The Brooklyn Citizen from Brooklyn, New York • 14

mi: imooKifA srynn. mvy ir. nof. DREAMLAND, CONEY'S VENICE, REVEALS ITS CHARMS TO THE 'MULTITUDE Built on Land and Sea, Its Frozen Music of Arch itectural Beauty and the Splendor of Its Waterscape, with Myriad Lights, Delighted the Throng Which Attended the Opening Last Night. MagniGcent Ballroom, Central Tower and Other Attractions Lend a Lesson in the Beautiful and Ita Exhibits an Education.

fl 5 a i Ing la smiboll- at of the show Ibst ia five there. Ihe central figure I. a buys old medics a ship with Ha am horn, sails Ituee. aa It glliiea through the It la held Up aud gulled by beautiful ineiniault CIO eah aide of the euirance two Isiae tuners arise, Three towers ere de.rsie, lih whits lilies aud nieruieits crowned with re-1 and green Ikbf In Ihe p-fld are a large aumher of real n.h end some me, ban-leal ones. The vl.ltnr lakes a line aud fii-he la Ihe pool ll 'H eatvh some fish eud es fi.b entitle him to a prise Soma of Ihe prises are very valuable Indeed Tit.

amnsement la bound t- find favor with the pubtir 1 be 5enelisn bull ling Ihe sell one to be Visited This Is en cxail represent alum of tbe from of the Ige a Talare, In 5'eo-Ice. T'te Interior produce 5eniee fsilh-fully. Tlie vMnr steps Into a gondola nr bly nph listere an i the boat g'idet away M. i i i i i iiii "i3 1 1 1 i 1 A GENERAL VIEW, THOM THE CHUTES. DREAMLAND'S GRAND SQ.

FT. 5' Did you il.it Coney Xo! Then of cuur jrou li that adiful pi' whuh hi irtd Contf laiiail to bo tb talk of i do city Of roura you will went to ll th first time jrou go to tbo l.lssd, at it la tuuih better if ou an idm of wbst it la liko, trip is imaging-ti will bo of service. Dreamland's alto estendt from Heorjs Itathlng Pavilion to tho Iron ffteamhost omfjanj'a Uertiand take in tbo old iron p.r whU baa I a landmark sine 171 tho mamwoih bathing pottilioo owned by Ilham Doyte; tho "tvhoot tbo Hap Ita, owned by Rtepheo Jakman; it Include tho alto of tbo old Iron Mr wl and Maiden f.ona and ritrmla from Surf nveaua far into tbo ocean. fit fart If might bo aaid that Dreamland ia built aror tho orran. Aa ono spprnaihe it tbo Drat thing that attrarta attrntinu ia tbr magDiAront whit lower which riooa from tho erntor of tbo park.

Tbia tower la 375 fret high, the tallrat of ita kind in the I nlted btataa. 1 he top of the tower it crowned by a Urge golden eogto wbnh looks aa jf it wera aboot In fly away. Pack of tba tower tho hoot the chutes" loom up over tho ocean. The buildings are all of white and are magnificent placet of architecture. The entrance to the park ia in gold and Vhlto.

and la fifty feet wide 55 ben one tepa Inside, tho first thing to be seen ia i the large plaaa. In the renter of whhh a charming little band aland in the Span Job Renaissance style. A band of eerentv-, five nanaldana furniahea mtilc for the entertainment of the crowd One thing that Will strike the Tisltor at once when he journeys a round the park ia that there is not a single step to be found In the place. All the walks are on the level or on an Incline, and none lews than fifty feet in width. The perk is laid out In rneb a manner that there is practically no possibility of congestion of the crowds that flock there.

