The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-18

into life; while the Horticultural build
ing. the Agricu ural building aud Ma-
chinery hsli ec ip-e all /, rmer temples
devoted to such purn' 'ses.
-.
1t Is, however, .ae buildings. ard
gr' uBGs ~ whole which first cnmpels
tribute TIE visitor is 700 much over
powered II at'.mot d.; Ill That must
come after ward, whrr the senses become
8ccu med to the transcendent glory of
The surroundings And. indeed the Wis
itor Is In a quandary. He will probably
1t once say that the msin c purt surround
ing the grand canal. with the IN agnif-
cent Mac Monnie's fountain as center
piece, contains the finest group Of huili-
lngs liz the world As matter If fact,
me cannot imagine any: hing more
ireaml Ike in its way than the great basin
gittering in the sunlight. and the grand
ct Of the exposition bulldogs rearing
Themselves ar Iun1 II on dress parsd.
At one end # the mighty rihb' 4 snc
ided dome Of the Admin. atinn build
ing rises above It's four vast psvllions.
Dominating every virw N this paIt Il the
grounds A along the south shore tn.
Shlie palace of Agriculture stretches iis
fair ler 9Th On the opp site shore stand.
he giganic Liberal Arts building A.
the east end tower the msgnifi ,ept perry
stile, counectin. the great cas- no ana big
music hall. stand guard over the entrance
from the Sea, and through the stately
columns the lsughiug wave of Michigan
| form picture never To bc forgo ten
From the grand basin c4nal runs
north t. the lagoon, fltnked on either
side hy The marufac lures and electrical
Buildings Never was aLyt ling NOR,
| delightful than this clear. green strip of
water thrusting its shining level pe-
tween lofty facades. and spsnued bS
low a ched white bridges. Looking
south one SECS. ~ in a pic ure. two IN 're
gently curvirg bridges, another CLEAN
# shining water. anu at the end q group
of cruchaut lions, behind which the az
cade between the halls uf the machin. ~
and agricultural traces itself against III,
sky Looking north again You see n
wooded island, Its trees in the opening
spring sunshine showing patches of rus-
set and gold and sometimes crimson pur
pie WHEN the sun climbs out Of the lake
Beyond the trees and flowers and Il .sh-
ing bits of water. the red roof Of III,
fisheries building is visible; to the righ
and to the left the big greenish glss
rotunda of the horticultural building
and the yellow dome OF the Illinois s. at
building closes the vista.
Not alone in the grandeur Of its gres
temples Of industry, science and art vii
I The Columbian Exposition s'artle an,
tasclnate Over IN VI 4 sav Piaaisa Al c.
n pprtiun IF the Words FAIR grounds
Justly entitled to the name "wonder
land" will be reproduced bel, wit
J Ill its modern variations Here will b
/ corgr, z lted sliced off sections of III
word as it exists to-day. German vii
ages, Turkish villages. streets In CairC
2 Eskimo villages, Indian encsmpment
, Japanese commodities, tribes from Ia
,ary, Budhist's temples Moorish mosque
: Chinese psgodss, and all the pnantasns
V gorial scenes IF life in every cline an
: land ereath the sun, will find a temp
Il rary abiding place. The gutteral ton
!, ot the Ltplander will mingle with Il
Muezzin's call To prayer, and the Ca
u stmlc odors # pine crowned Norw'
q will mingle with the scent of Arabia
IS -pices This portion of the exposi,i
: will ne revelation to those who knO
e little Of the word. 1t will be as If 4
n people of al nations and ever cline b
d ass mblei in fairy pantomime. The
f will oe daughters Of the Orient, IN rob
9 embroidered in gold, their dark bu
le features surmounted by crimson fez;
n wtch,ng frauleius, sparkling senorit'
= iemure but delightful maids Of Toxic
e mu.mees with wondrous silken la.hes
le midnight hue, aud irresistible gyE
X Iris who hold your fortune In tn
b lusrrous robes There will be glitter
Of retinues of troubadours, Moors, Ara
OF sHarthy brigands from the Pyrene,s n
ei chIldrea of the isles of the utmost pur
w sta5.