Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-03

architecture. means OF transportation,
general industry. industry of articles OF
food, river and sea fishery. health. ma
chincry. lighting. art industry. heating.
geography. complete furniture. safety,
gardening. insurance. etc. As each OF
these subjects as we'll rs all of its adjunctS
is to bC treated cxhaustivcly. il will be
readily seen that the scope of tho expo.
sitiOn will be broad one. and one that
cannot fail tn I've interesting to lovers of
worlds fairs.
The exhibition Will be held on large
tract of land near the National museum
in Amsterdam. and exhibits will b. re-
ccivcd from March , to April 20. 1895.
One big railway company has granted
free transportation for all goods To- and
from the exhibition. and awards will he
granted by an International jury, as ut
previous exhibitions of the kind. The
Worlds bazaar will be a sort of Mid
way plaisaucc, and ono OF its numerous
interesting features will lie rcprOduc-
ton of old Holland in Amsterdam. In
tho center of the grounds will he n large
basin. in which an immense steamer
will be mourvd. twill be fitted up OK
actly like tho modern hotel OF the high
scas-thc o"can newfoundland there
will bc room on the decks for tho ac-
cOmmodation Of =. coo people. At night
the steamer will he brilliantly illumi-
mated by electric light. There will be an
immense area SIT apart rs an arena for
sports. and the best musical talent Of
Europe will fill the air with exquisite
melody.
American cook stoves, typewritcrs,
telephones. electric light paraphcrnalia
and other appliances the product of
Yankee ingenuity are extensively used
in Amsterdam. and the coming cNhIbi-
tion seems an excellent opportunity for
American manufacturers to widen their
trade with the Dutch.
Holland has OF late become favorite
with tourists from all parts Of tho world,
and next to tho exhibition itself the city
of Amsterdam will prove a magnet that
will draw many visitors. Tho Northern
Venice. as Amsterdam Is called. Is built
upon some 90 islands. and the houses
stand upon Il vast forest of piles. The
city is literally built upon land wrvStcd
from old oceans embrace and i bound
together Ly over 500 bridges. which
span the numerous canals. The AmStCl,
the widest Of the waterways. compares
very favurahly in size and picturesque.
ness with tho Grand canal of Venice,
and the architecture is varied and at
tractive In the center of each street Is
a canal lined with paved quays. upon
which grow trees. Tho three principal
streets arc each fully two miles long
and eco feet broad. and tho CirCumfcr-
ence of the city is about ten miles.
The most imposing CdiiiCc is the pal
ace Of Amsterdam. which WAS formerly
the city hall. II was begun i'll lGiS. IS
built Of stone and rests upon -. $50
piles driven 30 feet into the soft, marshy
ground. Ono of its features is n grand
ballroom Ill feet long, % feet wide
and 90 feet high, which is lined
throughout with white Italian marble.
Another feature i magnificent chime
of bells, which plays automatically every
hour To all lovers of art the Ryks mu-
scum of pictures will be potent attTac-
ton. 1t was founded in lbs and con-
| tains very large collection Of the
works of Dutch masters. including those
of Rembrandt, Franz Halls. HClot and
| others famed the world over. There is
also a fascinating collection of prints
contained in upward of 200 portfolios.
The Ryks museum building was only
completed in 1885 and is the handsom-
est structure in the city.
Amsterdam is the largest city in Hol-
land and is the capital of the Neither
lands. 1t is situated on an arm of the
| Zuyder Zee and was a mere fishing viii
lage in the thirteenth century. 1t was
strongly fortified ten years before Amer
L al
/ of Antwerp in l64S by the closing of
the Scheldt it became very large and
prosperous. I. V. MCkINsTET.