Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-02


% the bic show. Just exactly when way
TO 60 to get to the centre OF the erounae'
or 10 some of the most important poln'e,
he did not know. perfect eaiaAy AZ
magnifc snt structures OF Pu'o ,,orn1
stood ont before him like as many mem
beys of our immaculate squadron OF oattie.
sbins mon the beautiful green sheet u
Hamntop Roads. Standing IN THIS uuce!-
tain semi comatose sort OF attitude, tIi9
,randeror or tourist, looked down AT us
J,,st covered shoes and realized tnat me
creases had left his trousers ana tnat ne
did not possess the neatness wnIcn ma =,
reouired ct his far-o1 southern nVno "
admit him into the association Oh 'ne VI
binary herd.
IN THE AGRICULTURAL BUILDING
Ue stood not on ceremony, however;
and with Bill Nye spirit ana "alu
McAllister air he bolted OF lust as II ho
knew II all by heart" and struck INTO tne
Agricultural Building OF the Mor,u
Columbian Exposition. Eying somewhat
indoiently as he passed through TINS
snlendId panorama of the worlds pro-
dncts in the fields, he reached the en-;
trance on the other side. No sooner nau
he gotten TO the northern end OF tue Agfl-
cniinrol Bulldisg than his alreany-dls-
torted orbs fell upon thu Administrator
Temple. Like a great. white nlonuineii,,
TO ali the nations of the earth, Win al
sorts of beautiful statuary perched upon
the cornice- work, this immense structure
stands queen of lovellness-h picVuie Vi
grandeur and magnlficence.
The stranger, who was none other IMAM
a DisPArcH representative, continued MS
aimless wandering into TINS splenulu
bnIldinp. Walking almost TO It's centre
before he stopped, he turned his eyes up
wa,d and gradually allowed them TO fol
low the beautifully frescoed and painted
walls until they reached the summit OF the
dome.
A DAZZLING SIGHT.
The eight is one which almost dazzles
the visitor Tho building IS go rect hlgn;
| II il square. with an immense octagonai
dome. and contains nothing but gorgeous
Iv.palnted walls representing the various
nations of the earth. At the point where
| the dome commences a gallery encircles
| the interior and elevators run from the
cronnd to this point. visitors are
taken mn and permitted to walk
around this gallery. from which they gel
better views of the handsome picture:
| that adorn the walls Of the dome. Inc
| writer felt that if he were not TO see any
| thing more, but turn his footsteps nome
ward, he would have been fully pald fol
| the long trlD IIOIu hiCuluOnh w OhANa(N
| and the EXPENSE connected Herewith. lie
| boasted 10 himself that ali else to be seer
would be profit upon his investment oil
| time and money.
SOME FEATURES OF THE EXHIBITS.
| Subsequently the scribe had gotten into
| the tide of humanity which was drifting
along through the grounds and buildings
| The exhibits were all fine and interesting
and every one worth seeing, but II does
not take one long to realize that 1t is a:
| imposs,ble to see them oil as it Is to coun
| the grains of sand upon the shores o
| Lake Michigan. OF course the display
| of agriculture, manufactures, machinery
| &C., are as attractive as human ski
and taste could make them. Here
one will see tremendous pillars o
wheat, oats, rye. and other grain encaset
in glass, representing columns of varl
| colored marble. Across the aisle IS an en-
tire building made Of ears of corn. Owe
| in the Manufacturers Building. which
| covers more acres of ground than AM
| structure in the world, one beholds the pro
ducts Of the factories of all the countries
France and Russia eclipse oil Others. Ii
the village of the former can be seen tn
handsome candelabra offered to Lafayette
by the city of Paris upon his re
turn from America. and an e1ac
| counterpart of the bureau uset
| by LOUIS XIV. The Russian exhlbi
| portrnys a most elaborate design in nativ'
| hard woods. Further down the maiI
aisle are the jewelry and cut-glass exhibits
| which are among the most noteworthy
Tiffany & Co.'s display is always the centre
of an immense throng of ladies. In th'
middle of the EXHIBIT is large case con
tanning clusters of gems, necklaces. brace
lets, brooches. DC. and upon a revolving
| pinnacle Of velvet is fastened what is known
as the Tiffany Diamond. Price 100000
| This gorgeous gem is about two inches
| and a half in circumference and look
almost like a headlight TO railroad loco
| motive.
THE MINES AND MINING.
Over in the Mines and Mining Building
| California and Montana have bent all thel
| energies In the contest in which they un
duestionsbly take the lead. Pennsylvania
| looms up with large shaft of coal in tb
| centre'ot the structure. which represents
| monument. while Ohio has handsom
temple built entirely of her CLAWS an
| filed with the minerals TO be found IN he
| soil. Montana presents in solid silver
a statue Of Ida Rehan, the actress, upon
| pedestal Of gold. THIS represents $3.50
! GOO in silver and S150.00O TO S200000 il
| gold. Many persons visit this EXHIBIT jus
for the sake of seeing woman wort
| $500. 900. Virginia has a very credltabl
exhibit in this building. Thousands o
persons flock TO 1t TO get glance at tn
| big block of Pocahontas coal. The mine
of the State are well represented.
In the Machinery Hall the large engin
(the most powerful in the world attract
the attention first. Just as In the Horticu
turaI Building the eye of man almost IL
| voluntary rests all the time upon the hug
| mound of plants and flowers, which occu
py the middle space. IL would give tn
| weakest, slckest person on earth an az
petite TO pass through the Horticulture
Building, as in it are TO be seen specimen
of all plants and flowers that the worl
produces. In the Fish and Fisherie
structure one is entertained by the aqui
rum, where species Of all objects which Inv
within the water are to be seen. In th
main hall of this building are 10 be see
two wax fishermen in boat and so matt
ral-lookng are they that many visitor
speak to them. ask them questions. an
then become angry because they will nc
answer.
RICHMOND FACE.
While strolling around through th
buildings in this half-lnterested sort {
| way observed familiar face high aboy
those of all others constituting the seetl
ing thIong. There was something Yer
| famlllar LOOKING ABOUT tnat pnyslOgnOml
aud the news-gstherer from Richmon
felt his heart leap with JOY when b
recognized in the "7-or-9 footer" 4. l
Archie Burke. of this city. He had gon
out to Detroit to attend the Supreme Lode
of Elks. as had some fifteen or eightee
members of that order from here. The
were then in Chicago taking IN th
Worlds Fair" After very friendly al.
cordial greeting Mr.. Burke aud the r,
porter moved of down one of the avenue
toward Sousa's baud-pavillion. Later
the day these two ran across Councilma
James t. Ferriter. who had walked hin
self down and had resorted 10 one of th
, rolling chairs. at a cost of rs cents q
hour. The other Richmonders wei
found afterward and there was gran
reunion of Virginians that evening at ii
! Alhambra Hotel. which 10 being success
. fully conducted by Messrs. DAVIS. Powe
4 Rich, three young men from Richmon,
In the hotel building is q large theatr
J and Corinne. in Monte Christie. Jr.."
the attraction at present. The Alhambl
is quite southern resort, and viii
known specially as q Virginia house,
secures large numbers of guests fro
Kentucky. Tennessee, and Georgia,
well as other States in the South.
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