Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-23
WHIT AMUSEs THEM.
GOSSIP AND CHAT BY SAN FRAN
CISCO CORRESPONDENT.
The Mechanics Fair-what is to be Seen
At the Theaters-An Engagement
Stocks-W Politics.
san FRASc1sco, August 81,

There is no doubt that the present Me-
chanics' Fair is in some sense an improve
ment on that Of last year, so far, at least,
as the mise en- scene goes, the ornaments.
ton being particularly fresh and charming.
Standing at either end OF the vast gallery
it appears like fairy land. From the
pointed roof wide ribbons of tri color are
hung, interspersed with long three cornered
flags of every shade Of color, both ends OF
the gallery being draped with red and
white. Handsome white shields are placed
here and there around the gallery. From
thence the eye falls downward upon a
rarely exquisite collection of japanese
goods, which lend grace and color to the
lower floor, hitherto unseen. Troops of
merry children, gaily dressed in all the
fanciful colors of the present glowing fash.
ion, seem like myriads of butter
flies gladly sporting, free from
passing care, the dress of the
children of our city on gala days being
right to see, while bevies of our fair San
Francisco bellies in their shapes-which
means void of mantles-pose gracefully
about, esthetically, not having much OPP
portunity for flirting, since the male genus
keep severely out of the way, waiting for
the more delightful crush of the evening,
when the stout.hearted bravely push their
way amidst thousands OF well dressed but
suffering women, who, however, think
themselves happy, even if half torn to
pieces if they can only spend Saturday night
al the fair.
The usual display of stoves, pickles,
woodward and other uainserestiDg matter is
in the usual routine, until japanese stand
rivets the eye by the gorgeousness OF its
belongings. Parasols Of
GIGANTIC SIZE
are poised in mid air open, albeit old
women say it is "dreadful bad luck" to
open them in the house. But there they
are, with lanterns OF like proportion; and
really the trifles On the stand for house or.
namsntation are simply exquisite, and so
cheap. For people who delight in fixing
up their walls Ia heather, now is the op-
portunity for one and all. Among these
curious samples Of art the enormous bed
spreads, table covers and shams in Chinese
paper, beautifully painted, are novelty.
ALE same you dustee, makee clean, f" was
the answer given to me, when, in imitation
of the great Siddons, | wonderingly
asked, CIVIL it wash 2" ''Alle same
paper-no washee," the heather said,
with somewhat of scorn in his
face-and no wonder. A soap temple
is curiously beautiful, the pillars and
arches being made of various colored mot
tied soap; hanging baskets and vases in
the same material of solid color, while the
highly polished floor is done in rich mosaic
work LUCKY Baldwin" has hand
some exhibit OF wine and brandy from his
vineyard, Santa Anito, in Los Angeles.
The wine from the vintage of Is is quite
a treat to connoisseurs, both the port and
the claret. There is also some fine Tin
fandel claret The yield of brandy from
this vineyard last year was 30, 600 gallons,
and of wine 50. 600.
ENCAUsTIc HEARTH TILES.
This exhibit may be considered the very
finest and handsomest in the Pavilion. 1t
covers I'D feet by 20 of space, and every
variety of the most beautifully hand
painted and printed tiles are here. Mantel-
pieces in unique and elaborate variety
are displayed largely in every style, those
composed Of tiles and brass being among
the handsomest. One wonders why these
beautiful and artistic works are not more
universally adopted but our citizens are
SO slow in setting the fashion of patroniz-
ing the new departures. Like the first
man who ate an oyster, they have to get
up a large amount of git to take step
that their neighbors have not yet resolved
upon. Mus reUenons. A magnificent and
curious piece of mosaic work is laid down
at the gate of this inclosed space curious
because it is the duplicate of part of the
flooring Of the old Alhambra, and wonder
full as having 50, 900 pieces of stone within
its proportions. II Is six inches thick and
made in slabs. To lay it down cost 500.
And yet our artistic citizens walk over it
and never realizs its beauty. From one
end of the building to the other, some
twelve feet above the gallery,
A MINIATURE RAILROAD
Is constructed, which is really pretty
sight and looks something like the bridge
over the Menai straits in Wales. The
little engine, with its train of carriages,
goes putting along with load of billet
doux from the boys and girls every few
minutes, but this railway spoils the effect
of the magnificent fountain that has always,
until now, shot up its columns Of light to
the very roof. However, variety being the
spice of life, it is steam instead of water
this year. Space would fail me to emu
merate the thousand and one things one
Co.,
girl, aud the sweet young man who hands,
gratis, candy hot from his fingers, and
yet a sweeter than he is the one who
makes every sweet woman still sweeter
by drenching her with the new perfume,
g Knitted Sweets" Did ever any one hear
of such name? This young man is largely
patronized, and on leaving the stand from
whence he drenches you with an everlast-
ing shower, you go away satisfied that you
are indeed perfumed flower. The band
is unusually good you get little bit of
everything, from Olivette to Pima
FORE" and so, somehow, this year every
one seems satisfied that the fair is sue
cess. Matters in
TIE THEATRICAL WORLD
Are progressing with unusual vivacity.
The companies at the different theaters are
OF higher order than we have had for
many months. At the Baldwin, Jeffreys-
Lewis, who it is supposed is here as a
e star in some sense, peases the general
public, but perhaps much of the success
attending the present season is due to the
presence of Messrs. Tearle and eyre, two
actors of exceptionally good form. Gentle
men in every sense of the word, refined
and good looking, they have become in a
short time veritable favorites with the
hypercritical San Francisco public, who
take exception to almost everything and
everybody. Diplomacy is the play
lately givep, with Jeffreys. Lewis as Zica.
Has the Sacramento public seen this lady
play the part, / wonder? She plays it well,
as she plays all such parts, with tigerish.
like truthfulness which, however, gives
one kind of dread of being
the one to rouse the ire of Miss
Lewis. How she pounces, and filings and
poses; how she writhes, serpent-like, in
all her postures and then her voice has
the true ring of woman who has a jeal-
Gus disposition beyond control, and Miss
Lewis is Zica, ever Zica, and the PEG.
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