The Progress., 1893-08-05
pOlNTERS 10 lSIIORS.
Iwelty ty-hve Things To Be
Seen at the Fair
ny THOSE WITH LIMITED TIM.

WORLDS FAIR, Aug. Especial -
Today met one of my friends from Wash
ington, who had but few days to spend
IN tie exposition, and he asked me, mas
much as 1 had been here some time, {.
nIme for bim the twenty-five things most
worthy his time and attention. 81 cal
see at the first glance" said he, that thi,
tllr Is too big for me. / can't take i'm n
telth part of it. | don't want to waste
any time running about aimlessly. and
when | start out want TO know Just what
am after So if you will sit down and
tell me about twenty-five of the most in
trresting things to be seen here YOU will
do me great favor" said to my friend
this was easier TO talk of than to do. anG
besides, If were to try to give him such o
list it might not suit his tastes at all an6
in the end he would blame instead OF
thank me for what | had done.
Again, there was an objection to th,
plan in that ] might name for him toe
many things that had come from foreign
countries, while he might be more inter
ested in American works. To this he re.
Piled that he would take his chances on
my judgment, and as to the foreign arti
c,es and displays, that was Just what he
cared most TO see, and if | had made n
study of the imported wares so much the
better. In this way l was led to attempt q
feat which naturally | should not under.
take. Below will be found the list which
| gave to my friend, with some of the rea.
sons therefor, and if it shall prove any rs.
sistance to the intending visitor to the
fair l shall be glad.
To my motion the twenty-five most in.
teresting things which the foreigners have
to show here are as follows:
|. The Dore vase in French section OF
Manufactures building. 1t is a note.
worthy work of art, without doubt the
finest bronze to be found in the exposition.
10 Is at only large in size, majestic in pro-
portiols and n notable casting Judged
purely from the mechanical point of view.
but it is wonderfully beautiful in its de
sign and in the figures with which its sur
lace Is literally covered. Gustav Dore. the
artist, Is dead, and the great vase is for
sale for the benefit of his family. The
price is 1000.
2 The street in Cairo is n splendid ex.
ample OF the art of transplanting an Ori- (
entail scene to the midst of western civil .
ization. Though mere showman's trick.
the Cairo street, with its shops. its
mosque, its dromcdaries, donkeys, theater.
temple, savage camps and other accessor-
les is bit OF realism which is not sur
passed in the exposition for genuine hu-
man interest.
3. The loan galleries in the Fine Arts
palace. In these rooms are displayed sew
eral score of masterpieces by foreign art
Is.s. now owned in America. Here are
the best pictures of the exposition. But
for their presence several of the foreign
schools, notably that of France, would be
10 poorly represented as to be almost
;ailures.
4. The laces made in Belgium, in
France, in Italy, with their artistic value
about in the order named. All women
love laces and many men after beholding
these airy, fairy, film-like creations, wish
that fashions might change so as to per-
NIT them to wear laces. Fabrics at
thousand dollars yard are costly, but the
beauty is there in degree which you have
never dreamed of.
8. The marble statues and statuettes in
the Italian section, Manufactures build
ing These are not supposed to be tho
highest types of the art of sculpture-for
these you must go to the Fine Arts palace
but they are the works which please the
masses. They are expressive, they arc
pictures in stone, they have life and action
rather than lofty ideals. They are in inn
mense variety and Of amazing cleverness.
9. The Javanese village as an example
of the simple, almost dainty life and peace
full industrial pursuits of an interesting
L.. IL. eel.
They have here a village with forty or
more structures in it, representing all
their forms of architecture and all man.
ners of life. A cleanly, industrious, low
able, skillful people they are, and their
small stature makes them seem more like
children than men and women grown.
Z. The gowns and millinery in the
French section, Manufactures building.
There are no such dressmakers, no such
elsewhere in the world. In Paris
these trades approach the fields of high
art.
5. Work in silver to be found in Rus
sian and Danish sections, Manufactures
building. The Russians excel all other
nations in the use of enamel Some OF
their wares are surprisingly beautiful and
difficult of execution. In repouse silver
VII D"hNo oBl'coi w icdd. SOiu Ihit tHtSt
silver works with those in the Tiffany and
Gorham exhibits. United States section.
and note that America is attaining not
only fine workmanship but character in
design.
.. The carvings in the Japanese and
Italian sections, Manufactures building.
These two peoples are the earth's greatest
carvers. The Italians are surely ahead of
all rivals, with the japanese good sec
ond
TO- The Gobelin tapestries in the French
section, Manufactures building-rare old
pictures in fabrics, famous pieces from the
last century and the century before See
also the tapestries in the Belgium section.
II. German chemistry, Manufactures
building. The Germans excel all other
peoples in chemistry, which is the art that
stands at the base of all arts and indus
tries. The display Of chemicals here is the
most comprehensive and important the
world ever saw.