Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-13
MECCA OF MILLIONS
SOME AUTHENTIC MARVeLs OF THE
PARIS EXHIBITION.

Et1thApe DUN NoteA anu SAl4AAhss
The Castle Of waters-Objects Of
Interest for tbs Frivolous, the
Scientific and the studious.
There has been so much wild specu-
lation as to the features Of attraction
nj the forthcoming Paris Exhibition,
that Il is a relief to know from anthem
tic sources what marvels viii be dis
closed to us in May Of next year. AS
might have been anticipated, all the
wild. hair-brained schemes of which |
the papers have been so full are
doomed to end, as they began in the
clouds: but the exhibition will not lack
many features, both novel and strik-
ing.
one charming centre of attraction
will be the Castle Of Waters,w which
is now being erected In front Of the
palace of Electricity" From the sum-
nit OF the castle, which is in reality a
huge grott0 n miniature Niagara Of
water will fall in series OF imposing
cascades from one basin to another,
until il forms a lake In which mighty
geysers will rise. At night these tiers
of cascades win fash fo'''
colors Of the rainbow, projected eleetri.
cally from insiue, al ,'.. 80 49, ~, q
the most brilliant spectacles ON which
the eye of man has ever gazed.
In another part Of the exhibition
grounds the Paris of the Middle Ages
will live again in a maze Of buildings
and narrow. tortuous streets. wnleh
will carry one hack five centuries. Here
the medieval student will guam ms
wine and airt with the tavern nlaius;
Iur
shopkeepers Of the days of Louis XII;
MINISTRIES will sing old-time ballads,
and. In short the Paris of the fifteenth
century will be transplanted with all
its quaint costumes. characters and
modes of life into the Paris Of the
end of the nineteenth century.
ON the Seine win be mOOred boats
sinotherod in beautiful decoration OF
flowers. where the LondOner or Paris
ian can sip his tea to the singing and
dancing of Geishas. and fancy himself
translated TO sunny Japan. In an
other part Of The ground the visitor can
wander into an Egyptian village. and
witness q performance In an Egyptian
theatre. and few steps more will take
him TO Morocco and the many-colored
life OF Algiers.
French India. too will be transported
TO the exhibition grounds. with all the
quaint modes and costumes of the
East. and the visitor can explore at his
leisure the fOmous pagodas Of Vishnu,
p with II mysterious priests and its
sacred dancing girls.
3 No exhibition nowadays is complete
E without It's water-chute; but the chute
E that is being prepared on the Champ
e de Mars is the longest steepest and
8 most tOrtuous ever designed, and is
s warranted to crowd more sensations
e and risks into a few seconds than viii
y satisfy the most adventurous. There
. win also be large wheel. in compare
son with which existing wheels will be
pigmies. and the Eiffel Tower viii take
J. on all its pristine glories, with new
) paint and decorations.
Al he Champ de Mars the studiously
q inclined can revel in all the commercial
5, marvels Of mines and metallurgy
= chemical Industries and civil engineer
! ing. f0od-stuffs and electricity. letters
:. and sciences; aud at the Invalides theIV
will ne palaces devoted TO industries
French and foreign.
For the frivolous. there will be open
air cafes chantants, booths and kiosks
e and everywhere delightful cool corners
g rich In flowers and foliage, and illumin
, ated at night by garlands and fcst0on,
D.; OF many-colored electric lights.
g The Trocadero viii be there to revive
s, memories Of past exhibitions; and II
the beautiful gardens that surround It
and slope gently to the river, will b'
buildings and villages to represent al
N the colonies Of the world.
4 A novel feature, which it viii be boil
~ costly and difficult to realize. viii b.
a n large lake Of sea water, with n slOp
~ ing and sandy beach, in which tn
thousands of visitors can enjoy all tn
delights of the seaside. The lake vii
he excavated at Longchamps, and tn
water will be pumped from the chan
y mel, 125 miles away, through 4 series 0
l. three pipes
D. Although the exhibition, which vii
Il open on May 1st contains no feature
D. remarkable in novelty or sensation,
promises TO be at least as full of at
fractions aud delight as any Of its pre-
decessors, and will, no doubt be tn
80 mecca" Of Millions next year.
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