The Winslow mail., 1899-04-15
THE FAIR AT PARIS.
Great Progress Has Been Made
with the Buildings.
Yet 1t Is Feared That Some VIII BE
Unfinished In Time and the
Opening VIII BE POST
pOned,

Aknc 8n0 the
Opening VIII BE Post
pOned,
The buildings of the exhibition have
been making most .arkable progress
in the course Of the last two months,
so much so indeed thaf the work of the
building is considered tc be more than
a month ahead, and as far as the Off
cials are concerned, it viii be possible
10 open the exposition at the begin
ming of 1900, instead of waiting until
April. Ii is a pity that the executive
work has not been able to make the
same progress, but we learn now that
the plans are rapidly being distrib-
pted TO the various countries, so that
there is not much longer before the ex-
1ibitors will be able TO know the ex-
act space that has been Portioned out
to them. With regard to the British
section this will not be done until final
plans have been received for every Sec
ton. This is being done to assure
Of no discomfort or jealousy between
. one branch of exhibit and another
These plans have been most successfully
drawn up marking where every pillar
or ether obstacle will stand. There
will consequently be no disappoint-
ment when exhibitors arrive to make
their final installations
\ historic tableau is being prepared
which is likely to cause a sensation at
the Paris exhibition. This is no other
than faithful eproduction of the Mall
malson salon on the evening of q grand
reception in the year 1900. More than
50 figures will appear in this scene, be-
sides Napoleon and Josephine. The fur
nitule, which will consist almost ems
tirely Of authentic pieces of the period,
promises to be a veritabIe curiosity i'll
itself. BY the way, to the list of roy
alties who will visit the exhibition must
HOW be added the shah of Persia. His
majesty has definitely decided to make
he trip, and Parisians are naturally
delighted.
Read in the light of Col Jekyll's re-
cent remarks at the British chamber
OF commerce banquet, the following
leaderette from the Daily Telegraph is
of interest:
The whole civilized world is called
upon to face the contingency Of very
grave disappointment We must all
hope that it will not be realized. and
certainly at present we need not dis
Spair of its being averted; but it is
discouraging to find that the bare pos
sibility of a postponement of the
French exhibition of 1900 has forced
itself upon public discussion. Only six
teen months more have now to elapse
before the date fixed for it's opening,
and it is doubted in some quarters
whether the loss of time occasioned by
the recent strike and the difficulties
which arose between the municipality
OF Paris and the government can with
in the prescribed period be made up.
The presidents visit to the site, how
ever, and to the workmen engaged upon
ii, has given a stimulus to the energies
Of all upon whose labors success de-
pends, and every effort will be made,
we have no doubt, to prevent nlishap
which would involve very pecuniary
loss to begin with, and would assured
~ detract rot little from the prestige
and popularity of the great show when
at last 1T threw its doors open to the
world. Rather, indeed, than adjourn
this ceremony for another year, the
general feeling seems to be in favor of
commencing on the day fixed, even
though the preparations should be in
one sense incomplete. There seems TO
be no doubt whatever that the two
parallel palaces which will contain the
principal exhibits will be rooted and
ready by the appointed date, but it is
feared that they may not be finished
in the architectural and decorative
sense Of the word. To open even I'M
der these conditions would perhaps be
better than postponemeEt foranother
year but to do SO would, all the same.
be felt, we suspect, as little short Of
humiliation to the pride of so art low
ing people as the French We sin
cerely trust that they may be spared
it, and we would suggest that they
should concentrate upon the work be-
fore them an attention which has of
late been suffering from tco many dis
fractions. Would it not be we'll for
France to give herself little 1smonths' |
rest from l-~r unduly agitatlng poll
ties ?"-English and American Gazette
Of Raris.