Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-03-14
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

WORLDS FAIR NOTES.
a New Haven Exhibit to be shipped
To.Day-General Notes Concerning
the Coming Mammoth Display at
Chicago.
The exhibit which @. Cowles & Co. are
to make at the worlds fair has been COM
pleted, and was open for inspection yester-
day, and a large number of our citizens
availed themselves of the opportunity to
see the display. The exhibit is in large
case which il made of hard pine, with
piano finish, and presents very elegant
appearance. The Dimensions of the case
are iii by 10 feet. The case is the same
that was exhibited by this firm at the GEN.
tennial exhibition. It is divided into three
sections, the first section consisting of
samples of dash rails, pole crabs, silver
attachments to baby carriages. The second
section comprises carriage lamps of differ
ent designs, such as tulip, balloon and gig
lamps, and the tops are all finished with
French fligree work. In the third section
are seen axle chips and bolts. The COM
pany are not nearly able to exhibit all their
different manufactures in this space, SO
only the leading lines are exhibited.
Arrangements have been made in Lon
don to transport to Chicago, for use at the
worlds fair, seven English coaches and
sixty horses, together with professional
drivers and guards. These coaches will
carry passengers from the hotels to the ex-
position grounds and return at prices COM
mensurate with such fad, which it ia be-
lieved will be exceedingly fashionable with
wealthy people.
An engine built by James Watts, Lanca-
shire, England, in 1916, will be exhibited
at the worlds fair in the transportation
department 1t is owned by John Rourke
& Son, Savannah, Ga, and has been con-
tinuously in use since built.
The National museum at Washington in
Its exhibit at the worlds fair will display
q collection of coins and other metal money
valued at nearly 81, 600, 900.
The Lairds, shipbuilders at Birkenhead,
will exhibit models of vessels showing the
progress made in the construction of trans
Atlantic liners since they were first run
between New York and Liverpool.
Mr.. Sargent, the electrical engineer of
the worlds fair. has completed his scheme
for lighting the main basin on fete nights
during the exposition. Thousands of in
eandescent lights of different colors are to
be used. One row will extend Just above
the waters .dge all around the basin, and
another row will reflect deeper into the
water from a few feet higher up. Still
higher on the loggiss of all the buildings
that surround the basin will bs other rows
design. Rows of lights will also reach
around the colonnade story of the admin
istration building, which stands at the
head of the basin, while the lower part OF
the building will be kept dark. At the
base of each tier of the MacMonnies foun-
t.in will be another row of lights, owe,
which the water will fall from the basin
above. There are also to be various
search lights to help out the effect. Doe
of these will bs plsced in the mezzonine
floor If the administration building to play
on the MacMonnies fountain. Another
on the electricity building will throw its
light on the statue of the republic at the
east end of the basin, and still others will
be employed to help out at other places.
The effect of all these many hued lights
rejecting in the water will doubtless be
dazzling and beautiful
The exhibit of fine woods made at the
worlds fair by West Virginia in the for.
estry building will consist of $50 splendid
specimens, finely polished and finished in
a manner which will show the special char
acteristics and qualities of all growths and
varieties to the best advantage.
The Chicago jewelers. association will
keep open house for friends and patrons
during the worlds fair. Commodious
rooms are being fitted up in the new Co
lumbus memorial building, at the corne,
of State and Washington streets, and 1t Is
the intention that visiting jewellers and
their friends shall find there and enjoy ali
the comforts and facilities of club while
they are in the city. There will be pro
vided telegraph, telephone, stenographic
district messenger, livery, cab, express
and baggage service, check and CLOAK
rooms, reading and writing facilities, etc.
and the proper reception and delivery OF
mail and dispatches will be attended to-
Full information can be had there regard
ing hotels, places of amusement and Of in
terest in the city, and concerning worlds
fair matters. Mr.. A, Monsch, secretary Of
this bureau of information, as 1t is called
no" occupies temporary quarters in tbs
Adams Express building, 135-137 Dearborn
street.
The foreign affairs department has re-
ceived from the worlds fair commissioner
for the Netherlands advices of the nature
OF exhibits to be made by that government
Aside from the art collection, which will
be exceptionally fine, illustrations from the
works of celebrated Dutch painters, the
collection devoted to miscellaneous exhibits
will be very large. These include two
diamond cutting and polishing exhibitions
from the great diamond cutting interests
of Amsterdam. This will be shown in the
mines and mining building, and will be
working exhibits showing how diamonds
are cut and polished; and there will also be
an exhibition of set diamonds and diamond
jewelry in the manufacturers building. The
Netherlands exhibit will be particularly
strong in manufactured confectionery,
especially chocolates, cocoas, and also q
variety and assortment of Dutch liquor.
and eordials will be sent A bulb display
will constitute another feature of the col
lection, both live and dried bulbs, and an
exhibit will be made of choice and famous
growths of roses. Trees, shrubs. bulbs and
roses will be important contributions from
the Netherlands to the horticultural build
ing. The exhibit will be noticeable for
porcelain and stained glass work, large or
naments, metal stataary and elaborat,
metal work, stone statues, lacauered ware
and embroideries.