New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-20

sides of the Seine between the Champ de Mars
and the Quai de la COncOrde have been built
over; the old Palais de rIndustre. which was
for many years one of the sights of that part of
Paris, has been demolished to make way for
new avenue, which leads to the new Alexander
III Bridge This magnificent structure carries
the Exposition across the river and the fine
sweep of the single span, the scuIptured groups
and the handsome carving viii make it con-
spicuous even in the midst of notable archi-
tectural features.
This avenue is decked in the centre with
lower gardens, and affords unbrokt-. view
of the Invalides from the Champs EIysees. On
the right stands a huge block of masonry which
contains the fine arts exhibition, and opposite
this is a smaller building in which the retro
spective art exhibition is housed.
These buildings, as well as the other main
pavilions and the hundreds of smaller structures.
are already swarming with visitors. although
several of them are still incomplete and unin-
wiling. The Rue de Nations, in which the Off
cial buildings of the various nations stu
ated will be one of the most attractive parts of
the Exposition, and has already taken first rank
in popularity. The foreign pavons line the
quay the left bank of the Seine between the
Alma and the Invalides bridges The United
States building opened with appropriate
ceremony on May Il, and will naturally become
the congregating place for American visitors
There was much anxiety on the part of the
temperance element lest American bar be
opened in this building but these fears have
been set at rest The lower floor in all the
buildings will have spaces set aside where
beverages characteristic of the various coun-
tries will be sold. There is bar in the United
States pavilion, but visitor may be served
at a table with anything in the way of food and
h, 1Io-
hotel in his native place.
Don't be afraid to order a flip a iulep or
cocktail at the places where these American
luxuries en- tap" an American visitor TO
Paris writes. but don't expect to get them as
your home harheeper makes them. There's d
something about them that gives these Ameri-
can drinks a French flavor that is unaccOunta-
bic Go down the street little distance and the
TURK, II he can be induced to tell the truth, will
tell you the same about his coffee and the
Russian about his hard water colored spirits
They all unlike the real thing and are
American Turkish. Russian or something else
with decided French accent. Even the beer
from Germany. which the native calls book
has a peculiar flavor, for despite flags, lines of
demarcation, national buildings and signs pict-
ures and notices telling the visitor that the En-
position is universal it is really French and the
spirit of the French pervades i: in every de-
partment"
An early list of exhibits shows that the writer
was correct to that part of the show. France
came first, with 10000 exhibits: the United
States second, with 6564. and the other ma
tons had the following figures to their credit:
Belgium. ZOO: Germany. 2,0o0; Italy. 2,0o0;
Russia l,5Op; Scandinavia LOO; Austria. LEGO;
Great Britain GOO, and British colonies. GOO
The great money box was the name given
Exposition by writer who present at the
opening ceremonies. "A thousand francs a
minute will be dropped into the great bank" he
said, by people from all over the world. This
Will last for six months, and it may go beyond
the one thousand mark. Say $1,000 an hour
for ten hours day for six months hand running,
ar $50 days the rate OF $4,000 a day and
you will have IN the great giIded bank, with its
electrical, mechanical and artistic departments.
the snug sum of $225uD,Wo, and that is based
upon the low estimate of about one franc
apiece for the depostors in the bank. But there
viii be dozens Of other money boxes into-which
the visitors Will drop their coins"
The visitor who makes the ocean trip in order
to what has been placed on show beyond
the Grande Porte. with its fifty-eight pay win
dows, Will not arrive at the Exposition grounds
from the railway station. and even if he does
he cannot enter with his belongings. He must
go to a hotel or boarding house. and if arrange
mentS have not already been made he will do
We'll to consult the advertisements in this pub
1catiCn And when the time for shopping
comes and it does come to every visitor TO
Paris, even to the old bachelor and the people