Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-16
: NEW ORLEANS.
= The Exposition as Seen by
S !. Teachers - Street.
r,rs over Crowded
:, Exhibit a Disappointment
l n Features of Interest in
~ Halls and Grounds

M Halls and Grounds
allowing article ION the New
expedition was read by Miss
,ohnsop before tho last teachers
= held in this city
Nine Fort Worth teachers who
,bo New Orleans exposition
|. an the ragged edge of des-
M A. almost Wishing she had
on II sipce having oeen called
vriteit up for the benefit of
.o,sble assemblage. But not
~ sppear contrary che comes
IN ssthe ghost in Hamlet says,
hsrImpe rfectlOns on her head.
I, tbst the New Orleans exp0si'
perfect success would per
saving b o much, since 1t was
n HE public In q very untin-
,rdItion; It'll there were many
4 No seen that were not only
Il and interesting, but instruct
pAcKRp sTREET-CARs.
rin rom the city 10 the expo
,opnds was not unattended by
Nie and limb. There were at
ne times as many people for
Iset.csr as could by any possible
N into one. aud the old saying
eis not to the swift could not
3ed here. Il certainly would
an amusing 10 an impartial
tosee thirty or forty dignified
,nd gentlemen rushing franti-
n a car and piling In, pell-
The funniest part of
ould have been the blank ex-
on the faces of those who
h-understand this Is not slang,
he drivers strike some of US
al enough to ride even in a car
We were packed in like sar-
Our brisk Northern cousins
10 make many complaints of
sulhern ways in general, and
Ike in particular.
THE GROUNDS.
lolce Of grounds for the EXPOSE
nlldlngs was admirable. The
rom Horticultural hall TO the
building was bOrdered by fine
tees, gracefully festooned
Spanish moss. Othere
hem were scattered over the
The velvety greensward made
Ink Of May rather than OF De-
Flowers and shrubbery were
BET out In great quantities, and
III everything Will be gorgeous.
HORTICULTURAL HALL.
De horticultural hall there were
phles down the center covered
an q grtS, variety of the finest
d chiefly from California aud New
They were perfect in color
lOf; otherwise l cannot testify
cir excellence, since they
"iorbidden frHits,p and /
on, remembering the sad
Of my illustrious mother
garden Of Eden. l was a little
olnted too see 80 few flowers In
but there were beautiful palms,
Lilac, Oleanders, palmettoes and
olher tropical and semi-lrOpicsl
The delicious warmth and
fragrance Of the place stole
lmy senses like some blessed
ihei making me, for the time
oil Of all my woes.
3 GOVERNMENT BUILDING.
eIiDg the government building
d objects Of search were the ex
ilom Tennessee, my native state
Texas, the state of M,
On, Nor was Kentuck,
hind. In 3 collection OF photo
nom the various counties G
leky, one showing the lawn of S
lege, my "Alma Mater" almos
hI the tears to mo eyes; for ther
penl some Of my hRppiest sohOC
Tennessee's exhibit WAS nc
eIe. The farm OF q Shelb
lady furnished a display tbs
ilely and quality was really a
ing Every kind of fruit, graf
egetable, together with tobacc'
and various kinds OF wOOC
~ 70 mind the picture of q con
y farmhouse, where in col
q huge fires roar up the chin
no peace and plenty reign s.
TIRE TBIAs EXHIBIT.
y much 70 my surprise, was /
ans to the front with her displa
snIonio showed o mRgnihcel
furniture made of the horns
eAl'le and upholstered In leo
os From the great stray
PACKAGES, etc, one felt sure Il
display would be fiue-wht
Ioqt at the time It was q lit
whiting. Near the Texas d
y. were u very unique old ml
nan made all OF raw cotto
we're evidently an az
who had "ollmb
hill thegltheEn al
Ing peacefully down the 9th
test theeither at the foot
lAdy's face was perfect, ev
gAp aud wrinkles. In her hal
aali finished stocking, while
q, played with the ball at h
ipla, OF course, was from Lou
sno unclaimed to all that &c
Ihs NORTHWEST.
- sKa took another view of /
~ and, in letters made Of tral
a nSsns Of the cars Intensely
to to every passer by ii
'slgned supreme. And,
ne great Northwest car
70 the front, especially
AND Of agricultural a
n Production. The latter wol
ais,ni shed a very Paradise 10 /
n.y. ~, but as my tastes were not
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