Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-01
THE THIRD DAY
Of the Beautiful Chrysan
themum Fair.
THE SAME LARGE ATTENDANCE
What the Visitor Sees by Day
The Value of the
Catalogue.

The Chrysanthemum Fair continue
to grow more beautiful day by day
indeed such thing were possible. Yes
terday, for the first time, the ladies wer'
willing to admit that their decoration.
were all complete. On the opening nigh
there were three of the booths-those de
voted to the business affairs of the under
taking, the decoration of which was no
quite completed. There were alss some
changes and additions to be made in the
decorations of the stage. This work was
all finished yesterday. The fact that the
carpenters were at work on the building
up to the very last day before the fail
opened is a sufficient explanation of the
reason for this temporary delay.
The stage has been decorated in a
way to make it one of the most charm
ing sights which can meet the eye of the
visitor. In the designs which are
worked out the ladies have been assisted
by Mr.. j. Ivey, the artist. The broad
band of many -colored chrysanthemums
in which the name Simpson" is spelled
out is his work, and the labyrinth of
green arbors at the back which produces
such a pleasant effect on
the eye is also of his designing.
II is just possible that those who have
visited the fair only in the evening may
have the impression that Ghe flowers do
rot look so pretty by daylight, and that
ihe night ia the only time to see the
display satisfactorily. This is mistake.
The strong electric light which pervades
the building serves to MAKE the whole
scene more brilliant by night, but the
flowers can be best seen and studied by
day. Moreover, the best time to see the
fine exhibit of curios is during the day,
when the crowd is not SO large and one
feels that he can go through the
exhibit satisfactorily. There is much
in this department CT the fair, which is
worthy of study and careful examination.
1t offers the visitor an opportunity such
as he may not often enjoy ia a city OF
this sizs. A description OF some Of these
booths will be given later.
1t might be added also that the best
time to see the pictures in the local art
room is during the day, as the electric
light spoils the effect in not few in.
stances.
One of the most or editable things about
the whole Chrysanthemum Fair is the
catalogue which was prepared by the
ladies and is on sale at the last booth on
the right hand side on the main floor.
lis pamphlet of $50 pages carefully
compiled and elegantly printed. 1t is
something with which everyone who
visits the fair should not fail to supply
himself. Besides general information
about the fair, it contains full list of
all the potted chrysanthemums on ex-
hibition and their sprices, a list of the
chryeanthemums in the special ex-
hibit and the names of their exhibitors
and the names and artists of the pictures,
both those loaned and those done by To-
cal artists. But perhaps the most valu-
able part of the catalogue are the lists OF
the articles on exhibition in the various
booths in the gallery, the curios and arti-
cles OF bijouterie aud vertu. These lists
are very complete, and, taken together
with the articles catalogued, form one of
the most interesting elements of the fair.
The catalogues were at first offered at
twenty-five cents, but as there did not
appear to be much of demand for them
at that figure, it was reduced to fifteen
cents. The ladies were put to good deal
of expense in getting up this catalogue,
and certainly enough of them ought to
be sold to pay for that expense. The
ladies decided that no visitor at the fair
| should be solicited to buy anything, but
it would be good plan to have the cata-
logues scattered about the building in the
hands of some Of the many pretty young
women who are in the booths.
The programme last evening was a
musical one, given by the Arend orches-
ira. Itconsisted of the following selec.
tons.
March, "Rosita" (Harris) overture,
"Poet and Peasant" (Suppe); polka,
Little Tycoon" (Spenser); violoncello
solo, Meditation" (Gouncd- Bach, Prof
Franz Mayer; selection, "The Marquis
(Moses) {; waltz, "Little Fisher Maiden
(Waldmann) medley overture, "South.
ern Plantation Airs'' (Boettger); schot.
tische, "Too Sweet to Live" (Rollinson)
selection, ga Night Off" (Boettger)
gallop.
The programme this evening will CON
sist of musical selections rem.
dered by twelve gentlemen of the
Ellis Club. Mrs. Mollie Adelia Brown
will also sing. The acoustic properties
Of the church will thus, for the frs
time, be tested.
The fancy-work booth and those de
voted to boutonnieres, special exhibit o
chrysanthemums, cosmos, soda water ant
candy we're described in yesterday
issue Of the HERALD. The dahlia bootf
comes next, where hundred differen
varieties of this flower are banked up
forming harmonious mass of colors
Against the wall long streamers Of smila1
are hung, and punches of asparagu
foliage from the roof. This booth is tn,
headquarters of the Tribune. 1t is il
charge of the following ladies: Mrs
@. w. Gates, Mrs. Charles B. Flint
Miss Ollie Harrison, Miss May Hills
Miss Dodsworth, Mrs. George E, Pratt
Mrs. A. Fl. Wood, Miss Rose Harrison
Miss Houghton and Miss Helen Dode
worth.
The next point in the line is the boot
in which miscellaneous flowers are ex
hibited-a sort OF flower festival on
miniature scale-except that there ar
no roses. There are pinks, tuberoses
crocuses, corvopsis and daisies. Th
large mirrors at the back O
the booth are beautifully drapsd will
ferns and 'smilsx. This booth is il
charge of the following ladies: Mrs. Geo
L. Arnold, Miss Grace Stewart, Mis-
Obear, Miss Lou Little, Miss Lettie Will
liams, Mics Helen Widney, and Mis-
Williams.
The lemonade booth. which follows.