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The ti«.n to he derived
from a visit to this building is
more diversified and entertaining
perhaps to the sight seer than can
be found in any one of the other
buildings; for variety and nov
elty, as well as the most suhstau
tial of the industries of the world,
are here represented, and produce
a pleasing and ever shifting pan
orama which one is reluctant to
leave, even after lie lias seen it all.
for it is well worthy of more than
one inspection, and indeed as
much time as is possible can be
well spared to this wonderful col¬
lection of the resources of the
world.
Foreign Exhibits at the Nash¬
ville Expositors.
On entering the rotunda of tin
Commerce P-iilding, one is im
mediately Impressed, and per¬
ceives triumphal arches which
lead into the Palace of all Nations
It is a large hull covering an ar r
of 40,(KM) square feet. The eye et
once defects ibe difference in the
decorations here and those in the
Commerce Building. Flags of ail
nations hang from the roof,
draped in such artistic manner ;•»
to greatly beautify and seemingly
enlarge the building. The wall is
covered with large panels, wlier-*
on the names of the different conn
tries are presented in gold letter
ing. Great Britain, Italy, Hwe
den, Norway, Spain, Russia,
France, Germany, Denmark, Aid
trla, Hungary. Belgium, Canadi,
China, Japan, and many others are
seen in succession; and familiar
scenes are duplicated to the for
cign traveler from each of tlios. ,
countries which transports him to
them again. The columns which
support the roof of the building
are covered with maroon material
having as a crown to each summit ,
u shield repre# nting the country
whose exhlb'l': are below. The
wall space 1«;M Is covered with
beautiful oil paintings from tli
Canadian Pacific Railway Com
pany, of Canada, splendid engrav
ings from the London,and North¬
western Railway, of England, an 1
artistic Frenci tapestries, adnii
ruble imitations of the famous
gobelins, and many other intereat
ing pictures. Hie happy blending
of harmonious colors greets the
eye from every position, no parti
tion having been allowed in the
center avenues; so that the vision
unbroken, Gill, und complete.
The Italian Exilian-.
On entering this spacious pal
ace, the eyes are feasted with the
most gorgeous exhibit ever tnad<
iu this country of marble statuary
from the celebrated firm of LupUd
Brothers, of Florence, Italy. The
power of descrij tion really fails in
imparting anything like a true or
just picture of this exquisitely
beautiful exhibition of the works
of the masters-dainty Dianas
with the truest, prettiest Hues »f
the human form divine, elaborate
lv beautiful .... hi sculptured , , . detail, . , ,,
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ruffles . and „ furbelows, , , frivolous . . ,
and feathery, wrought in marble,
as if the material wen* silk or cot*
ton; faces . veiled .. » iu , marble, . , th» ...
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v of the . visitor . . looking , , , through .
AbJ , feasting . on the bean ties only .
half-concealed ... beyond, , this . mus’ .
Im* seen, and it will require much
time to secure and carry away i
just impression of so much beauty
idealized
Two large avenues divide this
wonderful exhibit from the re
mainder of ilie Italian section
which consists inainlv of artist c
majolica, richly carved old fnrni
lure, ami imitations of the same;
tables and chairs, inlaid with Ivo
ry ; splendid Venetian mirrors,
made of plate glass and carved as
if made of clay or any soft sub
stance. Mosaics art* shown also
in large quantities.
The French Exhibit.
The French section, which Is
just opposite the Russian section,
will make admirers of imitation
diamonds ami French milliner.
lose their heads and hearts over
these exhibits. The imitation dia
monds aud p-arls are difficult to
detect from the genuine. Of fans
’here are many, and " painted i->
lit my lady’s fancy.” There are
beautiful displays of Chinaware.
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silk boxes opera glasses, flower
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ehampagne wines, which make tbs
tongue dry to even look at; eu
grarings of glass; and last, but
not least, the baby incubator,
which will he a novelty to healthy
American mothers who have nee
er heard of such an article except
in hatch chickens, ducks, turkeys,
and others of the feathered tribe.
