The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-09-24

Carolina General w. il. Jackson, Teuuessue;
Wm. Watson, Texas: j. T. Johnston, Utah; X.
Mason, Vermont; W. p. Bnrwell. Virginia;
Philip Ritz, Washington; j. w. Kctchiim,
Wost Virginia; Wv. Field. Wisconsin; j. A.
Campbell, Wyoming Secretary, 9; T.: NJ M]rrow,
Chicago. Treasurer, j. o. Griilith, Nashville.
THE EXPOSITION.
Grand Floral Display Over Three
Thousand Feet of Cut Flowers.
The attendance at the Exposition yesterday
and last night was extremely gratifying to the
Commissioners, and the friends OF the Expo
sition. To-day promises to exceed any in the
history Of our many Expositions, both in at
tendance and brilliancy. AS has been an
nouncrd for several days. the Grand Cut-flyw-
er display comes of this afternoon. Two
o'clock is the hour set, but it Is hardly prob
able that the jurors will be able to accomplish
their task and give each and every display
fair examination, before three or half past
three O'clock. In view Of this fact, and the
great crowds that are expected this afternoon,
the commissioners have decided to extend the
time one hour. not closing the Exposition until
eleven instead of ten o'clock, as is customary.
Over three thousand feet OF table has been
erected, all Of which has been cushioned with
soit green moss or with layers OF sand for the
display Of the immense quantities Of flowers
that are pouring in at the various doors Of
FlOrdl HAL. MI. james WICK, Oh hOCHcSter,
has received almost q car load Of flowers from
his gardens with which he Will cover over nine
hundred feet of table, in fact, the whole Of HOr-
ticultural Hall will be occupied by him alone.
MIR. Critchell comes in for very tine display,
covering about three hundred feet Of table.
The display Of baskets and pendant pieces
pr Omises to be very fine.
At ten O'Clock the exhibitors began to place
the flowers ul0n the tables, each special pre-
MUM contended for being mounted by little
silk flag bearing the names OF the parties or
party offering the premium.
The following gentlemen have been ap-
pointed as Jurors: For general display. VIM. 5.
Munson, w. J. Almel and J. Wick. jr. For new
design, Geo. w. Jones, Will. =. Noble, VIM. Q.
Neil. For pendant floral work, &. Olnaber, j.
b. Chaiwick, ID; ). Falls. For pest basket,
For varieties of cut flowers, i. Pentland and
5. s. Jackson.
The premiums offered are as follows:
Grand premium subscribed by
Cincinnati Consolidated Street II. r. Co. 800
A. f. Burkhardt & Observation-Disclosures. rs
Adams Express Co. Observation-Disclosures. 30
Cincinnati Gas Light Coke Co......... 100
VIM. II. Andrews. ........................ 50
JOS r. PEBBLES Sons NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IS
NJ HaIstead & Co.. .......................... Is
For the best general display OF Floral Work
and Cut Flowers. ...................S4O $500
For the second best general display Of Floral
Work and Cut Flowers, Gibson House
I-t premium
For the third best general display Of Floral
| Work and Cut Flowers, St. Nicholas Res
taurant premium. .......................... $50
For the best new design in Floral Work,
Grand Hotel premium 800
For the second best new design in Floral
Work, Gait House premium .........-e $50
For the best specimen Of pendent FIX al
Work (not less than three pieces), Burnet
House premium. .........................$l .$lUU
For the second best specimen Of pendent
Floral Work (not less than three pieces,
John Shiilito u Co., premium. ........... $50
For the best filled fiat Basket. not less than
4 by o feet, Hunts Hotel premium .....sl00
For The second best filled fiat Basket, not
less than by feet, schultz's Restaurant
premium .........................$ $25
For the best display Of the greatest num-
ber OF varieties of Cut Flowers mot less
than II of each VARIETY, Indiana House
For the second best display Of the greatest
number of varieties OF Cut Flowers mot
less than l2 of each variety.
Crawford House premium. ...........s25( s5o
Walnut street House premium. ..S95l Wv
Here are the programmes for the grand af-
ternoon and evening concerts to be given at
the Exposition to-day, by the Cincinnati Or
chestra, in Floral Hall:
AFTERNooN-PART 1.
Grand March -Geissebrecht.
Overture-"ODeron"-W
Waltz-"Blue Dauube"-Strausss
w ftSlicls
PART Ii.
Overture-'Kng of Ivitot"-Adam.
Selectlons-e" e"Boccanegra'--V
A Summer Day in Norway Wllmers.
March--"Burnet Woods Brand.
PART III.
Overture -"Pique Damc--Suppe.
PotpOurri-"Grote-G -Girofla'-Lecocq.
Polka--'V 'VictAia" .-Strauss.
EvENING-PART
March-"IndustriaP'-
Overture-"Lustspiel''- Keller Bela.
Selections-"La Diva'-Oaenbach.
WaltZ-'Life Let Us Chcrish''-Strauss.
PARTu.
Overture 'Stradella"- Flotow.
Selcctions--"La File de Nine. Angot"-.
LecOcq
Grand Potpourri--" -"Macbeth" Verdi,
PART ILL.,
Selections Grand Duchess Often zach.
Waltz" -"Beautiful Rhein"--KLler Bella
Waidmanns Jubel- Hermann.
Finale--Parlow. 3.
SPECIAL DISPLAY.
First in importance comes the best new de-.
sign in Floral Work, for the Grand Hotel pre-
MUM Of 800. The second best for the Gait.
House premium of $50 The designs in COM
petition for this are as numerous almost as the
stars of the heavens. The first, however, that
struck our fancy was the Fountain, offered by
elaborate as well as the moot
beautiful pieces of flower work
ever exhibited in our city il
| not IN the West. The entire piece is seven and
| a half feet in hight by five feet wide at the ba..
sin. The base OF tha fountain Is composed OF
delicate tuberoscs and wood stevia, inter-
spersel with rare rose buds and gladiolus, rises
from miniature lake OF glass, sllrrounde by
a margin of beautiful howcrs and ferns In
the center of the lake. at the foot Of the foun-
tain, Is a large white swan Of split tuberoses.
On the top OF the fountain, perchcd on q mossy
rock with out-stretched wings, is stork, maxi
ing tout ensemble that it will be difficult to
excel
AIr. Knott presents several pieces as COM
peting for these premiums, including plow,
a spade, n FORK, and shield. all Of which are
Of the most exquisite workmanship, and the
universal opinion, even this carly in the day,
is that Mr. Knott will carry oT most of tbG
prizes. Tuberoses predominate in the conlpc-
sition OF these pieces, relieved by -buds,
ferns and salyias. One hundred aud nifty
pieces make up MIR. Knott's display, covering
Two hundred feet Of table.
James VIck. Of Rochester, compctes for cut
flowers alone, offering almost every description
OF flower known to horticulturists, SOME af
which are very rare, as the two new varieties
of clematis, the Jackmaini and candida Ian =
gnosia.
Mr.. Cntchell also offers beautiful chande.
ler as pendant piece.
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