Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-04-04
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| CucAeo, April 3.-The ticket for
Worlds Fair directors selected was elected
SATURDAY. Thus the Fair during the expo
sition period will remain in the hands Of
| the men who have managed 1t hitherto and
they will receive all the glory or condemna-
ton. They propose, they say, to put
everything through in the most approved
Chicago style.
President Cleveland viii open the Fair
on the first day of May. He has definitely
decided TO do this, and will send his accept
ance TO Chicago in day or two. There
never has been much doubt of his accept
ance. but he withheld his promise until he
| had time to ascertain what effect upon his
health the raid of the oftlce-seekers was
| likely to have. He is now satisfied that he
can afford 10 get away from Washington
\ for a few DAYS month hence, and will
| push the button that will start the machinery
of the worlds greatest exposition running.
| Moreover he is anxious to have the
members of his cabinet attend with him.
| I'D il is possible that all of them will he
cen il. Chicago'on opening day with many
| of the members of their families. 1t Is not
probable that Mrs. Cleveland will attend
| the opening ceremonies.
Exhibits are coming in fast but by far
the greater number of them are yet to be
| received. II may be that one-quarter of
| of the exhibits are on the grounds but that
is extremely doubtful. April 10 is the day
set as the last day for receiving exhibits,
but that rule will have to be modified. To-
day was the last day on which exhibitors
were to be allowed to take possession Of
their spaces under the rules.
Some exhibitors have not yet arrived on
the grounds and that rule, too, will have to
be forgotten. But during the last few days
of pleasant weather an immense amount OF
work has been done at the park and hun
dreds of carloads of exhibits have been
dumped on the floors of the department
buildings. The landscape force has spread
itself over the park, and the lawns where
they have been uncovered, show encourag-
ing signs of green.
Director General Davis said
We will certainly be ready to receive
visitors on May l.. There is no doubt of
it. Exhibits are coming in here now in
trainloads. Hundreds of carloads arrive
every day and are put on the space they are
to occupy in the building. Electric lights
are being placed in all the buildings, and
shall soon require exhibitors to work day
and night until their displays are in posi-
ton. They all want to work as many men
as much time as possible until theswork is
done. If the work goes on for month as
it is now going on the Exposition will be in
excellent shape on May |.
Mrs. II. |. Kimball of of New York will
send an extraordinary piece OF tapestry
work to the exposition. This work of art
was begun 20 years ago and has been fin
ished only few days. The tapestry is
feet inches by feet 10 inches, and there
557 stitches in silk and worsted to every
square inch of canvas. The scene from
Shakespear's Henry VIII" is the one in
which Cardinal Woolsey endeayors to per-
suade the unfortunate Catherine to consent
to a divorce.
The design is Mrs. Kimball's but the fig
ures have been studied from historical!
paintings. The tapestry will not be framed
as is usual but will be so draped with gold
velvet AS to give the impression of an open
ing into an actual room. The tapestry
will be forwarded to Chicago next week.
The Fair needs all the money 1t can get,
and tickets, good after May |, were placed
on sale today throughout the country. 1t is
said that 3 900, 900 of them will be sent TO
various cities, and the sale Of these and the
paid admission daily at the park will add
considerably to the Fairs current revenues
The .Javanese have been installed on the
midway plaisance. The party numbers
1926, of whom 36 are women. Ten dancing
girls will be the chief attraction at the
Javanese theatre. At the Exposition they
will appear in their court dress. The men
will work at the curious occupations of the
Javanese. Raden Admin, one of the chiefs,
is distinguished by white hat of such size
that when he enters door he has to take II
off SO as not to break it against the castings
The Dutch East Indies exhibit, of which
the Javanese village will form part, will
occupy : l-2 acres.
These and similar arrivals illustrate the
cosmopolitan character of the Exposition
People are here from Japan, China, Java.
| Turkey, South America, Labrador and all
parts of Europe, and nearly every nation
in the world will be represented.
Phra Surlya, secretary of the Siamese
legation at Berlin, accompanied by his
wife, who has been appointed commissioner
to represent the women Of Siam, were mak-
ing arrangements for their exhibit at the
Woman's Building yesterday. Their space
i, in the south end of the building Phra
Surlya said
Slamcse women will have fine
exhibit. The Queen has sent jewel.
AMI bracades. Many of our women
have loaned their embroideries and jewels
The Swedish building, located in the
northeastern part of the grounds, between
the lagoon and the labe, is nearly com
pleted. The space allotted is triangular ir
shape, and so triangular building WA
constructed in order to make the most q
the space. The main hail. haxagonal in
shape is G5 feet across. The pitch of thu
cupola which rises above it is 10 feet ant
above the cupola is the spire.
The Swedish flag will be unfurled from
the flagstaff above the spire $50 feet from
the ground. In the three corners of tn
building are rooms of considerable size
Galleries run around the building. Tn
building, which has l | 900 square feet foo
space, was temporarily put together.
was then taken apar. and brought to Chi
cago. II cost about $40, 900.
Thomas Greenway. premier of Manitoba
: and Col. II. ID. Williams, treasurer, ar
here looking after Worlds Fair matter.
Manitoba insisted on having an exhibit oul
side the grounds, near the gate. The Man
itobans say their government had but on
reason for locating the building outside III
: grounds. and that was the fact that enoug
, space could not be secured in case the
: abiled by the decision of the Canadia
commissioner and added their exhibit t
that of the Dominion. Furthermore, Mar
itoba wants to impress foreigners and pre-
, speetive settlers with its possibilities and n
sources, and the best way to do that was
put the whole show under roof.