The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-25
BELGIAN. EXPO
Opens TODAY
international And uniyersal EXPOSE
ton Opened in Presence of Roy,
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of the King and Queen of Belgium
the royal children, the Coutness o.
Flanders. Princess Clementine, ant
diplomats and notable representatives
from every important nation of both
hemisphere, the International and
Universal Exposition was officially
opened to the public Saturday. The
inaugural ceremony. being the first
taking place since King .Albert's ac-
cession, was of great magnificence
The United States was represented by
Mr.. John Ball Osborne, chief of the
Bureau of T-ade Relations of the
State Department, and Mr. Robert
Woods Bliss. Secretary Of the Ameri-
can legation at Brussels.
Near the end of the Avenue Louise,
the fashionable park drive which on
the west side of Brussels leads out to
the beautiful Bots de la Cambre,
stands slight elevation facing the
main entrance. To the left of the
main building of "BruexeIes Ker-
messe," a Belgian Coney Island, with
the usual water-chute, tobogganing
and side shows.
The main building contains exhibits
of the Industrial and commercial, en-
terprises of Belgium, while vast
plain known as the "Solbosch," is al
most exclusively devoted to the for
| eign sections. A magnificent quadri-
lateral of gardens is surrounded by
the four continents of Italy.
The Italian pavilion is a work of
art. 1t is built after the Renaissance
style of the fourteenth century, which
contributes so greatly to the fame of
Italy The German section is group
ed in an effective manner around the
main pavilian, which dominates
twelve lower structures. The archi-
tectural design bears strong resem-
blance to that of the early Colonial
perido-
Eight large halls are devoted to ex-
hibits of railroad companies, tubular
and turbine engines, agricultural ma
chinery, art and education and civil
engineering, the last section compris-
ing plastic plans of liliputian scenery,
with toy trains running through min
iature cities and tunnels.
The Netherlands section includes
an elevated roadbed, picturesquely
recalling the dams of the mother
country. At the end of this roadbed
is erected the Dutch pavilion. This
Is designed after the architecture of
the sixteenth century in Holland.
One of the most striking features of
the French section is the balance of
agriculture and horticulture, with its
five graceful pylons, it's frontage of
trellis work decorated with oxen
heads and sheaves of wheat. The
main characteristic however, is the
prominence given to the colonies of
France, which never before have been
so well represented in an exhibition
of this nature, special pavilions be-
ing devoted to Tunis, Madagascar, Al
geria, Western Africa and Indo- China
The Spanish pavilion offers a re-
markab1e reproduction of the Alham-
bra Palace at Grenada. The Court of
Lions and several of the rooms of
state are represented. wherein the
Spanish Government is exhibiting
some Of it's national treasurers, such
as tapestries, paintings, armors and
Jewels of the former royal families.
One of the most interesting features
of the fair is the House of Rubens.
This the official pavilion of Antwerp,
which has endeavored to realize a
perfect reproduction of the old mas
ter's masterpieces.