Evening journal., 1893-05-04
ON THE FAIR GROUNDS.
Stormy Weather Trimmed Out
the Crowds.
SOME OF TIE BEST FEATURES

A Complete Display Of Marine Arohiteo-
ture-Japan has the Best Floral Dis
piay-Coid weather and the Inoomplete
Condition Of Exhibits Keep Ava,
Crowds.
CHICAGO, May 3 Lake Michigan dur
ing nearly the whole year consists Of ice
water and chilly winds blew from it
across the exposition grounds to-day,
making the Italian gondollera shiver as
they waited upon the piers for the
scant supply Of passengers who cared
to 60 up on the lagoons. But despite
the ice water it was warm In spots on
the land for few hours, and visitors
between sneezes were able TO keep up
the idea OF holiday making.
A big band churned out cheerful
music from one Of the stands in front OF
the Administration Building, and II
there had been any chairs In the grand
quadrangle It would have made the
moments slip b. delightfully."-. But
there are no real seating arrangements
at all in the open air and only few
ANHN-Ab EAtA"NH 49, WANANa
Need Clear weather.
Clear weather is what has been needed
20 put the exposition grounds In proper
shape, and IL came this morning. The
intramural railroad has one train upon H.
which is able 10 make a trip every bali
hour or so about the park. To day the
movable sidewalk that Is to convey
people from the end Of the big pier TO
the big buildings was in such shape that
a little of il ran as an experiment None
of the large passenger steamers that are
TO convey visitors to the park has ap
peared yet Three unwieldy freighters
which make seven miles an hour are in
operation, but they get few passengers
One redeeming feature is the rapidity
and comfort with which people can get TO
the park in the pig cage" trains of the
Illinois Central, which run there without
a stop, at some points attaining a speed
Of thirty FIVE miles an hour
IL is suspected that some members Of
the sand bagging' fraternity are run
ming restaurants on the grounds, so higu
have been the prices in few of the
eating places The White Horse Tavern.
which is said to be reproduction OF the
public house In which Mr. Pickwicl used
TO thrive has been discovered allowing the
public to be plundered This concern, IL
appears. sells It's food to the walters, who
thereupon 60 ont upon the floor and get
what they can for it. They don't pro
duce any bills Of fare. but when the
customer has eaten his food they tell him
that the little piece of apple pie which
cannot be handed back is worth a quarter
OF dollar A change in methods has
been promised in this and other eating
places
War About Paderewski.
Speaking OF the fight yesterday among
the commissioners over Paderewski ano
mis- piano, one OF the Chicago papers say.
that the commissioners made faces al
the Council Of Administration over thai
long haired Paderewski and his miserable
music box Then it adds "and all thl
while Pad, was playing sonatas an,
things on his own piano over in Musi,
Hall.
There are many reasons TO believe that
Paderewski is entirely misunderstood
here. One Of the evening papers, which
usually voices the average sentiment oil
the community, makes the following
editorial statement to night t.-"Pade
rewski has played at the Worlds Fail
upon his piano. The exposition officials
capitulated to long haired piano
pounder Then IL asks what sort Of
row it was any way, and concludes thai
the great musician was trying SO adver
tise something It goes on:-"But tn,
whole affair is ended now Paddy has
played and the fad worshipers' are
satisfied, OF ought 20 be- Yesterday the
great and only pompadour phenomenon
thumped and pounded and ratified anC
trilled in hall at the fair grounds, anC
about 500 people. all told. were trans
ported 20 the seventh heaven of delight
at an hour AS far as the fnancia
results go the Worlds Fair management
could have made more money by exhibit
ing Paddy in any Of the downtown muse
ums.
Paderewski Leaves Chicago.
Paderewski and Theodore Thomas ar
roundly denounced by the local pianl
men. They are said TO be guilty o
skull duggery" and all sorts Of simila
acts. One paper accuses them both o
having given startling exhibition il
nerve The musician was highly in
dlgnant at the language applied to hin
and he took his piano away aud preparer