The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-14
EXPOSITION ATTRACTIONS.
Claim Visitors to the Great
Trade show.

Philadelphia, Sept, 14.-Not a dull
spot is to be found anywhere in the
Philadelphia National Export exposi-
tion enclosure, comprising a tract of
% acres. Out of this emerald field.
dotted with the choicest of products
from the domain of Flora, rises the
White City, builded for the exposition.
An advantage possessed by the great
enterprise is its location. The grounds
are of easy approach by the most i'm
portant street car lines of the city and
a special station of the Pennsylvania
railroad These means of access are,
however, not the only ones. Long lines
of bicycles today approached the
grounds from every direction, in an
ticipation of which an extensive build
ing for the checking of thousands Of
wheels had been prepared. The pres
ence of a large number Of cycle be-
skirted women with natty outing cos
tunes was one of the picturesque in
cidents of the proceedings in the Audi
torium.
The main entrance Of the building,
on South street, leads to the main
building of the exposition through a
wide and beautiful esplanade, with
many greenswards and a profusion of
evergreen decoration. The crowd
passed through this grand avenue of
approach, which is lined on either side
by a succession of striking buildings
of peculiar and fantastic architecture,
in which the lighter amusements of
the exposition, the diversions, so to
speak. of the show are to be seen and
enjoyed These structures comprise Il
group of buildings in which is gather
ed the inhabitants of a Chinese viii
lage of 500 persons. Near this is to be
seen an Oriental theater, coffee house
and smoking room, in front of which
one will see the curious dancers and
performers of the theater gazing at the
passing throngs, no doubt as funny a
sight to them as they to the first day
visitor to the exposition. The busy
preparations for the camps for the
holding of Navajo and Moqui tribes of
Mexican Indians are also visible from
the esplanade, affOTding an interesting
picture of aboriginal life
The grand facade of the Main build
ing, with its lofty columns and impress
sive decorations, made an instant i'm
preston upon the crowd. The build
ing itself is situated in the midst of 81
acres Of ground, and extends from the
main entrance back 1000 feet. The
effect of the great pediment above the
main entrance is particularly effective,
and was the subject of universal admir-
alton. II is a representation of Com
merce, 30 feet long and 10 feet high,
and above this is a splendid quadraga
16 feet high to the top of the surmount-
ing figure of Victory. This fine figure
is balanced on either side by groups 10
feet high representing transportation
and Navigation. Between the door
ways Of the main entrance appear large
circular placques modelled in relief
with the seal of the United States,
Pennsylvania, the Franklin Institute
the Commercial Museum and the city
of Philadelphia.
Through this splendid gateway the
crowds passed Immediately into the
midst Of the exhibits in the spacious
Main building, with its acres Of floor
space miles of aisles. lined with ais
plays of every conceivable variety and
interest, where moving machinery and
products of the most minute descrip-
tion, as well as the most gigantic in
design, appear in the process of con-
struction where one sees objects Of
utility no bigger than the head of a
pin being turned out by machinery at
the rate Of a thousand a minute, in
iuxtaposition with a fun size section Of
the great stringing steel arches Of a
thousand feet span cantilever bridge
The Auditorium. in which the expo
sition opening exercises were held, and
where concerts by some Of the best
musical aggTegations In the United
States will be given daily, Is set In one
Of the FIVE payilions, all under one
roof cnmprising the Main building AL