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Show WORLD'S FAIR FAR BEYOND EXPECTATIONS Verdict of a New York 'Writer Who Spent a Week at the 7 j'- Exposition at St. Louis in July. j Th World s Kair at St. Umis Is aow In the ml dt of Its splendid sea-Ion. sea-Ion. Colossal, complete, coauiopoll-tan. coauiopoll-tan. It commands the alt-ntlon of th world aa no other enterprise of tho present year. From all nations there r pilgrims ruining to this shrine and from all our stales and territories there Is a constantly growing throng of visitors. I'nlted Suites Serators, Onvernors of mates, men eminent In science, art and letters- all expreea anqualtned admiration for the Kxposl-'lon Kxposl-'lon and free acquiescence In the oft-repeated oft-repeated statement that tbla la by far th grestest and best universal exposition expo-sition ever held. During July a well known msgizlno snd newspaper writer from New Y irk, Mr. Addlaon 8teele. spent a wck at th World' Fair. Inspecting the gTonnds, biilldlnga and various attraction attrac-tion a thoroughly aa wai possible. In that limited period. Returning home. Mr. Htoele published In llrooklyn Life 'h following appreciative comment com-ment on 'he Rxpoaltloti: In th expressive language of the cay, Bt. Louia "haa the goods." I had expected much of the I. on alana I'ur-ihaae I'ur-ihaae K posit Ion. for I had kept In touch with the making of it from Ita very Inception, five years ago; but after nearly a week of Journeying through this new wonderland I must confess that in every essential particular par-ticular It I far beyond my expectations. expecta-tions. Th biggest and best It was siennt to he and Iho biggest and beat enl parts do Justice to their nobility of arch. It ctur and general grandeur. Then again In the ground plana and bird's-eye sketches the only possible msnner of showtng It the mn-shaped srr.inte.iient of this group looked stiff and un-:!l3rylng Far from that. It la qu te as remari-nble in Ita way aa the famous Court of Honor of the Columbian Colum-bian Kxposltlon. In one respect It It even more notal le, for Instead of two grand vlht.a it offer a iloien. The nam vista Is. nf course, the one looking look-ing up the I'lara of St. Urn s whose crowning feature Is the ureut Louisiana Louisi-ana 1'iircl.nse Monument - and across the Orard l'aln tn the cascade Car-Cons. Car-Cons. On tr.e rl ;ht are tl-e Varied In-j In-j ilurtr'ea and Klecrclty build. ns and on the left Manufacturers and Ktlu-cMlon. Ktlu-cMlon. t'.eso with TranaporlnUon and Vacl.lnerv sil!l further to the right and Ill.-ral Arts and J.'lnes beyond at the Ic rt making up the body of the f.m. For Its handle the fan ti-s the t'Bsraite C,jrde"a rising In a grind t -rrnre to a re'tM of sixty-five feet nbove ti e floor level of the huildlrgs mentioned and crowned by the great Festival Hall, the Terrace of States end tt-e Knst and '"est Pavilions and the Fine Arts bulbllng directly behind. The I'lko has In the Tyrolean Alps the finest concession that I have ever reen. There la a great squore with many quaint bulldlnus, a little village i treet. and above the mow-clad tnoun-talna tnoun-talna which look very real aa th It finite variety, and as a rule the full I money's worth Is given. Th enor- E mous Jerusalem and liner War con- K cesloa are not on tho 1'ik. u It la a case nf dine at the Herman, B Pavilion and die at the exposition. Ia beautiful Modernn Kunst bulldlnic adjoining Pas Deutsche. Hans th belt f oil and the hltihest prima on th rrounda are to be found, th tahl ! d bote lunch and dinner costing two and three dollars, respectively. Thorw i is also a la r rte service. Kverythinf j considered, tie prices are not eicew j slve. and at least one meal should bt 'I taken there for the experience. Another An-other should bo taken at the Tyrolean Alps, cit'ier outdoors or In Ihe gorgeous gor-geous ClnltiK-room In the mountain-ride. mountain-ride. The li.-.t Fruiih restaurant te) at Paris on the I'lke. Lower In price ard In every war admirable are th) two restiiurunls conducted by Mr. Rorer In the pavilions of Caarad) Hardens. The cast one haa waitresses wait-resses and no beer and the went on) waiters and beer. For a bit of lunch) flermnny. France and Kngland all offer delicious pastry In th Agrlcul-li-ral building. These are Dot freo ads. but time saving tlpa for th traveler. trav-eler. There nre no end of reatauranl to fl' all pursea on tb ground. I tried nine of them and nowhere found tho prkrea more than they ought to b. Aa a matter of fact, for neither food r.or lodging no on need pay any mora ai St. I nula than h feel that cava -srTi,-v.rffn:v" itr.v.WiivfJJa-.t fen ' "A. " f '; ' eK-rt-,!,,,-! LOUISIANA PURCHASE MONUMENT AND PALACE OP VARIED INDUSTRIES. It la Tbt exposition, mruora notwit-1 ItamllDg, la quit flalahed. On of th greatest, and certain1 Jti of th most agreeable, of my many surprises was the extreme beauty of tb main group of buildings. For the Imp! reason that th camera doe sot exist which could take lo th vast picture aa th ay soes It, th arty view of the group a bit bore and a bit thore gave a scant Idea of th scheme aa a whole. Nor did the ssrly Tlows of the ten Individual building which make up It com poo- evening falls. The best scenle railroad rail-road yet devised affords several fine Kllmpsoa ot the Alp and ther I a very graphic exposition of the Ober-ammorgaii Ober-ammorgaii passion play In the little church. The Cliff Dwellers' concession conces-sion also looks very realistic at nightfall. night-fall. It la elaborate In arrangement and the courting-, snake and other I'ancee by the Southwestern Indian make It another of the Pike show which should be taken In by all. In Seville there Is an amusing marionette theater and aome genuine Spuiilsh dancing. For the rest the; Pike offers afford, and yet bo well fed and housed. It be will use ordinary common sen In making a selection out of th abundanc offered. ,Ilnt? Yea, but on th two hottest day of tho aummer at 8L Louie I Buffered no more from the heat thaa In New York before leaving and after returning. Kvery day of th aeven there waa a breer.e at the fair ground and It waa ...ways possible to find a shady awt. The nlghta were cool and comfortable. I ADDISON BTKK1 J5. |