Chapter II: Preface: ♦

The last Zigzag volume sought to explain the American consular service, and to relate wonder-tales told in consular offices. This volume seeks to illustrate the White City, and to show what might have been seen at the Fair that would be of service to patriotic American holidays, the Village Improvement Societies, and social life, and especially to commend the work of the Folk-Lore Societies, and to give the history of the White Bordered Flag.

I have made the Folk-Lore Congress a leading feature of the book for story-telling purposes, but give to the White Bordered Flag the place of the crowning glory of the Fair, as the new education of Peace now demands the attention of the people, and especially of societies and schools. The recent resolution of the British Parliament calling for a Peace Commission between America and England to settle international disputes, and the worthy response of the President in his last Message, would seem to be a promising and perhaps decisive advance towards the union of the Anglo-Saxon race in the cause of Peace. The history of the Peace movement in England and in America has now a new interest, and this, amid the usual _mélange_ of stories which I have used in this series of books, I have sought to illustrate and explain.

“What does the memory of the White City yield to our new patriotic national life?”

This question, so far as it concerns young peoples’ societies, we have sought to answer. The White City was the prophetic vision of the ages, and was itself prophetic of the new eras of fraternity and peace. Its memory is a delight, and to write of it is a pleasure. To the American people it will ever be revelation: “See that thou makest all things after the pattern that was showed to thee on the Mount.”

This is the sixteenth volume of this series of books. In other volumes we have travelled in fancy over the world of stories; in this we go to the White City by the Lake, and meet the story-telling world as it came to us.

I am indebted to Messrs. Harper and Bros. for permission to republish “The Last Song of the Robin,” which I wrote for the Thanksgiving number of the “Weekly,” 1893; and “The Old Smoke Chamber,” which appeared in the Christmas number, 1888; and to the “Youth’s Companion” for like courtesy. Several popular authors have given me helps, and they are duly acknowledged in their places. As in the former volume, Miss Florence Blanchard has afforded me assistance, and in this volume has rendered me much service in preparing the parts on the History of Peace.

The “Chink, Chink” story was first published in “St. Nicholas,” and the poem entitled “The White Bordered Flag” was read at the Fair Auxiliary by the author at the opening of the Congress of Representative Youth.

CONTENTS.

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CHAPTER PAGE
I. THE MARLOWES AT HOME 13

II. THE STORY OF THE OPENING OF THE WORLD’S COLUMBIAN
EXPOSITION 47

III. THE FOLK-LORE SOCIETY’S QUEER STORIES 59

IV. THE STORY OF THE BUILDING OF THE WHITE CITY 89

V. CHICAGO AND ITS MAKERS,—THE CITY OF THE TWENTIETH
CENTURY 98

VI. THE MARLOWES’ FIRST DAY AT THE FAIR.—THE MOST USEFUL
THING AT THE FAIR 118

VII. THE FUNNIEST THING AT THE FAIR 137

VIII. THE GRANDEST SCENE OF ALL 171

IX. FOLK-LORE TALES IN THE OLD COLONIAL KITCHEN 184

X. THE FOLK-SONG FESTIVAL 218

XI. WHAT MR. MARLOWE FOUND TO TAKE HOME IN THE STATE
BUILDINGS 237

XII. THE FOLK-LORE MEETINGS AT THE ART PALACE 281

XIII. NIGHT IN THE COURT OF HONOR 310

ILLUSTRATIONS.

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PAGE
West Lagoon, Wooded Island, and
Manufactures Building _Frontispiece._

Fine Arts Building 14

Agricultural Building 17

The Post Office 21

Manufactures Building and Electric
Fountain 27

The Forestry Building 33

Entrance to Egyptian Theatre, Street in
Cairo 39

Electricity and Mines Building 47

Administration Building and Court of
Honor 48

Opening Day Procession 49

Street Scene,—Opening Day 52

Administration Building 53

Machinery Hall 57

Port of Chicago 59

Government Building 60

The Agricultural Building 61

Macmonnies (Columbian) Fountain 63

The Peristyle 64

Chicago Hotels 65

Government Building 68

The Transportation Building 69

The Horticultural Building 73

Machinery Hall 76

Mines and Mining Building 81

Utah State Building 85

Madison Street 87

The Lake Front 89

Statue of the Republic and Manufactures
Building 91

The Art Palace 93

Michigan Avenue 96

Chicago in 1830 98

Chicago from the Auditorium 99

La Salle 101

Illinois Central Terminus and the Harbor 103

Produce Exchange 106

State Street 107

Mr. Potter Palmer 109

Mrs. Potter Palmer 109

Residence of Mr. McVeach 110

Great Union Stock-Yard 111

Residence of Mr. Kimball 113

High Buildings in Chicago 113

A Ten-Story House 114

A Pork-Packing Establishment 114

Mr. P. D. Armour 115

A Pig Killer 115

Residence of Mr. Potter Palmer 116

Mr. Pullman 116

Residence of Mr. Pullman 117

Byzantine Door of the Transportation
Building 118

A View of Midway, looking East 119

German Village 122

Ferris Wheel 123

Captive Balloon 125

Looking Southeast from the Ferris Wheel 126

Oriental Wedding Procession 127

Hagenback’s Museum 129

Irish Village,—Donegal Castle 130

Horticultural Building 131

The Whaleback Passenger Steamer 133

Atlas 135

Water Tower 137

Lincoln Park 138

Parade of Actors and Oriental Band on
Street of Cairo 139

Damascan Swordsmen 141

The Egyptian Donkey Boys, mounted 143

Corner of Mosque, in Cairo Street 147

Detail of the Golden Door 151

The Boat-Landing and the Lake, from
the Liberal Arts Building 155

Administration Building 159

Egyptian Juggler 165

Fisheries Building 171

Administration Building 172

The Electrical Building 175

Agricultural Building, from Electricity
Building 179

Convent of La Rabida 181

Caraval Santa Maria 182

Transportation Building 184

New England Kitchen 185

Mrs. Preston, New England Kitchen,
Midway 187

New England Girls and their Chaperon,
from the New England Kitchen 188

Detail of Statue, south of Manufactures
Building 191

Irish Village,—Blarney Castle 193

Scene in Old Vienna 196

Interior View, Manufactures Building 199

Spanish Building 203

United States Battleship “Illinois” 205

Columbian Fountain and Court of Honor 213

Mr. Field 218

Hungarian Dancers 219

Musicians from Moorish Theatre 223

Electricity and Manufactures Building 233

Kansas Building 238

Florida Building 239

California State Building 241

Illinois State Building 243

Woman’s Building 245

Chinese Theatre 248

A Family of Berberines in the Street of
Cairo,—Midway 253

Masonic Temple 259

Japanese Ho-o-den 265

City Hall 273

Ceylon Building 277

Manufactures Building 281

Clock Tower in the Manufactures Building 282

French Department of the Manufactures
Building 283

French Colonies Building 283

Horticultural Building and Woman’s
Building 297

Draw-bridges 301

Stock-Yards 305

Peristyle, from the Agricultural Building 311

The Electrical Building on a Moonlight
Night 313

German Building 315

Javanese Fiddler, from the Midway 316

The Ferris Wheel at Night 317

Administration Building by Night 319

India Building 320

ZIGZAG JOURNEYS IN THE WHITE CITY.

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