The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-27

RoTUNDA IN GOVERNMENT BUILDING.
with a covered walk down the center, and
on either side a most remarkable aggrega-
ton of curiosities-hunlan, architectural
and scientific. These are the villages OF
the plaisance of which so much has been
written and said. In them the life, a
ners, Industries and amusements OF all
sorts and conditions of men are shown
forth, and q man may learn here more of
these things than he could by a journey TO
the ends of the earth.
AT the eastern end of the plaisance, aftel
passing under the Stony Island avenue via
ducts, the visitor finds himself before the
Woman's building, with Horticultural hall
on his right hand as he looks toward the
east and q long vista Of state buildings or
his left. 1t will be best to start with an in
spection of Horticultural hall, unless you
are a bobanist or florist. or in some way
particularly devoted to plants and flowers,
in which case You had better leave the Hor-
ticulturaI building to be visited later, for
you will never be able to tear yourself
away. The viticlltural exhibit is in the
south wing and the rose garden on the
wooded island just across the lagoon, and
If you do not wish to return to Horticui-
tural hall you had better see them ON your
first visit.
Next in order is the Woman's building,
although if you area woman or have a wo-
man on your arm you will have gone there
first in spite of directions. Mere man, es-
pecially if alone, ought not to enter here in
any spirit of irreverence. In fact, if he be
at all thoughtful he cannot, for this build
ing for the glorifcation of oma was
planned by women, designed by a woman,
decorated by women and has been alto
gether under the control n management
of women from first to last, and it is one Of
the most imposing and handsomely fur
nished structures on the grounds.
When you leave the Woman's building,
step oyer and see the collection of dolls,
hobby horses, rockers, cradles, swings and
other toys provided for the amusement Of
the children in their own building. If you
have one or more with you, they can be left
here with the certainty that they will be
well cared for until your return, and they
will probably prefer such an arrangement
themselves, rather than to be subjected to
the ordeal of inspecting SO much that is
beyond their comprehension.
To the north of the Children's building is
the semicircular ven between the build
ings of the various states, which we have
QOJ room even 20 cQuH1eTaUe mere, DuJ WHICH
the visitor will have no trouble in finding
for himself. The foreign powers are all
represented in this end OF the grounds also,
and over in the extreme northwestern cor
ner is the Eskimo village, where sealskins
will be in fashion all summer. The great
center Of attraction at the north end, how
ever, Is the 5-acre Art building, which will
require at least a day for the most cursory
inspection. The Fisheries building comes
next. and then the curious brick and NOR
tar battleship Illinois, which every one will
want to see.
If you think you can be satisfied with a
glance around the United States Govern
ment building, you might &C there next.
But il time is an object you must beware
oryou will be coaxed by curiosity into lin
gcring, for from the section of one of Cali
fornia's giant trees in the rotunda tothe ex-
hibition of postage stamps everything is of
interest. Bat you have the largest building
ever erected to visit yet, the Manufactures
building, and after that the Electrical pal