. Zigzag journeys in the White city. With visits to the neighboring metropolis . FISHERIES BUILDING. CHAPTER THE GRANDEST SCENE OF ALL. T was July 4th, 1893. The lake breezes in the earlymorning floated over the White City. Flags filledthe air ; eight hundred acres of flags ? Yes, more:in fact, Chicago was a sky of flags; and so was theState of Illinois. Hundreds of thousands of people were pouring,like a multitude of tides, toward the scene of enchantment. Theavenues of the Exposition were thronged early in the day, and thecrowds grew. The Lake was here white with craft and there shado
. Zigzag journeys in the White city. With visits to the neighboring metropolis . FISHERIES BUILDING. CHAPTER THE GRANDEST SCENE OF ALL. T was July 4th, 1893. The lake breezes in the earlymorning floated over the White City. Flags filledthe air ; eight hundred acres of flags ? Yes, more:in fact, Chicago was a sky of flags; and so was theState of Illinois. Hundreds of thousands of people were pouring,like a multitude of tides, toward the scene of enchantment. Theavenues of the Exposition were thronged early in the day, and thecrowds grew. The Lake was here white with craft and there shadowedwith steamers. There was music everywhere. The flags of all nations mingled; the national airs of all nationsmingled; people of all nations mingled. The White City was thefestival of the World. 172 ZIGZAG JOURNEYS IN THE WHITE CITY.
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