1 1 iH a machine used in France, in
which delicate infants of diminu
live weight and dimensions are
reared gratuitously by charitable
luniff*. Through a glass front of
tIi«» incubator can be seen the tiny
infants sleeping soundly in the
artificially heated atmosphere,
one lube carrying the necessary
wunnlli, while another tube acts
as a vcntilalor. The infants of
(lie poorer classes are I bus looked
after, and us many as 1,200 have
been tli uk raised at Nice during
the past six years, in the case of
wealthier families, the babies are
brought up at borne in incubators
procured for the purpose. They,
are regularly visited by medical
men; and, of course, the utmost
care is lavished upon them. It is
^ ^ w children
|h(1 (hing iM intended . strong
er ones loudly protest against it,
as they should. They take ill
flints of every nationality, without
distinction. Deaths among the
children thus treated are said to
be very rare, provided they are of
a reasonably healthy constitution,
of a certain weight, and are car¬
ried to the machine soon enough
after birth; but delays are danger¬
ous, often fatal. They are fed in
different ways, according to their
strength. Some are fed with ape
rial nourishment through the nos
Irils. Scientific people are of the
opinion t Im I the mnehine has a re
ally useful and practical rut are,
there being no limit to the good
which may he achieved through
its means. It was the invention
of A. Lyon, and the French Gov
eminent lias adopted it for the
hospitals.
Denmark’s Exhibit.
Denmark sends a quantity of
the ipst-n ware. This ware was
first shown at the Columbian
Exposition in this country. It is
of line grained, pale, hull-colored
w Hh decorations unglazed.
iu imitation of the old Greek vases
and amphora). Home statuettes
of this ware are colored evenly
with glaze or stain, so that they r 5
soluble iron and bronze; but the
pure clay gives the best effects.
The ipscti potteries also put
glazed porcelain as well as terra
cotta, and from the same comes
iridescent glass iu forms resem •
bling those of CypniB. The glass
with soap bubble effect that was
popular years ago is not made any
longer, as it lias been outdone in
brilliancy and beauty iu this COUII
try.
The Belgium Exhibit.
liclgitiin comes next, with a dis
play • of Brussels, lares, leather
goods, jewelry, J small glasses, and
optical goods, lien* are shown
tine chocolate and spice bread,
which are * a real Belgium * special 1
tv. riie chocolate is sold by * tin
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tliev found . agreeable . . by .
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Canadian Exhibit,
Our English neighuor has a dis
play of whisky from the firm of
fiirau. W alker A Sons, of Walker
ville, Out. There is also an exhib
ii of tin* Canadian Pacific Rail
way. of Canada, consisting of
many tilings. Among them is a
model of one of their steamships
which plies between Vancouver
and Yokohama. They have three
of these magnificent ships, named
•• Empress of Japan,” " Empress
u f India," and ** Empress of Clii
nu.
Germany’s Exhibit
Germany has an interesting col
lection of commercial exhibits.
notable among which art* a cigar
'Baking machine, some real amber
ornaments from the Baltic Sea.
and some electrical engraving mu
chines.
Great Britain’s Exhibit.
We have from this great coun
try some artistic silversmith
fff'ods and electroplate tea sets,
toffee, and tea pots, which are ele
gant in design, solid in construe
pottery making and glass engrav
inti- 1 he potter at the wheel will
turn out simply with a piece of
day and the skill of his fingers,
ibe cunning of his hand, a pretty
vase or an ornament surprisingly
beautiful, the whole being a prac
deal lesson in art to students and
art lovers. The glass engraver
will show the working process of
ornamenting glass through an
overlay of ruby glass, giving won
derful camera effects, theatrical
wigs and ornamental hair, pencils.
penholders, and cutlery (as good,
j they claim, as a Yankee can
make), ink and musilage, and an
exquisite exhibition of chemicals
from the firm of Burroughs, Wil
come & Co., of London. In this
exhibit is also found a facsimile
of the Congo medicine chest car¬
ried by Stanley, the great African
explorer, during the Emin Pasha
relief expedition.
