Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-08


the most of it, and as now viewed
from the street front it presents quite
an imposing appearance. Conspicuous
on the temporary portico over the en-
trance, wroughtin blue back ground
| is the word "Welcome" in large
white and black letters, above this Q
shield and "Old Abe" in black and
gold, and on all sides twined and in.
tertwined are festo ms Of yellow and
and pink flowers and evergreens
Fourteen large shields, each with
seven small flags together with
three silver stars and a score ol
red, white and blue bunting strips,
radiating from the central device to
the top of the building, make up the
outside decorations, not emitting, as
a matter of course, the stars and
stripes which wave lazily over the
grand trappings.
THE INTERIOR.
In the hallway, suspended from the
ceiling, is large gilt star, and from
| it various colored gauzes and ropes
of evergreens diverge to the four cor
ners. The side walls are covered
with palm branches and other foil.
age. The climax is reached when the
-expectant visitor passes the threshold.
A sight difficult to describe, beautiful
to behold, and never to be forgotten,
presents itself. The entire unfinished
dome of the building is almost COM
pletely obscured by the elaborate
floral and bunting decorations.
In the center, as if suddenly
dropped from the cloud Of
decorations, is a mammoth golden
star, beneath which, in prettily
wrought letters, the word Excelsior, !"
is suspended over pagoda, which
contains a selection of the choicest
specimens of all the exhibits, together
with all the medals awarded to the
fruit exhibits of Southern California.
The pagoda is the most striking object
in the hall, and is suspended with irs
tinsel, shields. banners, date palm
leaves and clusters of golden fruit. On
either side of the hall are four large
booths. all appropriately and tastefully
decorated, bearing the usual load Of
superb orange and lemon exhibits. In
the central space sixteen exhibits are
spread out. Immediately in front of
the stage is very
UNIQUE DEVICE,
Fashioned by the ladies of Riverside,
and which has excited much curiosity
In miniature, are two hills, on whose
tops stand small school houses with
blue grass lawns, beds Of violets, roses
and carnations. A small valley lies
between the hills, through which runs
a "babbling brook, "and the whole sur
rounded by an inscription, "a school
house on every hill top, and
not saloon in the valley" "
taken from the famous speech by
Ex-Governor Manning. The visitor
retracing his steps to the entrance
way is in view OF the gallery which is
becomingly draped in yellow, pink
and blue bunting. Directly over the
door hangs gilded horseshoe OF
mammoth proportions, with peace
and Plenty" as It's ensign; in the CEN
ter swung pendent is a single crescent.
A number Of gilt stars dotted the cell
ing. The gallery contains seven
booths. AS the writer peered down
from the gallery through the laby-
rinth of draperies, pyramids, platters
and trays stacked high with bright
fruits, vari-colored bunting, palm and
olive boughs, waving festoons of cy-
press and arborvitae, and pampas
plumes, with lovely flowers in pro-
fusion everywhere, the conviction
that the Riverside Citrus Fair
ExCELLED ANYTHING
Of the class ever held on the Pacific
slope was only that which every visi-
tor 1t and ofttimes expressed.
Somewhat wearied by the half-day's
jaunt, the scribe sought rest in the
quiet retirement of the Hotel Glen
wood, fully convinced that with all
these pleasant scenes the tourists COM
fort must depend in great measure
upon the hotel accommodations.
Sydney Smith has said "a man is
his own enemy before DINNER, but
after, with an easy chair and an open
CRATE, a friend to himself and all man
kind J" and this holds good in River
side as we'll as elsewhere.
Here there are half a score to choose
from-the Rowell, Riverside, St..
George and Glenwood, but of all, the
weary tourist is most likely to find the
most comfort in the latter. The tour
ist upon frat visiting Riverside looks
about him for the fine hotel structures
which adorns most California towns.
If Hotel Glenwood lacks the
exterior beauties of others, the
furnishing of the inside with
numerous sunny rooms provided
against cool and damp mornings
the waiting rooms, the spacious and
comfortable dining room, together
with the cozy, finely-furnished parlol
and electric bell service, compares
we'll with any first-class hotel. 1t is
also supplied with the purest oi
spring water. A quarter of mile oi
veranda surrounds the building, fur.
nishing sunshine or shade as the
guest may prefer, and from here car
be seen the grand old snow-clad
mountains, towering 1900 feet above
sea level, and as the eye tires of icy
regions another feast is in reserva
ton, that of the two and one-hal
acre orange grove, surrounding the
hotel, dotted here and there with
other luxuriant fruit trees, palms
pepper trees, blooming plants ant
shrubs. All combined, Hotel Glen
wood affords most pleasant resort
THE VISITORS.
The special arrived Monday night a
8 80 O'Clock with the excursion party
of fhorticulturalists. There were thirty
eight representatives in the party
Quite a number of the delegates we're
already in the city, having arrived
several days before by different
routes. These visitors were:
Prof. ]. L. Budd, Agricultural Col
lege, Ames, Iowa; Mrs. Burden, H
]. Budd, N. J 5. Barnard, Neb. l.
M. Bayles, Mo-; Mrs. J. s. Bowman
Mr.. and Mrs. Cardwell, J B. Dur.
and, Wis.,; J. G. Evans and wife,
Mo-; Geo. East, Wyman Elliott
Minn.; L. A. Caldwell, Mich. 7. p