The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-06-29

the grounds, where the rush is greater.
In the vicinity of the park every other
building contains restaurant, some
of which show that they were put up
for temporary purposes, while others
are substantially constructed and equal
to the best in the heart of the city.
Everybody seems to have a good
appetite and to satify it frequently.
You walk along for two or three hours
intensely interested at every turn.
Then you realize that you can't stand
up much longer, SO you drop into the
nearest restaurant, eat a light luncheon,
sip something cooling, tilt your chair
back and enjoy cigar while watching
the moving throngs. You will take
lunch two or three times in this way if
you are wise man, and when you
return to your hotel for dinner you
will find that your appetite is still with
you and that you are much less fa
tigued than you would be if you were
to rush along and eat very little in
expectation of filling up the aching
void at dinner.
When the fair was opened a rule
prohibited smoking except in restau-
rants. Now you can smoke wherever
you please, except in buildings where
exhibits are displayed.
By the action of the council of ad-
ministration the Worlds Fair will
hereafter be kept open for visitors
until II O'Clock every night, instead
of Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday nights only, as heretofore.
The exposition buildings are to be kept
open until 20 o'clock, and the grounds
until II o'clock. Unless you have SO
much time that you don't know what
to do with it, unless you delight in
saying you have visited every building
On the grounds, you can we'll afford to
pass some Of the State buildings with
mere glance at their exterior. Of the
New England States Massachusetts, and
Connecticut are worth a close lnspec-
ton, the former on account of its
historical interest and the latter be-
cause it is a good model for country
home.
New York has the most costly of
the State buildings. 1t is a superb
clubhouse, including grand banquet
hall, and it is characteristic of New
York in that it reaches out for the
magnificent, and comes mighty near
attaining it. Pennsylvania has re-
production of Independence Hall,
including the original Liberty Bell.
The rooms are richly and handsomely
furnished, and are adorned with art
works and numerous revolutionary
relics OF great interest.
The home of Washington at Mt.
Vernon cannot be shown in all its
grandeur without its surroundings of
hills, trees and water. In attempting
to give an idea of its appearance Vir-
glnia has erected on the fair grounds a
building like that at Mt. Vernon, with
the colonnades and two of the out
buildings. The appropriation at their
disposal would not permit the Virginia
commissioners to do more. The re-
suit is not satisfactory to persons who
have visited Washington's home and is
misleading 10 those who have not seen
it but have read of its impressive
beauty.
West Virginia has a fine large build
ing, skillfully finished in various hard
woods from that State. Among the
decorations is picture of Betty Vane,
the girl who risked her life at the close
of the Revolution to obtain powder for
Fort Henry, now the site of Wheeling
There are also in this building sofa
and secretary which were used by
Lee and Grant at Appomatox. Della
ware has pretty little home building
filled with creature comforts and
adorned by many pictures, including
a portrait of Ambassador Bayard.
Many of the far Southern States are
not represented, but Kentucky and
Florida are here. Kentucky has a
good building, good statues of DAME
Boone and Henry Clay and good
whisky. while Florida is unique in it:
fort-shaped building, its flowers, it:
plants and its orange cider, which i:
sold at 5 cents glass.
Nearly all the Western and North
western State buildings are interesting
especially that Of Iowa, with it:
wonderful effects in decorative corn
Kansas, with its menagerie Of stuffed
animals; Washington, with its big
timber; Illinois: with its stupendou:
attempt to do everything in genera
and nothing in particular, and severa
others with their exhibits of mineral:
and agricultural products.
The most picturesque building ant
the best exhibition of a States re
sources belong to California. 81
attractive are its fruits, its wines, it:
nuts; SO comprehensive are its minia
lures of cities, villages, valleys anc
mountains SO novel are its fanci!u
designs made of various products, anc
SO captivating is the story it tells of The
discovery of gold in the bronze statue
Of Jim Marshall, the discoverer, sur
rounded by nuggets of all sizes, tha
everybody who visits the fair should &c
to the building which represents thi
marvellous State Of the Pacific.
The smooth stream, the serene
atmosphere, the mild zephyr, are the
proper emblems Of a gentle temper
and a peaceful life. Among the son!
of strife, all is loud and tempestuous