Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-16
AT THE WORLDS FAIR.

Exhibit-Some of Its Many Striking Features.
 Professor E A. Parsons of this city has returned home for a day or two from Chicago, where he is in charge of the M. 5teinert collection of ancient musical in | struments at the worlds fair. He came on I to transact some business, but will return this week. He was seen at his residence In this city by reporter of the JOURNAL AND COURIER yesterday. Professor Par sons was asked to give his opinion of the fair, which he did somewhat as follows: It has been stated that the prices for every thing were very exorbitsnt, but that state ment has been very much exaggerated. For the first two weeks of the fair the prices were very high. This was the case especially in the French restaurants on the fair grounds. For instance, they charged ten cents for the use of napkins, knives and forks and for the plates that were used, and twenty-five cents each for sand wiches. But as soon as the board Of man agers heard of the charges they went at once in disguise to the parties In charge of this restaurant, and finding the complaints were true told the culprits that unless the prices were reduced that their right to keep 8 restaurant on the ground would be taken away. This remed1ed the trouble, so at the present time 1t is possible to get good meal at reasonable price. Now new and clean bills Of fare, with prices plainly and definitely printed ing the fair it depends entirely on ones self what the cost shall be. The regular charge of admission to the fair proper is but fifty cents. This will allow the wis., itor to see almost everything one cares to ses,-the manufaoturers' and liberal arts buildings, the different foreign build ings, most of the state buildings and, in fact, about every thing but the side shows.
 The expense of going to tke fair from the city of Chicago to Jackson park, where the fair is held, about eight miles from the have built double track from their main depot in the city to the center of the fair grounds. Their worlds fair special is composed entirely of new cara and engines built especially for the run. The trains are started every three minutes from in the morning till late in the evening. Then there are tho regular suburban trains, which are run every ten minutes, SO that no matter how large the crowd they can go in comfort and without being crowded. There are 100 stages and carriages that can be taken if you do not wish to go by train. The trains are composed of from twelve to fifteen cars.
 Now in regard to the fair buildings. The cred outside with composition, and they are marvels of architectural design and beauty. Many of the buildings are not yet completed.
 Much has been done since the opening, but there are many of the exhibits that are not ready, but the exterior of nearly all the great buildings are completed. Walking around the grounds will take several days time, and oven when the ex- hibits are ready the outside view will be | the most impressive sight of all the great and magnificent array of wonders from all parts of the globe.
 ! which can be seen people from every | country and nation in the world. In this street alone one can we'll occupy two whole
 days in sight seeing, and this sight is some
 thing one can never see again in lifetime
 Perhaps one of the finest buildings on the
 ground, if not the finest, is the Libera
 Arts building. Some idea of the size o
 the building can be obtained when we con
 sider that the whole of the centennial ex
 position could have been put under tn,
 roof of this building. The building cover
 one week to gee all there is in this on,
 building.
 Another building which no doubt will
 receive good deal of attention is the Man
 ufacturers' building.
 In this building are the exhibits of thu
 patent office and postal department ant
 the exhibit of the Smithsonian institute a
 Washington, D. O. The postal departmen
 has train of cars that is run the lengtl
 of the building all the time fully equipped
 with all the appliances of the service and
 full number of men to run it. It exem plifes the workings of the railroad posts
 service. In the palace of the fine arts, tn French, German, Belgian, Swedish an' portions of the American and Dutch sec
 tion are open.
 Many exhibits are finished in the agri
 cultural building. In most of the othe l buildings great amount of work is to done. The final touch has been put O
 many of the state buildings but that 0
 New York is very much behind.
 l The government building, which ha been ready for several weeks with it's ez
 hibits, has been crowded during the pas
 week.
 The German palace, one of the finest fol | opened in few days.
 The police protection Is most excellent There are upwards of 2,000 men in full uniform and they are drilled every day They are very polite and obliging. To be seen at the dock on the wate front is perfect model of one of the ship of the white squadron. This is tn storehouse of the naval exhibit Most of the heavier guns ar . models, but all below the Sine B l breech-losding rifles are genuine arml s These, with all the other appliances of th
 modern ship-of-war, together with flu quota of men, attract thousands of peopl 8 each day. One of the most beautiful sight : are the gondoliers with their showy oo
 tunes and handsome boats. It beats th Venice display.
 Now in regard to the M. Steinert collet . tion. It is the only loan collection in th f fair. This collection of ancient instru ments numbers 100. It Is to be found f the Palace of Liberal Arts, and it has on ! of the finest positions in th and have two assistants. The instrument are played on daily and are much take about and the visitors and those connecte with the fair from other countries all sa
 that it is the finest collection of antiqu
 musical instruments in the world, an r l when MT. Steinert comes to the fair tha 2 he will be the recipient of as great hono . as the foreign princes.
 t In closing would say that in my opir ion the time to come to the fair will be al a ter the first of June. think that by ths time everything will be in readiness to b @ seen to advantage.
 0 THE CONNECTICUT COTTAGE.
 It may be of interest to Connection
 people to know that it is said that Cor
 necticut has one of the most substantial t built structures of the state buildings o r the grounds.
 q Yesterdays Hartford Post says on tn q l subject: ''The Connecticut cottage { g Chicago" said Mayor Hyde this morning
 "is in an advanced stage of completion. r l mean the decorations and furnishing : Awd the great part of thecredit Is due
 Mrs. P. H. Ingalls, of Hartford and Mi.
 Trowbridge of New Haven, of the boa,