Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-08-10
Impressions of the worlds Fair.

features and Liberal Arts building.
To form some conception Of the size
of the building, stand, in the center
of a forty acre field, and remember
that the flooring, including gallery,
Will more than " the field.
This immense structure is filled with
the manufactured products OF the
world. What the genius of man
can devise, and the combined skill
of the human race can execute, is
here shown to a greater extent than
anywhere on the grounds. Here
are the peculiar characteristics;
the differentiating genius of the dit
ferent nations. To me the wonders
of human genius are shown more in
the Machinery and Electrical build
ings, but in this all the phases of
peculiar intellect of each country is
set forth in such an attractive way
that here only you can distinctly
separate the nationalities. Here, IN
connection with the separate nation
al buildings in other parts of the
ground, you can feel you have been
abroad, and visited the different
countries of the world. As you
enter from the South, turn to your
left and you are Enthusiastically in
Italy-fair Italial The land Of
bright skies, and song, and sculp-
ture. You will be disappointed in the
Art Building in not finding what
you expected in Statuary, but here
you will find the human form cary
ed, moulded, and chiseled in every
conceivable attitude. And with
these polite Italians attending you,
as you see the beautiful gondolas,
with their skillful oarsmen gliding
by in lagoons on each side of the
building, you car easily imagine
that you are really in Florence or
Venice. AS you pass from Italy to
Russia you are chilled by the strik-
ing contrast, and yet in this cold
country of oppression you find evil
dences of skill and culture that you
little expected, and will linger long,
especially in the grand fur display.
Their Pagoda is one of the finest in
the building. Here l found the
only merchant that we could not
make understand us in English, as
we were negotiating with him for
some Moscow spoons. You may
think the far off, cold country of
Denmark will furnish you little of
interest, but call in and be unde-
ceived; especially see that wonder
full carved historic shield, valued at
$4,000, and the vase at $4,000.
Now go to France, and if you have
any ladies with you expect to stay
ali day. Before entering, stand on
the opposite side of Columbia
Avenue, and note the richly figured
Globlin Room, indicating that this
can be none other than the vertia.
Bile city of Paris. Go in and see
for yourself, for | dare not attempt
to describe the beauties of Paris, in
her rich displays of decorative art,
iewelry, bronzes, ceramic furniture,
wax figures, carpets, and elegant
textures of every conceivable kind.
Some of the wealthiest firms and
richest displays are in the gallery
overhead. A jewel case and we'd
ding box was the coveted object OF
all eyes, but my purse could
not reach it at $4,000, much less
the diamond at $4,000. The
English Pavilion is an exact re-
production of the famous dining
room at Hatfield House, the best
specimen Of Elisebethan architect.
ture extant, and is the place where
Henry VIII and Queen Elizebeth
took their daily meals. But the
time for our appointment at the
fisheries Building has come, so We
must pass on. The guide books
call it an Architectural Poem,'
and so it seems. The cost Of the
ornate structure was 1924 900, {
big pile OF money to devote to fish
But what delightful recreation is
this after the exhausting tour you
have made of the Manufactures
or other buildings, to drop in here
in this cool refreshing place, an,
live with the fish awhile. The ex
h~ilarating influence of a first visi
here is indescribable. Fish littl,
and big, from ocean, sea, lake ant
river, of all imaginable and grotesqu'
shapes. From the speckled beautie
OF stream and lake, to the inhabit
ants of the deep sea grottos, tn
builder Of islands and continents
sea anemones, and monstrou.
devil fish, sharks, and other mon
sters of the deep; not picked an,
dried, but alive and showing off il
their native element. Everythin
that science has rescued from tn
waters of the globe is displaye,
here. Around the central basin G
crystal water with fountains an
caverns, in which swim the finn.
tribes in variegated beauty, tempt
ing the hook and line and all Isaa
Waltons, you will always fin
gathered a delightful circle of spec
tators of men, women and children