The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-13
ENTRANCE GATE TO THE L DHorEL DE WILLIE

ENTRANCE GATE TO II OLD HOTEL DE VILE
most famous vines Of this earth grow, and
where wines as delicious as any that ever
| were quafea are produced, it is evident
that the Californians who take their prod
ucts there will be venturing into a pretty
advanced class. In q certain sense the
wines, spirits and malt liquors department.
will be the most important of the whole
exhibition.
The Societe P-hilo1nathique was created
by the departmental government in 1888
under the nane Of La Socicte du Museum.
d'InstrUction Public, and in 1908 it was
| Incorporated under the present style.
From the first its object was to advance
| general science, liberal arts, industry and
| public instruction" and during the years
| since it came into being, despite all the
changes, political and otherwise, that have
taken place in Franco, its objects Y
| never been lost sight OF. In 1910 a free
dispensary and clinic were opened under its
auspices for the poorer classes Of thelcity,
and almost every year since c it has had
organized concerts, festivals and other en-
tertainments for the benefit of charity. Free
lectures On science, music n archaeology
are provided, and classes arc regularly com
Quoted for instruction in natural philoso-
ply, chemistry, astronomy and painting,
with competitive examinations and prize
giving. Sc important has become this
work by tho Societe Philomathique that it
is recognized almost in the light of an
academy by many of the learned societies
of Europe. 1t is understood that the ia
nous Girard college of Philadelphia was
modelled by it's founder, Stephen Girard,
himself "a native Of Bordeaux, upon this
oo;o+ ,v,I 80 sr,l,,1ooo ,1,OD tho a,-It1,na
of France has been almost incalculable.
It was not until 1866 that the classes were
opened, but they number rs in all at pres
ent, 81 for men exclusively and "a for
women, the persons in attendance being
3,29S, of whom SIT are cine Among
the subjects taught to women are needle
work, d~ress1naking and embroidery.
Tho exposition of 1895 viii be held on
the Place de Quinconces, q sort of park,
spacious and exceedingly well adapted to
the purpose and located in the central por-
ton of the town. Although the Societe
Philomathique will conduct the show, it
will be Endorsed, as the societies shows al
ways are, by tho department of Gironde,
the municipal council and the chamber Of
of Bordeaux. The first Of these
expositions was held in 1927, and between
that date and 1914 five moro were given.
There were also exhibitions in 1854, 1850,
1865 and 1882. This last had eyery feature
of a worlds fair, thore being more than
5000 exhibitors and an attendance of over
1,00D, 600. Fol- the coming show ma1Y
notions as to arrangement of grounds AND
design and construction of buildings haysl
been appropriated from the Chicago
Worlds fa;r exposition Of 1898. In gen
eral plan TIE grounds viii be laid out very
much as were the grounds at jackson
park. The broad river Garonne, which
flows past the site chosen for the main
building, will furnish the duplicate to the
lake in front of tho Manufactures build
ing at Chicago and will also make it feast
bic to go from various parts of the city to
the show by water, as tho Chicago fair
was reached. There will be IS buildings
in all, and outside the exposition proper
there will be something very similar to the
Midway plaisance at Chicago.
Bordeaux WA q flourishing city when
France was the Roman province Of Gaul.
In tie fourth century it was mentioned b.,
a descriptive writer as being -four square
ard surrounded with lofty wells and tow
ers,' besides being tho chiof educational
center Of ssall Gaul.o When the Roman
empire broke up, Bordeaux suffered Its
full share of disasters and did rot recover
for some iluEerols OF years. In the tenth
century, kowever, it again became prosper
ous, and, though no longer the chief con-
or of education in al Cassl, " it is an ex:
,eediagiy Eleasan5 place to visit, aside
frorn the fact tltat it is such a notable wine
center. Among its buildings are many
tIat are famous because of beauty, quaint
ness and o place in history, n OF the
most interesting Of them being the old
Hotel de Vile. formerly the palace Of the
erchbishops.