The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-02
THE FAIR OPENED.

W llidns ~ given n uiNiiHg
none IN the great structure. England
show here Is as large as at Paris. while
France has done nohly. As a natural
result OF an exhibition in a country where
all are permitted 20 place their produc-
lions before visitors from every quarter
OF the globe. the workmanship and inge-
nuity displayed in the manufacture AND
application OF all mechanical appliances
reaches a high order fits equal being IN
known to the nineteenth century.
The Electricity Building.
II f. impossible 20 deny that the work
IN the electricity building is still long
wav from completion, and the building
as compared 10 most Of the others pre-
sents a barren and empty aspect.
In the centre OF the building. which is
sl5 by so feet. stands the Edison tower
This IS a giant column. painted white
and thickly studded with incandescent
lights. II is 100 feet high. The enect IS
splendid. but Il IS fully appreciated only
al night The General Electric COM
many. OF New York, has grouped It's ex-
hibit around the Edison column TO depth
OF 100 feet The Bell Telephone Company
has a handsome house just inside the
south main door, the Westinghouse ana
other prominent companies being rahgeu
along the main aisle.
The Government exhibits OF foreign
countries are ranged In the north hall
OF the building with frontages on the main
aisle. the smaller nations being relegsted
10 the gallery ..,
Germany has probably the most roo'n
and occupies a prominent position IN the
northeast corner. England has large
allotment of space directly opposite ana
tho exhibit Is IN an advanced stage OF
incarnation. France lies In a long narrow
Mot between these two countries, WINE
Russia and Canada have smaller displays
AZ tho extreme west side Of the building
New South Wales. Italy Monaco, Spain
and Austria have space in the gallery
The Horticultural Exhibit.
Horticultural Hall contains much more
noor space than the combined areas OF
the horticultural buildings OF the Phila-
delphia Centennial, New Orleans ana
paris. Exhibits in horticulture are mere
from all over the globe. FROM Iar-a"ay
Australia, from Japan, from oouth
America. from every european C'u 1I,.h
ana from every quarter OF the North
American continent have come the wealth.
~ fruifs and flowers peculiar 10 each
LEGALITY and the result Of the gathering
vas 10 entrance tho visitor VINO to-uay,
for the first time. gazed upon the sIedV
collection. The dome is given up 70 inc
iorgesf free ferns palms. bamboos ana
sdant cacu. Tho rear pavilion, or llle-
Tior court Is devoted 70 the exmDluoi
az green fruits. The front paVihoh - III
,,s. altogether for Horticulture. LOOKING
from the dome. either north or SOUTH
tbs yievy from any point is exceedingly
rlcturesoue. Straight lines have been Cd
liberated. The footways wind AROUND
-,itb charming effect, and at any point
tbere ga a continuous view through INT
1,bola front Of the building. In the noIIh
navf1ion are the foreign eXhlDlts' lno'
arc magnificent tree ferns ana troplcdl
rianta from Australia. japan has ABOUT
one-third Of a section. and Germany aDou'
the same. Other prominent lotelsH %
hibitors are Belgium, Great bI'Iaih anu
France. The central groups are peIiha a.
rent exhibits. while the side groups III
~ eoricuIture departm ent will contain
che ever-varying display Of the seasons
STATE and Foreign Building"
...r,.o Union Jack Of Old Eng
,and" floats merrily I'm the breeze
"a, and It has for company
,ot onlv the Stars and Stripes, or "Old
CIorv" as patriotic Americans aHecuCH-
oteIy duh their national colors, but also
the ensigns Of Spain, and Germany anu
sweden and Japan, and OF the SISTER
renublics Of France. and Venezuela anu
prazu and Nicaragua, and Costa klca
HO1Sfg0
colors Of Turkey, Norway Aus'rla' 9iai''
Victoria House, by which name the
pritish structure has been christened'
COOS back 10 the Elizabethan age TOT us
Srcbitectural design. Inside and OUTSIDE,
walls and furniture alike, are OF goou
old English oak -, ..-o,.o
tion among the foreign structures, but a
number OF patriotic Poles, who possess
kertt6cates Of American naturalization
have nut up little rendezvous OF thelI
own. from the portals Of which the digni
fed countenance Of Kosciusko, surmount-
cd by the white eagle. the emblem OF
Polish liberty and emancipation loohs
down upon the visitor.
Germany's home is built Of solid brick,
turn,ounted by a tall bell tower and
represents an investment Of one hundred
md ffty thousand dollars. There Is
something essentially rural in the French
building with its wide white poruco' JUS
billars wreathed with vines. its foun-
tains that splash over the lawns, and the
flower beds that are lotted around IT,
The sister republic has done better than
this. however for II has a trio Of unique
little edinces that are given up 20 It's
tolones. from Aigiers 70 the Miqueion
islands.
There is something distinctive about
every one OF the state bulluiibS. 1 Hh
~ Delaware Is constructed wholly from
the native woods of the State, and SO
+ that OF Washington. Florida has a re-
production OF old Fort Marion In St
Augustine covering nearly one acre. Ala
bama Is represented by an old-time South
trn mansion. The structures OF Mary
land and Massachusetts are on the ole
colonial style. CALIFORNIA; building is tho
largest. 14ixi85 feet. and is a reproduc
lion Of the old Mission Church at Sar
Diego. The most pretcntious of the state
buildings are those erected by New Yorl
and Illinois. The former represents an ex
penditure Of $4,000. and the latter Of
quarter Of a million. The smallest build
Ing is that Of Utah, but what II lacks II
size it makes up in good looks.
The Woman's Building.
Here are found the most successful
things the women of the whole world hav
lone in all ages. They are various II
kind. ranging from simple articles 4
splendid and ambitious performances
The notable displays in the lire OF paint
ngs. sculpture. tapestries. etc. are n
the gallery OF honor. In the association
room. which is a vast hall divided int
sections by silken curtains of a cool
krayish blue, tinted like the walls, ar
the charity mercy and philanthropy,
Of women called by many different names
All the principal organizations through