The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-05-07
UTAH AT YHB EXPOSITION.
Arrival on the Grounds of the
Board of Lady Managers.
CHAOTIC STATE OF AFFAIRS.
DiscOuraging Outlook for the Display
OF This Territory.
The Big Opening Day-Jackson Park a
Great White City-Cosmopolitan Char
acter of TraveIers-How salt Lake
Peore We're Distributed, Etc.
corresponaence Of rHe HrRAnp. !


Correspondence OF THE HERALD.
CHICAGO. H., May 2, 1898. In view OF
the many delays attendant upon their
departure, it is worth stating absolutely,
perhaps, that the party comprising the
board of lady managers OF Utah s
Worlds fair interests arrived in Chicago
on Thursday of last week. The delay in
starting was more than justified, how
ever, by the circumstances which occa-
stoned It, the condition of affairs in re-
gard to the Utah building, up TO the time
of their leaving Salt Lake, making it use
less or at least unnecessary for the earlier
presence of the ladies on the grounds.
The fact is that in spite of The efforts of
the gentlemen to whose hands the charge
of the preparation of the building was
intrusted, the plight of the place at their
arrival was extremely chaotic in sugges-
ton, and demonstrated the impossibility
OF an earlier beginning of the work with
which the ladies are connected.
The rain stains on the ceilings and un-
finished appearance OF the walls, wood
work, etc., showed what part the obstin-
ate weather and workmen had played in
delaying matters and made it seem even
then impossible to make a beginning.
The enthusiasm of the ladies made light
OF the discouraging outlook, however,
and the piles of packing cases
numbering the floors We're emptied of
their stores, and plans commenced at once
Tor the arrangement of the exhibits. In
designing this work the ladies had the
assistance of Mr.. Edmund Russell, who
furnished them with suggestions in regard
to the decorations, principally as to the
1gg1f ftf J. -.
nished by Mr.. Don Mcguire.
Mr.. Russell was on the same cars with
the ladies, being on his way to Chicago to
attend to the decorations of the California
room in the Woman's building. The
California board OF managers have en-
gagged this disciple of Delsarte to aid with
his taste and experience in the arrange
ment of the California room-a special
presentation of which was made by the
ladies of San Francisco to the Woman's
building. The room is of native Califor-
MIA redwood, and is decorated with taste
iul designs in fire etching, the work of
young California girl who possesses ex-
ceDtional talent in the art.
The furnishings of the room have not
been forwarded yet, and MIR. Russell does
not expect to have the work completed
before the LIST of June.
During the journey the gentleman ac-
cepted Mrs. Richards invitation to
lunch, and the party had ex-
pounded to them some of the
principles of the gospel of estheticism.
They were also shown a very interest
ing collection of jewels and ornaments
which he has gathered together during
his travels, comprised Of rings, bracelets,
pins, girdles, ETC., many of them ex
tremely unique in workmanship and de-
sign. Among them are several large
turquoises, enameled or rather inlaid
with gold, a blue opal, an oblong, violet
tinted pearl, a unique golden ring of
Persian workmanship and, more inter-
esting perhaps than anything else, a
ring which was found il Roman tomb,
set with an emarald bearing the design OF
a scarabeus, the Egyptian emblem of I'M
mortality an article which MIR. Russell
states is nearly 100 years old.
Tho same car belo also a distinguished
individual in the person of f. Shiraishi,
the Worlds fair commissioner from
Japan, who with a party composed of
secretary and Interpreter, were travelling
to Chicago to take charge of affairs be-
fore the opening Of the fair on May /.
Mrs. Richards, assisted by Mr.. Russell.
gave a sort of reception in the stateroom,
where the japanese commissioner and
party were presented by Miss Teasdel,
and short but very pleasant interview
was held with the aid Of the interpreter,
the foreigners evincing great pleasure at
the meetieg and ending in proffering the
hospitahties of the japanese building at
the World S fair grounds.
People who patronize the railways dur
ing the next six months will find the cars
TO some extent as cosmopolitan as the
great city towards which the tide OF travel
flows, and the opportunity for mingling
with representatives of the different ma
tions of the world will nowhere perhaps
be more favorable than upon the trains
which cross the highways of the CONT
neut. Types of every nationality exist
ing between the regions of the north and
south pole may probably jostle each other
within the limits of Pullman sleeper,
and the contact necessitated by the close
proximity certainly furnishes better OPP
portunity for observation that any other
place can afford.
The impressions of peculiarities posi-