The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-14

which can be changed into a Sunday school
in q few minutes. On either side of the
main auditorium are ~polygonal wings,
which can be divided from it by sliding
partitions. Under the rear gallery Is an
other section separated In the same way.
Thus when the partitions are all down the
auditorium is of the conventional oblong
style, with a gallery around three of the
sides. The galleries can be curtained off
into classrooms If desired, and each of the
other sections may be similarly divided,
the changes being made in a very short
time.
The auditorium, when the partitions are
all open, will seat 1900 people, but twice
that number have been accommodated
comfortably, and there is no part of the
building from which the platform cannot
be seen. The stairs, halls and Hobbies are
broad and roomy enough to afford easy
exit, and between the two entrances is q
library large enough to be used as a reading
room. There is an abundance of light and
air in every part of the building and all
proper conveniences for the comfort of the
attendants at the services.
The Sunday school building is outside
the Jackson park limits and was built
with reference to its removal to Chautau-
qua when the fair is over, but similar pre-
vision was not exercised in regard to the
buildings within the gates, and Chicago is
already beginning to wonder what can be
done with them when the exposition closes.
The Worlds fair directory is under bonds
of 100000 to restore Jackson park to the
commissioner In its primitive nakedness,
and there has been some discussion as to
whether it would not be profitable to for
felt the bond and let the park commission
ers get rid of the buildings as best they
may. Some of the buildings will undoubt-
eddy be preserved. The New York build
ing has already been formally donated to a
committee for a sort of permanent exposi-
ton of woman's work, and the Pennsyl-
vania building will be used by the Chicago
naval reserve. There is q strong disposi-
ton to save the Art building and other
structures, but about most of them there
is a doubt whether the salvage on useful
articles win be sufficient to pay for the cost
of removal.
In any event, there will be thousands of
carloads of rubbish to be disposed of when
the buildings are demolished, and what tx
do with that is a puzzling question. One
proposed scheme contemplates using it to
build islands in the lake. There are some
shoals there that would make good foun-
dations, and the islands would be valaable
additions to Chicago's park system. 1t
would cost over 100000 to carry out this
plan. but it is doubtful if it will mot cost
more than that to dispose of the rubbish in
any other way. One pretty suggestion has
been made that the skeleton of Manufac-
lures building be left standing as a frame
work for Japanese ivy, so that its magnifi-
cent architectural lines may be preserved
as long as possible. The plan would save
money, for it is estimated it will cost $780,
600 above the salvage to remove the build
ing.
One might devote many days to studying
the various collections of a On exhibit
ton at the fair without seeing half Of their
wonder and beauty. They are an impor-
tant element in most of the exhibits in the
Woman's building and are of all imagina-
BILE styles, sizes, varieties and values, from
the utilitarian paper or palm leaf air mover
that may be purchased for a few cents to
the costly jeweled lace and silken affairs
that might break a princes heart and cost
a princes ransom. But they are princi-
pally worthy of study for the artistic quail
tiles of their decorations, for it is surpris-
ing how conventional most of the shapes
have become through long familiarity.
Many of the painted fans bear the names
of celebrated artists, and many of the lace
designs are of exceeding variety, while those
with metal mountings and inlaid work are
exceedingly curious and interesting.
The Japanese have a fashion of decorat-
ing their fans with little metal flies and
other insects, which look SO natural that it
is hard to avoid the impulse to flick them
off. Ivory and sandalwood, as our grand
mothers well knew, are ~fayorite materials
for Chinese fans, and the lacelike patterns
of some of their carved work are quite as
delicate and intricate as any of the finest
laces displayed by Europe, There are gauze
fans, feather fans, grass fans and fans Of
all other sorts of stuff, and they are all
more or less worthy of inspection, but after
she gets all through the American woman
is very apt to conclude that she knew al
most alf about them before. And she is
quite right, as usual.