The Russian Exhibit.
Next in importance the visitor
comes to the Russian section. One
of the handsomest displays is the
exhibit of Russian and Siberian
furs by A. It. Markoff and W. VV.
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Tennessee Centennial Exposition, Nashville, Tenn.
Hart of St Petersburg; Polar
and North Siberian bears,
artistically mounted, jaguars,
leopards, wild eats, white fox,
! wolves, red foxes with crosses
j well defined on back; skins from
j all parts of the world—buffalo,
elk, musk, caribou, deer, antelope,
mountain sheep, etc. These skins
are taken to Russia, tanned, and
mounted on account of the supe
rior skill there shown. One of the
most prominent features of the
i •xhil.it is a lion stuffed and
mounted, which is a real work
of art. Fur rugs, overcoats,
cloaks worth from fl6 to fl,000,
., cloak made of mink tails, and
many other costly articles worthy
<>f a prince’s wear are here exhibit
*‘ d Due stands in amazement at
lla ' endless display.
Russia shows also some elabo
rate bronzes by K. T. Weller and
N. Stange, of St. Petersburg
These comprise representations of
wild hunting, driving sledges,
wild beast chasing, racing, and all
manner of outdoor sports and pas
times iu Siberian snows. They
have hitherto received the highest
awards of praise wherever shown,
and must receive unbounded up
proval of artists and appreciative
people.
The Russian Silversmith Com
puny. Moscow, have a unique ex
hibit of Russian art, including en
aimded silverware. One looks
through the bottom of a small cup.
ind is gret*ted with the gorgeous
lines that might come from a ca
thedral window, so soft and mirac
ulonsly beautiful an* the blending
of the colors. You like this cup,
I and would like to take it along;
but-alasl-small thing as it is,
i ou can hold it in one hand, iou
admire that also, but are told the
price is 11,000. There is also a
very elaborate display of Laeka
reed wood from the celebrated
Nijni-Novgorod Manufactory, Sa
rnovrs, art furniture, gluten prod
ucts, embroideries, laces, braids,
leather goods, white silver orna¬
ments, and even apples.
Norway and Sweden's Exhibit.
The display occupies about 1,-
500 square feet. Ou the sides arc
large jars on pedestals. These are
of majolica, delicately molded and
beautifully decorated. They are
surrounded by pottery of alrnosl
all descriptions. Another inter¬
esting feature is the exhibit of
wood art work. The decorations
are burned iu with a delicate nee
die, most artistic art work, neat,
attractive, ingenious, aud beauti
fui. This particular order of
work is * fad amoug Swedish so
ciety ladies. There are large and
complete displays of expensive
tinware, such as tankards and
prize cups, all hand-engraved.
Many beautiful articles are iu
| brass, such as spearheads, hel
"lets, and shields. Sweden is
famed for her watch factories,
These have not been neglected in
the exhibit. There are also shown I
inks, liquors, fish products, etc.
No finer steel is made in the world
Ihnn in Sweden. Some of their
cutlery surpasses any made else
where or ever exhibited before.
The Transportation Building.
Here in picture and reality we
*<’•’ «»e different means of trans
portation on land and water for
centuries; and as we gaze on tlr*
facilities used by ancient Egyp
,ians * then down through many
ap 1 * look on the first steamship,
here shown in miniature the firs'
locomotive and its train, and the
public road vehicles of tin* same
day, then advance over sixty
years and see the models of the
,Kvan steamship of to-day, the lo
comotive, passenger ear. PuP
aian s palatial train of cars, the
buggy, carriage, wagon, all of ihe
latest pattern, and consider the
''apid strides w hich have been
made in the century just passed,
we art* satisfied that the inventive
gmiius of man has not yet reached
its climax: aud we may even think
,hi " th, ‘ n ’ im> ,hoso livin " ,oda v
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who will see aerial navigation a
success.
The Hygiene and Education
Building.
