Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-03-17
THE CITRUS FAIR.
Increasing Intsrsst-Lafgsr Attsndancs-Dis-
tipguishsd Buyers Of Exhibita-A Pair
Struck New Englandsr-Ladiss at Flora's
Lsvses-Psmona's . University.

The showers ceased yesterday
morning, the norther died away
early last evening, and many new
visitors were visible at the Pavil.
ion. The present signs of pleasant
weather are SO many promises of
greatly increased flow Of visitors.
A census yesterday disclosed the
surprising fact that there were
more visitors from outside of the
county than from Los Angeles city.
The attendance yesterday of stran.
gers of distinguished appearance
was a notable fact. Possibly the
people who live abroad come be.
cause they know that q great Cit
rus Fair, such as was promised
them (and which they with enthu-
siasm now acknowledge is pre-.
ssnted to them) would be q novelty
to them aud profoundly interest,"
ing. Possibly the people of Los
Angeles city think that Citrus
Fair cannot be great fair, and
even If a great fair cannot be a nov.
city to them. But the citizens Of
Los Angeles, who, for the first
time, visited the Fair last evening,
were more astonished at the great.
ness of tho display than were the
strangers from abroad, because the
strangers expected magnificeuce
and home folks doubted. And
what is still more remarkable, the
Los Angeles visitors last evening
were both delighted and amazed
with the novelties, the splendour
and magnificence Of the com bina- =
tions. We do not know that T. H.
Goodman, Of the Southern Pacific
Railroad, who yesterday visited
the Pavilion, yielded to an enthusi.
asm that spread among railroad
people, but we do know that A. N .
Towne, Of the same great railroad
corporation, bought an exhibited
box Of oranges OF Albert b. .Olsrke'a q
Yale Orange Grove, 1T the seem-
ingly, but perhaps not really, On.
thusiastic price Of i've dollars. A
box Of Mediterranean Sweets, on
exhibition by Frederick Stephens,
OF Orange, was sold at near the
same figure, to 60 East. One ex-
hibitor has about sold out a costly
stock Of exhibited Los Angeles
spscialties, to 60 to Northern Cali
f0rnia aud to the Eastern States.
An elderly visitor from New Eug.
land, whose young Ice had thick'
sned In the repeated winters, that
are supposed by some, to freeze
out what little enthuslasm . New
Englander begins life with, did,
nevsrthelsss, yesterday, thaw out
and fow In the EXPLANATIONS:
"This Citrus Fair amazes mel It is
the finest thing ever saw. I have
written to my home newspaper, q
letter, q letter, to tell Massachu.
setts that this Citrus Fair is the
finest thing ever saw"
Why do the ladies who come,
come again, and why are they
pleased again. / hardly know
which one of the hundred rsasonf
to give, but will select the table, or
which the exhibits OF Yale Orange
Grove arc arranged. Here 1t 10.
These beautiful flowers and vines
gracefully flow among the oranges
Here are fifty varieties Of tea
roses. Surely Albert B. Clark, the
proprietor Of the Yale Orange
Grove, named for his Alma Mater
must delight In tea roses, and, nj
wonder. But be delights in otheI
flowers ~ we'll. Here are twenty
hybrid psrpetuals, vourvArdias
carnation pinks, jasmine, holly
With leaves mottled aud vArie'
ea(od apd other doral gems. Inel
foGPt y ~ Qants Barbars fable
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