SWEDEN'S SHOW. IHTRUJf ATIOJIATj KXPOSITIOM AT STOCKHOLM NKXT MAY. The Pour North Countries, Swe den, Norway, Denmark and Finland, Will Join to Make It a Success. ONE of the leading event in Europe next iinmmer will be the great Scandinavian Ex position, which opens in Stockholm, Sweden, next May, tc con tinue until October. For almost the first time in history the four northern countries Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland speaking iu part a com mon language and having for over fif teen centuries been historically con nected, both as allies and foes, having a close relationship in the folk-lore, INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURES traditions, poetry, mnsio and the traits that distinguish the descendants of the old Norsemen are found united as one Nation for n peaceful rivalry in the pursuits ot art, science and industry. The distinguishing trait of tho Scandinavian character in reflection, and the idea of this exposition, the greatest and most complete ever planned in any Europoan country, with the exception of the Paris ex positions, has required more than OSCAR n., KINO OP SWEDES. twenty-five years to find a realization, it having been first suggested in 1870. During this quarter of a oentnry it has been talked abont, written about, been the pet snbjeot of royalty, states men, artists, men of affairs and the people generally. Tbe promoters have had a heronlean task before them. National jealousies and idiosynorasies bad to be overcome, a thousand and one objections arose, bnt finally every difBunlty was smoothed over and plans and details agreed on. Tbe beanty of the bnildings as they are now rapidly 5.7.1 . x AnT TALACE AND MACHINERY assuming form, the situation of the exposition and the enthusiasm shown by the Nationalities interested, all make promise that tbe exposition will be in every way a success. It is no exaggeration to state that the influence of the World's Fair at Ch'oago on the future expositions of a similar nature in Europe in an arohi tootual sense can never be fully esti mated. Of tbe large expositions sinoe the World's Fair dosed which have taken plaoe or are to take place in Europe at a future date the Bor deaux, the Buda-Pesth, tbe Berlin, the , Malmo, tbe Swiss, and now the Stock holm Exposition all ehow in their rtistio and architeotual placning a certain indescribable influence from the white dream city ot 1893, while atill adhering to eaoh country's in dividual taste in art In former European expositions the rule was to gather everything under one roof, but now they teem to recognise the idea that separate buildings, while inereat- ing the preliminary expenses, add to the beauty and attractiveness of the ex positions and also increase the rev enue. At Stockholm the Industrial and Manufactures Building will oconpy a space of 600 square feet. The towers will have a height of 100 feet, two of them being provided with elevators. The other buildings such aa the Art Palace, the Northern Museum, the Electrical, Military, Naval, Historical, Mines, Horticultural, Agricultural and Transportation Buildings will all be of a size to give a harmonious appear ance to the whole group of bnildings. The Art Talace and the Fishery Build ing are already completod ; the Manu factures Building and Machinery Hall will be finished before winter sets in, and the remaining buildings will all be completed before next March. The grounds will be laid out with alt the skill of the landscape gardener a art aided by nature. BUILDING - STOCKHOLM EXP03ITION. Another important event of the ex position period will be the dedication of the new ltoyal Opera House, a mag' nifioent structural pile, even in com' parison with the Grand Opera House in Fans. Stockholm has been called the Venice of the North ; and, in truth, no capital in Europe is more beautifully Bttuated. The exposition has been plaoed in the handsomest part of tho suburban park-like snr roundings. In a general view of the Stockholm Exposition the beauty of the location is at once seen. With its two sea fronts, oue on the Deergardcn Park Sound and the other on the salt water of the Gulf of Bothnia, and its charming continuance to the royal park of the Dcergarden, it will be not alone an exponent of Scandinavian art and industry, bnt also an exponont of Swedish landscape nature for which Stockholm is celebrated throughout Europe. The exposition will have two prin cipal entrances, one by the new boule vard over the Dcergarden Bridge, and the marine entrance from the harbor. Coming in by the Deergardcn en trance, a vast plaisance laid out with lawns, fountains, and flower beds meets the eye. Straight ahead in the far distance is seen the pioturesque front of