Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-02

others just what | saw while at St
Louis. To say l was dumb-founded
and am still so is not half putting
1t. looked, saw, wondered and
am still wondering.
When one thinks of the vastness
OF It's area; just imaginel 1910 acres
OF beautiful! plains and slopes laid
out In the most artistic fashion.
Falryland is in the past as compared
with this wonder of wonders. Great
giant palaces rise far above Won
and hold themselves in mighty
dignity In their gorgeous grand
eur of design against the blue
and white skies. To begin to
describe one of these masterpieces of
architecture would be an endless
task. | visited all of them, and in
every one L found something tLat
would be of the greatest interest to
every one. Sometimes when | be-
held some exquisitely designed
apartment or tiny piece of hand
work l often thought, lis this real
or am | dreaming?" Honestly, /
have often felt myself spellbound
before some of those wonderful works
of man and when j could come back
to myself | would think, What a
small quantity of nothing | am"
But glad to say do not think the
FAIR dlscourages any one. Just the
other way. 1t makes one feel that
our fellowman has accomplished this
or that, and, therefore we must be
up and doing as well. l can truth
fully state that to visit an exposition
OF this nature is advancing ones self
several years. 1t is educational in
every way, and indeed in this ad-
vanced aye of our country, it is
really a pity that every one cannot
have the opportunity of seeing the
world as whole. 1t is here that
the whole world comes before you.
All nations, all tribes, all races, their
respective customs, styles of dress
and languages are here laid clear
before you. Yes, it is here you are
talking one time to Philippine. a
Jap, a Chinese, an Indian or AN
American. They all seem to be of
one family at the Fair. 1t is seldom,
TOO, that when one meets one of these
far away representatives that he can
not coLverse in our language. 1t is
great indeed to know how the Eng
lish tongue can be twisted in any
mouth; even the poor little Negrito
could talk to me in my language
while l knew nothing of hers.
Well, since We all cannot "Meet
on the Pike" | am in hopes that the
books and papers giving accounts
and showing pictures of the Exposi-,
ton will reach every one that they
may at least be allowed to feast with
their eyes through this medium.
But before | conclude, / must saw
that in order to clearly comprehend
The perfection of the illuminations.
'ne must see them. No picture nor
words can attempt to illustrate that
yrandest of grand sights.
When night comes down on the
Falr grounds 1T almost strikes one
With a feeling that he is in real
heaven. One evening as / SKINNED
'ver the lagoon in one of those easv
gliding gondolas midst the strains of
Italian music, | could almost feel
hat l was in Venice, but when the
numerous fountains around Festival
Hall began their reverie, and the
millions of red, green and yellow
lghts shone with their soft brilliancv
ver all, rejecting from the water .
'elow, l could not resist from saving:
How wonderful are thy works,
mani" And yet when we realize
hat still greater spirit exists that
an far more beautifully exceed the
FORKS of man, isn't it strange that
o few of us ever try to initiate Hint ,
y ~ !