Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08

to give a conspicuous place to every mas
terpiece. to allow no achievements to es-
cape unroticed. To do this is to produce
a world in miniature.
The wonders of every country will be
found represented at the exhibition 1t
Will be the concrete sum and substance
of hundred years Of strenuous thought
and labor-the birth gift offered by the
old century of attainment to the new
century of iiimitable possibilities.
Thanks to the courtesy Of the directors
the readers of this article are invited to
enter. All Is achieved, the doors are
open
The principal entrance Is in the Cour
Ia Refine and Cour de Conference, near
the Place de la Concorde- Let US stop
TO notice a coincidence The scene of
bloodshed at the beginning Of one CEN
fury Is transformed at the commence
ment of the next to place of joyous
reunion for all nationanties- The ex-
hibitor has taken the place of the execu-
toner. The turnstile has superseded the
guillotine.
The main entrance faces a large planted
avenue. free from buildings and lateral
to the river. 1t Is crossed at one point by
a magnificent new thoroughfare formed
by connection of the Champs Elysees with
the Esplanade des Invalides To do this a
huge bridge has been constructed. itself
among the wonders of the exhibition. This
bridge is one vast elliptical arch of nodded
steel The decoration of the embrasures
resembles delicate metallic lace work.
which glitters IN the sun like FURNISHED
silver.
EiHeI Tower Still Stands.
BY the sacrifice of the Palace de rIn-
dustrie the vista has been heightened. In
fact. the lovely perspective of the Seine,
with the background of hills, the grand
old sycamores and chestnuts. the yerdure
ait around form the crowning glory OF
Paris. the envy of less favored cities. a
permanent souvenir of the great exhibit
ton The graceful outline of the Einel
tower still stands out in skeleton relief
against the sky. The marvel of one exit
bitten Is tolerated at the next. AZ If. In
fact to lend zest to its dimmed attractions
the summit has been linked with the dis
tant Tower of the Trocadero by means of
an endless cable bridge. To journey at
this dizzy height from one end of the
grounds to the other with nothing but the
frail structure of an open sedan chair be-
tween one and the Lilliputian world below
Is a performance to make one hold ones
breath almost TO close ones eyes to the
enchanting panorama afforded by a BIRDS
eye view OF Paris
Yet this is not the only sop that Is Of
Tered to satisfy the sensational appetite of
the public An engineer even more enter
III.
directions gigantic pivoted tower has
sprung into being. In telescope fashion II
comes TO the ground to receive passengers
then gradually extends itself to its full
height and. after remaining stationary for
Few minutes. swings round like a huge
crane. and. collapsing again, safely de-
posits its human load on the opposite side
OF the exhibition grounds
Typical of the Age.
Such an eccentricity of engineering Skill
entailing colossal cost and In reality serv-
Ing no useful purpose Is singulariy typical
OF our epe- II would. indeed, be hard to
provide posterity with a better illustration
from which to gauge the taste OF the pub
lie during the declining days of the century.
But this tower was considered the best of
go remarkable projects offered TO the d.
rectors. II was chosen before the plans for
Hanging Gardens of Paris" that would
have surpassed those of Nebuchadnexzar
for building Temple of Literature" con-
structed of bricks composed of the COM
pressed pulp Of rejected literature contribu-
tons.
Close TO this tower stands the Wooden
Horse of Troy. no longer . travelling bar
rack. but a hall for entertainment, and
within stones throw a smaller tower
made OF chocolate bricks and camented
with some white sweetmeat
Among the features of the exhibition Is a
world In miniature: a terrestrial globe on
which app ars mountains. seas. rivers and
valleys en- an accurate. although. Of course
Inathematically reduced scale. A minis
ture railway encircles the globe In this
way II Is possible to go round the world IN
sixty minutes
Beneath the Earth's Crust.
The Journey Is made without experience
Ing any variation of temperature. To mass
from the north pole to the EQUATOR. from