It la claimed that 230 000 people can ba accommodated and that they can jnove around and enjoy everything they aee instead of being crowded, aa is tba case in many places of amusement. In making a tour of the park the first building that would be filtered after leaving the gate on the left of the entrance ia an entertainment called The Boys in Blue. Here is to be found an excellent representation of life in the army. The building ia a representation of an old me-diaveal castle and fortress. Ita huge toner.

gerhangmg balconies aud curious breaks ge'tmds one of the old castles that are uc-acrVed In fairy tale. Iba ho here i especially pleasing to those who are inur-ested in military matters. Thirty i wo people are need in the performance, -dhUh con sifts of drills, electrical displavs showing a battle St sea and many other clever ilevi-es. The Illusion Building adjoins the Boy eat gets aa Idea of apace sad light that i mote than pleasing. The walks ara wld, ths plus la of a good la, lbs bridga running over lha Ugoott in tba ir, just tenesih the to act, ia very broad ettry-Hung la short ia high and lofty, wlda and broad, and aa a Isige seals.

Hi ls.s i. epee tbe sky, and tha many tmlldtncs irhlih In nearly arsry rasa ara while, reflect back in dasaliag while-in as ths glory of summer sun. At Bight, nns caa use lbs shining star, whl. serin to i-lokls ba. ths reflections of tha lo-larderrent bull-, whirb outline tha strwe-lilies, turning lha park Inin a mlolalura Fair.

And though tha notion may seem bumorona to some, It la an la-Illeputahle fact that "Dreamland" will ba a strong rival to tbe Ht. Loiil Exposition. In lha mind of the peopl of thla' borough SB.I Manhattan, who lark tha meant to lake them tu the 55orld's hair. Anhilectura, arnipriire, statuary, novelties of all sort, wild animal, strings peo-plta, spectacular show and many forma ot amusement pure and amipla are all hero. Tbit planet baa been scoured for attractions, and it would take tbe visitor boura, not to aay days, to get even SB adequate conception of all tha wonder thla small spot contains.

It wdhld take almnet as long ta tell of them ill. Perhsps the greatest lumber of the altraetiope are In the nature of "show" The buildings in' which they ara exhibited are arranged like small theaters, with rows of orchestra seats facing a stage, on whhh tha show" taka placa at certain tinted Interval. The exterior of ths building ia. In practically all cases, appropriate to the nature of tb attraction within. In nearly every rase the exterior of building ia emblematic of tbn "show" within.

The "Fiahing Pond structure la turn-minted by an old fashioned caravel, with tail set, and outlined in electric lamps. On the walls are carved mermaidi. Bos-tock'i building la surmounted with sculptural figures ef linns and elephants. The Japanese tea garden is a pagoda. 55orrn-wood' Dog and Monkey Cireua" has a color design In bas-relief, of atrlnga and festoons of monkeys, "high up in tha cocoa-nut tiee, while below are carved representation! of dogs.

The Submarine Boat" is erected like he section of a modern battleship. The "Baby Incubator'' has on tho exterior largo atork, standing in a neat, full of babies. And so on! The buildings nre built around a square, or plait," in the center of which is a muslc-stayrf. Here also is the observation tower, which stands in the center of Dreamland" and dominate the place. Designed by Hin ton Perry, the celebrated Xew York sculptor, this toner is 375 feet high, and fifty I reached by mesa a of a moveable stair-wav, with a capacity of 7.000 people per hour.

The lower or first floor of tb pier la devoted to tbe Bowerv. I.llipntia, or the City of Midgets." la one of tbe biggest attraction of tbo park. These little people have been gathered at great expense from all over the world. LillpuD consist of an acre of picturesquely beautiful buildings, designed and constructed with a view of harmonising in every detail with the little elfa who will reign over the carnivals of pleasure held therein There Is a miniature cirrus. In which all Ihe horses and performers will be the smallest ill the world; a perfett theater, with stage and auditorium, a miniature of the handsomest playhouse In New York, a photograph gnllerv, in which the artists and attendants will not average three feet high, a ballroom, nudwiv, restaurant, fire department, a concert hall.

