THE WORLD’S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION.

boat, torpedo, and gun drills, and maintain the dis-
cipline and mode of life to be observed on the real
vessels of the Navy.

The buildings of the Exhibition were dedicated
with appropriate ceremonies on October 21st, 1892,
~ being the 4ooth anniversary of the landing of Colum-
bus. They were opened to the public, however, for
the general purposes of the Exhibition, May rst,

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1893, and will continue open from that day until
October zoth, 1893. During its progress there will
be held on its grounds and in its buildings in-
numerable conventions and festivals of national and
international interest, and it will doubtless be a
more truly universal exhibition than any -that has
yet been held in the world.

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THe Mipway PLAISANCE.

Nearly one mile in length and 600 feet wide, The
Midway Plaisance forms a connecting link be-
tween Jackson and Washington Parks, the eastern
end being beside the Woman’s Building. A broad
walk for visitors extends through the centre, with a
twenty-five toot passage-way for police and firemen
on either side, which is also used for conveying sup-
plies during the night to the various villages etc.

Entering the Midway Plaisance at the eastern end,
the visitor first encounters the Irish Industrial
Village, occupying the southeast portion of the
grounds.
of Aberdeen, the wife of the Earl of Aberdeen, for-
merly Viceroy of Ireland and newly appointed Gov-
ernor-General of Canada. Lady Aberdeen founded,
while in Ireland, the Irish Industries Association,
among whose numbers are included the most promi-
nent persons in Ireland of all classes, creeds and
_ political opinions.
‘ the development and organization of cottage or
‘home industries throughout Ireland. Much has

already been done to make the work of the Irish poor
known in Great Britain, and the object of this village
at the World’s Fair isto demonstrate the expertness of
the workers and to find a market for their goods on
this side of the Atlantic. Special features are Lady
Aberdeen’s Cottage, the gateway of the village,
modeled after the entrance to King Cormac’s Chapel,
Rock of Cashel, a beautiful old Irish Cross, the his-
toric Castle of Blarney, a replica of the cloister from
Muckross Abbey, and a succession of cottages, each
exhibiting an industry in course of production, such

This exhibit is in charge of the Countess ished product.

The object of the’association is

as lace-making, hand-loom weaving, embroidery,
spinning, knitting, and a model dairy, where dairy-
maids show both old and new ways of butter-making.
Bog-oak and wood carving and jewelry are also ex-
hibited. After passing the Adams’ Express
Company’s Office we next come to the New
England Log Cabin, furnished in old-time style
and with inmates dressed in the costumes of that
day. Across the walk is the booth of the Diamond
Match Company, displaying the raw materials and
the processes by which they are converted into the fin-
Immediately west is the Philadel-
phia Model Workingman’s Home, and adjoin-
ing that the exhibit of the International Dress
and Costume Company. Here some fifty beau-
ties, selected from different countries, display their
charms of face and form in striking national cos-
tumes. Next, and still on the north side of the walk,
is the Electric Scenic Theatre, displaying the
latest electric methods of scenic effect. The exhibit
of the Libby Glass Company is one of the most
interesting at the Fair, showing as it does the many
processes of glass-making, from the mixing of the
ingredients to the most approved methods of cutting,
polishing and finishing; glass spinning and weaving is
also shown. Still keeping on the north side, the
Irish Village is reached, and here the visitor sees a
faithful reproduction of the St. Lawrence Gate at
Drogheda, built in the year 1200, the beautiful ruins
of Donegal Castile and a tall round tower, with a fine
carved Celtic Market Cross. Here are many houses,
the interiors and exteriors of which are reproduc-