New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-16
GOING TO THE WHITE CITY
AND SOME OF THE FIRST DAYS I'M
pRFSSIONS

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you not OF n weeks vacation II VIII rep"s Sy~
to 90 and return by different routes, ana 70 oreaA
| the Journey by stopping a day or 50 OH ''e "a':
| AT Washington and Niagara especially you VIII NM
the foreign element Well represented anu the ~"
fe,sonal tourist In all his icry As class they are
not wcllfayOrcd attractive, and the prevalence VI
titled sightsccrs. whom you arc apt to mistake IoF
their own servants. /, II depressing discovery. Inc
Spanish 10 have come In tribes, ana thsir III
c,ssanl chatter Is calculated 10 bring on case OK
ngrowing nerves, unless circumstances allow timeiy
escape The German also brings his family Ddt
from France and England they come ottener s'hsv
In pairs.
Many OF the hotels employ orly negro walters,
and the exercise and ingenuity required to ina OUT
the of these foreign guests taxing III the
extreme. 70 witness The villa pantomime With winch
a Frcnchman gives his order ant the DlahkT de'
sparing expression Of the darby receiving IL II
treat. With the menu In one hand ana " taHS
book in the other he founders heipessy ana hhaiy
gets just the thing he doesn't want. occasionally
you them getting on quite smoothly, after
little code Of this kind Is established: Raising inc
eyebrows. soup Struggling tho right shoulder nsh
struggling the lett meat raising both means saiaus
and general uplifting Of eyes shoulders ana hands
Is interpreted dessert and coffee.
such observations can only be made and enjoyed
along the road for once in Chicago you have no
tine to watch the worl and his wife. The city
magic offspring Of Dame Progresshrst claims the at
ention OF the stranger within her gates ana rarely
IS Il case OF love first sight. Her face Is dirty
her voice Is loud. and she lacks repose II you are
| lodged downtown, IN the centre OF neverceasihs
tumult OF traffic these facts 80 constantly present
themselves that IT Is almost impossible TO see any
COED in the place These congested parts OF any great
city always suggest their own remedy-he old heroic
bleeding" Away from tins quarter. however, Chicago
Possesses beautiful features fully to see ana ap
| preciac which necessi'ate time ana a guide but as
| the average visitor wishes to devote every mo-
m,ni to the Exposition. he can take only snapshots
| at her charms gofng to and from the Fair.
| Ct the many ways OF going, the two best Hdipteo
to this partial sightseeing by boat and sagecoacn.
The latter is. of course limited TO small NUMBER
and starts between 10 and IL from o@e OF the
| large hotels seated on top one get, very 'an
idea OF the uptown buildings and fine bouieVafus'
Besides these two OF transportation there are
elevated trairs cable cars, ana the ILLINOIS, ''h'Fa'
| Ralroad-all quick comfortable and cheap
| The Illinois Cenrai-better known a. the "ca'ue
tran--is mos, popular as IL goes direct. and IS 80
| quickly filled and emped Like the open tramcars
! 0f York. the cars are always cJmiof'a"ie anu
airy and only made safer 10y ar iron gate AT inc
| end Of each seat. But for approaching inc fdr OH
the first day boat is far and away the plraSan'est
mode Of conveyance. There + no danger IT missing
It, for as yOu follow the crowd up the great Hchhe'
| which lead, 10 the train well. very active ana
vocifro,s gentleman waves You To the left' Crying
hoar-ely: The great whaetack Is now at me whartt
This way ladies and gentlemen. fr The Worus FAIR -
Aboard the great whal.iack," 50 called from the
pecrIIar shape of it, hull Chicago's airer side $
Immediately en evidence As the city has 'weh's'
two miles Of water front. you from the steamers
deck gain some idea Of her Size. fact winch ooes
moi impress YOU on land. From this boat also can
Ice seen some Of her finest residences and drives
The short voyage over the great blue lake Is DE-
| ur,tfl and certainly only the most phlegnatic OF
persons could remain unmoved ~ he draws near Tue
| ty fh.li
lIk, some beautiful tropical scene. ~ ri"h ana glow
ing tn, cooring The spotlesS wii" Oh on''P a''i
sire. the CLINT of golden irac"Ty. ana tue rli"oo"
tint, of countless flags, dazzle ana ehchiht ''e De-
holder. YOn hesitat" to approach Tor lear vi us
Illusion These White palaces must surely lose 'eir
charm un.n a nearer view. But the closest scrutiny
only reveals new beauties and you stare IN wohner'
ment at the results achieved In such an i'reuo'y
short time: at the requisite creations OF NINA ana
hand perfect in the minutcs detail, bur des'iheu 10
| fe uidone again In few months The great o"ld-
mgs the many graceful columns. the sculpturai
Grams all bear srch stamp Of ages and genuneness
! lint I, doe, not seem possible they are 0nly Tell
| porary plaster and paint. While the exhibit wi'mn
is full OF interest this first general view of the eA'
rior is the highest reward for all the expense ahe
| Inconvenience incurred by the trip.
II would be- well Ia devote the first day entirely
| 10 the grounds but Is 1t is above all else "ciw
Of magnificent distances some means Of conveyance
T. absolutely necessary The lagoon with its
| gondolas AMI less romantic but more comfortable
launches. first invites you: but for thorough inspeo
lion the wheeclmir proves more useful The Sedan-
chairs are not TO BE- thought of at all. as they are
decidedly s;uffv and You are wholly at the mercy
| of yo,,r dark skinned carriers. who have long ago
decided what route you are 10 TAKE ara hoid 10 IL
with maddening ppr>>tency. They always seem
part of the show. and no amount Of dignity on thc
part OF the rider succeeds in suppressing the smes
and naristive glances Of the passers-by. But tho
g..
o,cer- unvaryncly polite AMI accommodating Down
by the lake ana up through the peii,ye, around the
lagoon and through the long buildings lie pushes
A ride through the Manufacturers Building takes
- ths work 10 come. for a careful Inspection OF
this building means nothing less: Inir'ytlff ',s'
acres sown thick with OraceS OF beauty ana uselui-
ness. But the lack of seats In sncn an immense ,n
E nnS,raonaS nes s r'''Si Passing har
ricdly through one only catches cmpses OF tn, me
glass silver jars. silks jewels, pottery ana iarm r,
again YOU skirt the Government Building and cross
the w Tr,ss ' Snppy socky crowd it You
OF russell shoes and sailor hats at night 50 n om" Az
Building and study the groups and figures
OF such vigorous and lifelike modelling: look past
the great gin Columbia and through the white pillars
Alma Tadema, with its turquoise lmckgronnd OF ians
and sky. The Transportation Building Is striking
Ing. The doorway Is especially odd; and lavoriie
sVsTy THU b"onrng to this department from he
primitive forms Of locomotion to the beantifu u
models OF present sipbuilding the finest samples OF
the gernakers art and the rival merits OF the
English railway carriages and our own incomparapie
Pullman cars What pages OF unwritten history no
between the stately old coach Of an English duke.
with its musty hangings and heavy gearing ana me
graceful luxurious yctOrlas aud smart llte Droughhns
OF to-day ,.,.
Around the outside OF the building are long panels;
ornamcnted with the figures Of very conventlonaI
pnd ladylike angels (why are they always women, py
tho way - that might BE- further described n, le-a.e
n one could be sure applicable to angeiic
figures They are there for purely decorative pur-
poses. II seems but their singular appropriateness
must certainly strike the thoughtful visitor th'irs.
according TO a popular belief. being our last great
There Is much danger Of crowdng the first day
beyond the line OF discretion. such multitude OF