The Portland daily press., 1895-05-08
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THE GRAND SHOW OF 1900.
General Ground Scheme Decided On for
the Next Paris Exhibition. !

At last, out of the enormous mass Of prop
ositions, plans suggestions, and ideas, the
actual form of The exhibition of 1900 is be-
ginning to appear. says tie Paris edition of
the n. Y. Herald.
The Figaro gives an account. .ofssthe gener-
al lines on which the exhibition.is to be ar
ranged. So far as the ground plan is con-
cerned the main points are now definitely
settled.
For convenience of description the exhi-
bition May ba divided in to four parts: L.
The Cour de la Refine Gneluding the Palais
de I'Indusrie and the adjoining portion of
the Champs Elysecs) and the Esplanade des
Jnvalides. 2 The banks of The Seine. 3.
The Trocadero. 4. The Champ de Mars
In the first part will be the exhibitions of all
that concerns art. A boulevard bridge hun
dred yards wide will be built over the Seine
and the PaIais de l'Industrie will be pulled
down. This will leave magificent rectilin-
ear piece of open ground, from where the
main entrance of the aPalais de rIndustrie
now is to the central entry to the Hotel des
Invalides. On this rectangle will be built the
palaces which will contain the art exhibit
tlons.
The principal entrance to the exhibition
will be in the corner of the Place de la Con-
corde. cutting the banks of the Seine OBJ
liquely, and the Entree d'Honneur will be
from the Camps Elysee.
The Entree 'Honneur will open out
into a sort of forum layishly decorated
with statues. On the right of this forum
will be built the Palais des Arts Modernes.
which will extend as far as the avenue
d'Antin. This building is intended to be
permanent. to replace the Palais de I'm
n,,{ {13o 1aft Of f1a will ha
another art palace, this one devoted TO art
restrospectively. Near it will be the ex-
hibit of the Sevres porcelain mandatory.
The second part of the exhibition, the
banks of the Seine as far the Point
d'Iena, will be very attractive feature.
Theaters. cafes, kiosques. greenhouses, and
allskinds of buildings will be erected. hay-.
ing a facade looking ON the Seine. In the
evening they will be illuminated thus bring
ing part of Venice to Paris. The exhibits
of the Marine and War departments will be
placed on the banks of the Seine, and foot
bridges will be built. SO that the fact of the
Pont des Inyalides and the Pontsde l'Alma
remaining outside the boundary of the ex-
hibition will not prevent visitors to the ex-
bibition passing from one side of the river
to the other.
in the third part, the Champ de Mars.
only two of the existing buildings will De
allowed to remain. the Eiffel Tower and the
Galerie des Machines. In the Champ de
Mars the industrial exhibits will be placed:
but, in order to counterbalance the eminent
attractions of The first part of the exhibit
tion, the Eiffel Tower will be rejuy enated
and a huge Sale des Fetes will be esiah-
lished IN the Galerie des Machines. Tho
agricultural department will occupy the
two wings The Palais de rElectricite will
also be one of the most magnificent depart
ments of the exhibition.
The center OF the Champ de Mars will re-
main open. and will be arranged as beaut-
iful garden with fountains. Near the Tour
Eiffel will probably be placed a gigantic
TELESCOPES which will bring the moon very
near the cal th.
1t is ex pected that Parliament will be
called upon 10 vote the first grants at the
beginning of June. Work will be commenced
Immediately after.
The Figaro inform artists who, on hear
ing that the PaIais de rlndustrie is to be
pulled down and that a new palace will not
ue ready for five years, wonder where the
salons will be held, that arrangements Will
be made 10 either leave enough of the old
palace standing or have enough of tie new
one ready to serve for the intermediate
saloDs.
A notable convention will be held in
Lewiston, beginning tomorrow morning.
The Catholic Temperance societies of the
State will meet in their first annual con-
vention for the purpose of organizing a
State union. They will be received by
he St. Joseph Catholic Temperance So
Hty and will meet at their rooms at
lie block.