Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-29

One of The novelties of the Paris ex-
position of 1900 is a building that is to
spin around like a majestic top. The
height of this revolving tower will be
something over 400 feet. 1t will be di-
vided into twenty-three stories, each
story being given over to some attrac-
ton. There will a dance hall, a vaude-
vile hall, beer garden and restaurants
turning round and round at the rate Of
three miles an hour Architects who have
examined the plans are satisfied that
there will be no danger of collapse, and
that the continual revolutions will be at
tended by no disagreeable sensation.
Another attraction will be the gigantic
umbrella that has been invented by r. E.
Sherman of Chicago. This invention
which resembles an umbrella, is a steel
structure more than $50 feet in height.
To each rib of the umbrella a car capa-
BILE of seating fifty people will be at
tached, and these cars will be lifted from
the earth to a point even with the top of
the structure, where they will be sus-
pended in midair long enough to give a
bird's-eye view Of the grounds n the
city beyond.
Paris, July 1S.-In an interview today
with NJ. Alfred Picquart, director gen.
eral of the Paris exposition, | was posi-
lively informed that the exposition would
be ready at the time announced for its
opening.
II have had experience with exposi-
ions for the past twenty-five years."
said NJ. PicQuart, " and l know that of
which I speak. The LIST of May, 1900. will
see every building complete, exhibit in
place, every attendant on hand with
smiling face, ready to serve you. Moth
ing will be missing. I had experience
with tho nvnnSitinn Of 1880 which WAS q
beautiful success, and with the Paris
fair of 1878. SO l can accurately Judge.
ITO be sure" continued NJ. Picquart,
1--WE have been greatly kept back by the
political turmoil in Franc 1t was i'm
possible in the reconstruction of the cab
met, to get bills through, but now the
work is going IN at a rapid pace; and
we nave still line months, all working
months, for by the time it is too cold to
work outdoors the buildings will be COM
pleted and the remaining months can be
spent on inside work"
The ornamental quality of the French
mind Immediately strikes any one who
has seen the expositions of other coun-
tries. 1t is orderly, yet with a great re-
gard for beauty; one does not wonde
after viewing the classification of NJ.
Picquart and his men, that the French
have distinguished thmeslves 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 De Il everything
which furnishes 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 manufacture of the lat
ter. A housewife with no thought out
side her hnmn rn1l16 Snoy1 n month II fhn
Palace of Human Ha bitation and be
benefited all the time. Here will be
shown the weaving of all household IA
brics such as mattings, curtains and
chair seats and the construction of the
common articles hat are mysterious
units to the housewife-such as earth
ware, granite, aluminium and nickel.
French economy is shown in the loea-
tion of the exposition. 1t is in four parts,
widely separated. The locations We're
chosen as there were open places in Paris,
one of these being the immense square in
front of the Hotel des Invalides, or SOL
diers' home, where the tomb of Napo-
leon 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 statute
draws crowds all the year round.
Considerable amusement is created
here by the American Annex. which is at
the Bots de Vincennes. 1t was obtained
by Commissioner Peck. who was discon-