The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-10-04
ETCIIINGS.
by EVA EDEN.

With the weather, political excitement
public opinion and hard times all operating
against it, the State fair has nevertheless
lived its brief week of life, struggled through
its short existence and died without a muir
muir. With the failure of other years, with
with the willful Acknowledgement of other
seasons hurled against it, with scarcely sin
gle voice in its favor to speak word of en-
enlargement, it has served one end at least,
il has shown to the people of indianapolis
that they can cut off their noses to spite
their faces. They have grumbled and
grOwled at the fair and exposition, they have
ridiculed them at home and abroad, publicly
and privately. severally and unitedly, by
word Of mouth. and labOred newspaper arti-
Giles, all to show to the world around us that
the one city the beautiful capital of Indiana
is behind every other town in the yearly ex-
hibit of her industries and products. Would
il not have been better 10 quietly have
changed managers and officers (if to them
can be traced the manifold failuresl and un-
der new regime have enlisted the co-opera-
ton and aroused the enthusiasm of the citi-
zens, and the people of the state, to have
made the fair this year credit and an honor
to our cities and counties? But the other
course was chosen and now bare walls ,tad
deserted corridors chill the visitors who have
public spirit or curiosity enough to spend a
few hours in the building and grounds. The
tors of other seasons not be given
as plausible excuses for the bare
ness of the halls this year. for with
an effort to secure success, kindly criticism
and hearty applause would have been the
result. and we should not have been ashamed
To take our visitors from other cities out to
the Exposition. But all honor to those who
have given their skill and taste to aid in all
that they could To save us as city and a
state from general ridicule and derision
The flowers exhibited were many of them
exquisitely beautiful, not only those shown
by the amateur and professional of the city
florists, but also by those of other places.
Many plants which will blossom freely
and thrive well all winter were attractions
to the visitors for window and indoor gar
| dens becoming popular and common.
Last year l noticed several that were very
beautiful continuing brilliant and fresh all
| the season and rewarding well the care given
| them. The frosty nights of the last week
| have touched some delicate flowers, and ten
der plants have generally been removed
| from the open garden. But while our yards
have been robbed of these the leaves have
4 been glowing and Frightening with every
breath of wind fccking the grass with gold
! and crimson.
1t has become fashionable to gather Au-
! tuinn leaves, and many a woman who has
not the slightest delight in the real beauty OF
/ the brightness with which she decorates her
rooms robs the trees of their gay livery
because Mrs. A. and Miss b. do the same
Were il not for this she would sweep and
brush the last leaf and spray Out of doors
and again rejoice in a somber. dreary parloI
and sitting-rooD. But she plays the ''tcady'
| as about half of us do We are not indie.
/ pendent enough TO live. or act. or speak, OF
scarcely think for ourselves. We first must
wait to see II the terrible they OF the