Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-09-12
THE QUEEN CITY
EXPOSING HER BEAUTIES TO THE
MULTITUDE.
The Exposition Brilliantly Opened and
Promising to be Great Success
tits Better and Cleaner Than
Any Of Its Predecessors.
GOOD EFFECT or SMOKE CONSUMERS.
rrespondence OF the Register.

CINCINNATI, September 10.
The fourth day for the Cincinnati In.
dustrial Exposition dawned hot and sul.
try. Long before o'clock the grounds
in front OF Music Hall were crowded to
their utmost, and they had to keep po.
licemen around the turn-stiles to keep
the crowd away. Promptly at 9 o'clock
the doors were thrown open, and the
turn.stiles began the work OF a months
registration. and before the hour OF noon
had arrived probably two thousand per.
sons had passed the portals and we're
promenading the broad aisles and wide
vestibules, admiring the exhibits. Much
has been said OF the delay in the prepa-
rations, but these this year were no
more noticeable than any former year
The exhibits in Main Hall are finish
ed. They are not numerous, but really
make up in excellence for what an oml-
nous taste might demand in quantity.
The exhibitors have expended more
IIOuSI W
tractiveness OF their wares this year
than formerly.
In one very important particular our
Exposition is superior to all its preieces.
sors it is the clednest The eight boilers
supplying the place with steam are run
without smoke, and the foul under
Power Hall, although fired by soft coal,
are supplied with q smoke-consuming
apparatus which, now in the second
year OF its application, demonstrates its
effectiveness. The Brush Light Com
pany, on the bend OF the canal near the
buildings, also employ a smoke con.
sumer, and in this way all the atmos-
phere of the nelghborhood is kept COM
paratively free from the contamination
of SCOT, so destructive and distasteful in
this city.
The Aquarium was finished yesterday
by Mr.. Charles Durg, the accomplished
naturalist, who has been OF great value
to the Exposition. The Aquarium is
located in the south area, and has its
tanks arranged in row and lighted from
behind, the water flowing through the
larger ones into the cellar, from whence
it is pumped up Tito the reservoir or
supply tank. 1t is stocked up to the
capacity OF the tanks for such warm
weather. The specimens will be fire.
quently changed, arrangements having
been made for a constant supply OF
choice specimens. Among those now
on exhibition-fresh fine and full OF
finny life-are fringe-tail carp from ia
pan, black bass, moss boss, straw bass,
rock bass, white perch, black banded
sunfish, orange fish, channe! cat,
leather carp, scaled carp, ring perch,
pickerel, long nosed gar, goldfish, Congo
eel, four species OF the curious horred
lizard and toad, besides a number Of
clrious reptiles, turtles, &c. The dis
play OF pottery is by far the finest ex'
hibit ever given in America, and many
OF the most delicate and diff.
cult pieces are not to be sur.
passed. One of the lovelest vases,
perfect in it's delicate. carving and
glaze, makes ones flesh creep at the sw-
full predicament OF the two babies hang
ing ON to nothing at the sides, and no
force OF gravity perceptisle. A granite
pitcher OF honest, capacious depth, and
old-fashioned form, has upon one side a
fine head OF President Garfield in relief
on the reverse side the American ca
gle. A gigantic vase has Tyrisn dyed
dragon, monster OF fearful mien, creep
ing up its git,ering sides. Near by is
also another vase, into the wide mouth
OF which another monster threatens to
plunge. The eye turns with great salts.
faction to the dainty cups and saucers
that the fairies might drink from. One
set a OF for-get-me-not pattern ispartlcu
larly beautiful. Also tea set OF four
pieces over on one OF the shelves. In
Jest ware is one especially beautiful
piece, gold decoration OF
swallows. One OF the cool ,st, most
original and useful articles exhibite !
is a huff glazed water cooler with four
or i've little blue polar bears clambering
over a supposittious iceberg. One OF the
prettiest pieces in one collection Is
terra Gotta vase OF strikingly graceful de-
sign, the ornamentation OF which is
clay. 1t is delicate and natural. The
school OF design also lays claims to bet
ter and more pretentious work.
There is the usual amount of fancy
work in wax, and some vases OF natural
flowers preserved that can not easily b.
selected trym the imitation. The Japa
nese display is ugly enough TO satisfy the
most utterly utter short-waisted woman
in the country. Two magnificent bronze
lanterns bear this legend, From Tenn
pie Of Nikho, erected by Hidetada, A.
D 1916" They are exceedingly graceful
in form. In one wing are the lnevita-
BILE quilts. One is log cabin design in
silk, made by an old lady OF eighty.
seven. Another, OF silk, is made OF
odds and ends by another aged lady and
Is really pretty. This department is not
yet complete. In one case we noticed
lovely screen OF black silk ornamented
in water colors.
There are number OF empty places
to be filled. but by the first OF the week
l. l. -.