for climbing noun
tains and shooting down the steep
incline with race-horse speed, is shown
in great variety. Norway ships
large amount of wood pulp and sui
phate for paper making to this coun-
try, and this important industry has
an exhibit to itself. Boats, tapestries,
various liquors and wines, with some
very fine wood carvings, are other in
teresting features. The section opened
with little ceremony.
Next week some young women from
Utah will show the public, that all
who care to visit the Utah building,
the entire process of making silk
goods. In wide tray beneath one of
the windows, hundreds of silk worms
will be fed mulberry leaves by young
lady. Another girl will show how the
silk is drawn from the cocoons, while
two more will operate hand loom
and weave silk dress goods in sight of
the visitor. This will be as interesting
an exhibit as one can find in the way
of manufacturing on the grounds.
Utah has a very cosy little home, and
everyone feels upon entering the doors
that here is a place to rest and be
comfortable. The reception ladies are
very gracious to all the visitors and
try to make them welcome in every
way.
The Fair will be closed hereafter on
Sundays. The people on the grounds
are more than delighted, they will
now have day of rest as well as the
outsiders. No one seems to care if
the Fair is to be closed. Six days is
enough of that hub bub and din.