The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-28
MGR. OgIER At THE FAIR
TO THE WORLDS EXPO
SITION
SOME INTERESTING SIGHTS
Buildings Are All Very Beautiful
and Exhibits Observation-Disclosures
Disappointed With Amer
lean Building.

Tourists who have gone abroad this
year for the first time to visit the Paris
exposition seem to find the French CAPT
tai far more attractive than the great
fair itself. The streets of Paris are
thronged with strangers
Mgr. Anatole Oster spiritual director at
st. Thomas seminary, returned yester
day from two Months visit with rela
t1ves in Paris, and in a chat with the
6 b told Of some of the impressions
made on him by the big exhibit across
the pond. The mopsignors view of the
exposition is Frenchman's view. for he
was born in Eastern France, coming to
this country and city in 1854 when he
was twenty years of age He visited
Paris in 1889, when her last fair was held
and SO had the additional advantage Of
being able to compare that exhibit with
the present one.
"Of course said Mgr. Oster YESTERDAY.
science has made such progress in every
direction that it would be unfair to con
trast the exhibit of 80 with the ono of
today, the latter is in most respeuts so
lar superior. But so far as the general
plan of, the fair Is concerned and the ar
rangement of the buildings the former
was far more striking There Is no blrd,a
| eye view to he gained of the exr osition
today because 1t is scattered, a small nor,
lion Of Paris itself dividing 1t into two
parts. Perhaps that is one of the reasons
why many people think the exposition q.
nature, so far as the attendance is c3n.
| cerned, for the crowd is divided part go
ing To one division of the exposition and
part to the other
what impressed me most at tile ex
p"slucn? Well. now tflat is rather off
ncult to state. / can tell You, however
the funniest thing that saw there. II
was IN the Aquarium where they siavt An
| excellent display of all the; smaller salt
water fish and sea weed S1vinoro TTras
ABOUT at the bcttop. of an immense glas !,
tank was diver in the ordinary diver's
SUIT DID 1t ever strike you that a fish
was a playful animal? Well. that dive
was playing all sorts of Franks with
thosc nsh and they seemed to enioy f.
Just as much as parcel of kittens would
| ENJOY frolic They PLACED hide-ano-
seek and tag and allowed the diver +,
stroke them. They seemed 10 eniuy 1t
! too. ~
! Gorgeousness, rather than SIMPLICITY
! OF treatment marks the various buildings
that line the streets Of the nations The
1tanan building is very noticeable. It's
eCtuIe is OF the ornate Gothic style
ana there Is marvellous carving to he seen
ooth inside and out. The building IS
In the form Of a Greek cross and the
various rooms are filed with master
pieces OF Italian art and workmanship
went through a portion Of the United
states building, taking a party of Par
lslans with me. 1 regretted this later
Inc building from the outside is a very
presentable structure indeed. Its archf-
lie irrn Oh
porte cochere is bronze equestrian stat
ue OF George Washington, and SO spirit
ed is 1t that 1t has provoked much adj
mlrauon from visitors of all nationau-
ties. Upon entering the building we
! found ourselves in a rotunda very much
like that Of any American hotel. There
was plenty of tobacco smoke and the in
eVltapie cuspldors. By chance we wan
oered into the California room This
was very much like a hotel parlor with
the exception that two jars of fruit were
on the mantel. Typical of the state
| you see. In his room there was also to-
bacco smoke and cuspidors We went in
to another room--1 forget what state it
was supposed to representa- was like
the other only the jars of fruit were
2 missing. But the tobacco smoke was
/ there.
thought your building would show
! something of the home life of your peo-
! pie, like the English building and the
/ Swiss village said my French friends
/ never mentioned or went near the
United States building all the rest of the
time l was in Paris
One of the most beautiful parts of the
exposition Is that which includes the ave-
hue of Alexander II, the bridge of Alex
ander III, and the Esplanade des In
valides. The bridge looks like a bit of
fairy work, it is so light and graceful
but 1t is substantial too. Beyond this
bridge, to the right and left, are the two
art palaces. The one on the right is FILL
ed with sculpture only, while that on
the left is devoted to pictures 1 do not
believe that there have. ever before been
SO many art treasures under one roof. You
Know those two art buildings are the
only two permanent structures of the
exposition. They will remain as thew