The labor world., 1899-12-02
PLANS FOR THE PARIS WORLDS FAIR
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n the December Cosmopolitan.

the spectator about ITO cross the broad
Pontt d'Iena will behold 'never-tO-be-
forgotten panorama. Beyond the river,
dotted with the pleasure boats of every
notion; the palace of forestry, hunting
and fishery rises on the right and that
of navigation and commerce on the
left of the broad avenue which, pass
ing under the broad archways of the
Eiffel tower, whose thousand feet of
iron lacework adventures the heavens
with the airy security of a cobweb,"
leads down between two long lines of
palaces, Of varied but congruous de-
sign,and brings the sight-seer to the
magnificent Chateau d'Eau, or water
palace, and it's attendant wonder, the
palace of electricity, which rises behind
and above it. Though architecturally
distinct, these two structures are really
parts of one plan. In the central por
tion of the water palace, which has a.
frontage of more than two hundred
feet, vast number Of csIscades and
waterfalls, fed by over half a million
gallons of water every hour, will play,
to whose agreeable neighborhood nu.
merous promenades will conduct. The
principal waterfall will be about thirty
feet wide and nearly one hundred feet
high; from the midst of it. WHIT IA
colossal sculptured 'allegorical group
representing Humanity, guided by
Progress, advancing toward the Fu-
ture." n.y. El C. g3
The marvellous development Of cleo
trical science and it's tributary arts in
recent times lis adequately recognized &
in the 1900, exposition by assigning it,,
in: the classification, a group by itself
and by constructing for its, use the
largest of the special PALACES. The
building is one Thousand two hundred
and seventy-five feet long and two
hundred and fifty feet wide, and will
be the. source of all the vast electric
energy used upon the grounds, as well
as the field of Illustration and display
for, the i1umberless wonders which IN
vestigators in this fascinating branch
Of knowledge sre constantly augment
ing. Reaching the entire width Of the
Champ de Mars, the building is almost
wholly concealed by the palaces Of
chemical Industries and mechanical
progress and by the Chateau d'Eau.
the only visible portions being those
abutting upon the Avenue de la Bour-,
donnais and the Avenue de Suffren.
end the facade above the water palace.
And on this facade the architect, M.
Henard, has lavished a wealth Il of
tatseful invention. It's central portion
is developed in trilobate form, to a
height or nearly two hunured ana
twenty feet from the ground, where
1t is surmounted by a striking figure
Of the genius Of electricity in a radiant
chariot drawn by Pegasus. typifying
the poetry, Of the science, harnessed
with dragon personifying It's elemen-
tai force. The copying Of this facade
for a distance Of q hundred and fifty
feet. Is built of glass and FURNISHED
metal, and a great sun Of glass hangs
just back of the statute itself. Seen
in the bright light Of clear day, the
effect must he most beautiful. But the
full wiitchery Of this cunning creation
can be felt only at night when. bathed
in thechanging hues Of myrid electric
lamps the high pediment will seem
to be afioat in the sky; q. luminous
floral pathway for the GODDESS as she
steps, like another Minerva, full-pan-
oplied from heaven.
= The huge palace of machinery Of the
1889 fair has been retained, although its
name and office have been changed.
1t is situated directly behind the pal
ace Of electricity and will contain. In
Its two extremities, the exhibits of
agriculture and food products. The
central portion is to be made into
splendid festival hall (Salle des Fetes)
nearly five hundred feet square, with
seats for twenty thousand auditors.
It will be suitably decorated. with gi
gantic paintings and sculpture. Here
the great musical and other imposing
public functions of the exposition will
be held:
I As one stands with ones back to
the Eiffel tower and faces the great
waterfall and the dazzling 'chariot of
electricity, the following palaces lie to
the right: Education, literature,
science and art; civil engineering;
transportation; chemical Industries.
To the left are: Mining and metal
lurgy; threads, yarns and clothing;
processes. All Of them the
visitor may visit, and in what order he
will. But If his first object be, like
ours now, merely to inspect the
grounds in outline and to learn the To-
cation and general character of the
principal buildings. he will at this.
point retrace his steps to the southerly
end of the Pont d'Iena, turn thence
to the right on the Quai d'Orsay and,
passing in succession the buildings of
and commerce, already
Of the army and navy, and
the varied and interesting palaces
erected by the different foreign powers,
he will come at length again to the
Bridge Of Alexander III, this time to
it's southerly extremity, and, casting
behind him at the Esplanade des
Invalides o. glance regretful that he
must for the preset forego a closer
study Of its numerous attractions, he
will cross the bridge and follow the
Cours la Refine until he once more
stands in the restful amplitude of the
Place de la Concorde.
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