The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03


coast this year will be the open
Il ing of the Panama Pacific In
ternational Exposition at San
Franc SEQ. There is every reason no
expect that the exposition will be
worthy of what 1t is intended to com
memorate, namely, the completion Of
the Panama Canal. There is no doubt
that it will attract many thousands
OF visitors TO the city at the Golden
Gate, and San Francisco is preparing
to take good care of all who come.
Naturally many persons are asking
what effect the war in Europe is likely
20 have on the exposition. The answer
Is that foreign participation at the San
Francisco fair will be greater than at
any previous exposition. Forty for
eign nations are included in the list OF
those that have accepted the invitation
OF the President of the United States
TO participate in the 1915 exposition
Scores Of national pavllions are now
completed or are in course of construc-
ton The only effect of the war has
been an increased determination to
rush the original plans where they
have not been changed to allow in
creased participation,
The Honduras pavilion has the dis
tinction of being the first TO he finished.
The site commands a wonderful view Of
the Bay of San Francisco and the
Golden Gate, with Mount Tamapais in
the distance. The pavilion is simple
and dlgnified in its architecture and OF
substantial proportions.
The Canadian pavilion, recently COM
pleted. is among the largest and most
beautiful Of the foreign buildings.
Canadas water power, timber, fisheries,
farm products and mineral wealth will
all be shown in detail both in the ma
tional pavilion and in the exhibit pal
aces
The Ottoman Empire is represented
by a magnificent pavilion, which Is a
duplicate of the Mosque Of Sultan
Ahmed l., famed for its beauty of de-
sign. Vahan Cardashian, adjutant high
commissioner from the Ottoman EN-
pire to the exposition, announces that
Turkeys original plans for plrtic!pa-
tion have been greatly enlarged and
that his nations exhibit of her arts and
manufactures will eclipse that shown
II any previous worlds fair
A modified reproduction OF the famous
Kronberg Castle at Elsinore, the scene
OF Hamlet" forms the Danish pavilion
Replicas of the old bronze "lurs," a
form Of wind instrument used in pre-
historic times in Denmark, have been
made at the suggestion of Prof. Carl
Bush, composer and director Of the
Kansas City symphony Orchestra, and
these will be played in connection with
the singing of the Danish cantata
which Prof. Bush Is composing for Den
marks official day at the exposition
June 3. 1915. The pavilion has three
Nm ~ a
on all four sides, and they will be driven
by electricity. The top of this tower
terminates in an immense Rolian harp
30 ARRANGED that the wind may sweep
through 1t from all sides and produce
an unceasing melodous sound. The
imposing bastions Of the pavilion are
surrounded by mOat TO be inhabited
by white swans. The Danish pavilion
is being erected by the Danes of Amer
AGA as their particular gift to the eX-
position.
The Netherlands pavilion, which re-
produces some of the best features Of a
number of the famous structures 81
Holland, will be rooted with old Dutch
tiles, and surrounded by typical Dutch
garden.
Bolivia Is represented by n pavilion
surrounded by native horticultural eX'
hibits. and containing a display Of the
products and the flora and fauna of the
South American republic.
The imposing Italian pavilion Is just
IN the east of the Avenue of Nations
and adjoins the Palace of Fine Arts
The architecture and tone OF the two
structures harmonic perfectly. The
Italian pavilion, which is well under
way, Is rather a series of structures
than a single pavilion. 1t consists OF
a group of seven buildings connected
by plazas, porticos. arches ana gardens
The Chinese pavilion Is attractin'
much attention not only because OF III
curious and attractive architecture bu
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