Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-16
NOTES OF TRAVEL

Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal.
Faris, July 81. Tho gem OF the ex-
position is the Pest Palais OF Retro
spective Art hoth as regards the build.
ing itself and its EXHIBITS. The former
is admirable IN conception and detail
II was designed by M. Griauit, n noted
architect, who died before its com
rletion, and ut the close OF the ex-
position it will DO converted into a
permanent Museum OF art. Its ex.,
hibits show the best products Of
French art and manufactures from the
earliest ayes to tho present time, SO
that each article is n MYSTERY iece and
worthy of study aside from the his.
toric interest most Of them possess.
They have becn loaned by museums,
and from private, and in some cases.
| royal collections and includs the fiuest
examples Of work in bone, ivory. bronze,
iron, leather. pottery. carved wood,
| lewelry, enamels. clockwork. furniture,
| tapestry, mosnics, coins, manuscript
| illumination and printing. The objects
are grouped In ordor SO ono can follow
| the evolution of jewelry, for instance,
/ from the wOrk Of the early Middle
| Ages to the display Of exquisite work.
| manshir shown in collection of
i
Bavonne Rothschild, or OF pottery from
the time of the Roman occupation OF
Gaul to thu masterpieces OF all Of
Y frances celebrated potteries which
aggregate al immense value. There
are suits OF damascened armor and
coats OF mail belonging to many of the
kings Of France down to Louis XIV.
A suite OF rooms is furnished each in
the style of century, beginning with
the fifteenth and passing through the
"Reminiscences down to the Empire.
A vastly different hut interesting
exhibit Is that OF the work of Nj.
pasteur. from his earliest experiments
which resulted IN bis finding remedy
for the silk worm pest to his latest
discoveries in bacii. A large section
of this exhibit is iakeE up by lively
looking specimens Of the germs OF
diphtheria, scarlet fever, small pox,
consumption and all the other dread
diseases. They looked to be safely
bottled up but We could hardly help a
nervous fear that they might get out
and catch US. This exhibit would GER
tainiy be OF intense interest to soien.
lists and physicians. Each germ had
most conducive to its Development and
1
Formidable locking Get.
The Beaux Arts building is much
, larger than the Fine Arts Building al
Chicago and this may be the reason
, why the art exhibit of many European
countries looks insignificant, many o.
the galleries presenting large space
of hare wall with fringe Of painting:
along the edge, but among these Wort
many fine works. | was especially
, struck with some remarkable painting
, among the few sens by Finnish
: painters, the work OF Axal Caller
being particularly good in illustration
. of Finnish Marchen, and in on
/. la Mere de Lammk,n although th
a treatment was queer and conventional
the expression was admirably stronl
= and fine. HIS own mother mad evi
i IDENTIFY been his model, as there was
s portrait of her among the number,
face full of character. In the Unite'
States section there are SO many PIC
n lures representing foreign objects mn
= such an evident reflection OF Frenc
= art in many OF the pictures that on
u does not realize. on first entering. tina
q it is an exhibit Of American art. Muc
= Of the work shown as American is th
II work of students and artists not mo-
IN
!, they have been living aud workin
III abroad for years. II was only whe
n we came aci oss characteristic painting
st By William NJ. Chase, +. s. Churcl
r George Inness and the familiar Ne
,r England beaches and rock bound shor,
of Winslow Homer and Swain Giffor
." and the fine portraits by John {
Fe Sargent and Cecilia Beaux, that "
1t began to feel at home. But other di
a tinctively American work is repr,
sented by Howard Pyle. A. b. Fris
W. l.. Palmer, L. A. Abby, Chdrl,
30 Dana Gibson, Lucius Hitchcocl
:. Joseph Purnell, William I. Smedle,
and other Of our famous Illustrator
D. On the other hand on entering Il
m French section We were confronted
n q picture OF Washington Crossing Il
A. Delaware" by u noted French artis
"a and by another great canvas, "Tl
~ Signing Of the Protocol of Peace b
no tween Spain and the United States,
ly by French artist, Chartran. II
to portraits Of President McKinle
II. Secretary Day, and Minister Canine
- were excellent likenesses. The exhib
OF contemporary French art is very fiji
aS and occupies as much space as all d
other nations together. A fine gale
of sculpture forms one entrance TO Il
sd building and in it the United States
ed we'll represented by the works OF
nd Gaudens and Mao Monnie%
~ The Eitfel Tower Ia still ono OF q
-, great attractions and crowded cara co
IL stantly ascend NJ to take birds e
las view of tine exposition and city; IL "
err pleasure to recognize from it's Ian
of Jugs the Are dc Triomphe, Not
80 Dame, the Invnlides and many bull
"a, ings not seen for SO long. IL is on
'rh by ascending il that ohs gets n
zen adequate idea of its great height.
led had been the intention TO take il do,
he after it had stood about six years, b
az it was still found profitable
vestment, and moreover from
~ summit it gives SO extended VII
- of the country for many miles arou
'ne Paris that it is considered a necessa
Ill Fart Of her defences, since by scare
as lights from ITS summit the number a
ire movements of an enemy might
Lba accurately learned. 1t has thereto
~. been fitted with new elevators q
'ne reprinted pale yellow, 60, 600 pir
of paint being required for each of {
the coatings, while il is held together
25.O00,OO0 riyets. Tine view OF it
finest when at night the electric high
like plittering snake, begin to r
round and round 1t, till 1t is outlin
10 in fire against the sky and crown
with stars. Then the magnifict
n a palaces along the Rue DIES Natio,
l. a. l.. i. u 4