The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-10-23

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The outside ornamentation is sufficient
to be pleasing to the eye and taste and
not so heavy as to seem cumbersome
The building is s0x200 feet, two
stories high and surmounted by q de-
lightful observatory that adds much
the general make up of the build
ing aud its stylishness. Be-
ginning on the first floor
we find running through the centre of
the building from end to end six
handsome, elegant and most beautiful
displays. Then on either side OF this
row of exhibits, next to the walls and
along the ends, he finds exhibits in
close proximity, all being of the vari-
Gus lines of goods, wares and mer-
chandisc in mercantile lines. The Sec
ond story is not foorcd entirely over,
an opening being left over the six
large exhibits in the centre of the first
floor, having around it a most ornate
railing. This second floor is devoted
10 ~ the arts of the housewife, needle
work AMI. scientific exhibits. The
whole interior of t u. building is pref
tily and gaudily decorated wiz bunt-
ing and parti-colored cloth, this being
the tasty work of ladies. Already.
space in the culinary branch of the
housewives department was being
filled with jellies, preserves, jams, ETC.,
and ladies were at work arranging
specimens of needle-work by ladies in
the way of shams, tides, dresses, robes
du NUT, petticoats with fringe and
tucks on them, other ar
rangements said to be worn
under the petticoats, baby cloths,
such as long dresses with innumerable
tucks, embroidery all over them, and
short dresses, ditto, and littlc.slips, and
rudimentary triangular garments Pc
culiar to weaklings in an undeveloped
state four hundred other things, more
or less that only bright, sweet, pretty,
lovely woman knows anything about.
The
SCIENTIFIC DISPLAY
will be magnificent one Ii is under
jhe management and direction of DIR.
.. l.. Yoakum, an old Texan, schol-
lrly gentleman who has devoted very
many years of his life in collecting ge-
illogical and other like specimens in
Texas, and he has a very large and
inc collection. There are glass cases
100 feet in length to hold these dis
plays, besides other conveniences and |
arrangements. There WILDE one or
more specimens of every geological
Ormation known TO Texas from the
IA of mind, or age of man on down
through the cenozic time, the mesozic,
devonian and sulura-
liam ages of the palezoic time even to
he azoic time perhaps in fact
embracing the whole of paleontology.
Nor will botony be neglected
n this department for their will be a
plendid assortment of the flora of the
'tate. Ichthyology will be well rep
esented in choice collection of every
ariety Of salt and fresh water fishes
nown to our State.
There is beautiful genealogical
nd archaeological collection with
ONE fine specimens, two of the crus,
acea of the state. The geological col
,ction is necessarily small for lack of
Dom, not for lack Of material, for
here is no State in the union richer in
he number and variety of wild ami
lals known to it. In ornithology
very bird native to Texas will be on
skillful taxidermists having
repaired them and mounted a great
lany of them. Nor is cntimology for
often, for there is rare collection of
ugs, worms and insects from the
ctivs little flea to the succulent and
,othsome cockroach and grass-hoppcr. ,
his entire department will prove in
resting and instructive to all who
isit it.
On top of the Exhibition Hall is the
andsnme observatory before mem