The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-29

In 1889. and wonderful show Il was. II
was held in the Champ de Mars, in the
Trocadero, and on the ouai d'Orsay. to
which We're added the Esplanade des In
Valdes and the Palais de lInduStrie. The
principal new buildings constructed for the
1883 exhibition were tho immense Eiffel
tower and the vast Galerie DIES Machines.
Among the exhibition buildings was an
exact reproduction Of the famous old cas-
tie OF the Bastille. There were 55.4S6 ex-
hibitors and nearly 25e1a.1oo visitors
One wonders how they could all
have been lodged in the city. But although
the exhibition covered nearly two hun
bred and fifty acres Of ground. and was
far more vast and wonderful than any
thing that had been seen, 1t was entirely
surpassed In 1898 by the Worlds fair at
Chicago; and large as Is the area re-
served for the Paris exhibition OF 1890. II
viii not be nearly so vast as that at the
Worlds fair.
Years of Prcpsrsfion for 1900.
The French look long way ahead.
The exhibition OF 1859 had hardly closed
before the organization of the arrange
ments for that of 1890 was put in motion.
Monsieur Alfred Picard, commissaire
general. was appointed rapporteur OF the
great exhibition of 1882 and the result of
his investigations was published In ten
volumes. Monsieur Picard became a
member OF the Consetl 'Etat In 1881 and
he has presided over the departments of
public works, agriculture and commerce.
He received "A commission from the
French government TO report as 20 a suit
able site for the exhibition OF 1900 and
he suggested that the site should consist
OF the Champ de Mars. the Trocadcro
and its gardens, the Quai Debility, the
Quail d'Orsay. the Esplanade des Inval-
ides, tho Quat de la Conference. the
Cours de la Refine, and that part OF the
a.. tral d.. H.
l'Industrie stood. and which forms tri-
angle bounded by the Cours de la Refine.
the Avenue d'Antin, and the Avenue dcs
Champs Eysees. A space IL also re-
served in the Bots de vincennes for
crowded-out exhibits. for auto-car and
similar competitions, but that IN OF course
a long way off on the other side of Paris. 4
and will not probably attract many Wis
itors. The exhibition was formally OPEN
ed on the 18Th OF April. hut many
not be ready TIL the lst OF May. and will
close ON the 9Th OF November: millions
and millions OF people will doubtless so
TO see IL. from all parts of the globe. In
all its long history Paris VIII never have
contained such a multitude. and II will
be difficult TO find lodging, unless this is
secured beforehand
In One of the Me1ccsf Quarters of The City.
The exhibition quarter Is really one OF
the newest In Paris, except the Maison
Francois Premier. The oldest building
near is the imposing Hotel des Invalides
with its splendid glded dome; these and
the great Ecole Miitaire. between the
Invalides and the Champ de Mars, are
about the only exceptions, the other sur
rounding buildings, being Of recent date
.----a.----..s anaIly decided TO take down
the spacious Pslais de ifndustrie, and
to erect In its place two permanent Pal
aces des Beaux Arts, also TO make a new
and broad avenue called Nicholas H.,
running from the Avenue des Champs
Elysees between the two palaces 20 the
line new bridge Alexandra ILL., and thus
opening splendid vista. right away from
the Champs Elysees TO the golden dome
crowned Invalides. The two palaces are
named the Grand Palais des Beaux Arts,
and the Petit Psiais dos Beaux Arts
The Salon, as the annual exhibition Of |
the works OF modern painters and scuip- {
tors IL called, has OF late years been split /
up into two divisions. and these have 1
been respectively held IN the Palais de
Tlndustrie and in the I-aiafs dos Arts LIB
ereaux. In the Champ de Mars; the
horse show and other exhibitions were
also held In the Palais Go rfndustric bat
as both these buildings have been dsmol.
ished. all the recent exhibitions have been
held In the great Galerie des Machines !
In the Champ de Mars
The Avenue Nicholas H., the two palaIs
des Beaux Arts and the Point Alexandra
ILL., VIII remain as beautiful and perma-
nent records Of tho exhibition OF 1900
II has been already said that the nrst
stone OF this bridge was laid by the
present car when he visited Paris IN
state In October. 1896.
II II intended that the Grand pnlafa
les Beaux Arts shall be used AZ the PAL
is De Industrte was. for the Salon, the
l9 ,, SHOW and some other exhibitions.
while the Petit paiaia de Beaux Ans
'eems 10 be for exhibitions OF past French
'rt. The principal entrance 20 The great
Exhibition OF 1900 IL from the southwest
orner OF the Place de Ia cenenrae bg
grand ofieniai-loOking perch, perhaps
ather over gorgeous Ia color, designed