Show BIG EX OPEN I I Paris Show Formally Inaugurated In-augurated by President I of France I BRIE EXERCSES HED II I I I I In Fact the Ceremonies Were I a Peculiar r Mixture I WAS SUMPTUOUS SPLENDOR Likewise There Was Widespread I ConfusIonNothing Could Have Exceeded the Picturesque Stage Setting in the Beautiful Buildings in Which the Ceremonies Were Held Decorations Were Magnificent Magnifi-cent Gorgeous Uniforms of tho Diplomats and Soldiers Added to the Effect There Were Priceless Gobelins from tho Louvre Into this Splendid Apartment President I Loubet Entered and Walked Downtime Down-time Avenue to His Boat This Part of Arrangement Was Per ect I Paris April HThe exposition of 1900 Is opened but It will be at t least a i month before anything but buildings Is to be seen The days ceremonies were a peculiar mixture sumptuous splendor in the Salles des Fetes and widespread confusion elsewhere I Nothing could have exceeded the picturesque pic-turesque stage setting in the beautiful building In which tho ceremonies were held the gorgeous uniforms of the diplomats and soldiers tlipsplpndldjOr chestra and chorus and the rtiugmllccnt I effect produced by 1 the grand staircase up which President Lohbet proceeded to view the exposition lined with some 200 picked men of the Republican Guard with Jackboots white breeches gleaming cuirraslcis and horsehair plumes streaming from shining helmets PRICELESS DECORATIONS At the top of this stairway was a room the Interior of which could be seen from the Salles des Fetes and this was hung with priceless gobelins ClOthe ClO-the Louvre Into thl sjilendld apartment apart-ment President Loubet entered and walked down the avenue to his boat This part of the days arrangements was perfect but the rest was chaos The weather lodaywas luckily all that could be desired 11000 guests having hav-ing been Invited to the function and they had because of the line weather only the dust to endure Hud the m day been wet the unrolled paths of the exposition ex-position grounds ouIU have been turned into a mnss of mud 1 CEREMONIES SIMPLE 1 The ceremonial within the Salles des Fetes was simplicity Itself The recep I tion to President Loubut at the entrance en-trance lasted but a few seconds and nn reaching the Presidential tribune M I Millennia 1 I I the Minister I of Commerce I iii mmmcd lately delivered Ills address handing over the exposition to the chief of stuff which addivss WaS couched In nmot t eloquent terms and read III a resonant voice heard throughout the vast hall l1 Mllleiands peroration was especially line and It brought forth a storm of plaudit President Loubot Ihcn replied and the speaking part of the function here ended IMPOSINQ TABLEAUX A feature of the proceedings was time series of grandlcosc tableaux held to the gaze of the President and his puny by the wonderful spectacle III the Salic lies Fetes and the Imposing vistas I from the Palace Tiocsulero down the Champs dc Mars to tio Chateau dEau along the esplanadeof the Hotel Des Jmulldcs from Nuuoleons tomb to the Champs Eli > eea while tho view from the Seine along the embankment on which lands an Irtogular line of multicolored multi-colored national pavilions presenting cverv conceivable form of architecture might have been a scene from the Arabian Nights J < MAGNIFICENT SIGHT The spectaclethat met President Lou bets eyes when amid the resounding slnilns of the Marseillaise he slopped to the front of the Presidential dais on his entry Into time Sallca dun Fete was probably never seen before within tho walls of any building Time vast circus was lllled with a sea of human beIngs who overllow the balconies jutting out from tho sides TRIUMPH OF AllTJSTIC SKILL The decoration of the interior VHS curtulnly a triumph of artistic skill with a handsome stainedglass dome through which the rays of sunlight filtered fil-tered down upon the concourse below and u color scheme In rural painting with the strikingly ItxttCutec1 frescoes of appropriate allegories In brilliant relief re-lief The galleries and balconies were draped with red pluihnnd the hall was profusely J adorned with tropics of tri colored Hags opening fanlike from shields bearing the letter R FIX F-IX PICTURESQUE ATTIRE The group among the great assembly which was thi mesh attractive was the body of foreign l repwwntatlves 1 In pie turewiuc attire Sine Victorias jubilee jubi-lee or the Czar coronation no such congress of strange and gorgeous national na-tional costumes had been seen In a maN together were turbaned chief Amb tItleJoe In jlowinic Mliile roll1I nnd with faces mttlTled irHn > n cloths Hungarian niaxnatew In magnificent velvet dolmans trimmed with valuable furs with green breeches and top boots o HI 1 wwirlnje fur toques surmounted by V c r aJprctt Thin3 and oih < r I It tl I r > l i of I rifharvr r I I h v 1t I ill I ij L u J jtJlulUVW uutiH i Vvith Laniuli u I slung aiross their chests tcum which emerged the iwlishcd brass ortrldge j cases mid trailing heavy Hahhft All of I I these outlandish figures ruUb cJd4houl ders with tile weuicrs of the not less Mplondld but better