The Green Forest tribune., 1893-05-25

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pies, with sumptous carvings, enriched
with painted frontal panel on a gilt
ground. On the left of the hall is the
| library entirely in oak and the shelves
are filled with voumns by British au-
thors. The waiting room is at the
right of the entrance and has that air
OF refinement peculiar to English
homes. The windows are wide and
deep, with old seats arranged in them.
The finishing of the room is like the
others, of an old period. In all the
rooms the floors are of hard wood, COW
cred with Wilton rugs, woven in Orien-
tai design. The name "Nlctoria" was
given it by the Queen who has taken
great interest in the Exposition and to
whom pictures of the different buildings
on the grounds will be sent.
The Egyptian Temple was dedicated
yesterday morning, and such queer
dedication as it was. 1t was more like
an old fashioned Quaker meeting than
anything else that we could think of.
At the end of the darkened and decorat-
ed room, on raised platform, sat eight
Egyptians in fancy colored costumes.
At either side sat two girls with harps
which they twanged once in a while.
Others reclined on slken couches and
looked at each other but no one spoke
a word. The girls with the harps were
priestesses. and the rest were all high
priests, so the manager told us.
On the ground near the platform
stood two solemn-looking Egyptians
with trailing leopard skins thrown over
their shoulders. They just looked at
each other all day long. Not word
passed between them. Each held
long pole, on the top of which was
carving of the Isis and Osiris, the de-
tiles of the people of the land Of the
Nile.
The interior of the Electrical Building
is light blue.
At the Fair grounds last Thursday
12 ,6S2 tickets were sold.
''British Day" was celebrated May
"a, the Queens birthday.
A miniature Of the new parliment
houses at Berlin has been prepared for
the Exhibition.
There is complete exhibit of the
| life and habits of the oyster in the
Maryland Building.
The New York school of Applied De-
sign has large exhibit of studies in
the Woman's g Building
| Mrs. Rorer's lectures on cooking, Civ
EN- in the kitchen of the Woman's
Building, are still confined to corn.
In the Woman's s Building is an ex-
hibit of 1000 specimens of Colorado
wild flowers, scientifically arranged.
The Woman's Building contains an
exhibit of drawn work in linen and
straw embroidery, made by the Mexican
women.
Lectures on forestry will be given in
Assembly, Hall at the Exposition dur
ing June. J. Sterling Morton is among
the lecturers.
In the Illinois Building, which was
dedicated last Thursday, there is re-
lief map showing every hill and valley
in the whole State.
A man eating shark is in transit to
the Fisheries Building. He is to be
kept i'll an aquarium made of glass one
and one. half inches thick.
The exterior Of the Choral Building
is finished aud work in the interior is
being pushed so that it will be ready
for concerts the last of the month
Missouri has sent to the Mines and
Mining Building 5000 pounds of lead
ore, all in one piece. Missouri's marbles
show twenty different varieties, besides
onyx and building stone.
The Washington Building is not
ready for dedication so the people of
the State will hold clam bake on the
lake front A car load nf water. melons
has been ordered from Washington for
the occasion.
The Earl Of Dysart with Astly Cooper,
has reached Chicago They started
from England last November and have
been around the world He is particu-
larly interested in the electrical ma
chinerv which he proposes to study at
the Fair.