Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-09-13

tennial Exposition of 1876 at Philadelphia.
The display occupies fifty-two feet of space,
The wool is from different sections-as,
that grown by J. b. Hoyt, Suisun; F. Bull
ard, Yolo; L. NJ. Woolsey, Fulton; ]. II.
Glide Sacramento; W K. Gallup, ,oacra-
mento; and julius Weyard, Colusa. The
securing is by Whitney x Webster. San
Francisco, and the California Wool Com
panY, San Francisco. Some fine mohair,
grown by Mr. Weyard, is shown,
Adjoining the California State Wool
Growers Association display is fine ex-
hibit of wooden hosiery by Crandall Il Sons.
The display embraces all kinds of woolen
and muslin hosiery. All the articles, it
Will be noted, are seamless. In all, seventy
five different kinds are shown. The firm
has a capacity of manufacture of 40G dozen
per day.
Charles N. Campbell, Sacramento, has a
neat display Of plain cottage chamber 1ur-
niture.
James Parsons, Sacramento, has on eX-
hibitiOu two cases of fine shoes for ladies
and misses. and boots and shoes for men
and youths.
Thos. Nicely & Son show lot of hand
made boots and shoes of excellent manu-
fucture.
J. f. Slater, Sacramento, has an at
tractive display of hats, caps, etc, that
bears closest inspection.
Mrs G. f. Aaron, Sacramento, has a
space we'll filled with examples of hair
work. In the center is Il wax figure that
attracts much attention.
The Western Perfumery Company, L..
Greenbaum, San Francisco, has large cX-
hibition of its products
THE REGULAR JOKE.
In every art display yet made at a State
Fair, there has been something upon the
wall that served as the text of a joke. Last
year, it will be remembered, it was Occa-
stoned by the odd mistake of an apparently
fashionable lady, who, in the presence of
painting The Luck of Roaring
Camp" suggested by Bret Harte's
well known story. The lady was
explaining to her admiring escort
the scene, with the rough figures surround
ing table and peering with wondering
sight upon a babe Graded in rude box,
the gloom of the miners cabin being
broken only by the light of a candle, as
representation of the birth Of Christ The
perfect sincerity and the earnest enthusi-
asm of the female critic was testified to by
a large crowd, which was cOnvulsed with
laughter. of course, and for the remainder
Of the season the picture had new title
THIS YEARS EDITION.
This year there is displayed on the north
wall of the gallery large oil painting, No.
II. entitled La Femme Adultere," by
Henri Thompson. 1t is the property of
President p A. Finigan. 1t was offered
in the Paris Salon of 1874, but was
refused and sent to the Salon deS refuses,
because in the foreground are two figures,
the faces OF which are admirable
portraits Of Alexander Dumas .fis
and Emile de Girardin, two men eminent
in literature. The picture represents a street
of the sixteenth century, with the heavy,
dark walls of the architecture of the period,
thanking a narrow way, crowded with
motley moving throng. 4 slight young
woman with long blonde hair and clad III
white robe bound with a rope of straw,
mounted upon a donkey, is being paraded
upon the public highway as an adult
eress, and preceded by an official
blowing a horn. The satire of the picture
is shown in the position of wife whose
husband points to the paraded victim Of
the law. as a warning to her, she, the mean
while, extending her hand behind her
skirts to her lover who, STOPPING low, pas
sionately kisses it. Dumas and Girardin
are discussing the adequacy of the punish
ment inflicted. Dumas points to a dagger
in his hand. as if to say. " Kill her while
Girardin indicates by reference to the scroll
of the law he holds, that divorce
is the proper remedy to apply. The wit Of
this illustration Of the great debate in
which these two literary leaders en-
gagged will be better appreciated when tits re-
called that in Dumas novel LA Femme de
Claude the theme is the question what to
do with an adulteress; and the ver-
dict reached is found in the head
ing of the final chaptcl-'' Tues La ="
Kill her, In the salon the picture
was a great card and by critics was given
high rank, Dumas himself applauding it,
and consentng TO the caricature upon his
features. because of its excellence.
Thursday evening, while an admiring
crowd stood before the painting, Superin-
tendent Bush was approached by we'll
dressed, but rather sclf-impCrtant person,
who made no secret of his ability 10 buy
whatever he might want and stated his
desire to purchase picture, if it was for
sale.
Which painting, SIR"
That there one 1T the head o the hall"
What, that painting with the white
figure upon the donkey?
=, Yes, that's it, that picter Of Christ en-
tering IeruSelam."
The Superintendent was only brought
about by the vigorous application OF restor-
atives on the part of his bronzed assistant
in the gallery. Mr. Finigan's fine painting
Is now known by a new title.