The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-20

and marble that lie beside tho spot where
| they are TO be erected are enough to aid
| one In picturing the perfect effect that WIN
be attained when order shall at last have
been brought out of chaos and the fairy
| city Is ready to extend its welcome to it's
thousands of visitors from every part OF
tho globe.
very interesting feature will be Old
Paris, which is an exact copy of certain
parts of Paris before the siege. 1t is
supposed to be about 40 near the Midway
Plaisance as will be allowed and good
times are expected here. Those who are
less interested in the music and the queer
persons can view the architectural feat
ures which will be worth seeing. Ia GER
tain quarters Of Old Paris there were
Turks Hindoos, Indians Italians and what
the Americans call "dagoes" of all types
They lived in small quarters and were
one of the sights of rhe city. roproduc-
ton of Old Paris will include me curl
GUS part of the town where these People
dwelt. OF couree, the most beautiful sle-
cimens OF architecture OF those days VIII
be shown. They are at work upol ola
Paris, specially beautiful gateway being
under construction.
From June to September OF the Paris
Exposition OF 1900 series Of International
congresses is to be held under the potron-
age of the French government. For their
sessions a special Palais des Congress is
being erected Il win contain one great
hall for the public sessiona and more re"
quent congresses Tho foundations OF this
place are being laid On the quai de la Con
ference.
The building Will be erected two-thirds
Oh land, and third Oh water The de-
sign is now well advanced, special care
being taken with tho vast gallery, over
100 yards long, and twelve yarde wide, on
the Seine. The ceiling of this gallery VIII
be in stained glass, All the chambers
In which the congresses are held lead into
the gallery. Members will thus BIO able
to meet ono another at all times; and In
the evening distinguished visitors to Paris
will be invited to witness from this i'm
mense hall tho illuminatlons and fairy
night scenes on the river Seine.
~
Tho twenty three sections OF the Con-
gress of Medicine. with 1000 members.
will have accommodations In tho city of
Paris. There are also smaller halls con-
tanning from $50 TO $50 places. AS more
than 10 different congresses, some Of
which are divided into several sections.
have to be accommodated. In most cases
for q week at q time. 1t is no light prob
lem for tho French commissioners TO dis
tribute their meetings during the four
months which have been assigned.
Regularly, the general sessions will BIO
held in the afternoon, and the section or
closed sessions In the morning For tho
after, some OF the congresses have al
ready obtained the use of the University
halls OF Sorbonne and the rooms OF the
Society OF Geography and other suitable
halls will be utilized for the same pur-
pose. While several different congresses
will be in session at the same time, care
has been taken that those devoted 70 kim
ired subjects do not overlap. This VIII
allow persons who are members OF the dii-
Ierent congresses to be present At all. In
he same way the meetings OF the Chart
lies and Prisoners Aid Congresses have
been arranged so as not to conflict with
he Brussels Prison Congress In 1900.
Townsend u. Lee.