St. Landry democrat., 1893-05-27

tLDlSt, HOhLD AIN
GROUNDS. MAY %, 1893.
The question has many times been
asked, what does it cost, and how far
will SO cents gof You can make tho
cost what you like, and 50 cents pays
for admission to the Fair proper, all the
state aud exposition buildings, and also
to the Midway plaisanCe, which i. a
broad avenue connecting Jackson with
Washington park. Along this plaisance,
many foreigners live and work, just as
they do at home, and we who cannot at
ford to visit these countries, can through
this means get q correct idea of their
habits and industries. These people
make q charge of IS cents to so cents.
With this exception the admission fee
of 50 cents admits you to the fair, from
8 a. N. until 10 at night
1t has been decided by the local direc-
tors to keep "Open house, on Sundays,
oven though the board Of directors re-
pay the government the $1,929,0 900 do
mated them. This however, is subject
to ratification by the national commits
sion. Some restrictions have been in
corporated in the resolutions, such as
relieving the employees from work, as
far as possible, stopping the dance of
the belts aud wheels in machinery hall,
aud adding the holding of religious SER
vices and singing of Moody and Sankey
hymns. There is no question as to the
popularity and good sound horse sense
in the stand thus taken. Open fair
Sundays, means peace and quiet in Chi
cagO, and less recruits for the whisky
cure institutes.
We hope that the visiting editors and
publls! hers will take back to their homes,
kind thoughts Of Chicago. This will be
Il year OF World 8 Fair congresses and
conventions, to lie convened in this city
and the knights Of the quill were about
the first to come among us. Many of
them have had taste Of the exposition,
and have gone home to return with new
recruits later on.
The weather has been pleasant,
though cool, and quite agreeable to
sight seeing.
Canada's future governor-general.
earl of Aberdeen, was given an Informal
reception, in the Canadian building,
which is now complete. 1t is two stories
high, and built of native material. The
different provinces each have room,
and are finished in the woods of that
particular province. The reception was
held I'D the main hall, which was decor
ated with flags and ferns, and about
three hundred people were present, in
cludlng the countess of Aberdeen.
Durlng the week, the memorial art
palace, situated on the lake front, foot
OF Adams street, was dedicated. During
the next six months, many Worlds Fair
congresses, auxiliary of the Worlds Col
umblan Exposition will hold their SEES
sions III this building, and during that
time, many pertinent questions and liy-
ing issues, such as music, the public
press, medicine, engineering, agricul-
tuie and other topics will be fully dis
CusSed.
ne hrst OF these congresses held it's
sessions al last week, and appropriately
enough the women in their convention
devoted to the discussion Of womau's
progress In this and foreign lands were
the first to make their voices heard in
this building in behalf and in tIo inter
est OF their sex.
Among those who took part in the
various questions discussed we're such
women as Elizabeth Cady Stanton. ,Julia
Ward Howe, Matilda B. Carse, Madame
ModJeska, Georgia Cay and others.
. Promlnent among the many state and
foreign buildings, is the one for which
t taeo legislature g of Illinois appropriated
SsOO,00 to build aud furnish, and truly
the money has been we'll spent. The
dedication OF this palace took place last
week. and Coy. Altgeld aud his bril-
!iantly, arrayed staff were on hand to
lend their presence to the exercises, |
There was speech making by the GOV
ernor and also by Chicago's mayor, Car
ter Harrison, soldiers in bright uniforms, |
,Olored bonnets. W."
A nasty trip was made through Mid |
way plalsaDce, and it is safe to saw, that |
,ne VIII not regret the small admission
zee 1t costs to see these different coun-
res brought right to our door. Even
o walk the plaisance from one end to
he other, is full of instruction, for there
much to be seen that costs nothing.
The girls from the land of the sham
ock were busy with their lace making
nd other industries. Among the visit
ountess Of Aberdeen, who are mnch in.
crested in this village. 4"