The St. Louis Republic., 1904-04-10

| homes. but ii is something one rarely sees
| in the United States. These simply cover
doorway. and If IT'S raining yo1 don't get
! any water on your head and the upper
! part of the body. However, it Is added
| for ornamental effect only.
! The English will have within their sTace
| these pavilions. each with distinctive fea-
lures. for there will be q dinine-room. a
drawing-roo'u, bathroom and bed chamber
all rspfesenting an English gentleman {
hcrse. and each Is distinct in itself How
ever. all will he connected.
The principal exhibit of the Government
the open: that is. there will not be Il pa
vslion in which the exhibit is placed. In
stead of a pavilion the eases will rest In
rows and the soacc will be inciosed with "A
parapet This IS about three feet in heiSh ht
and is built OF staff. it is the stone
coping and the stone base. with small pill
lars supporting the coping. This is in inl-
tation Of the parapet that surrounds an
English garden.
REPRESENT ENGLISH HOME.
In the construction of these facades and
ravilions the English have sought to con-
vey. in brief. an idea of English country
life. They have not built a city house,
but have gone in for country homes
which. you may know. is the real life
Of the English gentleman His town house
Isn't his home but it is where he
stops For this reason there are several
minor features that prove interesting to
those who want an idea OF. how the En-
gl:sh live.
Inc pavi,ions have not Yet been fin
ished. but it is said that two weeks will
see every bit of the work completed The
exhibit is in boxes and work of unpack-
ing has begun. Some of the exhibits are
in their glass cases. Just across the prom
DO fro, tha pr;ti
play of n chair manufacturer in London,
He has large pavilion. with doric coll
urnns supporting slight coping.
Mixed in with the English allotment of
space are several firms that will show
thel: specialize.
the Varied Indu0ries building and large
force, OF men Isl ngased In hurrying the
pavIli9ns TO con.bleti9n. Here will be a
n essci par5i9n The ne interior Will be
will be one OF tho most striking payilious
OF the Worlds Fair. The work is almost
finished There are a half dozen others.
Already the Germans have begun get
ting their exhibits in place.
The German Government building is fin
ished externally. but there Is much work
to be tse='e in the interior. However. there
Is large force OF men employed and it.
is claimed that the work will be COM
quire more than ten days to get the ex-
hibits fairly In place. although il will take
longer to. have everythipS in ship-shape.
The French Governments building is
also completed and In another week the
interior will be finished and exhibits will
be put in.
In the Manufacturers building, where
the French nave a vast space. work Is
going. ON night and day on a dozen pa
vilionc None OF these has yet been fin
ished, but II is said thar all will by by
April To- and that by the opening of the
Fair. April ~. the french manufacturers
will have their exhibits in place France.
not having sufficient room In the big build
ing devoted to the manufacturers. Is erect.
ing a pavilion In the court. which will
occupy practically all of the court
France and Germany claim that they