The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-09

were awarded fits manufacturers ana IN
v.ntors one trunk firm alone received
r,.,ra leather Goods than We're ever before
scattered over the whole of France.
few DAYS ago the Minister OF com
rncr,e and Industry announced that ne
WIS ready o. distribute the awards an"
medals They were beautiful Wiali7,
which brought forth the admiration OF
the firms and the envy of disappointed
compeutors. 10 have medal A"@i "-
e1 ~ the Omaha Exposition, NepraskA'
r. = A." ia now quite the most popular
tbioa, Straightway AN firms are apply
ing for the privilege or competing LOT
similar medal from Paris. Ihe l"ol a'ao
that the stockholders OF the OiiiAnA AZ
fair received a return oi over one nun
drad per cent. ON their investment mas
also been made public $50 France ana WIN
excellent effect A.
directors of the musical dtpai 'il'eH1' oi'o
which they were compelled 10 CONSIDER
h,cs,se of its interest. Herr Nordau, a
,.tn,.,iized Frenchman. halllng from Aus
tffa. where he. however claimed no re-
i.ttonsbfp with the Max Nordeau family
re,,iosted permission 10 exhibit MS Nioiihs
which oe claimed were the equal on any
l,.p.ono ar straIlyarlus. The committee
b,1 y tested and 20 their surprise found
n 10 ~ a genuine StradNarius, so pro
no,pced bv ten musicians and dealers IN
.-,.--i.ar iretruments The applicant,
hovoyer stoutly denied that IL was a
sfrsdi,,rfus insisting that fl was a violin
of his own make. and mat Dy eAhlOi-
inc a section filed with these Vloi!ns ne
could sell many and so directly improve
The musical quality of the popular music
Of France.
FINALLY 10 carry bis point the man
actually proved that the violin was not
stradivarius by taking II apart anu
showing the modern INSIDE theh He 'o'"
them how he transformer coiiiiion VIZ
lin into a Stradlyarius by many process
of his own Among other things ne OAK
"a tbo Jioiin three days IN d moderately
not oven 10 season it. then subjected u
10 extreme cold 1he result was
soneakv instrument that could initiate
ne waiting OF the human voice exactly
ike those which stradivarius made. Inc
inventor. strangely enough, proposed 70
exhibit The entire process OF making the
reulica Of the famous violin. The COM
rnittee without hesitation refused to al
low, hin, 10 do 30. on the ground mat IL
was a species of cOunterfe.iing winch IL
would be very dangerous TO teach.
To Americans who think continually
of the stomach as despairing French
man declared after he had tried In vain to
suit the tastes OF two New Nora gour-
mands the arrangements for restaurants
win seem unique though admirable. You
will not be under the painful necessity OF
peering into the windows in order to as
certain the prices and kinds OF foods
thar are offered. nor will you be uneer-
tain until YOU are seated at table, as
to the price and quality Of repast you Will
receive. All restaurants. cafes ana Nosks
will be classified and the contracts sold
at auction no person being permitted
TO hire more than one The restaurants
with which are classed the cafes Will be
divided into two categories. First those
in the interiors Of the palaces. second
those in the grounds. Then VIII come
second classification. All viii be graded
into three classes The restaurants de
luxe viii serve the choicest OF food at the
highest prices. Then will come those in
which average prices are charged; and
third the cheap or popular restaurants.
These will be all placarded 80 that
man desiring To spend twenty cents viii
not. by any misdirection. step into Ave
dollar restaurant. nor vice versa.
In exposition affairs Great Britain pro-
poses 40 take the lead extraordinarily.