The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-21
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR.


ment, when even the small boys have their mouths
full Of Connolly and Hall and Mcclellan, and men
stand at street corners swearing from morning TILL
night, for the want OF something else TO sayP Fairs
are tasteess affairs when the City Fathers are being
served up In style to suit the most dainty OF can
nibals and nobody cares for Eureka potatoes or ne
p!s ultra squashes when he can have Tweed for his
breakfast, Sweeny for his dinner and the cOncen-
trated "feeling OF the city, for his supper. A few
agricultural and mechanical individuals saunter
through the spaces of the Rink, and even they
think and talk more about the Ring than OF the
bedsteads and billiard tables, clocks and churns
washing machines, shoe backing, patent reapers
and cream soda, with which they are surrounded.
'What do you think OF Tlmmany now ?" says q
weird Hooking couutryman who looks as If he might
be Of Methusaleh's contemporaries, as he stops
before steam pump with a companion.
''Think Why think, as always have, that the
way OF the transgressor is hard" And the last
speaker looks piously at the mimic waterfall re-
joced for the first time IN all probability, that he
has none OF the ciy's funds in his pocket
80 General Mcclellan declines the Comptroller
ship" says pOmpoas man by the fountain. .'Weli
it's my opinion that It's the best thing he can do
He'll put his foot ia it If he accepts"
A loud young man, with eyeglasses, "only wishes
he could have had his grab before the old thing
burst" and little lady on his arm, with redundant
HAIR and 1ounces, replies:-
NOW, Jim, you know, you don't mean that"
"pn be hanged n DON'T" says jim, with a
flourish OF his cane and lordly manner that quite
EuDdues his protesting divinity.
Before the portrait OF Horace Greeley several solid
men were discussing the reports of Mayor Halls
possible insanity. The philosopher looked at them
Ikea
BALD HEADED IMMORTAL,
Just emerged from the fountain of YOUTH and seemed
TO say
III you would put me in office you would see pu-
And the RING enc,rcled the fair, In spite OF art
since opening day the
EXHIBITION ROOMS
have assumed order ana regularity, and now the
different departments may be seen according to the
intention OF the exhibitors, with each article OF
beauty or use In It's place. As the visitor enters he
finds himself among stationery. astronomical IN
AXIOM "Beware OF Stationery, Is not In force nere
for the paper is all innocently white and botrays no
this room is planetary instrument, by which the
spectator can see the sun rise, phenomenon not
and the different degrees of heat IN the
diferent zones The six months day and
ment with It's central sun anu revolving planets.
Going further on one finds himself In the hOusekecp
ihss family man could desire rms f Is the para
dise Of newlymarrled people and Of thrifty house
Keepers, OF fond papas looking for Miranda's
"5ettlng 0ut'' and Tor young mammas In search OF
PATENT CRADLls.
Here Is silver beautiful enough to drive any
tail TO ten It's beauty. The CHINA, TOO WITH its
lovely decorations sets one dreaming OF
q cosey dining room ana snowy linen
OF ner table, dispensing gracious hospitality. Mag
nifcent chandeliers glitter over The Furnished
silver; elaborate furniture calls for q closer in
spectOn and all that tempt the eye and crafty
the taste IS here collected.
Passing this department we come to fountain,
throwing Its spray over pots OF trailing ivy aud dell
cate Terms, and q little beyond is the music stand,
nnrnf 81. oil notn and 0h
Ors Ofenbach, R0ssn, Verdi and strauss In quanti-
Ties warranted 70 suit The charming music OF this
orchestra is most attractive feature OF the fair and
Beyond the music there is a iabyryntn Of moving
machines and reaperS. Farther on Is the ''cOmbl-
nation cylinder press,' throwing OF copies OF the
Aidlne ut great speed. by its side the 'chromatIc
press' prints the emusic programme" for the even
ing, IN black, red and green.
Tables OF fruit, pears OF every variety and apples
autumn flowers, dahlas and gladiolus spikes win
the lovers Of fruit and flowers; and scroll saws and
dirt excavators attract persons with taste for
trlCate wood work or a cellar to dig.
In the machinery department belts and pueys
and wheels make pandemonium TO anybody but
their inventors ana operators. In the
DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUMENTATION
there Is everything, from harness ornaments to
combination burglar and ire alarm. This latter
does not mean combination OF fire and burglars
to create alarms In the business OF honest house
holders, but curious combination OF bells to warn
said housen0ders against people who nave q pe,a-
chant for entering private houses uGobserved at
unusual hours.
In the art department is seen tine collection of
chromos, photographs, stereoscopic views; few
coed portraits, &C.
Winnie Ream's marbles occupy conspicuous
place at one end OF the gallery, and slr Beecher
cEromOed, smiles cOmplacentiy at the other.
On the whole the falr seems 10 be progressing,
and, no doubt, Will be crowded WITH visitors when
Connolly, Tweed, Hall Co., settled their little
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