The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-15
PARIS EXPOSITION OPENED.

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many, 1000; Italy. $4,000: Russia, 1900;
scandinavia, 400; Austria. 1000: Great
britain, 600; the British colonies, 600;
AmeMca has three times the number OF
eSnioaors that France had at the Worlds
fair IN chicago. She occupies $1,000.
| sVuafe feet with her forty-seven distinc,
eShinition places, thirty-three In the main
EXPOSITION grounds, fourteen en- tho Vim
senhes annex. excluding tho ground COW
sica oy our eagle surrounding the ma
uohai pavilion on the cuai d'Orsay, Amer.
leah enterprise, however. is not only
SHOWN IN the size OF her representation,
out also IN the preparedness OF her In
sseiaa.ion as compared With that Of nios'
~ .he o.her countries and 1t can safely
w satu tor the uilMoriness OF French
Morkneh anu methods the United States
eaniut's Wouiu have been exposed In thelg
snow cases 10 todays visitors Unfor-
wIato'!, riepsh taruiness mas hampered
az Ai'lerivan eHores 10 rush matters. Thus
~ most o. our snow spaces everything Is
prsparen, .ne glass cases are ready TO re-
c oeHS eAhioissuns, put the American -
noisis are AFRAID to display the valuable
arlofss 70 tne iihehheod OK damage by
~. ue e,u , OF ouse arising from work on
! VIZ auJauehe embryonic installation.
the hIbnest tcstimohiai 10 American
p pe comes from Commissioner General
1iee'u nllhseh, AFTER comparing the
STATE OF proSress OF inc installation OF va
i liuus Nations, ne salu 10 commissioner
Nenerai rtck; ~ is an OBJECT lesson 10
us an 70 see the American peoples work.
l tnahk you TOT your promputudo and the
suVaneed copuluoa OF work in the United
states eeeuons'
rIesiuen, i-ouoet, az nc stood IN the
presiueh'hl tribune surrounded by III"
mempers Oh the CABINET ana his household.
opened the exposition with the words: II
oeriare the exposition OF 1870 open.
lhus tne farls exposition, designed TO
oeleprate inc world entry INTO the new
century, inaugurated, and shouts of "Vive
Louoet ana Nlve la Republique' rose
from ms svoo hearers and SIX hats were
waved III the ar Inc CROWDS outside the
nan LOOK up the cheering ana the eXposi-
Ton was opened.
me spectacle within tue Sale des Fetes
WINS prHllant with color ana animation.
ine immense reus-shaped hall is decor
htsd Win magnincent irescoes. represent
ing ailegorieal subjects by famous artists,
ana lts gless eupoia pears superb designs
~ fiernann anu 1ouNih' IL lortnea peau-
Ilui setuns LOT touay ceremony. EVERY
men OF the moor space was occupied ny an
assemolase representative or French arts,
ittefs ana sciences. ana includlng tue
leading military, naval and political men
OF france 1t was mainly an evening dress
Balnerlhs, put WIN the taste cnaraeteTle'
tie or the french nation brilliant uni
forms OF soldiers. the diplomatic corps and
repuslcan guards we're so lnterspersed
among tho gathering tnat. with masses
oil pretty spring tollettes OF the ladies', or
whom there were almost as many as men
present, the scene was particularly bright
and elective Moreover. the light rndlated
down through tho stained glass or the
dome shaped ROOF In streams which illum-
mated the living mass below and gave
varied tints to even the prosaic starched
shirt fronts,
Contrary 70 expectation, the premier,
NJ, Waldeek-Roussea made no address
at the opening oil the exposition, Al, NIL
lcrand and NJ. l.ouhet being the ouiy
speakers.
President Loubet left the Elysee In an
open four-horse landau. escorted by de-
tachment OF culrasseurs. The presidential
procession was composed OF Ave landaus.
headed by the famous outrlder Mont
jarrett BY the side OF President Loubet
sat NJ. Waldeck Rousseau, the prime min
lister, and their progress through tho
Champs Elysee and across the lnyalldes
bridge TO the avenue La Mott Plcqnet was
tho great crowd which was massed along
the route on alighting from the carriage
the president received NJ. Millerand. the
minister oil commerce, VINO stood az me
entrance to receive him. AROUND NJ. MI.
ierand was grouped commissioners Genera
Fieard ana otner high eNpesitlon oinS'i, y,
I,r,, LoupeL shuok hanus VII ~,
uniiieran1 ahu .nen turneu " st s dai n',u
saiu he wouiu DC a"p . ~ s' ~ uss,on =,
a1,on Vi 5ne tsu ,,fs. then saiutas .be
,a,.AS,,, Observation-Disclosures ana entered the
nail hei1ie wbera tbrnnp If moro thaa 1000