In whiih band of thirty trained Lilipu-tian musicians will dispense the latest music. In thin mlnlatiiie city file- streets are polued by tinv oflieera iiifffortnrd In Ihe strictest style of Newr Y'oika "finest" Thur baby automobiles, with elf like chauffeurs, tinv hansoms with tinier ponies mny be hired, and on Ita fairy-lihe streets stores and booths are built in whuh even conceivable article that delights the disire of a child may be obtained from I iliputian storekeepers of all national! ties. In this land of T.ilipttlian there are no freak, no dwarfs, hut 400 little mru and women Thov are fair to look upon, perfect in form, and in a majority of cases. he one of the features ef the g-lrcns lu ihe thrster these II ailon will apear in high class vaudeville, the class ot place most filled In please their jaunt auditors, but l.lliputia sill not ipprnl only to the youngsters, but to all rlsssee and ages, aa tha moat complete gathering of littla people or the world In a city built especially to harmonic with tlielr site. Tba one full grown member of Ihe community will be Major August Barth, who is eight feet two Inches in Height, and possibly the tallest mao extant.

Ltltpu-tm will he tbe pleasure spot for all children visiting Coney Island this summer, and the only place of its kind ever shown In this country. Boktoek'a animals will be at Preimland this year. It la the finest oollectlnn of trained wild bcaaia tbs world hag ever seen. Among the new exhibits ia a sacred cow from India Ibis is a peculiar and rare exhibit. It is loaned to Mr.

Hos-toi and must be returned hr him to the snered precincts of India within the next jear, and be is under bonds for Its return. The cow Is mouse color and ithout hair on lany part of its body. It Is talooed, the work having been done by tho priests of Buddha. Native attendant a wait upon tho sa red cow. Not even a fly is permitted to alight -upon it, the attendant fanning it rnntinunllr In the Pompeiian building wrlll he ihnwn the Fall of Pompeii, the eruption of 5esu-tius; the flow of lav i und luge of ashes, and the frenzied populate, all accompanied hv scenic and meehanicnl effects.

The submarine boat, which Has placed so important a part in the Japanese Rus- ui 7 1 t. rnf 5 'll 'M a j- if i MW" tS i vC i rv ii 1 4Si 7 it hem- divided into fourteenth booths. Between each booth is a beautiful Ionic column These coliims are crowned hv finely Ml v-i I i -f -b 3 5 a 1 vt A Ari Vs i 7 I A 7 modelled figures of firemen. The building in its dot uk ind decorations. There mil and performers of internationaf vV i I -V i a A y.

i is by a most interesting cornice, the decorations of which are composed of fire trumpets firemen's hats and hose. Each end of the building is finished hr a pjlon, crowned with a gilt hall. Central entrance to the building is through an archway crowned with appropriate decoration. iefiVugl -WhA 1 v. tr ii tr-' A -A' jp vz ft tr A f1 i lLh ji i 7 s-swi at jr THE TOWER APPROACH.

fcsKe 4" V-- -5 3 The building is two stories high, crowned hv central toner, the wlole bt ng i faithful reproduction of a ipnnee tonpl It is absolutely correct be a Jvnneip tea house in the building. Thiough the center of this pavlllion is the entinnie to tha ajuhip. One end of the Japanese building is the entrince to the tea room another provides a wide entrance to ihe airship, and the watei front is to be devoted to a room in which will he exhibited the Seven Temptations of St inthoni Santos Dumont's airship Xo. 0, the same a.rship which thp noted Brasilian exhibited in a flight to I.ongchamps. Paru, before the President of the French Republic, is on exliiomon nnd Is to make several flights daih from its quarter aftPr eveiy-tbmg is shspe.

