Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-11

lifelike portrait of Mrs. Charles Crocker, OF
San Francisco, The superior manner in
which the work is executed reflects much
credit on the artistic, and no one who has
taste for the fine arts should fail to see this
group OF crayons.
FINE EXHIBIT.
a. Miester, manufacturer, of carriages,
buggies, spring wagons, etc, whose place
of business is located on Ninth street, be-
tween | and j, makes fine exhibit OF the
products of his factory, on the main floor
of the Pavilion, west of the rotunda. Up
wards of seventeen different styles of ye-
hicles are shown. The finish and work
manship is the very best, and speaks vol
umes for this well-known and prosperous
home enterprise.
WHAT Is ART?
The best answer which can be given to
this question would be to invite the public
to visit the art collection of K. Helmes,
the well knoTn artist, in the east gallery OF
the Pavilion. The exhibit consists of
choice lot of portraits in Indian ink and
crayon, enlarged from photographs. The
style and excellence of finish cannot be
surpassed. Orders can be left at the
studio, 9l3 X street. or with Mr.. Helmes at
the Exposition Building.
THE CHALLENGE FILTER.
W. II. Hobby, of this city, exhibits the
Challenge Filter, on the south side of the
main entrance to the Pavilion. 1t is
claimed by the inventor, Mr.. Hobby, TO be
one of the best and most economical as
well as the cheapest filter in the market.
The price of those on exhibition are but
$12, and will filter 80 gallons per day. The
reader will bear in mind one important
matter-no chemicals are used. Ice water
will be served during the fair.
DANA VIKING BITrERs.
At the entrance of the north wing of the
Pavilion ands 4 neat and handsomely
built structure about twelve feet square,
| the handiWork of C. Nielsen. On the diff
ferent sides of the booth, worked in hand
some letters, are the words, "Tne Cele-
brated Dania Viking Bitters." Upon in
uuiry the reporter soon learned that this
| little palace was the headquarters for the
| United States for this worldwide and pop
ular tonic. 1t is said to be the best known
| remedy for the cure OF fever, ague, dyspep-
| sia, liver complaint loss of appetite, gen.
| eral debility, weakness of the limbs, ETC.,
| known to the human race. No family
should be without it. Among the princi-
| pal ingredients used in its manufacture are
Peruvian bark. chincona rubra angestura
| and many other fine herbs and barks. 1t
| is Just the bitters for bar use, giving the
| most delicious flavor to hot or cold mixed
| drinks, and throughout the world has
| taken the place sof angestura and other
similar bitters. This preparation is no
! patent medicine humbug gotten up to de-
ceive the public. 1t stands to-day upon its
| own merits and reputation-just where it
| has for hundreds of years in northern
| Europe, where it was first manufactured.
| Westwick & Nielsen, corner of Fourth and
n streets, are the agents and proprietors.
A GRAND DISPLAY.
One Of the most complete, as well as one
] of the most handsome displays in Sacra-
mento to-day is that of the Red House, 716
and lis J street, C. H. Gilman, proprietor
This exhibit. although not made in the
| Pavilion, is none the less noteworthy. The
passing events and attractions associated
with the thirty-third annual exhibition OF
| the mechanical and agricultural resources
of the Golden State would be incomplete il
| written without reference to this mercantile
| enterprise. Strangers and others attending
| the State Fair will be well repaid for a
visit to this establishment. The twelve
! different departments, which constitute
| subdivisions of the house, are each in
:
| fore the visitor has passed through the va
rious departments-which consist of silks,
dress and fancy goods, domestics, cloaks
and suits, millinery, clothing, hats and
caps, gents furnishing goods, boots and
shoes, trunks and valises carpets, etc.-an
| hour or more has gone by unobserved.
| The Red House of itself, properly speaking,
is an exposition building. containingnearly
| fifteen thousand square feet of storeroom
| filed with goods purchased under the most
advantageous conditions in the leading mar
| kets of the country. In this house can be
| found goods for all classes, from the finest
| imported fabrics down to the humble
| " homeSpun." Here all receive attention
| alike; the woman with but a dollar re-
ceives the same courteous attention as the
one who counts her wealth by thousands.
| Other articles concerning this house will
follow from day to day, in which the diff
| ferent departments will be treated in detail.
MATTER OF THE EYES.
The fine exhibit of the Pacific Optical
| Institute in the West Gallery deserves more
exhaustive notice than that we gave it
yesterday. Bishopp & Marschutz is the
| title of firm new to Sacramento, but one
| highly indorsed and that proves TO any OBJ
server that it is thoroughly up" in its
delicate business. They established the
| Institute here because of the natural ad-
yantages of the city, its centrality, the cost
and time saved in shipping supplies to the
| interior, lessened fixed capital needed, and
lessened cost of the conduct of bust
| ness in this city generally The firm
| imports direct, and its members are skilled
worllmen and tradesmen, who were drilled
| in the best markets of Europe, and as opti-
clans are educated scientific specialists.
| And this is fact of highest value to the
people. The business of the optician re-
lates to the human sight, the most precious
| of the senses, and no fitting of glasses to the
eyes by the unskilled should ever be per-
mitted. The Institute makes speciality
of polishing lenses so as to adapt them to
any eyesight, and nowhere else in the inte-
rior, we believe, is this done. This delicate
work can be seen going on day and evening
recommend glasses to none without first
testing the lenses to be used, and their
adaptation to the physique of the person,
and for this purpose the Institute is sup
piled with all the latest and best apparatus
and instruments for testing and measuring
focal distances, etc. The use of these
never fails of a true and accurate test,
when handled by scientific optician. We
have not room to describe even q few of
the methods and instruments. or the many
factors and considerations that enter into
the business as related to the adjustment of
lenses to aid the eyesight. 1t is simply
astonishing, by the way, how little care the
people exercise in the matter of buying
proper glasses. False economy in this
respect ruins the sight of thousands. 1t
makes, for instance, world of difference
whether ones head is narrow or broad in
adjusting broad and narrow glasses
so the vision shall be through the proper
part of the lens, instead of the outer or
inner edges. The firm deals largely in
opera glasses, lenses. and all optical goods
Notable is the new opera glass holder; the
upright supporters to prevent near-sighted-
ness in children as they study in school, as
well as to prevent them becoming one
sided ;" the latest Of all, the light
wearing horn spectacles with Intangible
round temples. Lenses are shown also for
use in various affections of the sight. Spy
glasses and microscopes, field-glasses ther-
mometers, etc., are shown also. There are
shown some grand old European curios
also, to add interest to the fair. The firm
supplies the trade, and makes a speciality
of filling trade or personal orders from the
interior. The Institute is located at S25 J
street. and nowhere else on the coast is
better work done or finer optical workmen
employed, or better goods kept.
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