The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12
ANOTHER LETTER FROM THE
WORLDS FAIR.

the great Louisiana TurCnaS6 EXpOSl'
tlon were thrown open to the world.
"Open wide ye gates, swing wide ye
portals. Enter herein We sons of men
and behold the achievements of your
race. Learn the lessons taught and
gather inspiration for still greater
achievements. - These, the words of
President Francis, resounded over a
multitude of two hundred and forty
thousand people; and apply to all.
The opening day was all that could
have been desired. The sun rose
that morning radiant and glorious,
bringing to st. Louis her first
whisper of spring time. There was
naught to mark the program, arrang-
ed. The opening addresses were all
delivered--so learned through the
papers-for only saw the speakers,
and heard the enthusiastic applause of
thousands of people. Later on, how
ever, I was more fortunate, for when
President Roosevelt touched the but
ton, I was one of the favored few. !"
We were standing lat the northwest
corner of the Electricity building and,
perched upon box about ten feet
high, could get splendid view of
everything, especially the beautiful
Cascades. Within a short while after
the signal was given in Washington
City, the great machinery of the fair
began it's work, as if by magic.
Things inanimate seemed to take on
life. The whistles blew, the bells
rang, the flags waved, the fountains
began to flow, the buildings were
thrown open, down the Cascades,
rushed in dazzling beauty, the streams
of sparkling water and the multitude
of people began to cheer, as if they
too had been moved by the same great
power. AS for myself, I stood there
81 ell-bound, gazing upon ssone of the
grandest sights the world has ever
witnessed and wondering if it were
not all a deligh tful dream. After
lingering here several moments
we were 10th to leave this scene of
beauty-we moved on with the surg
ing mass ofsshumanity trying to secure
a place from which we might see the
''pike PARADE as it passed BY.
The place was found, and as we
watched this long procession we fully
realized that this is literally worlds
fair; for here we saw people from
call the ends of the earth" -civliized
and uncivilized. We saw all kinds
and classes, from the sublime to the
ridiculous" from beauty to hideous.
ness. You could easily recognize the
natives of most every country, even
before you looked upon the banner
they carried bearing the name of their
native land. They, exactly, answered
the description we have so often read
of them. only wish had time and
space to tell of all in this grand
parade, but will only comment a lit
tie on some of it's most striking
features. such as the flower of woman
hood shown from each country. First
I'll mention the dark-eyed Cuban
maidens, who were, no doubt, the
fairest their little island can boast of.
They sat with dignifed air, in their
carriages and looked out over the vast
assembly. Then came the Indian
girls, representing the beauty of their
tribe, and on came "Fair Japan
with her chariots, ladened with love.
~ flowers, and the fairest maidens of
all their land. They we're queer look
ing little ladies with olive complexion
and dressed in costumes peculiar to
their own country. One could not
miss seeing the Irish lasses with their
flaming red hair that fairly glittered
like threads of gold. as the sun shed
its bright rays upon their pretty
heads. Last but loveliest, came the
beauties of Paris. They were indeed
'fair to look upon Their costumes
were models of fashion, and perfect
dreams of beauty, blending harmonl-
ously with the delicate refinement
pictured on their faces. They rode
in beautifully decorated chariots
drawn by splendid looking horses,
that seemed to know, and be proud of
the fact, that they were showing to
the world, grace, beauty and fashion
combined We saw types Of manhood
just as striking but not SO beautiful
so I'll not stop to tell about this.
The parade was interrupted only
twice; once it stopped on account Of
an old campbell, with fair specimen
of Asiatic humanity upon his back
lying down, and another time when a
poor little Indian baby fell out of a
cart. This happened right in front
of where we were standing. It's
mother picked it up and pushed it
back into it's place as though it had
been q rag doll. saw in St. Louis
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