Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-27
Special Correspondence of The Evening Sta.

- CHICAGO. ILL, June 25, 1893
"Whats the best thing at the worlds fairT'
This question was put by newcomer to
little bunch OF people who had been spending
some time in Chicago and who knew, or, rather,
thought they knew, every point of interest in
Jackson Park
"Oh, the Ferris wheel, of course" replied
one.
''The Ferris wheel, indeed" said another,
contemptuously. why, it's nothing but a toy.
The best thing at the far is the battle ship
Illinois"
Il differ said third person, who il OF the
gentler sex. "The best thing is the show case
of Paris dresses in the manufacturers build
ing"
Il like the fine arts exhibit"
II like the forestry exhibit
SNOW" finally remarked the last man OF the
group, ''the best thing have seen here Is the
model distillery Of Kentucky sour mash
whisky"
Here you have a very good illustration OF the
versatility of tastes among the visitors to the
worlds fair. One person Is best pleased oy
such wonderful piece of mechanism as the
Ferris wheel: another nature Graves the sea
and war; another loves fine gowns; another
likes pictures; another likes woods. and still
another becomes enthusiastic when he gazes
upon the process OF whisky manufacture
Now what is a newcomer TO do when he Is greeted
with so much and such various advice? He
will be banded about from pillar TO post and
will come away with nothing but an experience
In walking He may buy guide book and
study that and start out to see things accord
ing to its Instructions but guide books are not
always accurate. and this guide book leaves
many important things out and makes mis-
takes occasionally as to things that are here.
The best way 10 do Is TO start out first Of all to
see the general effect OF the buildings and
Ia her 70 % th~OnUh exhibits
deliberately and slowly. not hurrying to see
them all. which is impossible almost, but con-
tent to study what pleases you instead OF hop
ing to find something that will please you
more.
THE GENERAL EFFECT.
First Of all. how to get the general effect OF
the worlds fair as a whole is not difficult TO
describe. You may take boat from Van Buren,
street and steam around to the world fair pier.
This enables YOU TO see The whole effect from
the outside OF the white city As yOn pass be-
yond the smoke and smoke-coIored city OF
Chicago YOU come upon the big group of white
palaces That constitute the world : fair. IL the
sun il shining them they almost dazzle you.
and the gold dome of the administration buIld-
ing flashes out more cO1spIcuOusly than any
thing else Flags axe living from all the buildings.
and sou see indlstiuct figures moving sIOSls
TO and fro. You pass by, first OF all the for
eign buildings then the government building.
building then the Convent of La Eabila and
then the graceful cOIonaade. with the high
pillars. through which you can see the
golden statue of the Republic and the
court of honor. Then you may land.
II YOU wish to get good first i'm
preston of the fair YOU cannot attain your OBJ
ject except BY using tine boat when you make
your first visit But Won have only seen so
much of the exposition as faces on Lake Nlchi-
gan. ard you should now. having left the pier
Ill rrol rnrl-
way at the nearest station. This will carry you
around by the other side of the park will show
you the forestry building, the cluster of wind
mills the cliff dwellers mountain. the admins
tration building. the woman's building. several
Of the state and foreign buildings finally letting
YOU of by the fisheries and government build
ihgs. You must walk. for unless you
choose to use a wheel chair. there Is no way Of
getting over to the manufacturers building.
which you must reach i'll order to get further
idea Of the fair as a whole. The way you do
this is by taking an elevator to the roof. After
YOU step ia the car il ascends without the
slightest motion and the people and the booths
grow smaller and smaller you go away from
them.
The atmosphere, too. gets hotter and hotter.
and when the car stops you step out upon u
platform which leads to u passageway, and
here. il the day is suitry. the heat is SO great
that a very bad man may experience some of
the sensations which may he in store for him
hardly mere than a dozen feet in length. and
from IL you pass out upon the roof, where the
air is always tempered by the cool breezes
from the like. You can now take a promenade
around the building. and the walk Is just half
a mile in length. You can the whole
panorama of the park-Wooded Island sur
rounded by bright streams of water. Ger
msny's building. with large trees near it. and
finally the fence that bounds the park. beyond
which there are woods and green fields. You
III - t.1, to-
side and from the land side. and YOU have
looked at it like bird, from high up in the air
FROM THE LAGOoX5.
But now YOU NAV wish to il from the
middle. and this YOU can accomplish by taking
ride in one OF the electric launches. These
go through all The lagoons and basins, and the
ins and outs of the great park are thus shown
clearly You have now got the genera
effect OF the great fair as nearly as il can be
got in four trips, two BY water. a third by ar
elevator and a fourth BY elevated railroad
You need be dependent upon no one for advice
after having taken these trips. so far as outside
effects are concerned, but you can come any
day and repair directly to the spot that you hk'
best
Now, it ia really important that person
should have some opinion on this sub ect. fol
he will be asked when he gets home what par
of the grounds he liked best to a certainty, and
N perchance he meets a young lady and wishe
to walk with her. he should have an idea wher'
to take her. to show her the scenes most hkei,
to captivate her mind The first of these i
possibly the wooded island, simply because
there are few buildings on it and there is NOR
retirement there than there is anywhere else
But, as a matter of fact. there is no real retire
ment to be had in Jackson Park. 1t is an opei
place, and the throngs Of people are every
where. Whatever flirting is to be done must b.
done openly. and to speak in all due justice
great deal is done openly. but it is the milde
form of flirting. and appears to be only Incl
entail to sightseeing
GOVERNMENT OF THE FAIR
How Ia such big thing as this fair run
Who Is the mayor of the white city? Who ar
the city council? Who make its laws? Thes
questions are constantly asked by visitors an,
by others who have not vet been to Chicago
for il is not only those who visit the fair tina
take an interest in it, but every one in tn,
United States who is capable of taking an in
terest in anything.
There have been several occasions when i
would have been rather hard for any one &
answer these questions. when the management
has been trying to discover what it consisted o
and who had a right TO make laws and regula
tons governing the fair, for the system now il
vogue has not been arranged Just in a day. bu
has come out of hard lesson of experience.
In the first place the two bodies that mad
the rules are the national commission and loca
directory. The first named is composed of tw'