The age-herald., 1899-07-30

Paris, July 29.-In an Interview today with M. Alfred Piequart, Direetor-General of the Paris Exposition. was positively informed that the Exposition would be ready at the time announced for it's opening.
 T have had experience with expositions for the past twenty-two years.' said M. Picquart. and I know that of which I speak The 1st of May, 1900, will see every building complete. every exhibit in place, every attendant on hand with smiling face, ready to serve you. Nothing will be miss Ing. had experience with the Exposition of 1889, which was beautiful success, and with the Paris Fair of 1S7S. So 1 can accu- rately judge.
 ''To be sure.' continued M. Picquart, we have been greatly kept back by the polit- ical turmoil in France. It was impossible, Tn the reconstruction of the Cabinet to get bills through but now the work is going on at rapid pace; and we have still nine months, all working months for by the time 1t is too cold to work outdoors the buildings will be completed and the re- maining months can be spent on inside work"
 The ornamental quality of the French mind immediately strikes any one who has
 
 IS orderly, yet with a great regard for beauty; one does not wonder, after viewing the classification of M. Picquart and his men, that the French have distinguished themselves in the fine arts rather than in bulky inventions
 Take the Palace of Human Habitation which stands in the big square which lies in front of the Hotel des Invalides. In this palace will be found everything which fur nishes and adorns the home. Here will be all carpet and rug exhibits, all wall paper and wall coverings, all furniture, including ancient and modern exhibits and the manu- facture of the latter. A housewife with no thought outside her home could spend month in the Palace of Human Habitation and be benefited all the time. Here will be shown the weaving of all household fabrics, such as mattings, curtains and chair seats and the construction of the common articles that are mysterious units to the housewife-such as earthenware, granite, aluminium and nickel.
 French economy Is shown in the location of the exposition. It Is in four parts. wide ly separated. The locations were chosen there were open places in Paris, one of these being the immense square in front of the Hotel des Invalides, or soldiers home, where the tomb of Napoleon stands. In this square, besides the Palace of Human Habitation. will be found two other palaces, both devoted to manufacture. This will be the section most visited, for the Napoleon statue draws crowds all the year round.
 Considerable amusement is created here by the American Annex, which Is at the Bois de Vincennes. It was obtained by Commissioner Peck, who was dscontent- ed with the grant obtained from the com- mssioners M. Peck decided to have a section for American products, so obtained this land. He proposes, it Is said, to run little steamers. flying the American and French flags, up and down the river. carry inb visitors who wish to see the American exhibit. The passengers will be transferred to open electric cars, built in America-they cannot build them here-and taken to the American section. Here will be shown the large American machines, the reapers presses weavers and other big useful in ventions.
 The exposition grounds are to be marvel of cleanliness none such could ever have