The Green Forest tribune., 1893-05-11
D0INeS~ ~A7STHETFAlR.
SCENES AMONG The MAGNIFICENT BUILD
iNGS ON The EXPOSITION GROUNDS.
Things Move Along Quietly and Good Attendance
is Reported-Notss the Exhibits.
Special Correspondence of THE TRIBUNE.

Special Correspondence of The TRIBUNE.
CHICAGO, May Sunday was the
last Sunday in which the Fair will be
open to visitors, unless the petition of
the officials goes through, and although
it was rainy and very muddy there was
good many visitors on the grounds.
The flower show in the Horticultural
Hall was as fine as ever, but did not
draw as large crowd as heretofore.
Everyone felt as if he must get as good
a sight Of the exhibits in the different
buildings as he could. Rain or shine
Jackson Park stands foremost Oh the
earth as beauty spot, and while Amer
lea does not claim the highest honors
i'll genius and invention, she will show
to the foreign nations this summer that
considering her age she is powerful and
mighty in more ways than one, and
while the Department of Publicity and
Promotion heralded the good news that
America was to celebrate the great dis
eoyery of Columbus with an exhibition
showing the worlds progress, the De-
partment of Foreign Affairs took active
measures to interest foreign nations III
it, and gain their cooperation in ex-
hibiting the products of the different
countries, There were many difficult
ties to overcome, but they were met by
self-reliant men, aud as a result of
their untiring efforts, there stands to-
day, down by the lake side, an Expo
sition that promises to eclipse anything
of the kind ever before gotten up. The
standard of international expositions
will have been SO elevated that the
Chicago Exposition will be criterion
which all others for some years will
strive to initiate. It is hoped that after
this Worlds Fair is over, that all the
little petty jealousies of the different
countries will have been forgotten and
that every nation will join hands in one
merry -go-round, and resolve that this
shall be the first of a series of brilliant
international airs, and that they will
each and all see that while America is
still in its use, it has the brain, energy,
and facilities of becoming one Of the
greatest nations upon the face of the
earth.
To show how much greater is the
Columbian Exposition than the ones
held in. Paris, Australia had 5 ,00O square
feet to exhibit in there. She asked for
one million here, and other countries
were as eager for space as Australia.
France was the first coun try to respond
to the invitation given to her to join in
with America in the exhibition. Then
Germany began to wake up and some
of the finest art works have come from
Germany, while their exhibits, both on
the grounds and in Midway Plaisance
show how thoroughly in earnest they
have become to make, theirs grand eX
hibit.
To date something like 900 letters
h ave been written in connection with
the foreign exhibits. The postage
and cable bills have run up into the
hundreds each month. 1t has taken
lots of money and many months of hard
work to put the Exposition in good
shape, but it has been we'll done and
now, though many things are not en-
tirely completed, it stands ready for
inspection.
Hundreds Of people stood waiting this
morning to purchase their tickets early
so as to avoid delay when the process
sion filed in. The visitor who desires
to get good view of the procession on
the lake front and at the same time
easy transportation to the Fair grounds,
the rout by boat is the most desirable.
The boats will be frequent and will car
ry passengers to the lake front entrance
of the Exposition grounds. The South
Side elevated road runs trains every
four minutes.
Every lady visitor to the Fair this
summer ought to attend the Woman's S
Congress, which will hold sessions at
intervals during the summer, and be-
come acquainted with the Lady Mana
gers. They are type of women that
come to the front through nobility and
genuine true worth. These women
have worked faithfully and we'll for the
interests of the Fair. and have helped
to Gil the many buildings of the Fair,