The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-25

after being turned from the Spanish
court There is oily one fault to be
found with the convent. IL has TOO many
pictures Of Ihe discoverer Of America. no
two faces with the sane sized nose, fore
head or even colored eyes. that one would
like to suggest that he return AM discov-
er himself
shiidren's Building.
But the Childrsn's building is the one
that touches the masses IL will hold a
baby all day long at TWEEN, y -five cents a
day, (tnere were ninety-five babies left
there on the Fourth Of july keep and
feed the little bit Of humanity IN
the creche, while the mother carries
"A corresponding brass check TO the one
baby bears all day long on his
arm or around mis- neck. Then IL you
can be left IN the "Lym," furnished with
gymnastic apparatus 10y the Narragan-
sett Machine co npany Of Providence and
DIR. Hartjng, the director, will show him
how to use clubs. wands, balls. ladders
and ropes. II he muss 20 TO school
you asss cam .ns leave s0S him. or eTsn blind The
Woman's building is another building
people seem TO like. There Is but one
really fl le exhibit in IL and TINT Is the
collection OF work OF applied arts from
American womeu.
transportation Building.
In the Transportation building is
mammoth section OF an ocean steamer
from the American line. It's we'll worth
going over, so is nearly everything in the
building, and outside is the first engine
and train OF coaches and the
last one from the New York
Central railroad. In the Mining
bnilding to many people the best thing
L. fl. 80 ,luf ha IN m
OF Good Hone. and to my mind the )or-
est Ada Rehan's much-advertised statue
in silver III Miss Rehan hasn't changed
remarkably in a year, she Is much better
looking, younger and trlfle less bow
legged than that ridiculous statue.
Electrical building.
The Electrical building is at its best at
night 1t is said the Edison and West
inghouse firms make the best display.
The electrical fountains outside rival
them and hold a larger audience Some
day Providence will wake up and copy
lesser towns in the West and send its
superintendent Of parks to Lincoln park
10 ses how these electrical fountains are
worked.
Tho state Buildings
Thore are people who m IKE a round of
the state edifices. Excepdng ones own
Duliuluk W tcklsbtt, Iouuo1isaui6 w
see the Liberty bell, California to admire
heartily the exterior. while thinking OF
Ramona" and then TO drink orange ci-
der inside, the time spent IN these houses
would be but wastei. The Rhode Island
house-well, tits like the state--a snug
little, bright little. tight little edifice
Once inside you realize It's rest full. hos
pitable place IL Col. Wyman is in and he
generally is. Time is valuably spent in
the Fisheries whichit is good news TO hear
il to remain. Wien one has not seen
Washin gtop, the Government building is
worth y long visit.
The Art buildiag is worth being. val =
glorious over, aud so is the United States
loan collec lou. I herd many foreign
artists speak enthusiastically OF the lat er.
Or its contents, as the eiitor says, space
will not permit" Miss Hammond Of
Providence has two casts, and fine copy
OF Ritson's model of the Dyer memorial
10 in the main rotunda.
Rhode Island's Displays.
II fact Rhcde Island has so ne wonder
fully fine displays. The 81 own g. Sharpe
Co., aud the Nicholson File Co., are way
ahead. So are the exhibits made by the
cotton and woolen COMPANIES under the
charge of Mr.. Charles Newhall. The
Rymsasiic displays are six In num-
ber and all from the NarraRansett Ma
chine company OF Providence. OF course
there il notaing TO touch the Gorhan
company.
There are some side shows before you
get to tue Plaiance There are the
ciravels, the Viking ship and the cliff
dwellers aud the battle sair. And lhere
is no extra charge except for the cliff
structures. VIII ere you travel into Yuca-
tan for a quarter. In fact no fifty cent
admission ever gave too much before.
You eau see Brazil, Spain. Venezuela.
Guatemala. Sweden and other people for
simply this half Of a dollar.
1t does not cost u fortune to do the
Plaisanco.
Piaisancs Attractions.
There are only seven or eight things
worth seeing, the first Irish village, the
village Of tue South Sea islanders and by
all means the Java settlement, where one
cannot help falling in love with the
pretty Javanese women. This vii
lage costs fifteen cents, Cairo
is the same, aud n view OF It's streets aud
people, the camels aud donkeys aud the
paby from NubiH IL worth the small fee.
The Ferris wheel Is half dollar twice
around. Part of the German village is
free; the section with music from two
bands Is q quarter. in Old Vienna the
heart Is lost TO the charms OF dining in
the open air, with music that Theodore
Thomas cannot touch. This Is where
Chicagos Four Hundred spend the sum
mer evenings.
Spite of all the criticism. carping and
cruel as IL has been for six weeks, dill
not see an Intoxicated person in or near
the grounds. | heard OF no overcharRe,
aid not hear = single oath nor receive
cross word OF reply-rather people went
out OF their way TO be courteous aud as
sist.