Year: 1867

The Great French Exhibition of 1867.


There great deal for there than
exhibitors Year by year. these Great Exhibitions have
become important The first Exhibition of all
had the immense advantage of novelty Therefore it made
impression and had fame which succeeding display ofthe
kind has been able to approach But the number of exhibit


in Crystal Palace of 1851 under 000 In each
competition the number of competitors has ncreas
ed the show of works has likewise in strength
At Paris in 1855 there "a 900 exhibitors London
1852 there nearly 10000 and at this
of all nations find many 5000 in the One
hears sde Ths is the last OF the
least many long year there will not be another" No
wonder for besides that these great shows follow upon
another with irritating frequency they have at last to
such progous size to be almost unmanageabe They
crushed by their weight Here moreover is an Exhibit
ton in which not only the competitors prodgousy multi


piled but also the objects of competition
and complicated than There is horse show,
cattle show poultry show, grand international dog show,


poughiDg match show to Illustrate the whole history OF
labor the beginning of the wordf the record be
made extend far show to illustrate the physical
and moral condition of the people, There competition of
eating of all nations all around the building that
visitor may be able judge whether he most approves
French, English German Russian, Spanish
or an Italian Turkish, Chinese dinner l believe
that time it ntented to make exhibition of mis-


onary labor Bosesmen and other stvages were to be
hbd specimens of the skill by which the raw material of
humanity manufactured into civilized product There
of course limit the subj of competition. Where
the Why should not have of Eisted
fodd? Why of musicians? Why of poets
The only why great international horserace is
included the gigantic struggle is because such sup
posed to exist e dy The Grand Prx Paris the greatest
prize of its kind in the world and it will be for usual
a few days after the Derby.


Even If the weather had been favorable would been


matter of extraordinary difficulty get such Exhibition
into order all at and certainly those who desire to see
what will perhaps be the memorable characteristic of
the spectacle in the Champ de Mahe display outside the
building the pak-must Paris in the ensuing
hoydays but had better defer till the middle OF May
Nevertheless those who in the Easter vacation will
fnd more than enough repay them for their palms. have
said that visit the Exhibition has become pleasure
The chief drawback this pleasure is that the Imperial Com
has yet deemed it right TO provide visitors with
Spat haS q
chance of rest unless goes outside the building to one
of the have ladies toing about too much
interested go from the thousands OF rare and beautiful
be seen and too to look at them with the
they deserve In their exhaustion perhaps OF
them rests her elbow for the the Pc
desta where the objects shown Up attendant
and tells her that this is forbidden" She looks wstuy
round seat but in vain. She remembers may be- that
seats usually be found in picture galleries There
the great French picture galleries. crowded with vsorbut
thev have not single The lady goes off despair
some exhibitor and asks for leave to sit for minute
empty packing case There is nothing hereore OF
lounge vet Exhibitions and most of the visitors belong
to hardy class of ghtsees who make business OF plea
surcwho accept all the fatigue oghtseen9 not much for
the pleasure of in order that they attain


the subsequent pleasure saving that they have the
sight great fact about Exhibitions however, that peo
pie get of looking the Objects but they get
tired of looking each other and the of Exhb
ton large depends its OF minsering to
this social tendency We faces that should like
ladies no doubt like the front we'll the back
view brilliant costume hope when turn to have
the chance of talking to acquaintance who we
pass him. be disturbed There promenade in the
Exhbtonno great hall where people congregae
form into groups sauner and o There compul
sion exercised People where they like and where
they like But building constructed with cir
cuaton and the of galleries and pathways tend
to produce circulation You round and round and round
the building circle another If you tired of
circle YOU go the next like the hy8na at the Zooog
cagardeus you tired of making the circuit
turn about make it the other No chance of seeing
twice in this building your friend has passed you' he
has passed like ship at seayou will see him more
He has gone off to gyrae in ceaseless circles OF which