knou European t uniforms I Tonight Pails glows with myriads of decorative lights which shine from I public buildings the exposition structures struc-tures and the boul aId reXortH Thousands I Thou-sands of sfghtscois are riding through the thoroughfares 01 walking along the boulevards enjoying the perfect spring ctcfl I jig cvcnlngVIEWING THE PARADE ParlS was early astir with people wending their way toward the Elyscc I and In the direction of the exposition In the hope of witnessing the Presidential procession at some part of us Journey All time nubile buildings und numberless I num-berless private housed were decorated with trophies of Hags chlclly the tricolor tri-color The neighborhood of the exposition I exposi-tion was especially gay with bunting while most of the pavilions themselves were surmounted with I flouting banimera neSTLE IN THE GROUNDS f Within the exposition grounds this morning all was bustle and animation In a supreme effort to clear away all unsightly obstacles in order to leave an unobstructed road and an external appearance of completeness to the palaces 1 pal-aces for the Presidential party In its passage through the grounds The finishing touches were hastily given the magnificent Salle des Fetes 1 PROCESSION LEAVES THE ELYSEE President Loubet left the Elysec In an open fourhorse landau escorted by I a detachment of cuirassiers The Presidential procession was compobed I of live landaus headed the famous outrider Montjarrat By the I side of President Loubet sat Prime Minister i WalcieckRousseau and their prpgress I through the Champs Elysiie and across the Invalldes bridge 19 the Avenue la Motte PIcciuct was balled with continuous continu-ous cheering from the great crowd I which was massed along the route I ARRIVES AT THE EXPOSITION jOn j 0 On alighting from the carriage the President l was Immediately surrounded by the Ministers M Mlllerand Minister Min-ister of Commerce stood at the entrance en-trance to receive him around Mllle rand being grouped CommlssloncrGcn oral PIcard and other htgh exposition officials President Loubct shpok hands with M Mlllcrand and than turning toM to-M 1 l PIcard said he would be happy lo I blgn his decoration of the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor GREET PRESIDENT OF FRANCE I President Loubet then saluted the committees and entered the hall through the throng of more than 10000 people that formed a sea of human faces all turned toward the door Asa I As-a salvo of artlllerv announced the Presidents Presi-dents arrival there was hioment of I expectant silence then the heavy red plush cushions covering lid door were I thrown abide and the President in evening dress and wearing the broad red Insignia of the Legion oC Honor across his breast stepped into the tribune trib-une which had been temporarily erect 1 ed for todays ceremony the Presidential Presiden-tial gallery which Is to serve for all later ceremonies not yet being ready I At the same instant tin orphostra composed com-posed of inusIonas VJ rfamcd iRe pubWati i rrfiTidrstiuc f ipfthe i > Mnr I cellalse The whole aHsembJy uncovered uncov-ered and remained bareheaded during the remainder of the proceedings i LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC Before time strains of Frances attiring national hymn had died away a mighty cry arose of Vive Loubet vive la Re publiduc vivo la France President Loubet stood In the front of the tribune trib-une with M WaldeckRousseaii M Dcsclmiict President of the Chamber of Deputies and M Delcasse M4nislcr I of Foreign Affairs and all of the Mln Isleiri except the Marquis dc Gallifet Minister of War u ho was absent because I be-cause of indisposition I BIG SHOW DECLARED OPEN President Loubel as he stood in the Presidential tribunal surrounded by the members of the Cabinet and household house-hold opened the exposition with the woids 1 declare the exposition of 1000 open I Thus was the Paris exposition designed de-signed lo celebrate the worlds entry Into the new century Inaugurated and I shouts of Vive Ix > ubpl and Vive la I Republique rose from his 10000 hearers hear-ers and silk hats uerc waved in the I air lime crowds outside the hall took up the cheeking and time exposition was O len I onenBRILLIANT SPECTACLE The spectacle inside the Sallo de I Fetes was brilliant with color and Jllu I minalionr Time Immense circusshaped I hall Is decorated with magnificent frescoes fres-coes representing allegorical subjects I by famous French artists and Its I stainedglass cupola bears superb designs de-signs by Hermann and Goodwin It formed a beautiful betting for lodays ceremony Every Inch of the hour space was crowded by an assemblage representative representa-tive of French arts letters and fclcncds and Including the leading millliry naval and political men of France EVENINGDRESS GATHERING It I was mainly an ovenlngdress gathering but with the taste characteristic charac-teristic of the French nation brilliant uniforms of soldiers the diplomatic I corps and Republican Guards Wen so IntorMppiMed among the gathering that with miHHCK of PIll spring