Xew ioikors no doubt will grasp iheopportunity of seeing this famous au-hip The f.r up Frog railroad shows two cars coming together on one rond 55 hen tliev mot one of the car goes lip an incline and orer the other and continues on its tup The "shoot the chutes are hound to be popular ot Dreamlnnd a they are higher thin others and better. Ihese chutes are the only ones hmlt out over the ocean; they hare the largest movable stairwsv in the world with a eapaeitv of 7 000 people per hour The chutes are constructed of steel and have the unique espneity of carrying twenty people in two boats at the same time, allowing them to race down into the lagoon. Out on the old Iron Pier has been constructed Chinatown and the Bowery. These things are familiar to Xew Yorkers, hut strangers to Dreamland will take great pleasure in these places. The ballroom is also located out on the pier over the ocean In thia dance hall is produced a building in the style of the best period of the French Renaissance, and which in size and decoration ind clfpct stands unparalleled In the history of hall-room of this kind The dance hill is reached through the reatnnrant, which is 240 feet long hy 100 feet wide This n-staurant will be first class in every re- beautiful in feature.

There are actors, pantomimists, instrumentalists, "singers, dancers, acrobats, magicians, Iightnmg-chnnge artists, cartoonists, circus riders reputation. Three hundred of them have been imported specially for Liliputia and hail from the principal amusement centers of Austria, Bohemia, Budapest, Russia, Japan, China, France, fiermnny and England. Among the most notihle are Dietrich UIps, thirty-eight inches in height, a lightning change aitist from Hamburg, Princess Kolobri, thirty-six unties, a famous violinist and singer from Berlin, Ludwig Xigor-oitz thirty five inches high, a xvlnphomst; Morello, a lightning cartoonist from Paris, Professor nnio, forty six inches, the only Lilipuhnn magician in the world, the four Colibris, none of them over thirty eight inches height, sketch artists, Hungarian dancers, acrobats, trnpezists and wirpwalkers. Queen 5Iah, 23 years of age. thirty six inches in height, the most noted professional beauty of her size in America, and the smallest singer and dancer extant, Mr and Mrs 55'alter E.

Deaves, with their troupe of Llliputian marionettes and marionette lady orchestra, the Deltorellis, two of whom are white and two black, in a remarkable music act; a brass hand composed of thirty Italian" mites soiled from Palermo Iqst week, and 135 of these little people are due to arrive next Monday. There are two hundred and thirty-five of these performers all fold coming from Europe. Among tho-e well known in this country are Major Littlefinger and wife, Mr. and Sirs Liable, Admiral Dot, Commodore Autt, Jennie Quigley, Major Boyle, Mrs. Tom Thumb nnd her husband, Count Magri, the Four Piccolos, the Ros-sows (the smallest people in existence).

In the cirrus will appear Zeynsrd's Lili-putian troupe, who give complete miniature performance containing every feature of the Bamum and Bmley kind. Prof-Barnes will be seen with a troupe of tbe amsllest performing animnls ever introduced Into the sawdust arena; miniature riding acts, three feet clowns, fair female equestriennes, who jump through hoops not larger than wedding rings and land on French Renaissance style, the fiist story surmounted Fighting the names will afford a realistic and thrilling scene of a die department in action. In the vast expanse of ground a square of a city has teen built, showing houses and streets with a hotel in the foreground. Four thousand peop will be emplaced in this scene. The fire apparatus will include four engines, and hose wagons, and extension ladder truck, a water tower, and ambulance and battalion chief's wagon The firemen are recruits from the fire department of this and nearby cities and know their business thoroughlv I'pon the ringing of the alarm the men mil leap from their bed and slide dow the brass pole, the horses will rush under their harness, the men wiU mount the engines and ho wagon nnd oat they will go on the run.

ihe fire eene Will how a crowded hotel, in the forground, on fire. The flames, discovered on the first floor of the hotel, cut off escape. The populace throngs the square, shouting and gesticulating, the engines arrive, then the water tower, hose wagons, extension ladder truck, the battalion ch-ef and an ambulance, which runs over a man in its race of relief. The flame creep up to the next story; streams of water are thrown upon the burning hotel by the engine and the water tower, the inmate at the window are driven from tory to story by fire and smoke. When they reach the tpp floor an explosion is beard, and the roof of the building falls tn.

