New-York tribune., 1893-12-01
A WORLDS FAIR IN TOWN.
TIE PRIZE-WINNERS' EXHIBITION OPENED

SOME OF THE THINGS WHICH NAY BE SEEN AT
THE GRAND CENTRAL PALACE.
The long-promsed Worlds Fair Prize Winners
l., position was opened last evening at the "rahh
Central Palace Lcxington-ave and Forty-fourth-st'
The front OF the building gorgeous with electric
lights and bunting OF many colors INSIDE the
900 SQUARE feet OF exhibition space was hed WIN
prize-winning exhibits from the Worlds FAR ana
many of the interesting features Of tfat exposition
The main floor filed principally with foreign
exhibits.
The exposition was given according to the man.
agement with a Wow TO enable the many thousand
residents OF New-York. New-Jersty and the New
England States, who could not see the World
Fair TO see the best features Of that exhibition
Among the most interesting things in the present
exposition are the art gallery, Cairo street the
Oriental theatre Oriental cafe, the Javanese VII
arc and the Syrian and Egyptian dancing girls
Later In the week the Liberty Bell. which IL now
in the Grand Central Station. will be brought TO
the palace" Previous to this Mayor Gilroy Will
receive the bell. behalf OF the city. from com
mittee consisting of Mrs. Schuyler Hamilton Jr,
chairman Of the Daughters of the American heVo'
m,on: Mrs Donald Mclean and a. L. DE frece.
Genera; Horace Porter will probably make an adj
dress at the City Hail. where the bell VIII be taken
Thursday
While there was formal opening last evening
n reception was given to few invited guests
These included Postmaster Dayton. '. BaitaZ"'
consul-General OF Turkey: Hector DE Castro, LOUIS
Runkel Count Morris Jockl Edward Brandus'
George Hastings. W. H. Lewis. Nirginlus Bradley
George q. Holman, Harry Muns0n l.. D. ''""e'
Daniel Brown and George CheValrr. ,,;,.
The main floor Is illei with foreign EXHIBITS;
the nntive exhibits being o. the first ana second
galleries ON the third gallery are the Mid"hy
PlasaDca features the streets or CAIRO. IN" java
nesr Village. the oriental cafe ana the Egyptian
Theatre. The programmes hay" been 50 arranged
that will practically be continuous perform
In the Midway. cairo street. OF cD".S
has necessarily been much modihti, DuL an tHr
local atmosphere is there. M
The modest price OF admission, p cents VIII :i-
doubtcdy prov" y popular idea, last evening luilf
1909 people visited the eSpOstiOn. which, 10y tNe
way. i not quite IN running order. The managers
attribute this to the strike the l-ehish Valley
Railroad and they promise that all the cNhibits VIII
b. Ia plac. before the end of the week one ~ the
is the art gallery. The directors Of this promise
TO exhibit many Of the prize-winnns pictures.
Among the artists whose work VIII b" SHOWN are
lfrissonler Constant. tOrOt, DehcrotN ana SchD-
bert for France: and among The American painters
there may l." mentioned Thomas Moran ). Wells
thainpncy and d. -. Brown. Tie Nalu" o' the art
collection IL estimated ~ S2JDVD
The Managers OF IN" exposition assert that 30
large an amount VI amusement. the price OF adj
Thc only chargeS. besides the p cents entrance
Zee. l. "A similar amount 10 the Egyptian Theatre
and tn. sum OF ~ cents 10 visit the art gallery.
nh. IaVaue-r village II Is expected. Will be open
IN a day or two. Inn"ss Band. which has Just
.lps.i a successful season at the WORLDS FAIR,
viii play every afternoon and evening. The eS-
position Is open from II a. IN. To II =. IN.