The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-02
IT is A WORLDS FAIR
EXPOSITION TO BE OPENED IN
BUDA PEsTH.
Great Things Expected to Mark the
MiIlenniai Anniversary OF the
Kingdom.

oeed exceeding IN interest the great IN
tcrnatonal exhibitions that have be-
come so marked a feature of modern life.
will be the worlds fair which is to be
opened on May in Buda-Pesth in honor
% the millennial anniversary of the Hun
garian kingdom. No country is richer
H. historical and glorious associations.
and the statesmen, artists and social
magnets of Austria have all Wed with
one another in order to make the forth
coming exhibition a popular and imam
| cial success, while the emperor, or, TO
| give nm his fun title, His Imperial and
| Royal Apostolic Majesty Francis Joseph
| the First, will issue from the practical
retirement in WHICH he lives and in his
character of king of Hungary declare
| the building open in the presence of
representatives of all the civilized ma
| items of the world, and the many royal
AMI noble guests invited TO grace the oc
cdsiOn by their presence. large con-
course Of cultured Americans are al
ready expected to attend the fes..val,
for in a far greater degree than was the
| case in the Centennial French EXhiDi-
ton of 1889, will the Hungary festival be
| rich in historical and reminiscent relics.
| Thus the series of festivals will give
foreign guests a clear and picturesque
bra s-eye view of the greater historical
events which have made Hungary famous
among the nations during the last thous-
| heroes will be duly commemorated and
| glorifed.
The milennlaI festival will last all
through the summer, beginning the first
Vice.. May and concluding in Septem-
| Der; but the most important portion of
the program will be carried through dur
ing the first eight weeks, while gala
performances will be held in every the
ater in Buda-Pesth, and 1t seems likely
that these will attract many lovers Of
Lii,
coronation, on June o. the holy crown,
the purple mantle, the sword and scep-
tire will be conveyed to the coronation
chapel, there to remain on show for
three clear days, exposed to public view.
Then the dignitaries of the realm will
proceed in procession, bearing the royal
insignia, to the far-famed old castle.
where they will pay homage in the name
OF the nation to their sovereign, not in
his character of emperor of Austria, but
as kngly bearer of the crown Of St.
stephen After this ceremony is over
those who took part i'm the procession
will proceed to the new parliament house,
a great building which has been in course
Of erection for some years and which
has cost the Hungarian nation the sum
of 81 100000. The Inauguration of this
public building Will be signalized by a
millennial meeting Of parliament, the first
that has ever been held in the historic
town once this curiously short session
Is over, the members of both houses will
return to the castle, there TO renew to
their king the oath OF reciprocal fidelity
sworn to by their ancestors a thousand
years ago at Pusztaszer. In cOmmemora-
ton of these early days there will also
be erected on the seven points of the Hun
garian frontier occupied by Prince Arpad
and his troop of horses 10 centuries ago,
number of monuments, on which will
be inscribed in gold letters the historical
events connected with each special dis
trict
From an outside point of view, there
; is not the slightest doubt that the most
interesting event in the millennial fes-
tival proceedings will be the great his
torical pageant designed and stage-man-
aged by Paul Nago, the famous Hungari-
an artist. The procession, which will be
= of extraordinary length and unparalleled
splendor, will contain every historical
feature, male and female famed in the
history of the gallant kingdom. Not only
: Will this pageant be a living history OF
great men; il will also form a complete
encyclopaedia of madiaeval costume. eacl
historical figure being surrounded by .
retinue, in which will be found all the
popular types of the epoch in which he
tourished Paul Vago has spent years OF
his life devising and composing the pa
geant, and he has drawn each figure as ii
should be. One of the most striking feat.
. ureS of the procession will be in the fact
%
- Scendant OF the man or woman represent
ed will play the role, and in more than one
case the original costumes exhumed from
} many an ancient Golfer and family treas
, ure-chest, will be worn on this occasion
1t is easy to understand how much such
a Spectacle Will appeal TO the intensely pa
triouc and ardent nature of the Hun
garian people. To them the names oil
each of their heroes is a familiar house
; hold word; and the most distant noun
tain villages will send deputations anC
representatives to see this marvelou.
sight. The procession will wend its way
{ through the whole town. and the pro
) ceedings connected with the historical
pageant Will cover several days.
r The actual exhibition itself covers al
area of 10000 square yards. and it was
only after much elaboration that III,
, plans designed by one Of the best Aus
2 trian architects were finally followed. one
! feature of great interest in the grounds o.
, the exhibition will be the reconstruction
, of old Buda, the city which was a Roman
+ 4 colony down to the fourth century Ever,
~ monumental building in the country is re
z produced in this small space. The exhibi
+ ton is divided into two sections-the his
q torical and the modern. The historical
contains the art treasures and relics illus
tratng the past political religious. mill
I tary and private life of the nation. Fran
els Joseph l. has been most generous il
lending priceless treasures, and, indeed
may be said to be the chief exhibitor, tn
more SO that he has commanded the head
of Austrian archives and treasures to Civ
| a temporary loan of all they possess relat
ing to the history of the sister Kingdoms
Even the sultan of Turkey has been pre-
vailed upon 10 send precious memorial
of all those of his illustrous predecessor
who in the past materially influenced III
, destines of Hungary. The modern section
will prove less interesting, for it will sim
ply contain the kind of exhibits to be seel