The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-21

memories of the White City are no more.
But this one attraction ut least is TO be
something more than memory, for if the
plans of several Chicago's most promi-
nent citizens are carried out, it will be
preserved in enduring form.
1t is proposed to erect mammoth
structure, somewhat similar in design tc
Old Vienna, but far surprising it in
grandeur and the immensely Of its pro-
portions. Tho plans have all been drawn
| by the architect and designers of the
! Worlds Fair and if their ideas are car
ried out Chicago will have the most
| unique structure in the world. 1t will be
known as Historic Vienna, and will be
| located on North Clark and Locust
| streets, having frontage of 2I1 feet on
the former and III feet on the latter.
| The architecture will be the renaissance,
mingled with the old German, as in vogue
| in Vienna and along the Danube. The
greatest feature of the new project will
| be an immense auditorium, capable of
seating $1,000 people. 1t will resemble
the Royal Albert Hall, London, but will
seat 1900 more persons. 1t will easily
be the biggest and grandest auditorium
| in the world.
The other pnrts of the building will
contain, among other things, Is stores, a
model hotel, with 120 apartments and 40
single rooms; library and reading room,
having the leading dailes of the world !;
billiard rooms, bowling alleys; verita-
| bic Vienna cafe i'm all its details; restau-
rants, with celebrated European chef
in charge of the cuisine; typical "Old
| German Vein Keller" and Bier Stubc"
In addition there will be bazars Of differ
cnt nations, museums, panopticum,
''laughing-room, bathrooms, banquet
halls, private supper apartments. halls
| for lodges and meetings, and last, but not
least, the entree to the boxes will lead
| from Locust street through IL permanent
winter palm garden.
Music. and that Of the very highest
type, will constitute the prime attraction
of the Historic Vienna" In its walls
will be rendered daily music In Theo-
dore Thomas, diversified by that of
Strauss. In connection herewith n con-
servatory of music will be established.
| Arrangements will be consummated to
| prOvidefrce Sunday sermons by the most
eminent divines that can be secured.
making Historic Vienna n vcritable
peoples church. Education will be fos-
tered. Lectures will be delivered on gen.
cral education, history, civil government.
manual training, kindergarten work and
kindred subjects, all by men of national
and international fame. This work will
be eXcmplilied pictorinlly, at festivals.
\ special feature will be TO make Ills
| torc Vienna" the favorite resort of the
children and the student world of Chi
cago where education can be obtained in
| its trUrst sense
Ladies will find much to attract them.
Passing through palm garden of choic-
est plants and flowers, they will find ba-
Ears containing the work Of women of
every nation. At regular intervals grand
balls, concerts, and festivals will he
given for sweet charity. Ii will make Chi
cago the permanent city of national con-
ventions and international congresses, as
no other structure in the country can
compare with il rs n place for holding
such assemblages. Ii will also aid in
making the Windy City the leading CEN
ter for music, art and education in the
United States.