The times., 1897-03-21

| States, contains in its center an area of
| land equally available for exposition pur-
| poses. When you stop TO consider that
| this wonderful show is TO be held not in the
outskirts of this, one Of the oldest and
mOst beautiful OF the European centers OF
population, but In the very heart OF it,
you will be able to form an adequate idea
OF the first step toward the construction of
what the Parisians maintain will astonish
all mankind The site for the exposition
includes the public grounds on both sides
OF the Seine, from the Place de Ia Con
cord, that great monumental square in
the citv's center 20 point beyond the Pont
d'Jena. This includes in its sweep OF ter
TItory the Champs de Mars, the Trocadero
Palace and park, which was the site OF the
exposition Of $50, the Esplanade des In
valides, the Quay d'Orsay, the Quai de la
Conference, the COur de Ia RENE, and a
large section OF the Champs Elysees, this
latter including the site of the Palace OF
Industry, when was the international ex-
position of S55, the first of the series of
French expositlons.
Those who visited the Worlds Fair in
1893 came away firmly believing that
nowhere ia the world could site so beau
tiful be found The stately buildings that
reared their carved walls along the shores
of Lake Michigan seemed artistic beyond
compare. That any one could equal them
or excel them in beauty seemed as i'm
probable as that site that would even
approach the Jackson Park location in
charm could be found. Yet, leaving aside
the matter of convenience, the location OF
the Paris exposition seems in its entirety
to be superior to the Worlds Fair at
Chicago. Divided as it is throughout its
entirelength by the Seine. winding between
magnificent quays and bordered by stately
edifices and historic monuments, it lends
itself admirably to the work of decoration
and embellishments.
II seems as if the mind of every genius
the world over has been given to making
suggestions for striking features for the
exposition. There is the marvellous city
in the air to be sustained by gigantic
balloon. The city is to drop down to the
ground at convenient intervals and take
aboard such additions to its population as
may be inclined thus to rise in the world,
or to permit the debarkation OF persons
who are tired Of remaining so long within
one city's limits. The wOman's building.
which-has practically been decided upon,
is likely to be in the form of composite
head The head is to possess many unique
features, besides containing everything
that can he thought of as a comfort for
the weaker sex, from the rooms where they
may gossip i n easy chairs to the restaurant |
where they will gain at the same time new
ideas and capital meals
One of the most unique ideas submitted |
was that of gigantic fountain, to be |
placed n the center OF q great basin or lake |
Tremendous force would be applied to the /
water whenit was forced through the pipes /
leading to the tubes through which the |
jets of the fountain spout. The result of /
all this would be the throwing in the air /
of streams of water to the height of 15n
to 200 feet, with as great force q S that |
with which a fire engine iupels stream /
through d long line of hose to the root
If burning building For this device,
too, it is planned that there shall be an
ad diunct in the form of electric lights OF
various colors.
Another feature is the huge globe rep
resenting the earth About the sides of
this globe lines of railways circle to the
top, so that the visitor may journey in
most curious fashion from the base to the
apex of the giant ball. on this sphere. too,
the earth's surface is cleverly represent
cd, hill and dale. mountain and valley
Nesting in various spots where nature
seems to- have made arrangements there
for, will be miniature villages, clever
products of artistic labor. Electric lights
will be so placed at night about this globe
Us to give the effect as much as possible
OF the moon and stars, while it is pro-
posed to have an occasional comet and
stars will be visible every night.
In the day, it has been so arranged that
huge ball emitting o bright light, some
thing like unto the sun, will move above
the globe so as to give the effect of the
earth revolving around the sun.
There will be one feature, 1T is promised,
which VIII not only be demonstration Of