Rimmel, Eugene: Recollections of the Paris exhibition of 1867 (London, 1868)

THE PARIS EXHIBITION.

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CHAPTER IIL

THE EXTERNAL GALLERY.

Not content with showing us the arts, industry, and habita-
tions of various nations, this Exhibition has undertaken the
task of instructing us into their ways of " feeding the inward;
man." v

To this purpose is devoted the external gallery which runs
round the Palace, one part containing articles of food and
beverages, the other eating and drinking establishments of
divers countries. -

The former part, which displays long rows of bottles of
wine, and jars of preserved provisions, offers but little
attraction to the public, who are unable to test their merits
by the simple inspection of the label • the latter, on the
contrary, were constantly crowded, especially during the
first months, when visitors could sit al fresco under the
verandah, enjoying their meals, and amusing themselves, at
the same time, with the sight of the gay crowds which
passed and repassed. Unfortunately, a Mr. Bernard, who
had purchased at a high price the monopoly of the sitting
accommodation in the Park and Gardens, finding that this
open-air refection proved a serious opposition to his - trade,