Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-09-18
THE STATE FAIR.
A Cosby Letter from a Fair
Los Angeles Lady.
Tho BeautiraI Drives Around the
Capital City The celebration
of Admission bay = Mrs.
Croeker's Art Gal
Iery.
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 10, 1884.

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 10, 1884.
To THE EDITOn or THE HERALD.-
Such n multiplicity OF ideas GENE to my
mind when / attempt to give you any
thing like half portrayal Of my i'm
preston Of our capital city that am
bewildered and at loss to find a begin
ming. want to say il all In one word.
1 always pictured Sacramento compar-
atively treelsss place, hot, dry, dusty
aud altogether disagreeable. And be-
cause found erything so totally diff.
ferent from what expected. / am
obliged to change my intended descrip-
tion entirely. The climate, at any rate,
at this season of the year. Is "perfectly
lovely" Sacramento possesses many
beautiful residences and anything like a
a description OF them would Gil large
volume. Everyone seems to vie with
his neigbbor In producing the most mag
nifcent residence, and house not sur
rounded by a beautiful garden, we'll
kept lawn, ETC., is an exception. As
pleasant drive az can be imagined Is
through the residence portion Of the
city. Every street is lined on each side
with large shadc trees The stranger
imagines himself driving along the ave
nue. of an immense grove, ut every turn
being startled by some new form OF
beauty, either natural or artificial. The
varieties OF architecture and styles Of
gardens relieve the eye from all monot.
ony. The riverside road 10 toll-road,
wide, well kept and as smooth "a II floor.
II is about five miles in length, extend.
ing from the south of tho city down the
left bank of the Sacramento river. al
though, unfortunately. the river is
screened from sight by the high levee.
1t Is always the first drive given to vsi
tors. Next Of Importance are the drives
to East Park aud Richmond Grove.
ADMISSION DAY.
Tuesday was indeed a gala day for
Sacramento. All during Monday the
different orders Of the "Native Sons of
the Golden West" each accompanied by
brass band, came in from all parts Of
the State, except from our city, Los An.
geles. grieve 10 say that discovered
no face of an ABgeleho among the "Na.
tive Sons" i can truly say that sweet
music filled the mir" almost continually
for two days. presume you have
many accounts OF the great celebration
Of Admission Day, 30 will not attempt
TO give any. One thing | shall men
tion is the grand ball given by the N. \.
q. w. on Tuesday evening in the Capi-
tol. II was grand affair. The Capi.
tol, u beautiful structure, OF which Cali
fornia can be proud, was, on that even
ing. brilliantly illuminated, and. with
its grand, romantic park which sur.
rounds it, presented to the visitors eye
a grand and magnificent sight, almost
indescribable.
STATE PAIR.
The grandest and largest State Fair ever
held In California is now in progress.
The irst ever held in the new exposition
building, an immense and grandly impos.
ing structure, very recently erected on
theCapitol grounds. 1t is in the shape OF
cross. being 450 feet one way and $50
feet the other. II was thought by some
too large, but it Is not, every available
space being taken. am sorry not TO be
able to describe all the exhibits, which
are truly wonderful, especially the grand
organ Of Boston, exhibited by the Me-
cbanic's Store OF Sacramento.
MRS. CRoCKER's ART GALLERY.
The visitor who has the pleasure Of
visiting the art gallery of Mrs. Crocker
enjoys great treat. The lady has se-
lection which cannot he excelled in the
United States. Mrs. Crocker has trav-
oled all over the world collecting only
the paintings OF the best artists, and
therefore has gallery filled with beau
tiful paintings, which she has given the
public the pleasure of enjoying. The art
gallery, large massive building, sur
rounded by magnificent park and gar
den, joining her elegant mansion, is
alone lovely sight to behold. All honor
is due to Mrs. Crocke in giving the pub
lie the pleasure Of enjoying her gallery.
The people OF Sacramento are noted
for their sociability, which Is in every
respect true. Especially our charming
hostess, Mrs. A. Heilbron. who honored
US with grand reception at her man
sion on J street, in which the singing
section of Sacramento Turnverein joined
us by serenade. 1t was altogether a
grand affair, due to our hostess.
NORMA s.