Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-06-14
STILL UNFINISHED.
New Dominion Correspondent
tells Of the Exposition.

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after Jaly First to visit 1t Many al
ready there Have Gone Out Oyer the
Continent Impressions Gathered
! From What can be Seen.
/ 10 RUE DE CLIcnY, PARIS, France.
June II l900~-1he exposition is a
whited sepulchre, clean, even dazzling
Without but within full OF rubbish,
seaiIolding, lime dust, grease of ma
chinery aud other varieties Of unclean-
ness. 1t will not he ready for visi-
tors for at least five weeks This is
the plain truth about it no matter
how much the Paris papers may try
to disguise the fact OF its unreadiness
or how loud they may proclaim their
| Invitation 10 come now. The Expo
sition management: the Paris Hotels
aud thousands of landlords with rooms
to rent; TO say nothing OF quarter Of
million of shopkeepers would like
to have crowd at once and all The
time, but those who wish TO see the
Exposition itself, and not the process
Of preparation, will do we'll To wait
until the first of July. | have talked
with many Americans here, some of
them are seeing Paris, Others, finding
IL impossible TO see the Exposition
with cleanliness and comfort, have
scattered over Europe, intending To
return here later. This is the better
course for those who can control their
time and who are not restricted by an
itinerary made before leaving home
| confined my visit TO the EXPOSE
tion to-day TO the Art Gallery which
is one OF the permanent buildings,
massive aud handsome. 1t has quite
as much floor aud wall space as had
the Art building at Chicago. OF
course, the great majority of paint
ings we're in the French Section, hut
| do not think France has come up 10
her art displays Of former years when
the walls were covered by eanyasses
OF Miessonier, Jerome, Dore, Bonnat
aud Corot There are many imitators
Of these in the present art exhibit
and, Of course, a large nnmAef OF
paintings Of high merit. 1t would
not be French exhibit II it did not
abound ia female nudities in various
poses and postures. There appears TO
be some change in the treatment of
these, owing, perhaps TO the decadence
OF idealism and the prevalence OF inn
pressionism or realism in art. Ii the
model had more angles than curves,
prominent shoulder blades and big,
tightshoe deformed feet, the artist
has felt that it was his duty in some
instances to reproduce them.
One gets the impression that the
artists of France feel very profoundly
the friendship of Russia. Not only
is the splendid new bridge over the
Seine named after the Cars father a
monument to that friendship, but
many incidents OF the Cars visit To
Paris of three years ago are displayed
on large canvasses in the French Sec
tion. The best of these Is the intro
duction of the Gar and the Czarina
to the immortals, as t. G French Acad
envy is called. The subject is admir-
ably handled. The Gar and his con-
sort occupy seats in front while the
members Of the Academy sit at tables
ia the room in attitudes Of attention
while member is reading an address
of welcome. Every face is portrait,
there is no stiffness, but grace, dignity
high bred seriousness and composure
throughout, making very pleasing
picture and embalming the features
Of some distinguished men and most
humane sovereign and his wife. An
other picture Ia this section is that OF
the French Minister, Cambon, signing
the treaty Of peace between Spain and
the United States In the presence OF
the President and his Cabinet. Here
also the portraiture is good and the
French artist has accumulated the re-
semblance of President Mckinley TO
the first Napoleon in way that Is
almost startling.
In paintings, the German, Italian,
and English sections are very good.
The English / think is better than
at any previous Exposition. OF the
United States Art Exhibit, not much
can be said In praise. II 1t could be
taken by itself, it would be worth see
ing, but In comparison with Others it
is painfully weak. T. has some good
portraits ard landscapes and in the
four or five rooms covered by Ameri-
can artists it may be said that II
there is nothing. excellent, there is
much that is worthy and nothing
utterly bad
Malapropos of art ! want to de-
scribe merry go round / saw yeste.
day. Instead OF wooden horses 1t had
real live donkeys on the circular NOV
ing platform, these, while standing
stock still were carried around to the
strains Of enliyening music. The
boys and girls supposed they were rid
Ing the donkeys, but here Is where
the joke comes in. The saddles in
which they sat did not touch the lfstle
beasts but were supported By frame
work, and held two or three inches
above the back Of the animal Long
skirts extending from the saddle con-