Year: 1876

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ed from the top of the main building


the entire grounds are taken i'm at one
/ look. Away to the north. beyoud
Agricultural Hall. there are prettv


heights, with steep slopes, covered
| with bright green. One of these Is so
regular in its shape that only its large
size prevents the conviction that it


was made to order. A long white wall
on its top reveals the fact that the eye
of the engineer has condemned it fora


reservoir. Its slope is so green and


regular that, coming down az it does


to the very rear Of Agricultural Hall,


| imagined it was sown in wheat.


Just west of Horticultural Hall.


which is built Of granite and intended


to be permanent, and situated on the
slope OF the gorge, is the Rustic Dai-
Fy. 1t is built of unhewn logs with


The bark on. These are planted on


ends. and the inner surfaces are sawed
50 a. to give something Of an even in


ner wall. The natural forest oaks that
adorn the slope overhang it, and the
ground is so steep that the basement
story is wholly above ground on the
lower side, while the main floor is


about flush with the walk Oh the up-


per side. The structure is broad and


low, and one feels on entering il that


he is entering some rustic church i'm


the mountains Of Virginia or Tenn
Within are great many small tables,


intended to accommodate about four
persons, and the visitor who finds
one OF them unoccupied may he ie-
garded as rather lucky. The Dairy is
furnished daily, by contract, with


pure fresh milk from the country.-
There is no discount on the quality.


The cream is rich and sweet, the but


ter absolutely without blemish or fault,


and the milk perfection. The tables


are waited on by damsels dressed in


neat country style. One Of these came


promptly to our rescue, and in re-


sponse to our question, informed US


that the Ice Cream was flavoSed with


the pure peach fruit. The "plann is


the European, aud we called for what
we wished and we had it, When we
had Iun1hed we well understood the


secret power that drew such vast
crowds. 1t was simply cuisine glory
uuadorned. Never did mortals so
quickly put off the disgust of art with
its surfeit of adornments and take in
the simple, but mute luXuries that re-
vive memories of the meadow, the
lilly and the honey bee. In short
time a thousand happy mortals passed
from under the tiles OF the Rustic
Dairy, and looked through clearer
eyes at the infinite wonders of the
Centennial. AS far as the internal
convictions of our party could be ag-
gregatcd at that time they testified
that the seven millions of dollars
which the Centennial had cost had
been well spent if the commissioners
had done no more than furnish us the
Rustic Dairy.


We determined to take glance at
the Women's Department. In it were
many curious testimonials of the ge-
MUS and patience of woman. L need
ed no proofs on this point. and hasten
ed on. But l will mention certain
linen articles of which l heard, but
which / had not time to see, the
thread Of which had been spun from
flax by Her Majesty, Queen Victoria
West of the building alluded to we
were attracted by miniature city
built on the ground, representing the
great city of Paris. The ground was
shaped i'm exact imita ton of the to-
biography Of the actual city, and each
building seemed to have its clever
model arranged on its appropriate
street. We viewed it with much in
terest. Close by was the city Of Jeru-
salem on smaller scale, and l think
not so cleverly done. Some one asked
where is the temple. An Israeite
was standing near, talking to some OF
his COuntrymen, for though Jew has
no country, he has countrymen, and
he facetiOusly pointed to large va


cancy among the buildings, but never
a word could we understand, though


he seemed to understand us well


enough. He was asked the meaning


Of structure that seemed to represent


Il wall of some length, He tried hard


enough to tell, but not word could


we understand. Finally, one OF his
comrades came to his rescue. and said


they were "vull of dead passengers.


The curious crowd laughed and left
Not far away we saw a log cabin, so


called. 1t was built of pine logs with


the ozark on, but it was a trifle too
nice. The covering was OF boards,


and a little rail fence was about it,


forming the yard. From the rude
gate to the front door the puncheon
made the walk. Within was an elder


~ lady at the spinning wheel, dressed
i'm the costume Of the old Revolution.


A rude board over the door bore the
inscription "Ye olden time" The
craUd was SO great that ii was not