The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-05-27

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Mr.. Charles e Harn,an VI Attain
general passen ger agent OF the West
and Atlantic railroad, witnessed
opening ceremonies.
Mr.. Harman was a director III
Gotten States and international Ell
ticn lat Atlanta, and therefore vie
the Tennessee Centennial buildings
groaids. in comparison with the bp
ings and grounds of the exposition
Atlanta. He admits the grounds
buildings are finer than the grou
and buildings at Atlanta, but CID
the general picturesqe effect of the
lanta grounds waA greater thai
effect at Nashville
The buildinsku
white stan
beautiful.
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beautiful buildfl
the United Stat
of the new ~ FL
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Before Begin
ings glance at -
be interesting.
The grounds
acres lying in
the city and wei
West Side park.
by three lines oil
steam cars By SO
sthe fair can be mad
and business portions
minutes. QEthe dista
cred On FOOT through
pAak the city in 90 M
ne grounds have bee1
as TO make them most all =
suitable for exposition purf
artificial lakes arbors and pavillohs
gether with the grouping Of the bu}
ings, present an aspect that is wond
fully pleasing. When the millions
plants and flowers shall lend thu
beauty and fragrance to the scene
will be truly enchanting.
The main uflkngs Of the exposif
are 10 In number. aud the exhibits d
been divided into Is specific classes,
The build ugs are cot ped with
and the White City b lRen geA
has fingered so long in NH
with the gorgeousness 9ream1 :
have a rival in another Wilte City q;
has risen on the banks of the Cumh :
land to charm for brief season
vision Of hundreds of thousands.
Exhibit of Fine Arts.
The largest and most elaborate build. 3
Ing is the Parthenon. 1t is the center
piece of the exposition and is az exaa(
reproduction of the Parthenon
Athens. The naves are in the shape ON
the great Greek crosses. forming AZ
square gallery at either end and two
apartments. or alcoves. in the center.
AT these ends broad doors open out upon
the double columned porticoes. There ]
are no windows in the building. The
light furnished comes from the roof,
which is, in fact, one long window, or
skylight, of itself.
This building is the only one not.con
structed with staff. 1t is built of brick
and is entirely fireproof, as it is the re.
pository of priceless treasures. Directly
in front of this building stands the col.
lossal figure of Pallas Athene, by Miss
Enid Yandell, daughter of the late
DIR. L. p. Yandell of Louisville, who
was Tennesseean. The figure is an
exact reproduction Of the one that
crowned the hill of Athens. This copy
Is 20 feet high, although the original
was 20 feet. Standing, as it does. in
front of the main entrance to the Par.
tnenon, it occupies. without doubt. the
finest position in the park. The statue
was made i'll Paris and recently shipped.
as Miss Yarnell has been pursuing her
studies abroad for the past two years
The Parthenon is appropriately de.
voted exclusively to the fine arts. Peo-
pie who love pictures (and who does
not?) will be pleased to know that the
art exhibit is one Of the finest ever seen
in the south, the majority of the can.
vases being we'll worthy of place IN
der the classic dome that shelters them.
Many of the old masters are represented,
Ps we'll as the modern painters Of this
country and abroad, who have distin.
guished themselves. Here may be seen
pictures by Raphael, Corregio. Titan,
Rembrandt, Van Dyck. Murillo; and of
later date Huguet, Mussonier, Troyon.
Corot and others.
Whether the art exhibit has been pre-.
pared with special view to attracting
the teachers of the south. whose vaca.
lions will occur during the exposition,
do not know: this much is certain,
that thousands of them have already
turned their eyes towards the Parthe.
non, and that The resorts they usually
honor with their presence will miss
them this summer.
The hanging Of the pictures was di.
rected by Mr.. Leon Rocker of Chicago,
who is IN charge of the collection. MIR.
#. Hopkinson Smith. so favorably
known as artist and author, is one OF
the art judges for the exposition.
The Commerce building.
The Commerce building (happily
namely is one Of the largest on the