Year: 1876




zen of either who doubling whether it is worth
while to 20 the Centennial Exhibition, let him or
her forthwith give up all doubt and CO. II Is very
great. a very charming very novel and delightful
success; an endless magazine OF wonders well ar
ranged, sufficiently well labelled, aud placed in what
seems to OF the most delightful pleasure
grounds in the wordcerainly taking 1t all together,
! tho pleasantest ON this continent


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! SO much has been made by numerous letter writer's
of the immense and variety of wonders gathered
together the Main Building all the other build
iags that the grounds in which these edidces
stand overlooked; and tho American citizen, as
usual taking his pleasure little nnxously and above
all, IN great hurry, miss Of the essential
Of the whole great show, as we'll many OF Its
peasantest features. He Grams himself and his wife
and children with tho wonders OF art and nature
stored under glass; but no and his family to get
really very little pleasure OF the Exhibition 1t is
for somebody protest against this OF
opportunity which is not likely to recur on our cont
ncnt for some years; and here is such protest


Properly regarded, visit TO this great Centennial
Exhibition should great and, far possible,
unaloyed plcasurc-a period, not OF haste, but Of
leisnrc-and in order to make it my advice to any
one who has yet to 20 carefully put all ideas of
getting instruction. OF deliberately and consciously
acquiring knowledge OF his mind before he enters
the gates. There hundreds rather thousands Of
men, each Of whom ought thoroughly to study some
part OF the Exhibition as speciality, 10 instruct him
self in his own business calling but these special
students do not need urging-they have come and
coming and to thcm tho Exhibitions is very precious
opportunity to compare their work with other
mems WORK. or their skill with that OF men
beyond the seas who their rivals in the worlds
markets. To these students OF the Exhibition have
t,ov paad aIV,ir Pint cbopI
see about five O'Clock in the afternoon, wandering
OF The man gate some thousands American and
women, all with weared look, tagging walk, wish
TO get home and e down to rest. ana yet all with
self satisfied smirk, who should say ''Behold us
We have increased our knowledge all day; We nave not
ided our time away; we have fastened from one col
lection another and have all that human en-
durance will allow men and women to SEQ in
day'-when l this great tired crowd 1
long for voice like Mr. Dabols steam
iog horn up near tho Government Build
ing, that might below out 'Oh, you poor,
dcluded misguided ard suffering fellow citizens! Why
do you make toll of a pleasureY Why do you run
all day long up and down the great aisle of the Main
Building va.ny imagining that you getting wiser
when you might be spending part Of delightful day
in tie grounds with pretty music and bright flowers
and leisure, and good dinner eaten in the open air
and not cellar or cupboard. as you have been
customed to dine! Oh, you ignorant and abused fel-
low citizensl The Exhibition you see is not
all inside of those great glass houses but mainly
outside ot them, IN the pleasure grounds
the music the seats no, IN shady ravines' The
lesureIy dinner the balcony at the American
taurant or ON the roof at The Vienna or out under
tent at Lauber's That useful information you
you will inevitably suck in by the way; indeed, you
cannot help it,"


be during September and October great number of
people have put of going until now when IL is getting
hot, while Provi encc, which Is always KIND 10 tho
venturesome. sent number Of cool days in August to
those VINO did not delay To those who now going,
il they have leisure andfmcans 10 stay month,
two weeks have nothing TO say. Let them skip this
letter and turn To Mr. Tldcns last fdsco Bur TO the
great number OF people in moderate circumstances,
with leisure and lew dollars. who come for three
days or a week, address n few words OF advice,
which, II they will take it, will make them happier,
sure.


WHAT TO OMIT


First-Makc up mind that there Is great deal in
the Exhibition that you canuot in a week and that
there a very great deal III it that do not need
want to see The mass OF what is contained in these
big glass houses OF interest mainly to specialists; to
them 1t is OF surprising interest and Importance to
you, the mere average person. with week oil leisure
1t is OF value whatever Skip It boldly. For IN
stance, you will lind little TO see IN the building de-
voted 10 leather. walk through II Of half an hour
is enough tor you. Mr. Jackson s. Schultz prooably
thinks the best part of the show but you need not
think So Tho immense and important show OF Ameri-
can and English ana German cloths and other manu-
iactures you do ahout skip that. Your wife
will rather Starr Marcus collection OF diamonds
and canoes than hall the other contents OF the
wonderful Nam Building, and a. journey by
tercst and value to you ana the children than
two days in the tiresome picture gallery, which con-
the amazing collection of bad pictures
made since began daub with OIL
Therefore begin with determination to SKIP all that
does not at once attract YOU That the fundamental
principle for you seeing the Exhibition.


Second-Buy at once all the catalogues and look
Mark down in each the objects which you
curious TO They are not many to the mere un-
professional visitor. For instance, In the art cata-
4 rt1 find fau ntc-
lures, as, several OF Washington and perhaps
two dozen others. These mark, and, II you can
easily find them. look them The rest are of
real interest to you. You will be disappointed
some OF those you have marked. The Turner,
Boughtons; there is FIRTH which is famous; there
two dozen pictures, good and bad which you will
really want to An hour or two hours at most, is
enough for this whole collection oil art Those who
spend days in II waste their time Again. In Machinery
Hail. there is very great deal which you can safely
skip Some few things easily found, you need 10 see
but three hours enough for the whole oil this
building. The time you save here you can well use IN
| Agricultural Hail. which contains objects in
in eigenI but urproicssonal visitor than
ADVICE MODERATE


Third-Iet us now begin at the beginning, for this
is Intendci to be your moderate mans guide to the
Exhibtion. Try by all means TO lodge near the
| grounds II is great advantage II you eau walk in
nve TO the gates you Will gain least day
in six over those who need an hour go and return
Ii you can find anywhere-ss you easily can-lodginss s
and breakfast within walking distance, pay little
more. good deal moro | saould say, rather than
| further away. say lodging ana breakfast. You
should then enter the gates at nine, dine the
grounds at three at your leisure, taking at least
hour aud half for your dinner and two meals should
be enough Tor you. You dine nowhere better and
! nowhere so pleasantly as within the grounds and II
yoL hafpasi two or three your dinner hour you
| will. avoid the crowds aud get ready and compc
| tent service Try all the great restaurants
in turn. You will probably like tho American the
best and the Trois Freres the least found there a
person dining in his shirt sleeves, which hot pleas
dinner slght for ladies'; and the charge IN the bill
for service cxtortonate while the cook ing was
not a pit better than at Laubcr's or the American.


On your lrst day march from the gate directly TO the
circular railroad pay i've cents take your sscat and
ride around tho grounds. You VIII see ali the build


Dgs your voyage and get an idea OF the ay OF the
ground. " The end OF your nve-cent journey on the
first narrow gauge railroad you probably ever saw
| VIII set you down the picture gallery and
YOU may just as well proceed al once 10
undergo the great agony of The art collection
Nial ihai hat yo can SOC