St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-01
rhe President Attends Church in the Morning and
in the Afternoon Is Pres ent at Chris
tening in the Gresham Family

den and reeking skies close down upon
the night before the great fairs open
ing? Entering the great structure at
the southwest corner the first cOnStruc-
tion which meets the eye is the domed
building of Persia. Two of the domes
are painted blue, with golden crescent
and stars; the mlnaret is today Struct-
ure of Iath, and the sides are yet of
bare,
Unpainted Boards.
The interior is full of scatfolding; the
carpenters are hammering it towards
completion. There is no sign OF eX-
hibitS.
At the left Mexicos space is sur
rounded by wooden wainscot, sur
mounted with paneled glass. 1t looks
like office ratings. Inside unopened
boxes and partly constructed show cases
are huddled thickly.
Sism is ready to do business when its
boxes are ready. Its gold aud crystal
pagoda, with figures of diaboical-l
ing gods, is ready.
Going down the west aisle, past Siam,
the boxed exhibits of New South Wales
are covered and mixed with lumber and
disiointed show cases, while carpenters
are working on staging overhead. On
the main aisle, through to which this
department extends, is in better shape.
The exhibit seems to be so far chiefly of
photographs of buildings and localities
in New South Wales. A case of books
exhibited by public printer is in posi-
ton, and a solitary man was at work
putting up an eight-legged billiard table
Of astonishing idea.
hnnca1 hnt hA in,
time, ii the carpenters do not strike or
die of old age. Trucks we're today
trundling in Spain'S boxed exhibits.
The Island of CeylOn
has nearly completed Its pretty build
ing of black and gold pillars, Surmount-
ed by terra Gotta isles, though no goods
are unpacked.
Jamaica has done better. She has her
glass cases in place, and exhibits of
sugar, oils and tobacco are in sight.
There was chill desolatiOn about
India'S small section, although two
red-faced natives were busy unpack-
ing precious carvings in Bombay black
wood. Their hand-carved booth OF san
dial wood is nearly completed, and the
rain. leaking through the lofty roof of
the big building. was testing its water
tightness. Then came England, or Great
Britain, as the placards read. Canada
was near by. Both are in good shape,
relatively. A dozen great cases are
filled with displays, chiefly porcelain,
royal ware and pottery. The great cut
Iery and cloth exhibits are not yet in
sight. There are also in position Eng
lands ink, arms, perfumes, pens, art
| materials and soap exhibits, and are to
be seen. The most notable feature now
in sight is Windsor castle in miniature,
about 50X150 feet, which forms the top
Of booth devoted to photographs and
engravings. There is curious pagoda
of pyrotechnic articles, rising fifteen
! feet, and the dripping water is making
this exhibit safe, if indeed it be genu-
inc powder-Ioaded fireworks.
The German Exhibit.
There is no more distinctive department
than that of Germany, on which labor
ers and artists are working with all DOS
sible haste. 1t is solid, ample in de-
sign and sturdy, if not heavy in its en-
! tirety. The royal throne room of crystal
and gold, with tapestries, embrOderieS
and paintings, is nearly complete, and
the old sections of national work show
the end is in sight. Few firms or indi-
vldual exhibits are as yet in place,
though an elaborate show of cutlery is
| an exception.
The Japanese folks have their build
ingS complete and decorated with bunt-
ing. What is going on inside is con-
cealed by shades. Purple and white
bunting drapes the main entrance and
the white flag of Japan, with its red
moon iD the center. points each gable.
In the center OF the main aisle, near
the north end of the thirty acre build
ing. an elevator is in progress of con-
struction. 1t seems far from compile
ton today, but when completed will
carry people to promenade upon the
roof. Near the north end there are a
few New York exhibits waiting dumbly
for a glimpse of daylight, as it is in
Chicago. Beyond, to the end of the
building. there is chaos of boxes. bar
rels, haIf-conStructed booths and build
ipgs.
The reference to buildings In prog
resS of construction in this big build
ing may suggest to those who have no
been here only little affairs; but wheI
1t is stated that the golden eagles o
Austria are perched on the top of tower:
seventy feet in height, and when it is
known that New York jeWelry firm
has the noble American bird on top of {
column 10J feet high, the subject will as
Sume proper view to the mind.
The Great Eron Arches
are 21O feet above the floor, and there is
room enough for New York's Trinity
steeple and more, too. On the east side
of the main aisle, at the north end o.
the building, there is a settlement Of
black and gold buildings which are de
signed for the curious and "handy' eX
hibits of New England. There was to-
day not an article in these booths
though New Ems lang has ready some
individual exhibits. Pennsylvania has
as yet meager showing of anything
save unopened boxes, though her worl
is being rapidly pushed. The exhibit O
scales is platformed and ready for The
canvass covers to be removed. A pY
ramidal booth entirely covered Will