toilettes I of the ladies of whom thcte were almost al-most as many is men present the scene was particularly bright and effective ef-fective Moreover 1 I the light radiated down through the stained glass of the domeshaped roof In streams which Illuminated Il-luminated the living mass belovv and gave varied tints tu even the prosaic starched shirtfronts I MILLBRANDS ADDRESS Contrary o expectation the Premier I M WaIdecl > Rousseau npidc no address ad-dress at the opening of the exposition I MM Mlllerand and Loubet being the only speakers M Mlllcrand In formally formal-ly I handing over the exposition to tho Chief I of State spoke In part as folows The persevering efforts and time passionate pas-sionate energy of M PIcard the Com i I mlHjjIonerGencrnl and of his colleagues col-leagues made possible the prodigious work which I present to you kfday One cannot however without corrtinltilnT injustice extract names from the notable nota-ble list of artlgta engrlne rs and contractors con-tractors who were tins artisans lheili marvels The universe Is associated with France in this glganle enterprise I and the Government or the republic rum fllls a very pleasant duly of hospitality and gratitude In expressing Its thanks to those Sovereigns and Chiefs of State I TOUR OF THE WQRLD The visitor to the exposition will I owe to the friendly people who have i shown so much eagerness and good will I i In receiving the invitation to visit the I exposition the miracle of being able in I a few minutes to make a tour of the world The type of all architecture grouped Ide by side on the two banks of the Seine will captivate his Imagination Imagina-tion white pleasing his vjslon and by a natural affiliation of Idea this pie tur wque display will give birth In his soul to th < Wtlon that tiow ver dls I i tant thy aupear to fo front one another an-other by education tti ton and preju ili all ti n nf KMifiv rltlRvn or > ln na i iruht v b Insr t > th Inr I Ij j lL vuLUI J luJ 0 2 A I BIG EX OPEN Continued from pngo 1 iConthmell family and their duty like their inter cut Is to work toward Increasing the common patrimony of science and artWORK art-WORK OF A CENTURY CEOlrHY The time will come when other voices more authoritative than mine wlirmako tho Inventory of the artistic trunsilios Inclosed tn these edifices I Will limit my ambition to recalling how In a hundred years the lace of the I material would has been renewed Words fall me to express the grandeur and theextent of this economical revolution revo-lution under our hand Wo have seen time forces of nature subdued and disciplined dis-ciplined Steam and electricity reduced to the role of occult servants hall transformed the conditions of existence Machinery his become the queen of the world Installed In power in our factories constructed of Iron and steel she has replaced by slow but continuous continu-ous Invasion the workers of flesh and bone of whom she makes auxiliaries WHAT A CHANGE What a change In human relations Distances diminish to the point of disappearing dis-appearing In n few hours are devoured de-voured distances which were formerly only accomplished at the prlco of days and groat fatigue Tho telephone brings to our ear words and every tone of a friends ole separated from us by hundreds nf miles The intensity and the power of lIleof death itself recoil before the victorious marching human Oli TRiniTTK TO PASTEUR The srcnius of a Pasteur pure benefactor bene-factor of humanity whose glory Is not overcast by any shadow increases a hundredfold the power I of surgery and sUSlr of medicine limo malady seized at Its i origin and Isolated J ceases ami there appears on the t horizon Limo happy period when the epidemics which ravaged rav-aged cities and decimated peoples will no longer 1 be anything but terrifying I memories and legends of the nHl Thus docs science multiply with admirable prodigality tH moans which she placed at the disposal of man 10 bend the exterior forces to her laws or guarantee him against tholr hostility She rendeis him a more signal service I in giving n n to him the secret of the I material and moral grandeur of time I societies which can be described In one word solidltary1 MUST CONQUER MANY THINGS We are the heirs of faults as well as of the meritorious points of our fathers and we are already writing of the sol dllary of our sons asd of our ancestors I ances-tors and why should wo not do so lu the cane of our contemporaries We must not forget those t physical contagions con-tagions the houses of the POOl where the morbid germs of uncultured brains are sheltered where superstlllilon and hatred ferment constituting perils of I which 0 farseeing Intelligence Is destined I des-tined to convince us We must hasten I their disappearance triumph over Ignorance Ig-norance and conquer misery WHAT THE OUTCOME Imagine the outcome of mutual assistance as-sistance syndicates and associations of all descriptions destined to group themselves Into ole sheaf resisting Individual I In-dividual weakness so mal proofs of human solidltary J alms to lessen In I I the bosom of each