Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-30
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ton. For days net an hour has passed tina!
Mig street has 10. SEGA por;sr3, Wagons, carts
and vias Eoa,iad, moving !airUa!ds WITH the
multitl6atus articles ti:.: 90 70 make up the
exposition.
The sir:ets rcaF the fai- have been ilfonged Tor
days, ald were crowded TO- an Ion. before tle
opening this morning. aud The en!iT, neigh.
borhood was gsy With banners, A!ss and Other
edoroments.
The aiTapGcmt1ts fer the pur.l ala of tick ct,
and Tor the cairsn:C and ext: ct vehicles and
hors(s Shows 9 Vass improvement upon ioss
yea. Tits ear. es last, the weate.n cad OF the
spsci0u5 hall OF the fair ": devoted ID cxpcs.
tons Of works OF Grt.
The frs; view 90 Cn,erng The la is the
handsome display made b. lho merchants,
traders aud manufacturers ot this city and Sec
uCD. Al hcst giaGcc tbs Decorations appear
similar 10 those ct las! year. but second view
convlncts che thit tho entire e!raugemc 1t Is
tf:rent, end that tie t0u: ensemble CT the
dtcora'i)n has changed; the sccoDd year is, i.
Is true. development Of the first. but there
a:o wider c0n.iaits; aud r!c,r points Of dccors-
tive art have been brought Cut By the years
experience.
GAS LIZ LA-lu GCSi Is CItttGu lUS lIISU leCl
that strikes the visitor is the macn: ii cent Gi,
play made ly Mir. u. VIM. kans,y IT groco
ries fresh aGd canrci !rui;s end vegetables,
cbecses of ali dlscriI tors, nuts, &C., arranged
in artistic style, with tee same tasin displayed
10 his extensive establishment en- King street.
70 the hight neatly arranged pyramid of
casks. kegs aud botles gives cGtwa1d express
sion TO The Inward spiri. wbica aciua!t $ 81 large
portion OF mankind, and the losc1t, Port'
ner's BrcTcrios, Alexandria. With branches OF
Norfolk, WG5EIr g:on and Richmond, DC,
gives ct ccc3 a. icCl OF business eroWo Linco
The var. which shows what caa 30 Gone 10 A!
eXanCsla ~ skill, enterprise ind couital.
"a III, Oppo:l:a let hand side is a VI i9csc
Pagcda arranged ia real Oriental style, BIZ
Martin Gillette 4 c.. Of B.I.msre, where
teas OF true cS!estis! favor are u5t ouIg eShibi.
ted hut dispensed 10 ,bc lhi.a:y multi uie.
MIR. BoS:art's c)nt4e;i on,!y DIES MT fail to
attract tic eye Ct l., fer there !he qaiolts,caco
OF sWecac;s hiss b:ca prepared il tho NEST
att!a,iv1 s. |, a1:l c:aro. !aiI 10 ,cc,pt the
appetite. There delicious G:s and tcup.ing
beverages SATISFY aud iAvisarat9 tho weary
visitor, VINO, Ia W4D q: Something moro sub
stattlai, Will oc!y have ~ cf0, $ the track and
walk Lew lac, u tic spacious PAVILION
where the tables aro beautifully spread With
SOW willie cloths and Larhl1s. !h!ring folks,
Spoons a2d casters. gtIt!crIHg glass. aud lCV;ly
bouquets int2:sH;r,ed at intervals along the
tables bet sacn tie dishes where Ill the lsc,.
cies Ut The SCIsun arc s,r7td liz ,ha hi2htS :;
style Of ulLnry Gr,-it Banquet r>r aa cpicuru,
This temple IS G,dlca'cd 10 the iancr man.
