The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-06-19
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why is Bunalo'a exposition peJter
than that Of Paris2'
Because It costs less to 80 there"
That is one reason but there are
so many more that you could not be-
gin to count them. But comparisons
are odorous," Mrs. Partington said.
There Is no use comparing the Pan
American exposition to any other any
way. 70 Is so absolutely unique. so
unlike any other that ever happened,
that comparison is out OF the question.
Il IS hard 10 know how TO go to
work to describe the Pan-American.
Inc Is equally hard to decide whether
this or that feature Of it deserves the
most description There is so much
to see and so much TO describe that
the task almost oppalls one. I'm fact
~ is as foolish 10 attempt TO describe
everything an at once as it would be
to try to see everything all at once
one ought TO calculate to spend at
least a week doing" the Pan-Ameri-
can. That is little enough time. There
is enough in it TO keep one occupied
all summer. IL one could take the time
to study the exhibits and learn thor
oughly what Is here taught. Still, If
one has only a short time, a great
deal can be seen and enjoyed within
that period, on account Of the CON
venient arrangement Of things and the
compact and condensed character of
the whole exposition. My advice is,
/ however, don't weary yourself IN do
ing the exposition. Don't make too
much OF a business of f. This is an
exposition to be enjoyed. You ought
to make up your mind TO drink in IT'S
beauties slowly. appreciatlngly; not
gulp them down in a single swallow
Get your first view in the morning
when the day is young and the dew is
on the grass. Enter the Elmwood
gate, or better still If you don't mind
the walk. at the Lincoln Parkway
gate. leaving the car at Forest
avenue. In either case you come into
the Rainbow City through the wood
land and flowers, getting glimpses Of
fountains. pretty landscapes and a
stretch OF water called North Bay
and Gala Water You see the marble
New York Building here and the Uni.
ted Life Saving stntion and you pass
before Frenchs statue Of Washington,
which has very appropriately been
placed at the entrance to the approach
Heading to the main court. Then you
pass on through that truly grand Tri-
umphal Causeway, and come into the
heart Of the exposition.
1 The Spanish Renaissance buildings
have been described time and time
again aud / win not here dwell upon
their architectural characteristics or
the details of ,he omamentation and
colorlngs suffice it to say that the
picture as a whole grows upon you.
Perhaps you find it altogether differ
ent from what you had expected and
maybe there are some who are at first
disappointed but the beauty and
completeness OF il an impresses you
more and more.
The architecture the sculpture the
fountains, the flowers. the color and
the general effect Of festivity and en-
4 joyment stimulate the Imagination
and carry one away from himself and
all sordld cares until he Is child
again and this is fairyand.
However critical the visitor may
be when he begins his inspection he
can not fail to be completely captured
afser he has reveled I'm all this beauty
for day and In the dusk Of the
evening the Rainbow city is trans
formed into City of Light The
Transformation Is not sudden II
comes not in a single binding fash
but gradually, almost imperoeptbly
like the dawn. the lights steal from
lnothlngness into their fun glory and
the illumination Is before you in an
its grandeur Then the thousands sit
ting In the Esplanade and along the
, border OF the grand basin in the Court
Of Fountains give vent 70 their en-
thusiastic approval Of the triumphs o
J the electricians in burst of applause
which sweeps from the Propylaea e
|, the Triumphal Causeway and re
/, echoes among the hills that slope
away on either side Of Gala Water,
We are now moving about in the
land OF stars, twinkling. scinulatinl
stars, They say there are 10000 o
them on the Electric Tower didn
count them. They looked like io
OO0. 600,