nation the shocking I Inequalities resulting from nature or from the regime I proposes to unite I I the bonds of a real fraternity the children I I chil-dren of tho same peoples m I DOES NOT STOP AT FRONTIERS I But Its effects do not stop at frontiers I fron-tiers Interests Ideas and sentiments Intermingle and cross each other over I j tho Whole surface of the Slobc like I those light threads In which human i I thought floats beneficlent cpmplexlty which permits us already to discern anew I a-new era of which only yesterday a noble I no-ble Initiative forged at The Hague con j erenco the first links Yes more i strongly than we could have done ourselves our-selves international relations luae shaped themselves from the multiplicity I change multiplici-ty of news and tho stability of ex I I RIVALRY OF PEACE I Besides we have reason to hope and j believe that a day will come when tho world will know only tho profitable I rivalry of peace and the glorious struggles strug-gles of labor Labor Labor Creator sacred creator I Is thou who ennobles en-nobles It Is thou who counselcth Under I Un-der thy footsteps Ignorance Is dissipated dissi-pated and pain fees By thee humanity human-ity has leaped over the barriers of the 1 night and mounts unceasingly toward that luminous nnd serene region where lone 1 day will be realized the ideal and i the perfect I accord of the power of Jus I j tIre and of good I M Milkrands address was received I with I rounds of applause which attained I at-tained u veritable roar at Its conclusion conclu-sion i LOUI3KT SPEAKS President Loubet then arose and delivered re livered an address which was also wafmly cheered PRESIDENT LOUBETS ADDRESS President Loubet said In Inviting the Governments and the peoples to make us a synthesis of human work Ithe I French Republic had not only in mind lo Institute competition of visible I marvels and to renew on the banks of I the Seine the ancient renown of ele I I gunce and courteous hospitality Our I I ambition Is more lofty It soara infinitely I infin-itely above the brilliance of transitory fetes and does not confine Itself Whatever patriotic satisfaction we I may experience ton to the gratification gratifica-tion of our armour propre or selfre ton spect Franco wished to give a striking contribution to the bringing about of concord between peoples She has the consciousness of working for the good of the world at the conclusion of this noble century In which the victory over error and haired wns all Incom plcie hut whhh bequeaths to us 11 liv Ing fulth In progress Lrcsldont Loubet then spoke M the admirable spectacle that do exposition 1 exposi-tion afforded of mind disciplining the forces of nalure and of the support foreign Governments had lent France I In accomplishing the great work MOUK FKATEHN1TY LESS MISERY l In conclusion president Loubet said ftiitlemcn this work of harmony peace and progress however ephemeral I Us outward show will not havo been I in vain the peaceful meeting of the J Governments of the world will not remain re-main sterile 1 am convinced 1 that thanks to time persevering alI mnmatlon of certain generous thoughts with which the expiring century has re 1 lolled the twentieth century will witness a little more fraternity ana loss misery of all kinds and that CIt long wo shall have accomplished an Important step in the slow evolution of the work toward happiness and of man toward humanity This peroration delivered with fervor fer-vor evoked an outburst t of cheering When the cheering had subsided President l Presi-dent Loubet said L Is under these auspices and In this hope thaI 1 declare de-clare open tho exposition of 1900 Around A-round of cheers lasllng seveial minutes greeted he I conclusion of his discourse M WalderkRoussenu was up to the last moment expected to speak but he changed his mind and when President II 1 Loubol concluded he remained sa ted I Tho orchestra then rendered Saint t Saons hymn to Victor Hugo and I J President tribune Loubet descended from the A detachment of republican guards Ilhen I I filed In and lined the passage across the hal to the grand staircase at the opposiie side on which was ranged a double line I of republican guards The President made his way across the hall amid a renewed slorm I of cheering ascended the staircase uf I hOn and entered the reception hall where the ceremony of presentation of I foreign commissioners WIt gone through with TOUR OF THE GROUNDS The President and his party then proceeded on a tour of the grounds A I momenlary stop was made In the gallery gal-lery uf the architectural building where the President secured his first Plesienl Irst I view of time Interior of any of the exposition ex-position buildings The outlook across I the vast o area was disappointing in that the ground space was filled with debris and the Installation o exhibits barely under way Passing through the Interior of the structure the Salon DPonnour was Inspected and the parly emerged Into the open air In the Champs De Mars BRILLIANT VIEW From the top I of the broad stretch of ground extending from the Chateau DEau