The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28
Our Worlds Fair Letter.
EVERY ONE WILL TAKE A HOLIDAY MAY
Isr. SOME OF THE CURIOUS Pgo
PIE IN BUFFALO BILLS SHOW.
CURIOUS EXHIBITS MADE
by WOMEN ARRIVE.
CFrom our Special correspondent y

ness man is preparing TO take grand
holiday May Ist and go to the Worlds
Fair. All the leading business houses
in town will be gayly decorated, and
every effort will be made to give visi
tors a grand reception in the city at
the opening of the Columbian Exposi.
ton. Great preparation is being made
to receive President Cleveland and his
party. The Duke OF Veragua is the
all absorbing topic OF conversation
among the Ch;cagoans. The descen-
dent of Christopher Columbus is likely
to be feted 10 his hearts content this
summer. Every one is anxious to see
this scion of Nobility.
The wind and rain still continues to
make earth desolate, and stops the
work at Jackson Park in many WAYS.
The gardeners can do nothing and are
almost in despair. Installation still
goes on in the buildings, and although
the bad weather will cause many things
to be unfinished that otherwise would
have been in fine shape May Ist, the
Fair will make a very creditable OPEN
ing.
The native workmen from Ceylon
are putting the finishing touches on
the beautiful temple which will be
used in the tea exhibit to be made by
the women. Solid ebony and satin.
wood pillars carry the graceful roof,
and they are beautifully carved in in
tricate designs. Five Cipgalose woods
are used in the construction. Several
Tamal women and their home COS.
tunes will augment the attractivene, S
OF the tea room. Those women have
dainty beudoir in the Woman's
Building, which will be revelation in
Japanese and Cingalese art.
Nevada will send to the Worlds
Fair prehistoric cosmic records of
great value. The exhibit will be here
this week, and will consist mostly Of
geological and agricultural products.
Principal among the exhibits are the
prehistoric foot prints. from the quar-
ries at Carson City. They are con.
sidered very wonderful and interesting,
and they were procured by cutting
them out bodily from the clay floor Of
the quarry. There were hundreds Of
them found 1t is the intention Of
Nevada to donate the geological and
mining collections to Chicago Univer-
sity after the Fair.
Mrs. Palmer's reception room in the
Woman's Building is completed. The
trieze of the room is design of roses
with a border Of conventional buckeye
scrolls. This is one of the handsomest
rooms in the building The ceiling
for the New York room is finely
painted canvas, and will be put up in
a day or two. The women of Dauphin
County, Pennsylvania, contributed "a
table inlaid with historic woods for the
Woman's Building. 1t is 4 feet long
and 50 inches wide, and will be used
as the presidents desk by Mrs. Pal
mer at the dedicatory exel cises in the
building, and for all official meetings
thereafter The inscription on a cop.
per tablet attached to the table shows
that there Is more history to the square
inch collected in the unassuming piece
OF furniture than its size and design
would seem to indicate. Inlaid in the
table is cedar from Lebanon, oak
from the yoke of the Liberty bell, and
red cedar from the railings around the
cracked herald of freedom, mulberry
from the John Harris tree, oak from
the good old ship Constitution, from
the house in which the first American
flag was made and from Washington's S
headquarters in Valley Forge, walnut
from Paxtang church erected in 174o,
and mahogany from the original doors
of the Pennsylvania capitol.
Another unique exhibit made by
women at Custer City, South Sakota,
has been sent to the Woman's build
ing. 1t is small cabin composed of
all the different specimens of minerals
aiOhi thS DlaSh I1Hlo. HC is
four feet square and is made very
neat and attractive.
The seventy-six Indians for Buffalo
Bills show came in yesterday morning.
There were hundreds of people gather
ed at the Northwestern depot to See
them. They landed from the cars
with regular Brule warwhoop. They
were gorgeously dressed in bright col
ors, decked out with eagles feathers.
bears claws, elks' teeth and eagles
claws. All had their faces painted,
some of them having spent a great
deal of time and an immense amount
of red, green and yellow in their make
up Wet as the day was we visited
the red men in the mammoth inc, ,osure
at 6Ist Street. They had their tents
and tepees all arranged and seemed
quite at home when we called, al
though they growl as much as any one
over the pa.tv weather 'rha,a o,o