This offers for consideration
two very important subjects. In
hygiene an* shown many objects
of great interest to the surgeon,
the doctor, the dentist, the trained
nurse, and last, but by no means
least, to the mother—objects and
object lessons which, if followed
szzszuza
fliction. In education the various
colleges and universities of Ten
nessee and neighboring States
have presented many interesting
and instructive exhibits.
The Governmet Building
Here all the different depart¬
ments of our great government
are reproduced in miniature. So
complete is the exhibit and so iu
s tractive the thousand practical
lessons here given that if one
came to Nashville aud saw noth
ing else he would be fully repaid
for the trip. Great interest has
been taken during the past few
years in the building of a navy fo”
the protection of American inter¬
ests abroad aud of our own exten
give seacoast withitsmany rich but
defenseless cities. In this building
are exact models of the new- navy.
From the great battleships “ Indi
ana,” “Oregon,” “Iowa,” and
“ Massachusetts,” which are in
speed and armament superior to
any vessels of their class afloat,
we pass to the speedy commerce
destroyers of the “Atlanta,"
-‘Charleston,” “Baltimore,” and
“ Columbia ” type, each one per
feet in outline and able to acconi
plish the object of their construe
tion. We also see the swift torpe
do boat and the dynamite cruiser
“ Vesuvius,” which may yet revo
lutionize naval warfare and ren [
der useless the huge ironclads of
Europe and America. The army
is well represented. The light
house service has been given esp
eial attention, and is of great in
terest; but it is in the Fishery Do
partment where we find the
crowds standing iu admiration
and rapture before the large, ar
fistically arranged tanks, iu which
are seen the inhabitants of the
great deep as well as of the moun
lain stream, rivaling in the splen
dor of their colors even the mag
nificent rainbow. To appreciate
this building, you must see it.
The Parthenon
Or Fine Arts Building, is in the
center of the park, o.i an elevated
terrace, and is an exact reproduc
tion of the famous structure at
Athens in the days of Pericles,
As the Parthenon at Athens was
the chief glory of all architecture,
so the Parthenon at the Centen
nial is the pride of all the Exposi
tion group. In the reproduction
all the details are carefully
worked out. From the fifty eight
fluted columns of marvelous beau
tv to the frieze studded w ith casts
°f the gods of Mount Olympus
nothing has been neglected; and
the grand edifice stands to-day in
the “Athens of the South " an ob
ject lesson in classic architecture
not heretofore seen in this eoun
try. The interior is in keeping
with the exterior, aud the works
the priceless records of the Ten
nessee Historical Society—all re
cal] many stirring scenes, in the
history of our country. It was a
grand conception of the Centen¬
nial management to reproduce for
t }d8 purpose thatvenerable temple
of ancient Greece. From this build
ing where records are preserved of
the great deeds of the past, deeds
written on History’s page with the
sword as well as the pen, with out
blood all aglow and anxious to em
ulate our heroes, what more fit¬
ting than that we should enter a
building which in its chaste beau
ty of design so well suits the pur
pose of its construction.
The Children's Building.
Here the work of those who will
make future history can be seen.
The work of youthful hands and
the products of youthful brains
are of great interest to old as well
as young, and deserve more than
a passing mention; but we have
not the space, and can only say:
Visit this instructive and highly
interesting building; take your
children with you; and if they are
far away at home, remember well
the contents of this building, and
tell the children of it on your re¬
turn.
General Features of the Ex¬
position.
This closes the description of
the main buildings on the
grounds; but there are many other
buildings of great beauty of de¬
sign, principal among which we
find the
Terminal Building.
In which are the exhibits of the
Nashville, Chattanooga and St.
Louis Railway, the Southern Rail
way, and the Georgia Railroad,
Never have the railroads of the
country presented in better or
more complete exhibits the indus
tries, resources, and capabilities
of the country through which
their lines run than has been done
by the three roads mentioned. No
effort has been spared to bring
fully before the public the won¬
derful undeveloped wealth now
awaiting capital and labor in the
sunny South.
