Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-09-18

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/ DElR GEO.: am tere, and there are sew.
eral other persons here too.
For the Fair there has been very pleasant
weather, though to-day there are prospects
Of rain. 1t rained quite hard last night, but
shower was needed to lay the dust which
had become altogether too rampant. The
exhibition does not meet my expectations.
The grounds are more neatly and tastefully
arranged than last year, but the show, taken
all in vi, is not as good. There has been
about 1000 entries made,.-a greater number
THAI last year. There are some very fine
horses and cattle on the ground, but the
number is small. The display Of Agricul,u-
raj implements is meager, and Of grain and
vegetables there are not enough to speak of.
OF fruit, however, there is a splendid display,
and ! never saw larger and finer show Of
apples, grapes, pears and plums. The Fine
AIT hall is filled to overlooking. In fact, this
room is too crowded. just casually glanced
through this department, intending to take
another. day for more minute examination.
THIS room forms one of the most attractive
features Of the fair. The attendance is not
as large as expected to see; yet the city is
full to v,r1owing, and TO. day and TO- morrow
the crowd on tho grounds will probably he
largely in excess Of previous days. The tri-
al OF fast horses seem to be the most excit-
ing feature Of the week, and of this there is
more or less every afternoon. There was
some very good trotting yesterday, but Sat-
urday is to BIZ the big day in this line. Doug
las, Tom Hyer, and several other fast ami.
mails from this State and Wisconsin and ILL.,
nois will on that day contend for the citizens
purse, and the trial is looked for with much
interest. Quite a number of our townsmen
are here, and among them I notice that j,
N. Overtnan is first assistant marshal, and
A. j. Graves Superintendent of fine art hall.
Gov. kirkwood spoke here last evening to
large crowd estimated at 50OO,-but be-
fore he had concluded it commenced raining.
ard the audience was obliged to dispense or
take ducking, and most Of them concluded
to preserve their starch. Last evening at.
tended an exhibition given by class Of
gymnasts, numbering one hundred ladies
and gentlemen. 1t was novel affair, and
interested me much. The routine of exer.
else, is that found in DR.. Dio Lewis, new
work on gymnastics. The ladies wore tight |
fitting waists with long close fitting sleeves,
short skirts, reaching about half way between
the ankle and knee, scant breadths CT be-
lieve that's the way the ladies express it,
and no hoops, Of course. The gents wore
tight fitting jackets and ordinary pants. In
coming home from the exhibition got thor
oushly wet, and tell Sarah that pretty much
took the gloss off of those nice new clothes,
that she admired so much. . /
I'm stopping at the fremont. The land
lord has fitted up some berths in an empty
store room, and in one of them ! wooed the
sleepy god last night. There are three rows
Of berths, three stories high, to
those in steamboats,. The bedding consists
Of one quilt, that and nothing more. There
was gay old time in that room last night,
there were some comical fellows in the
crowd. and they kept US awake half the
night with their nonsense.
Il do not know when shall come home. l
nave not yet looked about at all. | must
close in order to get this in the mail have
written this in great hurry, and if there is
anything you can use, take it.
Ever
HANK