The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-08

Venice in America" The rear of lis
buildings, as IN the other cases form
masonry wall completely hedging IN the
water street. and those IN boats VIII nave
to duck when the gondOlaS shoot into
the side canal Not counting St Marx :
which the architect had the good taste
teristic bits Of Venetian architecture are
reproduced in minaJure-Jhe exterior by
the entrance suggesting the DOges pal
ace the Riano and the Bridge Of Signs
terminating the street on the inside, and
at one end tiny Salute.
In the streets OF Mexico details of
lattice windows, or what not. are delight
fully Spanish IN character, and IN y en-
ice in America decorations OF originals
have been followed as logically as pos
sible, while entrances and odd corners
have been furnished with plaster models
Of Italian decorations 4 piece that Will
be much in evidence will be the devil
torch-holder Of FIorenCeS MercatO We
chic This detailed decoration has been
arranged by SiguOr Abergo, the proprie-
tor; DunnaVeut and Thompson being the
architects as well as the CoaceSsi0ners-
The road that leads through Vanity
Fair starts from the Plaza. goes west
ward the length of the Midway, and
comes out the Mall by a double turn,
having no side streets. so shat Sir Chris
tian, once in, must pass the entire gaunt-
let OF fOll!eS unless he turns back This,
however, is not planned fer phifoSOphIc
reasons of moral test. but to make il pay
by having every person pass by every at
traction and every booth Nearest the
Plaza. on the left as one enters. is a
Palace OF Nations.
This viii be the same as the PaldiS dc
Costumes that proved so popular at the
Paris Exposition. II consists of series
of carefully and deliberately prepared
tableaus with wax figures each taEieau
ia a room or an alcOVe by itself repre-
sentfng by costumes, faces of people. fur
nishingS and scenes of some historic PEG
pie, and characteristic scenes Of those
people Opposite this show VIII be 4
glass factory and thai Trim
TO the Moon" in which people Hiu make
u real start, though the rising car viii
soon stop and leave q fast moving Pano-
rama to complete the voyage by optical
delusion-
Then viii come shows entitled Dark
ness and Dawn. -AeTio Cycle, and. OD-
pOsite each other, an African Village
and odd Plantation which two viii
form an interesting comparison For the
African village several men have been
at work for = year, for, preliminary to the
great work involved in moving a small
community from the west coast with
an its chattels. the capitals of Europe
had to De visited and the consent of the
different countries obtained fCT the re-
nioval of the negroes Next, skipping the
beautiful orient" comes stirring eN
hiblt entitled Soft Drink Buildirg. and
then three exhibits that explain them
selves avail House Upside Down
and ''Pabst." Before the street is ended
come four spectacular things-.'D Dream
land Moving Pictures" War Cyclic
rama and -'JOhnStoWn Flood the
buildings for each being very large
Finally. fianking the exit. are pictur-
esque AIT Nuremberg and q large and
beautiful bazaar, designed by ". w. Bos-
worth for CaTrere & Hastings. arChi-
tects IN charge Of the exposition Outside
Vanity Fair proper. and near Venice in
America, are a Japanese village. an In
dian village. the scenic railway mentioned
at hrst, animal show and a miniature
railway that carries people about the
grounds, being similar to the miniature
train in operation IN an uptown park in
New York city.
And now for a glimpse Of what the
spectators viii not see later-the work
insS. an interesting phase OF it all The
managers. proprietors. etc, men Of all
nationalities, and knowing varying
amounts OF the English language, are
now to be seen, having troubles Of their
own with their American carpenters and
engineers, and a few hundred questions
adroitly put 10 them Will bring a few
facts concerning their profession. II is
q profession in which men are steadily
occupied, preparing between eXpOsitiOns
for the next one to come
Those who get up the attractions" as
they are termed, are nearly all foreign
erS, men Of considerable taste and bust
ness ability, being in touch with people
in their native country who can furnish
the sh0Wmen. and having a lot of schemes
in their heads Connected with their bus
ihesS ability is the showman's knowledge,
Ike. how much they Ike to be fooled
apd pow puch serious entertainment they
want TO find. Unless one of these men
has ability in many directions and 4 lot
of capital besides, he usually keeps in q
| loose partnership with others For in
stance, two OF the streets of Vanity
Fair are made, furnished, and run by