L,avi 1g E.ohbafg and Wgtarmsa onl Strauss
aud the r.si 70 aI,rL tan CH:nr:or and hang
their G2Lnrs On tbs outer walls, Mr. q. hta
tricks OF trade iha, 20 tG the WY bottom c:
the SUI CT, rcne'raie the iGnrrmG5t rcc,sscl
o. human nature, ald with VOL .rfn chem
cs.ry he converts chakeva aud hogs aud b.tvss
enG Csc, GId ,s.c:Eal2 oysters, Into meu.
lis us:Eb 'shmsn: Tor tbs pu-po,c i; aplrj-
lrateiy located haf way b!twron the sails and
coops Of the orlEloaI chicken and beet. and the
saloon war; me1, woman GId their figus arc
Displayed. Most men ale made cut OF oysters
AID larger. The far confirms s)nc Zoe spu-
cimcua. Womtn ara said b be- mado in part,
st least, cut OF tGwhnsi anI clttao, hut this be-
logs to tie Miners aud Art and Wen aa $
Work Department, Which II beg Dad Cur ken
The fine display OF hams G Grea: aud Low lie
gree hy j. j. lirEdu;aon i Co., will not fail to
at7sc; Tho eye OF the hous:ketr'r, especially
ia this had OF "log aud horl1Y"
The display Of musiasI ias!rdGItnip, plants.
organs ~, bv M5sis. Eanhuseo Ct this oily
HUI w IL VI W XIV GTC VI ~ uup, anu
the duIcet tones and .yret n:tlady,n they 4 9at
through The bGIcing, attTac. the car and CT
gaze the a.lcnt;Cn Ct all ljIc-s CT mu:i,
lsaac E:chberg i display ut tri goods and
rarpetinGs is well worthy CT sntc;al attention.
Splandid sea skin cloaks b III ia! house linen,
taLcy goods Ct exquisite tlX;urs ena finest fat
rio, Lbc best qlaiily Of body brussels carpets,
splendid display Of d,CsS rnodJ of domestic
manuta2tlrc. c,mb!u. to IL ak the exhibit ono
Of the most attractive il The tuidog, oil going
TO show that the exclusive hJus, Of which he
is tho heal, tquslAiu v5rr1Iy aud extent houses
Of similar description 10 the ars,r cities. 10
Dir. Eeury SchWar2 is due Il crcGit CT s1ch
O EauIsGEo aIrageetacn; cf the gods dis
played.
Thomis Icy, whose extensive establishment
90 King Street indcl:es thrift AID enterprise,
make' CD exhibit lie tho stove loc equa!cd By
teW and cxcelled by roac anywhere.
SALISBURY & Br., have also very fec els
play OF ranges, S:Cvcs, &c aud exhibit great
taste a1d jatlm ut ID the selection of alt:cl.s,
samples CT when thew have 90 exhibition.
Alderman Henry Strauss has bszlr fitted
advantage articles iG bis dual est .b!ish neEt-
| clothing. boots AID shoes-nerc saml IS Of tic
large end varied assortment kept en- hand ct
his store on King street..
The Messrs. Wa:crnan have On exhibition
large AID elegant assortment Ct ready mode
clottiog, much of It Of ,hsr ow1 manufacture,
admirable 10 style aud 6aisa.
The iuo display Of sewing machines, exh!b.
tied by Me:sIs Leadbeater aud the Siogtr Co.,
Ornamental! IS we'll IS useful, end with all the
lstes! improvements, rcycr fail to attract by
their busy hum AID Tic tkillful manner in
which they arc managed and the work turned
out.
The long established a5d reliable drug house
Of Messrs. L. s. Lsadbcatcr e. Bro, establish.
ed in 1892 exhibits 10 sample a very large
stock CT drugs. chemicals, psiLt3, glass, fancy
articles. brushes, &c, Of frat class wholesale
and retail drug establishment, such as the firm
have CO hand at their warerocms on Fairfax
street.
Lunt l. Davidson, druggists. make b: auli.
iul exhibit, principally OF fa6c7 articles to.
Gether with highly oroaueutod fountain, from
whence issue CONTIGUOUS streams CT the various
Wateis used for refreshing ed medicinal pur
poses, favored with most del;cious svrnns