Western Kansas world., 1893-09-30
Worlds Fair Notes.
Special WORLD Correspondents.
THE IRISH VILLAGE.

|
/ passed it 80 many times until at last
I reflected that 1 could not say had
seen the fair till 1 had seen the Irish
village. I must see it to know what it
contains. Yes, had been told time and
again that it was fake but how should
I Known if l did not seer So went
through it from ''turret to foundation
stone," or rather, vice versa, and back
again, and, yes can prove it to you for
have bit of green paste board which
was given-no sold, they give nothing
away in Chicago-sold to me in the top
of the castle, which reads: "This is to
certify that Mrs. L. D. Monroe, did on
this day kiss the Blarney Stone" The
card has other embellishments, but the
main point is the kissing of the "Blar-
ney Stone' any way.
The most amusing thing about this
was the fun it created for two Irish
maidens. While the Irish are pr.verbial
for their humor they are not quite "fer-
ninst," as they might say, the American
habit of make believe, and when asked
very soberly how soon the magic of the
"Blarney Stone" would likely affect me,
and whether would best 60 home and
await the Transformation they thought
l was serious and too credulous for any
thing, very fit subject as it were for
Irish jokes, 80 they proceeded to laugh
immoderately at me, which of course 1
could not understand at all.
| But the Irish show is fake. It is
quite an advertisement for the Countess
of Aberdeen, but it is no credit to the
Irish people. One wonders why the ex-
hibit is placed on the grounds at all.
You 60 through the rooms and see pla-
carded "Do not fail to visit Tara's hall. ;"
Who that has ever read any Irish poetry
does not remember "The Harp of Tara's
Hall, "Sweet Vale of Avoca" and other
melodies from the pen of the Irish bard,
Tom Moore. Of course 1 did not want
to miss Tara's hall, Tom Moore had rem
dered it famous and the hall" would
probably be dedicated to him.
What was my disgust to find that the
name of Tom Moore, the greatest of
Irish poets, was not in the exhibit and
Tara's Halls were given over to fakirs.
This may be an Irish joke, but hardly
see the point.
THE GERMAN VILLAGE.
T The German village is in pleasant con-
tradistinction to the foregoing. You learn
something here. The houses with their
quaint appearances, typical of German
homes are wonderfully fascinating. The
people are clad in German dress which
is not cross between a German cos
tune and cheap theater garb. You
see German wares and German people.
The German castle has it's miniature
moat and draw bridge, and while look
ed at the little bridge l reviewed in
mind the quarrel between ''Marmion
and Douglass" not because it was ap-
propos but because of the part the draw
bridge played in the scene.
MINES AND MINING BUILDING.
Somebody criticised the Kansas ex-
hibit here, little bit unkindly. Now,
| didn't feel that the criticism was just,
Kansas is really not mining state and
for her resources and all things cOnsid-
cred think the exhibit is very good.
OF course we had no wonderful gems
and gold nuggets to show off, but we
had practical exhibit, we never went
to come up with Pennsylvania with her
wonderful coal monument, but we had
space and filled it.
So much was said of Montana's solid
silver Statue OF Justice, Ada Rehan in
solid silver. It was beautiful, but we
console ourselves that while silver is de-
preciating coal is advancing, SO our ex-
hibit is losing nothing in worth.
The diamond show was always crowd
ed, really did not see why-for aside
from the fictitious value of the gems-I
do not think the exhibit SO very attract
i've. Take Tiffany's huge diamond al
most as large as a walnut and worth
ever so many thousands of dollars.
What is there about it that people
should stand and gaze at it for so long a
time to the exclusion of more beautiful
things. do not mean to say that L
have not in common with the sisterhood
a weakness for diamonds set in rings,
brooches, ETC., but the simple display
was not SO interesting as the machinery
of the display. The diamond in ques-
ton was placed on the top of velvet
pedestal, in large show case. Inside
the pedestal was machinery by which
the diamond was made to travel contin-
ually around its velvet setting.
LILA DAY MONROE.
Trepo County Sunday School Con- |