across rthe dlena bridge to the Troadero the sight was a brilliant one Soldiers lined both sides of the railroad road saluting the Presidential party ns it passed Military bands stationed at close Intervals made the echoes of the Marseillaise reverberate from building I to building while the crowds which I lined the walks back of the soldiers r waved hands handkerchiefs and hats ns PresidentLoubct passed along Here I and there some raised cries of Vive I Loubet and Vive la Republique START UP THE SEINE The bridge dlena was crossed and I at the other end gaily festooned barges awaited To the booming of cannon and the cheers of the spectators President Presi-dent Loubet the Ministers the diplomatic diplo-matic COIR nnd5dlstlrrgulohcd guests embarked aniSUpreceded by a small naval tug started up the Seine toward the brldgo Alexander II r Though the right bank of the Seine contained many interesting structures those In the Presidential barges gave most attention atten-tion to the left bank along which are time buildings qC the various nations Each nation had made an effort to outdo out-do time others In I the homage paid the r Presidential baige as It steamed slowly along Before each national pavilion the legation le-gation staffs had gathered with their friends President Loubet stood in the stern watchinG Interestedly the architectural archi-tectural accomplishments which the countries of the world had presented as a portion of their exhibit UNCLE SAMS PAVILION At the United States pavilion many I guests were assembled and they cheered while the Stars and Stripes I were dipped on one flagpole while the I French tricolor was lowered from another an-other whIle the crouds of Americans I gathered on the embankment in front of the pavilion gave Loubet a Ilnglng I filter The President ws greatly pleased at this little courtesy and turning turn-ing to Embassador Porter who was beside him on the boal ha remarked The American always I cues right this is a magnificent building To many visiting Americans however our national na-tional pavilion Is a distinct disappointment disappoint-ment I Is indentions almost overpowering over-powering with I Its I big dome and striking strik-ing frescoes over the entrance but It compares unfavorably with the beautiful I beauti-ful buildings of even smaller powers Ilk Italy Spain and Austria which arc its neighbors along Ole Jjclne I At the Alexander bridge the i President declared the structure officially daily opened and then landing the Ilal > proceeded through tho magnificent magnifi-cent avenue Nicholas II 1 to the gale I ort or-t he Champs Elynee whoro state cur rlagijs were taken tov tic palace Thus 4 the ceremony came to an end and the crowds dlJiper ed to their homes PROUD OF THE DISPLAY The unfinished condition of the exposition expo-sition on Inauguration day U 1 regret able and perhaps misleading J must be borne in mind that this is only a passing phase and on Its completion within three weeks or a month from low he I exposition will Indisputably hI the most attractive and magnificent yet seen Americans especially will be proud of their l country display at this worlds fair for the United States standn Cal only to France herself in number of exhibitors which treble thosu of any foreign country UNITED STATES SECOND The following Is D table of exhibitors which speaks cloquenty of American enterprise Prime i 3 TTnllod 5tttljiS t BI htl 2j1 GllnHllY 20lJ Ialy 2000 UUHShtVV I 1iJ Scandinavia 111 AUHtrin 1 Oral Britain flJ Thi HrlilHh coloule wW America baa Ihrce times the number of exhibitors that France had at Iho Worlds Fair In Chicago She occupies 329052 square feet with her 47 l distinct exhibition spaces o3 in the main exposition ex-position grounds 1 i in lH VIneennes mines Including the ground covered by our eagle surmounting the national pavilion the QUP dOrm AMERICAS EXHIBIT American enterprise however in not only shown In the iyc of her representation repre-sentation but also In the preparedness of her Installation as compared with thai of most of tH other countries and It can be safely said that but for the diliiorlnesH of French workmen and methods HIP United Status exhibits I I would have been exposed in their show I I cases to todays visitors Unfortunately Unfortu-nately such tardiness has hampered d all American efforts to rush matters In moat of our show spaces everything < I is prepared the glass cases arc ready I to roceMvn exhlbils hut time American officials are afraid lo display the valuable I I 1 valu-able articles to lie I likelIhood of damage 1 I dam-age by the clouds of dust arising from i i work on the adjacent embryonic In mimi la lions I SalllonM J i I IS AN OBJECT LESSON The highest testimonial to American I push comes from ommlssloner Gen I oral Picnrd himself In comparing the slate of progress of the installation j of various nations he said lo Commis sionerGeneral Peck 11 Is an object I lesson lo us all I to see time American people work I thank you for your promptitude and the advanced condition i condi-tion of work in the United States section I sec-tion I |