El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-14

have fairly begun. Representatives.
of all nations elbowed one another in
the avenues between the great white
buildings and the spacious Champs de
Mars and the Champs Elyeees appeared
lust as crowded as the smaller Iroca-
dero section. Natives OF Madagascar,
dusky Nubians from the sources oil the
Nile, South Sea Islanders OF copper
hue. Haxen-haired visitors from the
lands of the Vikings, E4quimaux OF
small stature and giant blacks from the
heart of the Dark Continent-all were
to be seen in the cosmopolitan tide OF
humanity that surged hither and
th!ther. Swarthy Turks from the
shores of the Bosphorus walked side
by side with their traditional mics,
the fierce Ccssacks of the Don; subjects
the land of the white elephant and
the study burghers from Britain. Or
course the COZ tinental vesitors were
in the ma sjority. There was glitter OF
foreign uniforms and gold lace in
every corner. There were Russians,
Englishmen, Germans, Americans.
Italians, Spanisrds. Austrians and Wis
itors from the Balkan states. Above
the heads of tie throDg foated the
flags of all nations. The stars and
stripes of the United States swung side
by side with the tri-color of France.
The red and yellow of Spain, the Aus
triar eagles, the ina perisl standard OF
Russia and even the Union Jack of old
England and the red and black banner
OF Germany were 10 be seen on every
hand
The visitors were evidently bewilder
ed by the great spectacle laid out be-
fore them. 1t Is true that the exhibits
are not yet by any means complete.
Despite The fact that tens of thousands
of workmen have been laboring night
and day for ~eeks past there still re-
mains a great deal to do iu the way of
classi fcalions OF exhibits and putting
the last touches to the buildings and
grounds. Still, with sll these draw
backs, the attractions hre said to be
fully equal to those of any previous
exhi bition in it's completed state. Sat |
yet contrasted with the display which |
willgreet the visitor few weeks hence. |
tnst of today will be remembered |
only as prologue to one of the most |
Instructive and bewilderipg spectacIes |
in the history tf the world. From the |
"Porte Monumental, opening on the |
Place de Is Coucorde and the Clamps |
U
Champs de Mars sections and along |
the river banks in what is know as the |
"Flor eigners' Row." to the Esplanade |
des Tnvalides, where the great manu-
featuring pala :es are situated, there |
was succession of strange and novel |
sights, moving mu titIdes and dis |
play of the resources and products of |
civilization such as has never before |
been collected in one place.
THE GRAND ART PALACE.
The Graud Palace, built entirely of |
stone and stretching from the Avenue
and from the new Avenue Nicholas II. |!
to the Avenue d'Antin, glistened in
the noon-dsy sun today. The building
is vast, i'm posing aud we'll arranged for
purposes. Its decoration is
particularly rich in sculpture. or the
notable groups of sculpture adorning
the Building are the four Quadriges,
by Recipon. which are placed on the
extre mites of the msjestic collonade.
The frieze, which runs the length of
the building, is the work CT Edouard
Fournier and Is an illustrated history
Of the various eras of art. While
France, OF course, occupies the
Britain, Germany, Russia and other
foreign countries have been liberally
space according to their seve-
raj needs. 1t would require column
10 even barely outline the gems OF the
oain nters' art and the masterpieces Of
,he sculptOrs' creation, that fad tenn
oorary abiding place under the roof of
his magnificent structure. The Ame-
'!can exhibit, which passed the inspec-
lion of an unusually critical jury,
Includes more than a hundred paint
ngs, drawings and water colors and |
many subjects in sculpture. All Of !
hem are of the highest standard of
excellence and come from artists who ]
1ave won all the distinction that can l
possibly be conferred on them. The |
4 merican section occupies a prominent
position in the Intermediate part of the
building. In addition to the grand art
palace there is smaller art palace, ,
llso on the Champs Elysees, which is