tho Manufactures Building, with its towers and dome. Broad avennes orosa tbe plaisance, leading to the various places and bnildings. On a terraoe close by the idyllio sound is situated the principal restaurant building. Following the sound prom enade to Framnas, the Fishery Build ing is seen, and a more suitable place could not have been found. Built partly in the sound, it is surrounded by a pontoon bridge, forming a charm ing marine promenade. Further out in the sound has been constructed an artificial cavern on the bottom of the sound, which will be one of the great attraction! of the exposition. Descend ing to the bottom of the oavern tbe visitor will, through the electrically fv-. HALL - STOCKHOLM EXPOSITION. lighted waters, through the windows of the oavern, obtain an insight into the existenoe of the fauua and tbe liv ing creatures of the deep. The Art Palaoe will no donbt be arohiteotually the most beautiful of the buildings. Erected iu Moorish style, its marble-like walls retleoted in tbe grand canal at its side, with its rich mural decorations, and the con trasting with its close neighbor, the Machinery Hall, it will form an at tractive architectural group. The in terior of the Art Palaoe in the space reserved for sculpture, will be laid out as a tropioal garden, in whioli the marble treasures will find a suitable frame, doing away with the conven tional museum-like appearanoe. From the garden pillared eutranoes will lead to the rooms reserved for pictures. The art exhibition will be universal. Tbe most famous Frenob, Italian, German, English and Ameri can artists will be represented. Prince Eugene, Duke of Nerike, the young i son nf Klnir Oscar, himself prominent landscape painter, is the ehief of tbe art section, and recently, while in Faris he met some ot the most cbowji rmsce of swedes. famous of the American painters, and they made the Prince the promise, to exhibit at Stookbolin next summer. Tbe Prince also stated that he intend ed to visit the United States during the fall to invite American artists and owners of private galleries to exhibit during the exposition. The Prinoe is very democratic in his manners and tastes, and, while he may visit New port, he will expect to be reaeived only as a private gentleman, frowning on all attempts to make fuss and feathers of his royal rank. The exposition will also have a po litical significance, as next year King Oscar will celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of his reign as ruler of Sweden. The jubilee will be tbe oo casionof a grand demonstration on the part of the Swedes, and also by the royal families cf Europe, who have all signified their intention to visit Stockholm during the jubilee period, King Oscar has, of course, taken great interest in the exposition, both as an artist and as the ruler of the country. As Director-General of the exposition, the King appointed Mr Arthur Lelller, the royal Swedish Com' missioner to the World's Fair. The President of the exposition is Baron Tamm, the Governor-General of Stockholm, and the Seoretary is the well known journalist, Thore Blanche, In the United States thousands of Swedes are making arrangements to visit Sweden during the exposition, Of tbe sooioties going over, the most important will be the Amarican Union of Swedish Singers, of which Lyran, of New York, and the Glee Club, of Brooklyn, are prominent members, The Prcsiilont is Mr. Charles K. Johanssen, editor of theSwedish news paper in New York, Nordstiernan, The union will be the official bearers of congratulatory addresses to King Oscar from the Swodish-Americans. New York Times. Largest Man in the World, Mr. Wilkins. an American who rn onntlv exhibited himself in the Or pheum, the most fashionable variety TBIS MAN 18 EIGHT FEET TALL. theatre in Vienna, has been pro nonnced by the anatomists of the VI' enna University, with Dr. Zucker kandl at their head, the largest man of whose size there was a scientific record. Espeoial weight is given to this declaration of tbe Vienna proles sors because tbe Vienna Anatomical Museum possesses tbe largest human skeletons, and tbe founder or this in stitution, the late Hofrath Langcr, and hit suooessor. Dr. Zuokerkandl, are considered tbe higbe.it authorities on the subject of giants. They pro. nounoed Mr. Wilkins remarkable, not only on account of bis great size, bnt also beoanse his development is en tirely normal, while, as a rule, giants ate not well proportioned and they of' ten suffer from some weakness. In parting the professors told him that if be would examine the skeletons of the museum he wonld soon be convinced of his own superiority. The horrors of tbe grave need never worry him, for, unless he makes speoial provision against