The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-06
HOW TO SEE The FAIR.
Advice to Eastern Visitors to the
Windy City's Show.
THREE MONTHS NOT TOO LONG,
BUT THREE DAYS WILL PAY.

Chicago WeatherATrips to the Tops of
Great Buildings and Through the Ia
goons Give Hurried of Visitors a
Chance to See Much of the Exposition,
CHICAGO, July 5.-The visitor to the
great fair having gotten comfortably To-
Gated near the grounds naturally de-
sires to know how to see the fair to the
best advantage. The grounds are open
at Z a. m. or few minutes after andare
closed at III p. m. Some of the build
ings are closed at p. M, while many of
the larger ones remain open until 10 p.
M, all of those remaining open being
brilliantly lighted by electricity. The
Worlds Fair post Office in the govern
ment building has its general delivery
open from a. m. to p. m., but its reg
istry and money order departments do
not open until an hour later. The gov
ernment building is closed on Sunday.
This being the season of long days, those
who visit the fair now can see very much
more of it in daylight than those who
come later on, especially if an early start
be made IN the morning, when there are
fewer people in the restaurants and cars
to delay one. By evening the busy
sight-seer gets fatigued, and the details
of any article cannot be seen to the same
advantage, although the artificial light
be good, that it can be in broad day-
light. The electricity building, of course.
should be visited at night in order to see
the brilliant effects there displayed.
There have been for some time past
number OF beautiful days without rain,
but the temperature varies greatly.
Some days are very warm, while on a
number of others an east wind prevails,
which renders wraps on the ladies and
overcoats on the men very comfortable.
especially for those who desire to spend
the evening at the grounds. Those who
wish to be economical, and do not care
to patronize restaurants inside the
grounds, should bring enough subsis-
tence with them to cover their tea as
well as lunch, if they wish to spend the
evenings at the fair, for it will require a
number of evenings here in order to see
the show in all its beauty at night. Fire
works displays are now given every
Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday nights,
sometimes from the borders of the la
goon in front of the administration
building, and sometimes on the lake
front by the manufactures building.
How quickly can get an idea of the
fair? is question which many persons
would like to have answered. A week
will give one glimpse, and two weeks a
pretty fair idea of it, but month will
be necessary to see it at all in detail. IF
one really wishes to get a satisfactory
idea of the magnificent displays shown
here by the various nations of the earth.
and to enjoy the fair by taking time to
examine the majority of articles that are
well worth seeing, three or four months
can be well spent on the grounds. 1t
must be remembered that there are al
most enough things going on nearly
every day, such as band, orchestral and
vocal concerts, dedications of buildings,
receptions to prominent men and women
musical, financial, literary and other con-
crosses, where matters connected with
these interests are discussed, to take up
the greater part of ones time, without
doing much sightseeing in the various
buildings or about the grounds.
No one should stay away from the Fair,
however, because he cannot see the
whole of it in detail. 1t will pay one to
come from the east to stay even three or
four days to see the magnificent struct-
ures, beautiful gardens, lagoons, etc.,
completed with the utmost care in every
detail, to say nothing of the fairy-like
effect at night, when with colored fire.
works and the illumination of the build
ings and grounds by ten thousand cleo
tric lights, scene is produced which for
its superb brilliancy probably has never
been excelled in this country.
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is obtained from the top of the Manufact-
ures building, and fine view of It's in
terror is gained on the way up from the
platform just under the roof. The top
can only be reached by an elevator, and
costs 25 cents for the round trip. No one
should fail to make the ascent at night
also, when there are to be fireworks from
the border of the lake east of this build
ing, and the flashlights blaze forth their
powerful rays from it's four topmost cor
ners.
Before leaving for home visitors will,
however, probably wish to take ride on
the real Venetian gondolas with their
expert gondoliers from Sunny Italy" on
the lagoons among the great buildings.
Fare so cents round trip. There are
also the fascinating electric launches
which glide so silently and quickly over
the same waters. Their batteries which
furnish the power are placed beneath the
flooring and seats and can carry the
boats 80 miles without re-charging. The
usual speed is six miles an hour, but
they can make nine to twelve miles
when desired over their three-mile
course. Round trip fare so cents. The
steam launches give view of portion
of the grounds from the interior waters,
but more particularly from the lake.