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

BY Monsieur Binet: Il Is said that tho
series of entrances is so rngeniously con-
trived that COCO persons will be able. in
the space OF one hour, to take their tickets
here and pass into the building.
Having passed through this entrance.
we find ourselves ON the Cours de Ia
Refine. and on the Quai de Ia Conferences:
on our left is the Seine. on our right the
Petit Palais des Beaux Arts. designed
by Monsieur Ceralt, the avenue Nicholas
H. and the Grand Palais des Beaux Arts.
designed by Messleurs Deglane. Louvet
and Thomas. The iine new one-arched
Point Alexandra III, built by Messieurs
Resal and Abby, on the left. leads TO the
Espianade des Invalides, with II double
row OF Gue exhibition buildings. with
an avenue between them. terminated by
the grand old lnvalides.
We next come to the pont dcs Invalides:
beyond 81, on the right. Is the Pavilion OF
the Vile dc Paris, tho Palaces Of fIorti-
culture, Arboris allure. des Congress ana.
Social Economy. on the DUAL d'Orsay.
south hank OF the Seine, are the pavilions
OF foreign powers, each built by It's own
nation. We reach the Pont do rAima, and
here on the right are buildings repre-
senting old Paris some restaurants, tho
Trocadero Gardens and palace. and the
gardens containing payilons for coloniaf
exhibits; ON the opposite bank OF the
river are buildings for military. naval and
iDtFNttiitAtH tNtnhiNAs NNtI Wo como 10
the bridge d'lena We have tho Trocadoro
palace on the right. and tho gigantic Elf,
fei tower across tho water on tho left
Beyond the Puut dIena, on the right, ar0S
buildings for the exhibits OF the Frencl1s
colonies and protcctorates On the quays
across the river Is the Forestry, ShoottngsS
Fishery and Fruit pavilion.
Marvellous Palace of Electricity.
The great Champ do Mars stretches QUE
behind the Eaffsi tower, and there we una
the principal buildings of the exhib.tionss
two large galleries. each about $50 feses
In length, rum along either side OF theg
Champ de Mars, with an open space bel
tween them; at one end OF this space or
garden, farthest from the Einel tower. IL.
the elaborate Palace OF Electricity mar
vel OF ornate and complicated CONSTRUCT
ton. The Chateau a Eau is immedntelN
In front OF tho Electrical palace. behind
this palace at the far end OF the ChAmu'
de Mars, IA the old Gaierie des Machines,
in which IL TO DO shown everything tom
nected with agriculture and with food.
The long side galleries ia the Champ do.
Mars viii contain, that on tho right oel
the open space ~ one walks from the
Eiffel tower. exhibits connected with liter
atnre art ana science. education andy
teaching. civii engineering. means OF
transport and chemical industries, On The.
left OF the open space In tho other long,
gallery, viii b. exhibits connected with.
mines and metaiiursy. threads. fabricss
and siothing. In tho gallery which cons
meets these two win he an abundancs os
all kinds of machinery.
There yet remain tho nne buildings ina
the Eapianade dcS Invaildes which will
be devoted TO decoration. furniture an1i
miscellaneous industries.
SPACE for England and Germany.
Large a. the space IL which Is given trni
TO this exhibition, the amount OF room all
iotted to Great Britain IL comparativeiNt
small. 20 that we shall not 10 abis To-
make representative show, but II n. oas
course. natural that France, who pavas
the piper. should call tho tune" ana takey
the Eons share OF space in which TO er.
hioit her own Industries. We appear tas
DO as well on ns other nations. so Tar AL
space Is concerned Germany In TO sendy
eNhipits Tor the nrst time since tho Fran
co-German war Of 1s7p.sf. and perhape,
special allowance in tho way of spoual
and otherwise may reasonably 10 xtveny
70 her, especially as the Emperor WiiHamx
seems 10 intend TO visit the exhibition.
X IN said that tho exhsbits OF forsi~u.
nations VIII not be. as heretofore. tons.
lined 10 separate socsions hut viii -
mixed with tho French exhibits. tina, ~
TO say that buildanT. in many cns~s-
VIII contain exhibits 81 which half win
DC French, and the remaining half "a mir
'nre or exhibits from other nations. Hut
Whatever may bo done far as this ma.
ions snd Others are concerned. there 10
no ooue, that The eshihition VIII be -
Nonatrful sight, intensely fail OF insersse
snd ~ revelations OF tho astounding prog.
ess ana discovery OF the last elsvsn ynara.
u viii certainly Ice ns heautifsi IN tamts
Na ARRANGEMENT No cur clover ilxhts
hearted ana anaife nelght,ors can make n.
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