Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-29
THE WORLDS FAIR
TIE GROUNDS EASILY REACHED

TIE GROUNDS EASILY REACHED
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the Evsaing-Aiwsys Something New 70
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WORLDS Fam. Aug. 10. -lSpeciall -
There arc some facts about Chicago and
the fair which every hesitating American
ought TO know. They have often been
publishsd. and I have mentioned them.
but ~ there are Just now some indications
that many people are debating about .
trip hither they deserve at least one more
publication. The hnt u the ease and
cheapness with which one may get from
any part Of the city 70 the grounds. From
the legion Of new hotels In Hyde Park one
can walk In from ave to fifteen minutes.
From any part Of that division known -
the south side, meaning south Of the
main river and east Of the southern
branch thereof. he can ride on the street
cars for Ave cents. In time varying from
Q quarter OF an hour to an hour and
. quarter. while from the rsmotest sec
tions Of the north side and west side only
another nickel fare Il needed.
.s.
Any one who n not cripple can make
the Illinois Central station In fifteen min.
utes from any place In the heart Of the
city. and for ten cents can reach the gates
Of the White city In few minutes. But
the incest trip. all things considered, Ia by
boat from the landings on the lake front.
One Is thoroughly cooled, rested, and TO
freshed, and enters the central section Of
the fair with fne appetite for walking
and sightseeing. And on all the grounds
there is no more delightful place Of after.
moons and evenings than the slope and
walk along the shore. In the morning the
sun beats on II . little too powerfully.
Passing out Of the group of state build.
ings at the northeast corner OF the
grounds-on the lake side porch OF sev.
eral Of these Il . delightful place Of rest
one can walk far TO the southeast with the
blue-green waters Of Lake Michigan to
his left and tn his right In their turn the
buildings of France. Ceylon. Norway.
Germany, Spain, Canada and Great
Britain.
This brings the rambler to the north
pier. but II he has any sort Of intelligent
curiosity about foreign peoples and
strange races. he will 20 back and forward
there many times. Just behind those
mentioned are the quaint little structures
OF Costa Hca, Colombia, Siam. the East
Indies, Hayti and New South Wales, and
back OF the latter, between the North
Pond and Fisheries building, are dozen
more interesting peoples, and all those
Ike all the Others take their evening rec
reation on the lake front. There one can
see men Of nearly all races and color, clad
In their native costumes and enjoying
themselves In their home ways, and the
kinship Of races Is shown In at least one
thing-they all smoke tobacco. The lake
has been comparatively calm during al.
most the entire fair. but In the only two
days Of wind and storm II quite made
amends. Between the city landing and
the piers for the'fair scores Of passengers
took their hrst experience In sea sickness.
and the visitors from Indiana who came
across the south end of the lake land that
In the favorite way) had dreadful stories
TO tell Of their night Of misery.
Between the north pier and the main
landing I'm front Of the peristyle, the lake
shore sweeps inward In grand semicircle,
and there one finds OF evenings chiefly an
American, ut any rate an Arysn crowd.
and wine tables line the north side OF the
great Manufactures building and there the
most popular music II dispensed from the
band stand. On the broad promenade
and gently sloping shore, rough paved to
the waters edge. there Is ample room for
$4,000 people to sit and enjoy the cool
air, the music, the moonlight on the lake,
or the fireworks on moonless nights, as
these last are sent up from q float some
distance out In the lake. Directly In front
Of the famous brick bsttleship Illinois, the
more famous Viking ship Il anchored. and
all day long visitors flock to inspect this
faithful reproduction of the ancient
Norseman's warhip. South OF the main
pier the first attraction ON the lake front
In the convent La Rabida, and next In
turn are the Indian School, Krupp's ex-
hibit, the Forestry building. and In the
extreme southeast Of the grounds, the
Power house. And through all this grand
promenade one rarely finds Il too warm
after p. M, and never sees or hears any.
thing disagreeable. Il Is not only con.
gress Of nations, but OF the ladies and
gentlemen Of those nations
e.
The greatest discovery man can make
at this fair In to discover himself. That In,
he finds himself capable Of enjoying many
things he had previously taken no inter.
est in. And not only does he awaketo
many new beauties, but In time finds In
himself new capacities. For instance,
have recently discovered that have some
taste In art. Neither nor my best
friends had ever suspected II, but IL must
have been concealed about my psrson
somewhere, for every day I walk around
any big building discover new beauties
In the exterior decorations, and every time
visit the Fine Arts rooms ! am delighted
with some beauty had not seen before.
Some of the figures In other buildings,
those put up a. mere curiosities, dislike
and cannot tell why. The statues In
chocolate gave me no pleasure and Twas
really glad when they fell to pieces. The
equestrian statue of prunes In the Call.
fornia building II quite curiosity. but II
gives me palm. At frst thought this
was because Q great mass, or mess. OF
anything satable II offensive TO one with .
delicate stomach. and later decided II
was because the thing looks 70 gummy
and sticky. Imust resd up In art and
hnd out why don't liksit.
Very many people who had no chance
hitherto have discovered sincs coming
here that they were born 70 appreciate
certain things In art or mechanics.
Strange a. Il may seem, II occasionally
happens that country boy who never
heard anything finer than "Suwsnee
River" O., a 'oo-rural fiddle, shows keei
appreciation II the CLASSICAL music here
Perl - this II not % strange after all.
for Trey tel us that bir,ls and mice ap-
preci.Ic the n st cultivated and delicate
music, especially on violin, but fee IN
disgust from o isbble-rousing Jig. and
very likely the cause II the same - with
the boy, thst n, . cerR:p delisacy %
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