Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-09-06
A TRIP TO EUROPE.
The Magnificent French Expo-
sition Described.

States is up with the Procession
Grounds at Night look like Fairy
Land.
By S. Y. LEIGH, ID. d.
THE MAGNIFICENT FRENCH ExPosI-
TIoN.
The man who says that the French
/ Exposition is a failure is either fool
or is needlessly economical with the
truth. 1t is vast in extent, immense
ly rich in its exhibits, beautiful in its
grounds and numerous palatial build
ings, magnificent in the perfection OF
its varied details, superb in its leca-
tion, and nothing comparable with its
mighty Examinations has been seen
on earth since It's divine creation It
was my privilege, with Mrs. Leech TO
spend ten days at the French EXPOSE
| tion of 1899. and some days at our
wonderful Chicago exposition, but
from many standpoints neither of
these were as Respondent and as
attractive as that of the present year.
Syndicates bought millions on mil
/ lions of tickets in order to win the
great prizes. and now they are selling
! them at fifteen for dollar. AT Chi
cage a dollar furnished but two en-
! frances.
The numerous palaces and national
pavilions lie along both sides OF the
Seine river, which, within the grounds
is spanned by five splendid bridges.
/ BY day and night the grounds look
! like fairy land. At night al of the
buildings are made brilliant by tens Of
! thousands of outside electric lights:
and the superb fountains, from the
Trocadero Palace to the Palace Of
/ Electricity, called the Chateau D.
Eau from the magnitlcence of its ex-
/ terror fountains and cascades, are
ablaze with many hued eolors, and are
glorious in their beauty / heard a
New York lady, as she stood with a
million people in the centre Of
the grounds and looked on the foan-
tains and palaces and on the stLum-
nous Palace made of glass, say 81
doubt whether heaven is more beauti-
| full that what see tonight.
The Exposition grounds cover over
million Of square yards. On these
acres representatives of all nations are
/ beholding the progress of the human
race along all lines of industry, science
and art. What superb editlee is the
Palace Of the Fine Arts, close to the
greatest entrance! And ON all sides
are such Palaces as those of Agricul-
ture, Art, Chemistry, Congress and
Social Economy, Horticulture, Elec-
tricity, Education, Tapestries, Metal
lurgy, Navigation, Dancing, Costumes,
Hygiene, Womanhood, the great Tro-
cadero, Textile Fabrics, etc. These
edifices are immense and lovely in
And nearly all the nations Of the
world have colossal "Pavilions, one
of the finest being that of the United
States. 1t is surmounted by dome
and located on the Seine. On its
/ top is an American eagle and
the flag; and between entrance col
umns is fine statue of Washington.
| The Pavilions of Austria and Turkey
are on either side of it. The Payilions
of Italy, Bosnia, Hungary, Great
Britain, Belgium, Germany, Spain,
Monaco, Sweden, Servia, Luxembourg
and Russia are among the most spa
cious and costly. There are numer-
Gus cYcloramas, panoramas, dioramas,
restaurants, cafes and varied amuse-
ments scattered about the grounds.
The Exposition has forty live gates of
entrance. In the palaces are twenty
eight movable stair cases, where peo-
pie can go, without walking, to upper
floors for ten confines, equal to two
of our cents. A movable platform,
sixteen feet wide, constantly travels
around the grounds; and for ten cents,
fifty confines, one can ride for an
hour and see the entire magnitude of
the exhibition. Belt trains also make,
every 20 minutes, the entire circuit of
the Exposition.
We first entered the grounds by the
grand s'Porte de Monumentale, the
celebrated entrance at the Place de la
Concorde. It's gilded cupola is sup
ported by arches resting on stone pill
lars. Handsome statues, pretty
friezes, stately pilasters, luminous
globes land the flags of. all nations
grace this entrance.
To see the picture galleries OF all
nations, and the sculpture galleries in
the Grand Palais Des Beaux Arts, is
worthy or trip over the Atlantic.
The paintings number nearly six hun
dred, To say nothing OF engravings,
drawings, pastels, water colors, and
architecture. Andthe sculptures are nu-
merous. They are all superb creations
Of the chisels OF ancient and modern
artists. Crossing over 70 lovely pal
ace known as 1.-THE Small Palace Of
French Art another magnificent mu-
scum il entered lvories with decor
ations, bronzes OF every description,
potteries from every French factory,
IJewelry and candelobora OF great beau
ty, painted enamels of a thousand