There are a large number of
State, city, religious, and society
buildings scattered about the
grounds, where the visitor from a.
distance can be made to feel it
home. Among them we find
The Py-ramid of Cheops.
Erected by the city of Memphis
It recalls to mind the famous
Memphis of old Egypt, from
which the present city on the Mis¬
sissippi derives its name. This
pyramid, which antedates even
the Parthenon about 2,500 years,
is here reproduced with great ex
actness of detail, the only change
being a reduction in the size in or
der to suit the purposes of its con¬
struction, the present building be
ing 115 feet on its base line, 130
feet on its angle line, and 100 feet
in its perpendicular, which 's
about one-sixth the size of the
original.
The Knights of Pythias and the
Red Men both have very attrae
tive and unique buildings in which
they can entertain their members.
The comforts of the visitor have
uot been f orgotten> and tlle m . ul .
agement liave prov jd e d a com
i plete gygtem of waterworks and
reception rooms. Meals at reason¬
able rates and of the best quality
are well served, and the means of
transportation to and from the
grounds are ample. No pains ha e
spared to have the
Best of Music.
On the grounds; and, in addition
to the Fisher's Centennial Or
ehestra, which gives generally
three concerts a day, the manage
ment have, at great expense, se
cured the famous Bellstedt-Bal
lenberg Band, which gives two de¬
lightful concerts a day. This
hand will be followed by the well
known Innes Band. The Audito¬
rium in the evening is a most pou
ular place. From 7.30 to 8.30 the
lovers of music are gathered
there, charmed by the superb ren
ditions of the band. There are
also two or three bands engaged
by private parties as attractions
to their exhibits, and the visitor
may be sure of ample music.
The Military* Features.
An excellent camping ground
of art which adorn its walls form
the grandest collection of paint
ings ever seen in the South. From
its western entrance we turn our
steps toward
The Woman’s Building.
This building is of universal in
terest. Woman's skill has filled
it with every conceivable product
of her handiwork and genius.
The architect, a woman of Tennes
see,has produced a building which
should be a monument to her
name, and shows to the represen
tatives of all nations here that
woman’s sphere is constantly wid
ening. This building and the
Woman’s Board yvhich manage <t
are features of the Exposition
without which the Centennial
could not be so universally popu¬
lar. The visiting sister can here
be assured of a warm welcome,
and her stay be made pleasant in
every wa‘v. The building is divid¬
ed into different departments, one
of which illustrates the housekeep
fug °f the pioneer days, and ex
emplifies its progress tc the pres
en t day. A model kitchen, a colo
mal bedroom, a Georgia room, and
many others of interest are here
seen. Almost daily some special
programme is arranged for the
benefit of visitors to this building,
and too much praise cannot be be-
stowed on the Board of Lady Man
agers.
The Negro Building.
The building is one of the pret
l * es t a * the Centennial, and is con
ceded to have the prettiest loca
lion of any building there. In the
Negro Building is shown what the
" e S ro has done for himself, and n
will be a revelation to many peo
pie to visit and examine the dis
l' la T 8 made in this building. In
agriculture, commerce, education.
and art the negro race has made
” reat progress, and what they
liave done so far is shown in the'.v
»m!dmg.
The Erechtheon, or History
Is an adaptation of the Erech
theon as it stood on the Acropolis,
near the Parthenon, in Athens.
and is here appropriately placed
near the Fine Arts Building
Within its walls are the treasured
relics of the past. Here can be
seen various battle flags pierced
with shot and stained with the
blood of heroes, among them the
stars and bars which
•* Once ten thousands hailed so gladly,
And ten thousands wildly, madly
Swore it should forever wave ”
Here to-day it slumbers. “ defeat
ed, yet without a stain, proudly
and peacefully.” Days can be
spent in this building instructive
lv. The relics of the Rexolutiou.
gathered and preserved by th.*
Colouial Dames and the Da ugh
ters of the Revolution; sacred rei
ies of the Civil War, collected by
the Confederate veteran and the
Grand Army of the Republic; and
