The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-09-21
THE EXPOSITION.
Grand Display of Cwf Fto,vers.

dr0n0 DtSpt0y or CM FtoUorSs
The sun shone out bright and clear this morn
ing helping to clear up the cloud of melancholy
that had settled upon the Exposition and Its
Commissioners. And as basket after basket Of
handsome flowers began to come In and ex-
hibit their beautiful c0lors on the cushions of
soft green moss that lined the tables, a bright
smile seemed to pervade the whole place. The
flower display this afternoon promises to be
one Of the finest exhibitions Of the series OF dis
plays that has proved such an attractive fea-
ture Of this years Exposition.
The more prominent entries that have been
made are as follows: B. p. Critchell, for best
wreath. cross, crown and anchor, Of cut how-
ers. MIR. Critchell has made two entries for
each piece-one OF loose flowers, and the other
OF fine or close pressed. The principal figure
is the cross, which is composed Of nne, white
rose buds, tube roses, jassamines and balsams,
with fugonia and sinilax trimmings. Mr..
Critchell also entered for the best display Of
variegated giadiOlus, and occupies forty feet
Jas. vic&, of Rochester, N. Y, entered for the
finest display Of gladiolus. This is one Of the
finest displays, judging by hasty glance along
the tables, tnat Mr.. Wick has yet made, en-
bracing all Of the most celebrated French and
American varieties Of this beautiful plant.
Among the rarer varieties exhibited are the
delicatissma, white, tinged with carmine lilac;
the De Mirbol rose, tinted with lilac violet,
striped with dark crimson; the. John Bull,
whitish, lilac, striped. purple stains in throat,
and LOrnement des Parterres, white ground,
blazed with lilac rose and carmine. Mr.. Vick
will cover sixty feet OF tables
entering II ri for the best display Of gladlolus.
George henderson entered for the best dis
play Of cut flowers.
Dan Ring, for the best cross, crown, wreath
and anchor, twenty feet Of table
w. G. Cook, exhibits for best display Of cross,
crown, wreath and anchor, thirteen feet Of ia
BILE, and G. 8. Cook the same.
I'll. Mullert, the same, three feet Of table.
Thomas Knott Son, for the same, ten feet
OF table,
VIM. Gardner same, ten feet OF table.
The jurors In the Tobacco Department have
made the following awards:
Best display OF hne-cut chewing tobacco,
medal, Senour, simral 6 Noonan, CovIngton.
Best display Of plug tobacco. the production
OF one manu- acturer, gold medal, Edward
Holbrook, Louisville.
Best display Of cigars, the production Of one
manufacturer, gold medal, Harms Brothers,
Best display Of snuff, the production of one
manufacturer, silver medal, M. V. B. .Weighell,
city.
The following is the programme of music to
be performed by the Germania Band this at
ternOon:
March-Ch Bach.
Overture, Cunerentola-- Rossini.
Selection, Madame Angot- Lecocq.
Waltz Hoshzeits Kluenge- STRAUSS.
Mazurka--Piefke.
Overture, Hugenotten-- -Meyerbeer,
Selection, ,Belisar--DOnizetti.
Waltz, New W ein-- STRAUSS.
Polka--Oberst.
Finale Hermann.
The programme for this evening Is as fol-
lows:
Inman Line March-Waren.
Overture TO Magic Flute-Mozart.
New Vienna Wallzes-Strauss.
Selections from ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Concert Polka-Bilse.
selection from TOrguato Tapo-Donizetd.
OyerGure-La Gazza Ladra-Rossini.
Casino Waltz-Kaufman.
Grand March from Tannhauser-Wagner.
Good Night Quadrille-Brepsant.
s. V. Reid, officer Of the day.