St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-31
FOR THE LITTLE ONES.
Yesterday at the Exposition Devoted
Especfally.to Children.
With Fine Weather and Large
Crowds, the Institution Booms.

With Fine Weather and Large
Crowds, the Institution Booms.
The second week of the Industrial expo
sltion received a fine send-off yesterday.
Opening up clear and cool, with bracing
breeze, the day proved delightful, and re-
suited in the heaviest attendance yet seen.
The atmosphere of the big building was de-
lightfully pleasant, and even the presence
of so large crowd was not felt. either in
the crush or in raising the temperature.
The day was set down as especially devoted
to children, and thousands of little folks
| crowded the building all. day long. The
only feature in this regard was the distribu-
ton by exhibitors of large number of souve-
Mrs, which were eagerly sliced upon and
carried off. Of course the presence of so
many children meant an unusually large
number of ladies. so the concert seats and
the art department were well filled always
The day passed without accident or special
incident. as the utmost care was taken in
the machinery department to allow the little
visitors to see without endangering them
selves. Children are the best advertisers
in the world, and the exhibitors wasted
liiCil ouDOlduCC Cdl(l SOUf6l
! with the certainty that they would all be
taken home.
| SHALL IT OPEN ON SUNDAY?
| This morning the directors will meet in
solemn conclave to decide the question of
! Sunday opening. So far as can now be as
| certained the majority of the directors are
leading church members and will oppose
| the opening on the ground of Sabbath desc
Grafton, though there are enough of the
twenty-fOur who favor Sunday opening to
make the session this morning quite inter-
esting. There are two arguments in favor
of Sunday opening: First. the desire of
many who have no other time at their dis
pOSal; second, the fact that Sunday attend
ance would be large and the receipts of that
day be a clear ''pick-up." 1t is generally
| believed that whatever tO-day's action may
be, the Exposition will eventually be opened
on Sunday. Some of the directors favor
opening the art gallery alone, while still
others will agree to open the entire building
provided the machinery is not run. Those
who go the whole figure will favor Sunday
opening on the same ground that the public
libraries are opened on Sunday, OF public
parks. The industrial classes have no day
but Sunday and would, many of them. like
to spend that day at least once at the EX-
position.
OLD SETTLERS DAY.
To-day has been set apart as Old Settlers
day, and an unusually large attendance is
expected. The Mexican band will play
ancient airs especial Examinations of the
| cascade will take place and the old settlers
will have a reunion in the evening 1t is
not to be understood that the old settlers
are limited to Minneapolis but the term is
meant IN melinda III old attIarc i'm tho OF 70
From appearances many of the latter will
be on hand. The crowd of strangers in
the city was generally noticed yesterday,
and the hotels all report an unusual influx
of guests, most of them being from the
state. The excursion rates for the state
fair are bringing in many of them. and one
visit to the Exposition is sure to lead to
others, as not half the beauties and curioS-
tiles can be seen in one day.
MEXICAN BAND PROGRAM TODAY
Besides the regular program of the MeXi-
can band, to-day's musical numbers will
contain several oldtime pieces to accord
with the ideas of the old settlers. Follow
ing is the program:
PARTI.
Chateau Gautier March. ..........Fi schlund
Morning Leaves, Waltz. ..............S Strauss
Dichter und Bauer Overture. Suppe
Think of Thee, Mexican Schottische
Observation-Disclosures. Navarro
Compile Guy Aria, for Cornet "a Piston,
by Prof. G. Carzon ............-R ossini
Dance in the Woods, Mazurka. Waldteufel
Thirty Minutes Intermission.
Wilhelm Tell, Tyrolienne, for Saxafon,
alto, by Prof. Aceves. .Rossini-Marie
a / Want Little Kiss. .............. Pouvet
b Chloe, Mexican Dance .....
GENERAL NOTES.
The street Nominations are daily growing
more beautiful. Each night shows some adj
dition, and in this respect Hennepin avenue
is especially noticeable. The Washington
avenue electric display is but the beginning
on that thoroughfare.
The work of Eastman Johnson the cele-
brated portrait artist attracts merited at
tentiou. The large picture at the mead of
the rear stairs, showing two noted artists in
discussion, is entitled 1.-The Funding Bill"
The police were busy yesterday driving out
the fak1rs in brick building on the island.
AdJt. Ward notified them that second Of
tense would lead to arrest, and probably the
workhouse. Let the good work go on.
1t may now be said that the big show is COM
plete. Ever space is occupied and there is
no work to be done. The sound of the ham
mer and the saw is heard no more.
The sewing machine exhibit is attractive
to the ladies, the button-hoe worker catching
every feminine eye.
There is no doubt Dinner restaurant would
make more money if the prices were reduced
somewhat.
The fact has been commented upon that
there is no exhibit of the native woods of
Minnesota.
Most of the Munich collection of paintings
has been hung, and they deservedly take a
high rank.
Yesterday the state fair ground was gem
erously billed for the Exposition.
1t will be two days yet before the large
passenger elevator will be ready.
Mayor Ames' plan, to have street pageants,
is meeting with general favor.
q The quarters of the Nicotine club were
well patroniZed yesterday.