The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-03
THE EXPOSITION.
Attendance Yesterday, 2l,l7S.
Another Grand Floral
Day.

rush was caused by the grand floral display.
The Committee on "Cincinnati Day.
have issued the following circular:
SEVENTH CINCINNATI INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION.
10 the Subscribers to the Building Fund:
The Commissioners, desirous of making
Thursday, October Cincinnati Day"
"A memorable day in attendance, etc., and
at the same time to recognize the obliga-
tions due the public-spirited subscribers to
the Building Fund, have decided to issue
admission tickets, sood for October 9th, in
exchange for the dollar" and other sub
scriptions.
By presenting your certificate to the Sec
retary you will be entitled to receive tickets
on account thereof in sums not less than
one dollars worth, and to any amount in
side of your subscription. Respectfully,
etc, WIN. l., ROBINSON,
Chairman Committee.
1t is expected that leading industrial es-
adjustments, subscribers to the fund, will
avail themselves of this on behalf of their
employees.
THE FLORAL EXHIBIT.
In the display of floral work yesterday
% little latitude was permitted that the in
terest centered chiefly in the quality of the
work. The designs consisted only in a
floral crown, cross, wreath and anchor to-
Rether, with pyramid bouquets fifteen and
eight inches respectively, of each pair.
This, as will readily be perceived, gave the
Snterprising florist no opportunity for the
display of ingenuity in inventing new
pieces nor in preparing startling surprises
In the way Of unusual methods of working
out old ones. The several pieces designated
were generally expected to range about two
and a half to three feet in size
end kept pretty close to those
bounds. The judges INDUCED in a little &C.
centricity in their awarding some of them.
I'm short, the nearly unanimous verdict of
the visitors was that the Cincinnati Floral
Company had the most exquisite crown,
cross, anchor and wreath and should have
had the first premium. Their crown and
Eross were really as superb work as has
ever been shown in Cincinnati. None but
the finest flowers were used, and they were
put in place with taste and so as to present
n tout ensemble that was charming. Car
nations, tuberoses, white iessamne, the ex.
luisite scented stephanotis. delicate Isabella
Bprunt rosebuds, the pure milky white
pandy tuft, sweet alyssum with its
Ereenish white tiny clusters of forets, the
exquisite feathery elegance of the adam
tum gracilis with their tender green fronds
md superb flowers of the rare eucharis
Amizonica. And if this was not enough to
win the heart of true lover of flowers,
delicate sprays of the pearlwhite bells of
lily of the valley, the sweetest of all the
flowers, were sprinkled among the other
beauties gathered in these exquisite pieces.
In cross and wreath few lovely
buds of Safrano roses were introduced;
In the crown and anchor the
pale canary yellow Isabella Sprunt
only were introduced. Another ex-
ulisite white flower was used both in the
crown and cross that we are unable to re-
call the name of-a fair large, white tulip
Bbaped flower of great beauty and used with
excellent taste in these pieces. We speak
with more freedom of the injustice of with
holding the first premium from this work,
because the visitors were so outspoken in
giving expression to this view of the mat
Ter. The anchor of the Floral Company
was a complete anchor, filled both sides,
md except one shown by Mr.. Charles B.
Mcdonald, of similar style, was the only
ono of this form among the
five exhibited. The others were
fat forming the cross and anchor
combined, made to lie flat on the table and
filled. of course. only on the upper side.
The 15-inch pyramid bouquets shown by
this company, were, to our taste quite as
YVES given. A pyramid bouquet is, how
of al fnrp,c nf Horo1 Jarioa Tho 1o,e+
elegant and satisfactory to construct. Your
completed thing at best is stiff and wooden,
carefully put together or of what flowers
manded for table decorations by many, and
have to be made although handful
of loose flowers and green sprays
carsessly placed in vase on table or
mantel Is so far superior, nsthetically con-
Edered, that we almost wonder to see
them have place in the competitive
awards.
Mr. Sunderbruch presented the same dis
play of pieces, and received the award of
krst premium. His crown was, however
less happy than either of his other pieces,
or than some former work shown by him,
and with all due Difference to the opin-
ION of the judges, was not as fine
q piece of work as the crown shown |
by Mr.. Critchell. His three other pieces
were, however. up to about his
usual excellence, and how good
work he is capable of pro-
ancing, we have already, on more than one
secession, borne witress. These were made
Of good flowers, white carnations. jessa-
mine, tube-roses, sweet alyssum, white be-
Eonia flowers, with their pure, waxy deli
cacy of form, single forets of the exquis-
itely scented lonicera, pale buff, and har-
monizing prettily with the magnificent
Eafrano rosebuds that Mr.. Sunderbruch
seems to produce of a richer consistency
than anybody else, white bouvardia, etc.
His pyramid bouquets were also pretty, if
s1Gh ever are pretty, which xe doubt.
Mr.. Critchell with his work shows excel
lent taste, and, but for the beauty OF that of
The Cincinnati Floral Company that
exceeded any other, would have merited
premium on it. As it was his crown was
finer than that which received
lirst premium. His other three pieces were
less elegant than those of the Cincinnati
Floral Company, but in exquisite taste.
The flowers used were not, however, as
uniformly good as in Mr.. Sunderbruch's
cross, wreath and anchor that received the
first award, and vet. in technioue thew