Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-29
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How the Exhibitors nj Chicago HaSs s~Was
for Their Freight
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now THKY Arr TAKEN DOWN

Special corre,pOndence Of TIE Evening star
CHICAGO, April ~. 1855.
There will be no specific exhibit Of dudes "a
the worlds fair. but there will. Of course. b
quantities Of them here. aud anybody vhs
wishes TO do so will have an OPP
port unity Of seeing what the exquisite
creatures Of all the corners Of the earth arr
Ike. Already day in the exposition groundi
Is apt 20 show the visitor . few advancs
samples OF English dudes. with single barreled
eyeglasses; OF Spanish American dudes. with
small feet and curled hair: Of German dudes,
with square top hats and heavy coats. and OF
American dudes. with heavy sticks and ntsls
bob-tail overcoats
But IL must be confessed that very shors
time in the park lie sufficient to take the fresh.
ness Of Of the most blooming specimen o,
the dude plant. In the first place. the dust
In all places is blown about and penetates
every fold o: the clothing, and soon
takes the shine of the shoes In the next
place there are parts of the grounds where the
sand Is ankle deep. IL any one COOS exploring
about the live stock building, for IN
stance, and continues around BY tbs
shoe and leather building, he will find
Il hard walking on account of the deep sand
But this is not all. for in other spots pavement,
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70 what would. If dry. be dust. produces mud
Thus the walking presents even possibilities OF
dust, mud and sand. This does not fuly COM
pleie he discomfort. either. Tor walk IN the
region OF the elevated railroad construction
would be apt to result in tomeih.ng dirty fall
ing upon the shoulders the head and the
hnai wash which lie being spread over the stat
Is likely TO slatter one at every turn.
ASSUMING LoRDLr AIKs.
Bat the dade at the exposition is not only an
idle visitor, he is there often in connection
with the installation of an exhibit and here let
the correspondent cf THr STAR make briefcom-
ment upon the magnificent airs OF importance
that the thousands Of people who are
attached TO the exposition are apt to assume
especially when they first arrive al the scene OF
their iabors They FIRST provide themseive,
| with passes. but these are gwen out for some
particular reason, and while they admit ono
freely TO the grounds do not admit TO
an inspection Of the interior Of Any building
but his own. Thus q special agent of one Of
the departments at Washington bearing n
pass on account Of the United States govern
ment exhibit, cannot penetrate the portals OF
the fisheries building the manufacturer
building. unless he receives special permission
TO do SO, and conversely pass account OF a
manufacturers exhibit will not admit the
bearer 70 the government building. But IL
always takes time before q
I newcomer grasps this fact. and be g.
apt 20 suppose that he has a pass permitting
him 20 go anywhere on earth. IL he is q wise
man he will not dispute with the guards.
who may on general principles be sup
posed TO know something about their own
business. but he is not always q wise man,
and, as a consequence, disputes and high words
are Of frequent occurrence. OF course. tho
guards always wan. II they should weld and
disobey orders they would be discharged, Tor
they are "A military organization and are sub
ject to strict military discipline.
But after the attschs has discovered his
SPACE in his particular building he shows out
strongly. Re walks into the space with the air
OF conqueror. lie is thoroughly convinced
that 10 other exhibit will be half o.
important as his own. lie has ideas
which TEEN within hls mind and overflow in
glowing speech. Bat what does he findf
Why. be finds the space which has been al
lotted to him, and usually there is nothing else.
He stalks aboa; Tor day two, when hs be-
gins TO realize that space Is OF no use 60 HIM
unless he has something TO put IN it, Then he
begins that exssperatIng search for freight
which soon takes the nagnIfcence out OF any man
and brings ham down to the level Of a struggling
supplianl, for he discovers that few people are
concerned about the location of his freight be-
ing much more m.e crested in keeping track OF
their own. He also discovers that he must AXE
rebuffs ut the freight Offices, or he will be
ments. Have you ever had any
experience in fnoing freight shipments2
There are few occupations more exasperatins.
lou may procure conclusive evidence that the
freight started, and you may have strong proof
of Its having arrived, but what is the good Of
that If you cannot lay hands on it? At the very
time when you are driven half crazy the boxes
turn up where you least expected them
Two HORNS OF THE DILEMMA
OF course there is great deal Of exaspera-
ton on this subject running riot at jackson
-. a
been between the two horns of a dilemma II
they shipped their exhibits months ago the
buildings were not ready to receive them
and they stood in danger OF damage from water,
TO say nothing of the Possibility Of other dam
age. But, shipping later, blockade of freight
has been inevitable. Considering the large
number Of arrivals OF freight lately the methods
cal delivery of ii has been quite remarkable,
but still many exhibitors stand heiplessly wait
ing for the wares without which they cannot
proceed.
1t can safely be said. parenthetically, that
there are compaI atiyely few exhibitors who
have had experience with large exposltions.
Unless a man was at the centennial seven
teen years ago and at the Paris
exposition more recently any knowledge
he may have OF fairs will be
Insignificant and of little use on the present &C.
casion. OF course, there are come notable ex-
ceptions, IN the shape OF men who have been .
part OF every great exposition for the past
twenty years, and these are taking matters
quietly and DO no. worry themselves.
ToNISG DOWN THE DUDES
This matter OF tine freight alone is enough to
tone down the most pronounced dude, aud Il
generally does so; SO that the CHIEF worlds fair
dudes are the new corners. BY tie time
the exposition opens Il 10 sale to say
there will hardly be OF gem
uine dudes connected with IT. Another fact
that serves to tone them down, aud which is
soon borne in on them, is that it cannot be
such an overwhelming honor to be part Of the
fair, since there 20 many more people
in the same posltion. 1t can very easily
be imagined that II all the kings and queens of
the earth were made TO live in one city, they
would not be apt TO think very much Of their
honors and rank. Similarly is seems . great
thing to be par: of the worlds Columbian eN-
position as long you are ~ home, but whea
you are on the ground and find yourself
Jumped in with thousands OF others occupying
the same place yourself you come 10 the
conclusion that il is rather an ordinary affair.
Still il must be admitted that what is known
as swell head" ID . disease not altogether eb-
sent in Chicago?
THE FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES,
Az for the foreign Representatives, it is due 10
them to soy that they mind their own affairs
and do not assume unduly exalted attitudes.
They take the matter very seriously, feel