it, his skeleton is moat certain ly destined to ornament some aoatoin- loal museum, lie is eight feet tall. and our engraving gives a very good idea of his height, for here he is shown standing beside bis impresario, a man five feet ten incbes tall. There are now 23,009 medical men in Germany, the increase during the past eight years being thirty-seven per cent, as compared with twelve per oeuw iu wo population. Mr FASHION FANCIES. WHAT TIIR BKAION'S COMPOS ITE! GIRIj IS WEARING. The Latest Hat Is Trimmed With Paradise Feathers-A Feather Season Coming New Cy cling Costume. "TV T OT all the composite girls of I I the season, writes Margary I Daw, of the New York Press, (7 have the broad hats, the full neck rnching, the low twisted hair, bnt each charmer affects one or an other of these fanoles, and the charmer is as you see. In detail, the chapeau which I should think even a wild Indian wonld recog nise to be mndisb, is of shrimp pink, fine chip. Its trimmings are white moline over shrimp pink moline, knotted and twisted, to enoircle the crown. Two mercury wings are caught lightly to the crown on either side at the front. And white bird'of paradise tails flutter a-down the 'crown and brim at either side. The caobe -peigne is of white roses without foliage, but abounding in tender pinkish buds. Ihe bird of paradise craze is devel oping rapidly. Women who oare at all if they are the cause ot inflioting cruel deaths in the feather kingdom will refuse to wear them, and another dead birds. But many women do not mind at all; others will not take the trouble to find it out. According to advanoe hints, the next is to be a "feather" season unless we, of tbe bonnet wearing sex, refuse to decorate ourselves with little corpses. True, these already are upon the counters, and those which yet will be plaoed there for the fall trade are just as dead as though no one, for humane reasons, refused to buy them. But never in the world's history would an other songster be slaughtered for dec orating women's hair if tie fair sex should refuse to yield their lovely heads for burial purposes. It is a late fashion to trim sailor hats with wreaths of shaded roses. From pink to deep red is a favorite combination. Ho are those from pink to yellow. THE 8EASON'8 COMPOSITE CHARMER. Buds are used, but leaves are not in this new fashion. A high knot of taffeta ribbon emphasizing the tone in the flowers whioh tbe wearer wants to bring out is placed at the front or side back. And there are cache-poignes or more of the roses. Sailors thus deoorated are for demi toilet use. VB1LS THAT ARB FASHIONABLE. It is now considered neooseary to wear a veil on all occasions, and to be really ohiu two should be worn one of dotted net, white or blaok, put on close to the faoe, and another of chif fon or mousselme, put on loosely aronnd tbe hat and hanging in waving folds. At present the plain brown is considered the smartest of all, but there are many pretty varieties in dark blue with the embroidered dot. There are also chiffon veils in the dark colors whioh have white or black chenille dots, and the plain white or black net with the dots also are equally fashion able. The sheer veils without dote save the skin somewhat from the dust and sunburn, and they are made thin enongb not to be very warm, while the fushion of pinning them loosely also helps to make it possible to wear them in the very hot weather. Bed laoe veils are occasionally seen worn on the broad shade hats the old fash ioned tambour laces to fashionable many years ago. Many ot these are heirlooms, and have that soft yellowish color that old laoe carefully packed away for rears possesses, and whioh it is impossible to get by any artificial ooloring. Harper's Bazar. FOB THE WH8BLW01IEH, In thie new cycling costume the skirt is of gendarme-blue oloth, most ingeniously oonstruoted, and arranged in tuoh a way that although it is in reality a divided tkirt of tbe most comfortable kind, it has all tbe ap pearance of a (all walking skixt when een off the maohine. The i nicker ookers are made all in one with the kirt, and fastened into the earns KEW CTCLIKO COSTCMB. waistband, further security being effected by an elastio strap, which passes through the knickerbockers and holds the skirts firmly in plaoe. Tbe coat is fastened with fancy but tons, and finished with a blue velvet collar, edged with a narrow white piping, and beyond that again a strap ping of cloth. STTLIsn AUTUMS COAT1. The cloths best liked for the autumn coats are the smooth surfaoed ones in mode, heliotrope, stem and hunter' green, dull olive, Mazarin, deep gar- net, tobacoo brown, dove gray, steel, dull red, and, occasionally, blaok. In the rough cloths navy blue, hunter's