The extension ladder is raised. The firemen mount with scaling ladders and one by onn tbe fear-stricken people are brought to the ground. Th engine continue to play upon the building until the flames are extingnudied. Tin will he, no doubt, the greatest outdoor spectacle ever piesented in tbi country. VENETIAN BUILDING.

through a stream of running water. The boat winds through Ihe lagoon and canals, past wonderful hi-torual buildings, such the Church of Sunta Maria, the palace in which Desdemnna lived. Plain of fet. Marks and many more. The boat turns and twi-ts shout, and the distance can be heard the sonjs of 5netian singers.

The trip is, indeed, a delightful one The reflection of the light on the water, the singing and the gondola make the vistor really believe that he is in 5enice Then comes coasting through Switzerland. Thia building is also a great proscenmm arch, treated very richly in gold and color; this is to frame in a great picture fiO feet long and 30 feet high brilliantlv lighted with- electne light. Back of this great picture the show goes on The mountains of Switzerland are reproduced absolutely; the effect of distance is obtained by reducing scale. The next place of amusement to be visited isprobablv one of tbe greatest in the park. It la the famous Fighting the lames and no one who visits Dreamland rtiould -fail to see this grand exhibition.

This is a superb building. 230 feet long and In Blue, and here is given an amu-ing en tertainment railed An Artist's Studio Til re are some clever illusions performed, Which delight and yet mv.tify the visitor Chilkoot rave" is really a huge opening or proscenium arch in the classic style. This is a reproduction of the game of bagatelle on an enormous scale. The people ascend to a high platform by means of a movable atairwaj. They then slide down an Inclined plane and roll over and strike against various obstructions, which take the place of pegs in bagatelle, and finally reach the bottom and land in boles, which are numbered, a prize being giTen according to tha number entered.

Tbs Haunted Room and C'Est a Rire, the funny room should both be Tisited, as they contain the things which make an afternoon at the Park enoyabjle. There are any nnmber of clever contrivances which cause one a great amount of laughter. Both rooms contain so many amusing and peculiar things that it would spoil the fun to tell about them. Most of them re worked by electricity, and the visitor never knows what's going to happen next. Andrew Mack a fishing pond building ia feet square at the base.

The earrings represent symbolic figures of light. Golden eagles ara carved on the nnd all over it, will be placed thousands and thousands of electric bulbs. One hundred thousand of them in nil are on this tower, and sending a bright gleam that will be seen far out at octan. At tha tep in a gallery for visitors, to which passenger elevators will ascend regularly. Three and a half millions of dollars have been spent on the place, which is being built by 5V.

H. Reynolds, who la the president of the Dreamland Company. There will be a large bathing pavilion, to accommodate 20,000 persona. Fiee shown will he offered daily, and, In addition, there will be music on the plaza, where pretty little mueic stand has been erected. sian war, is In large building flooded with water to a depth of several hundred feet.

Tbe public may experience the sensation of a aail under water and from out the port holes they will see the mysteries of the deep aea. Both of the last two exhibitions are really wonderful, and should be seen. All lovers of history will appreciate seeing the Fall of Pompeii, while there Is hardly a person who. would not like to ride in a submarine boat. There nre so rainy attract ionn that it is almost Impossible to see them all at one time, so several Dips should he made by thoee who really wish to thoroughly enjoy Dreamland.

Tbe bathing facilities are among the best on the island and it is expected that thousands will bathe at thl famous amusement pise during the season All the building nr of iorg size, and there are many open cltca. On -entering, I A Characteristic ef ths Beg. Hi-But really you sr. onllk. ma-f girt.

Kf NH I f1y wrw 4 If I w( rt ar you jn LU spect. The dance tall asd rstauraat i SLefand pomea tbe aize of a pet dog will tha nut building in the row. This bund- I 5-Xi feet deep- It is a facade in tha modern I.