Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-04-27
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

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promptly on May /, and, Dotwith'
standing many reports to the con
trary, everything except, possibly, 8
few minor details. will be completed
and In readiness for inspection by the
public.
The numerous restaurants and cafes
In the Worlds Fair buildings will bt
supplied from O common kitchen
situated in the south part of ihe
grounds, and measuring 125 by 32j
feet.
More than Sl6. 900, 900 has been paid
out thus far by the Exposition Com
pany alonein preparation Of the Fair
An expenditure of six or seven mil.
lions more will be made.
A fine model of Windsor Castle
built to scale from architectural draw.
ings, will be exhibited at the Worlds
Fair. 1t Is believed to be the largest
In existence and the only one archi.
tecturally correct. The model covers
an area OF Axis feet and stands sixteen
feet high. 1t is built upon a stand
the inside of which is q work of art in
saloon decoration.
Italy, which for a long time declined
to participate in the Worlds Fair, has
made an appropriation of 277, 500 lire,
or about $50, 800, for its representation.
The Italian chamber of Commerce and
other financial interests have also sup
piled funds with liberality.
Tjeldie, the Norwegian sculptor oil
Minneapolis, will represent Hiawatha
bearing Minnehaha in his arms across
wild and rushing rivers. This is to &c
in tue form of a statue for the Mime
sofa building at the Worlds rair. The
women of the State pay for it. The
conception is said to be exceptionally
fine, and, after being produced in plas-
ter for presentation during the Expo
sition, it will be cast in bronze and
placed at Minnehaha falls in the State
park. The ladies have gathered the
sum required for this sculpture by
means of penny contributions in the
school. Mrs. H. 7. Brown, of Mime
apolis, one of the lady managers for
the State, has been particularly active e
~ WIG ChtCA pIioCs
Minnesota women have also the
honor presenting an especially hand
some and unique flag for the decora-
ton of the Woman's building. This
was in response to a request of the
Board of Lady Managers for flags to be
used for this purpose. The women of
the Minnesota State Board advertised
for original designs for a flag, and
many We're submitted. The first prize
for the accepted design was awarded
Mrs. Edward H. Center. The second
prize was given Frank H. Hickman,
and the third to Miss Ada White, all
of Minnesota.
The statue Germania, which is to
adorn the imperial portal of a new
German Parliament building in Berlin.
will be shown in the Worlds Fair,
the efforts of Herr Wermuth
and the consent of Emperor William
this materpiece of German. sculpture
will be exhibited at Chicago. Tt will
be placed in the Manufactures build
ing, as the crowning piece of the Ger
man section there. When Germania
is in place there will be seen repre-
sented typical German mounted on a
war horse. with an imperial flag in the
right hand an old German shield with
the war eagle in the left. A youthful
with sword and laurels, shows
to be the recipient of the gifts
Of the goddess of victory heralding the
glory of victorious battles. These are
stationed on either side of the figure.
Forty-five precious historical docu-
ments relating to the voyages and dis
,overy of America are to be exhibited
At the Worlds Fair. The Duke of
Veragua, the living descendant of
Columbus, has agreed to lend them.
The forty-five papers form almost a
history of Columbus career as discov-
erer. In the list is the original COM
mission given to Columbus by Ferdi-
nand Isabella upon his departure for
the first voyage 1t is dated Granada,
April 80, 1892. In it he is appointed
grand admiral of the ocean seas, vice.
king and governor general of all the
lands he should discover. Every docu-
ment in the collection iseither written
by Columbus or signed by Ferdinand
Or Isabella.
Excellent progress is being made in
of the official catalogue of
he exhibits at the Exposition. The
Department of Publicity and Promo
ion has in charge the collection and
of the data for this volu-
ninous publication, and is pushing
he work with great energy. No previ
'us Worlds Fair has furnished COM
Dlete catalogue upon the opening day.
Fhe official catalogue of the Worlds
Columbian Exposition will be on
'ale May lst, and it will be complete
10 far as the requirements of the gen.
sral public are concerned. A few
changes, such, for example, as the
omission of exhibits withdrawn at the
asst moment, will of course be neces-
ary, and must be made in later edi-
ions.
The North German Lloyd Steamship
company is preparing an elaborate ex-
libit for the Worlds Fair. IL will pre-
ent a pavilion there, in the middle of
NhlCll VIII De placeu large map OF the
world, on which the daily positions of
If all the steamers on the various lines
If the company will be represented by
steamers that will be moved
rom day to day to correspond with
he movements of the ships of the
all over the world. Around
his large map of the world will be
,laced the six models of the newest
North German Lloyd steamers and a
model of new twin screw steamer
low building for the line between
Bremen and China.
Bretros Effendi Helwek, the famous
'riental decorator, has arrived in Chi
ago from Paris with forty large boxes,
the party of a wonderful
work which is to be displayed at the
Worlds Fair. 1t is to represent the
luxurious splendor of room of an
eastern sultan. 1t is made of 1000, 900
pieces of Mosaic and took ten years of
Effendi Helweh's life to make it. 1t
s in the form of kiosk, and the in