green, golden brown end black are noticed. The autumn coat la both made and trimmed simply. Strapped seams, although a fow are seen, are not given tbe seal of approval by the best tailors. Large buttons, of smoked pearl or gutta peroba, are used for the actual purpose of fastening, bnt on the plain oloth jaokots few fanoy but tons are noted. Ladiea'Home Journal. DEBUT OF THE SMALL SLEEVES. The small sleeve has had aa hard a fight to regain favor as its larger sis ter had several seasons ago. Capes have had their day, and with the ad vent of winter tbe small sleeve with its added convenience for getting on and off coars will surely come. Woll Prepared. Sa'd artful younn Dunnli MaCance, Of a wbipplugl ataadagoodobonuei But I guess It won t hurt, For there's boards in my shirt, And I've got on just tlxpatn of pants, The Watsibury, TUB BAC1MU OSTHIUU. tlltcbed to a Sulky and Able to Rover the Ground Like the Wind. This ostrich does not hide his head In the sand, as hie forebears used to do on the plains of Tlmbuatoo. He is a dead game sporting ostrl" from the Rockies. He carries a bit In his mouth and does his running be tween the thills of a racing sulky. When he puts his head anywhere, it is in a manger or under the wire in front of a judge's stand. He is the pioneer of ostrich racing, wbioh, his trainer thinks, is the popu lar sport ot the future. The birthplace of this first-rate sporting idea is Denver, and tbe man with whom it originated contends that if there were ostriches in plouty, oitrich racing could be made as profit able nn attraction as borso racing and oould be maintained at muoh smaller cost. 'lie has a vision of ostrich trainers and jockeys traveling over the "oir- cuit" of the future, with "strings" of Swift feathered bipeds, grooms and exercise boys. He hears in his dreams the layers of odds orylng "Timbuotoo Bird 2 to 8 on ; Alagazan Bird 1 to 8 and out I" He foresees long delays at the post, fleeting "fields" of big os triches vanishing past the grand stand in clouds of dust, and the snap shot men pressing the button at the fin ishes, while thousands cheer and the great birds oackle. THB OSTRICH THAT IS A FACER. And just to take time by the fore look, and be in the game in season to make the early winning, he has broken this one long-limbed, rangy and full winded ostrich to harness, and has him coursing in front of a feather weight sulky twice a day. This particular ostrich the first of all raoing ostriohes is one of the features of the menagorie at Elitoh'a Garden, on the Highlands of Denver. Elitoh'a is a plaoe patterned after the gardens of tho Old World, You might fanoy there that you were in Vienna or Berlin. The man who drives the raoing os trich has never yet had courage to get the bird fully extended, so nobody, even around Denver, where the strange establishment is a familiar sight, knows just how badly the ostrich could shatter the paoiug records if he had a chance to try. Inventions Without Patents, If you look back on the history of human progress you will find that none of the groat epoch-making inventions has ever been patented. The man who . lit the first fire, whether Prometheus or the party from whom he stole the idea, did not get a patent for it. Neither did the man who made the it a i , , . . V nrsi wueei iu every sense one oi mo most revolutionary inventions in the history of man. The tame thing may be said of the invention of soap, can dles, gunpowder, umbrellas and the mariner's compass, or, to come down to our own day, of the steam engine and the electric telegraph. There is a genoral notion that if yon did not proteot inventions by means of patents, inventors wonld cease to invent, and material progress would oome to a standstill. But history does i I ii i J II 1 i v with irreat mechanical (rifts do not ex- eroi e them solely with a view to com mercial profit any more than astrono- ' 1. 1L. V." f A. llieroBUHruu luu ucaveuv iuf uaw nviiua with an eye to registering patents and floating companies on the results of their discoveries, London Truth. About a Eungaroo Cat. . Did you ever hear ot a kangaroo cat? As you'll tee from the picture, it's really a cat. It has fur like a oat, it purs like a oat, and it can catch mioe and rats. But it sits up on its hind, legs like a kangaroo, has a long stout tail and jumps like a kangaroo. Its nose is long, almost like that of a shepherd dog. A man who lives in A KAXOABOO OAT. Oak Park bought a kangaroo eat when it was kitten, and at tbe age cf six weeks it could jump easily to the top ot a high board fenoe. They are rather rare in this bountry, and if you have one ot them you may consider yourself fortunate. Ohioago Rcecxd,.'
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