The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-23
THE EXPOSITION.
Fruit Days To-Day and TO-MOr'
row.
An Invitation to General Grant to At.
tend the Exposition.

An Invitation to General Grant to At.
tend the Exposition.
The total number of visitors yesterday tt
the Exposition was 11,6O9, swelling the
grand total up to date to 121, ,75O. This is {
good indication that this week will be an
interesting one.
To-day and tomorrow have been sci
spart for fruit displays, to be followed or
Thursday by grand floral exhibition.
Mr.. ]. N. Pattison gave special recital
Tor the Press and the Exposition Commits
Honers from II to IL o'clock this morning
An hour later he gave his first piano recital
from Baldwin & Co.'S space. Curriers'
Band played this forenoon in the Royer
Wheel Company's space.
Piano recitals will be given during the
week as follows: At the music stand of
John Church & Co., this afternoon at
o'clock, by Miss Theresa Specker; Thurs.
day evening at o'clock, by Miss Emma
Roedter, and Saturday afternoon at 4
o'clock, by Mr.. H. g. Andres.
The Commissioners held a regular meet
Ing last evening, when the Executive Com.
pittee reported the following to be sent to
Gen. Grant, which was done:
osneral u s, Grant:
Our Seventh Industrial Exposition is now
In progress, and will continue open until
October 1lth. 1t is the unanimous wish of
our citizens that you visit us at an early
daJ, and the Exposition will give a fine op-
portanity for your friends of the Ohio
valley to enjoy the pleasure of greeting
.yUn
We have the best exhibition of art and
.nnestry ever held in this country except
the Centennial. We can promise YOU much
pleasure in looking it over As a commit
tee appointed for the purpose, we cordially
ask your presence between this and Octo-
Der llth, and if you will indicate the time
yOu will leave San Francisco we will meet
you On the way and take charge of your
party.
This invitation is not sent as an unmean-
ing compliment, but with the earnest de-
sEe and hope that you will attend. Presi-
usnt Hayes and Others attended our open
anE ana 1t seems eminently proper that
y0a Should attend its close, and meet upon
yonr return the old friends that have known
yea 30 long, and who will take delight in
seseoming you home.
M. L. INGALLS,,
WILLIAM McALPIN,
WILLIAM L. ROBINSON,
....- Committee.
EDMUND H. PENDLEToN,
President Exposition.
THE FLOWER DISPLAY.
AS beauty when unadorned is beauty
adorned the most so amidst the "boom'' |
of the marvellous flower show where the
variety of floral designs is almost infinite,
the piece that most strikes the visitor is
perhaps simple cross rising from a base of
lsayes of the delicate adiantum and pteris
trgmula, amidst which is written with
BEAUTIFUL white flowers and sweet violets
fbe word FAITH. The cross itself is
rorered with green ivy leaves, and over its
arms hangs a lovely wreath of pale rose
bnsss and the most exouisitely
dssscate white flowers. Nothing in
aM the collection of beautiful flower
pieces is so chaste or charming
Hs this exquisite design by Critchell; and
ON it the blue badge of first premium for
the best floral display is appropriately
hung. The display is Of extraordinary ex-
tent, numbering probably fully one hun
und and fifty pieces, many of the most ex-
NAhnheSAy DVoutilul NOiA anu AMONG Inem
all not one poorly made piece. Among
those shown by Critchell there were SO
maay that were fine that it seems difficult
to undertake to particularize the most note
worthy. We admired an open Bible IN his
cOllection, made Of choice white flowers $
with cross of pale rose buds lain across it.
nna the edges formed Of golden rod, the c
whole supported on base of green. Near c
this little white and gilt cart filled with c
safrnno rose buds and pansies The I
Eject of which was charming. Another $
was wreath of pink and white flowers. \
Binnply and beautifully made inside of a
which was star of purple blue agoratum. a
Another was a lovely stand of exquisite s
bowers, the base formed of three united a
bat separate baskets. Amidst lovely white b
and delicate flowers were great Marechale g
Neil roses, pink Hormoea and pale safrano S
beds, white and red abutilon hung sus. t
pended on their long pedicels; fiery tro- 4
peolums famed amidst the paler flowers, b
md the intense ultramarine of the new e
perennial larkspur was judiciously intro e
tlced throughout. Smilax tendrils turned r.
,bout the standards and trailed from the r.
'asket edges at the top together with the 0
'enutiful variegated leaves of the croton h
md lonicera aurea reticulata. A v
ftAIn snip Ill Iuil sail amidst a sea of | II
lowers was another of the most admired Il
md conspicuous pieces. This was a most ii
uperb piece of work, comprised of magnifi- e.
eRt flowers that seemed inexhaustibIe in 81
his as in the various other designs gotten c.
'p The rigging was wreathed in delicate s.
endrils of smilax and the deck strewn L
hickly with the choicest rose buds, carna- al
ions and tuberoses. The sides of the n
teamer was mass of flowers most exoui- lie
itely arranged, and the vessel plowed her tt
ray amidst sea composed of the same ma 50
erials. A bow and arrow was another d
Inique design. The extremities of the bow IL
Tas made of red geranium flowers the CEN tt
er of blue ageratum, and the interval be- OF
ween of white globe anaranths. The arrow 81
tenn was white eupatorium, and the head, OF
5 was proper, blood-red with geranium N
overs, the cord of silver A small cross Ci
nd anchor of white flowers and few pale "
overs happily introduced, together with
ne Or lwo deep blood-red roses, was exoui> A
tie. A Masonic square and compass, the di
luare OF red and the compass of white
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