The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-12-05

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this was covered with flowers and
wreaths sent by Alsatian societies.
We were informed That to get the
best impression of the exhibition
was to enter by the principal gate
way from the Place de la Concorde
This gateway is indeed pleasing and
beautiful. 1t combine elegance and
harmony, and is piece OF art OF
which the French are justly proud.
1t at once takes the eye and you are
captivited with the beauty of the
scene.
Once within the grounds we soon
cross the beautiful new bridge
which spans the Seine. In front Of
you is an enchanting scene. 1t is an
avenue of beautiful buildings, white
and bewitching as fairy scene.
We now enter the street Of the
Nations. This is most interesting
street. Here we could easily have
spent all the time at our disposal
proftably. The buildings are char
facteristic of the nations they repre-
sent. First and finest of all is the
Italian building. Next comes the
building of Turkey, very plain
building, and the neighbor of Iur-
key is our own United States build
ing. 1t is a replica of the Capitol at
Washington It towers aloft above
its surroundings with an eagle on
each corner of it; and above the big
dome the American flag, the stars
and stripes, "old glory" floating
high.
70 as this was the most cheering
and inspiring scene of the day We
entered the building and enjoyed a
delightful rest within its welcome
shade We sat for awhile in the
Wisconsin part of the building. We
en- tered our names on the record,
wrote notes, purchased what we
needed at the post Office, got some
souvenirs, and in the restaurant be-
meath got refreshing lunch. We
felt perfectly at home in this build
ing. Florence seemed quite struck
as she gazed on the many American
flags. Looking at one of the largest
ones she said ''Oh is not that flag
beautiful, pa, is it not the most
beautiful flag in the world. F" We
passed on all too quickly through
the Street of the nations.
We visited the exhibition of the
armies and navies anG saw some Of
the terribly destructive weapons of
modern warfare and it seemed as
though we were long distance from
the time when men shall learn war
no more. when swords shall be beat
en- into ploughshares and spears
into punning hooks. From here we
PASSED into the Hygiene building
this was pleasant change, here we
saw methods devised by human skill
to conserve and save life rather than
to destroy This was a very inter
esting and profitable building.
The Eiffel Tower now attracted
our attent ton, This is a wonderful
tower. Set five London 'Monu-
ments" one upon another and you
have about the height of this giant
tower. The base of the tower
covers nearly four acres. To get
some idea of its size you must walk
under and around it. It is divided
into three stories, you car accend to
the top of either story. We did not
ascend but We're assured that from
the top such a panorama can be seen
as cannot be equailed in extent or
interest. At the base of the
tower while making some enquiries
Florence and myself became seper-
ated, which caused each of us
half hour of anxiety until we found
one another. This ended our first
day at the exposition.
TO be Contnued)