Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-06
SCENES OF BEAUTY.
ONE OF THE CHIEF ATTRACTIONS OF
THE COMING FAIR.
The Public Play Ground and Its Leading
Features-A Marvel of Beauty
Amusement for all.

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Weinstock, Lubin d Co., for the pleasure Of
visitors to the State Fair. The finishing
touches are now being given, and the place
begins to give evidence Of what it will be
when in running order and stream OF
electric light turned upon its beautiful and
bright-hued embellishments. These are in
tended to be instructive as well as pleasing
to the senses. As the visitor enters the
amphitheater from the pavilion he is
dazzled by the brilliancy of the scene.
The sides of the inclosure, twenty feet in
hight, present one continues panorama OF
scenery. Standing in the center the
eye takes in at one sweep a picture
of the civilized world, as it were These
various scenes are all painted on canvas,
AID are the work of Thomas G. Moses of
Chicago, who did the scenic decorations for
the new California Theater in San Fran
cisco. The paintings are far beyond any
thing OF the kind seen outside of the best
appointed theaters or art galleries. They
are not "daubs, by any means, but
real works of art. Here is a sweep of
Swiss scenery-the snow. capped Alps in
the background and a village at their
base, with moving figures 10 represent the
industrious inhabitants. Another painting
takes the visitor into street in Rome. In
the foreground is seen the ruins of the an
cient Temple of Justice; beyond is the
Forum, and of in the distance the brown
and crumbling walls of the Coliseum.
Next IS glimpse of Syrian scenery,
with mosques, minarets and other quaint
bits OF architecture. Looking northward
across the grounds the eye is attracted bv
bold and striking representation of an old
Scottish castle rising from the rock bound
ocean shore, with It's great solid walls and
towers overlooking the sea-grand, gloomy
and awe-inspiring. The coloring is somber
and IN keeping with the historic idea. The
moon sheds a wierd light over the water,
the gray old castle, and a solitary ship in
the distance
Farther on is another striking picture
that OF the ruins of the Grecian Acropolis,
standing upon d high, rocky promontory
overlooking the sea, with a bit of pretty
landscape in the foreground. The lights
and shadows in this painting are well har-
monized, and the visitor is only repaid for
turning from the scene by the equally i'm
presslve view, on the west wall of the
Egyptian Pyramids and the broad sweep of
desolate country round about them. The
scene is so realistic that one can readily
imagine himself in the presence of these
great African wonders. The view also
takes in the ruins of an ancient temple
near Alexandria, and an adjoining canvas
shows a group OF Egyptian obelisks
lnterspersed between these views-which
are OF an historically instructive character
are equally large pointings calculated to
amuse and delight the visitors First
comes The House that Jack Built" then
handsomely decorated court where Gin
derella is to hold ner wedding reception.
An ante-room adjoins it, wherein little
tootmen in quaint costumes will receive
the guests for presentation to the princess.
The latter treats them to refreshments, af-
ter which they take leave of their hostess
and pass out at the opposite end of the re-
cepion hall. In short, Cinderella keeps
'open house" for her little friends in a
style fully in keeping with the idea of the
pretty legend.
In another place the "Old Woman that
Lived in a Shoe" undergoes martyrdom at
the hands of q flock of little tots that
throng in and out of her quaint abode The
shoe is Of heroic pattern, and appears to
have been built upon Chicago girls last
1t is about eight feet high and twelve long
Like well-worn piece of modern foot
gear, it has gaping chasm at the heel and
another where the small-toe corn generally
presents itself. Through these tunnel-ways
the poor woman's Juvenile tide will ebb
and flow, TO the delight of visiting little
ones.
Yonder, on the east side, is Santa Claus
lce-bound cave, where the generous old
fellow will be found busily engaged in
loading up his sleigh with toys preparatory
for Christmas Eve tour among the homes
of his little friends.
From the northeast corner the gorgeous
cave of Alladin flashes its brilliancy upon
the surrounding. scene of beauty The
artist has expended his best efforts in the
decoration of this portion of the display.
and under the electric lights it is expected
to eclipse, in brilliancy of coloriug and
beauty OF design, the widest imagery of
the author of the Arabian Nights
On the north side and near the feudal
castle referred to, rises the hill down
which Jack and Jill are supposed to have
tumbled with their pail of water. 1t is
some fifteen feet in hight has a well at
the summit and hidden stairs leading
thereto from either side.
Then comes beautiful grotto with THE
Babes in the Wood, a." the Sleeping Beauty"
etc, the circuit of the grounds concluding
with representation OF Robinson Cru
soe's Cabin"
The above comprise general outline of
the wall effects, but the floor attractions are
scarcely less interesting The former are
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the real enjoyment and entertainment Of
visitors. In the center of the grounds, and
surrounding the mast that supports the
tent overhead, is the band-stand whence
music will be nightly dispensed. The
stand is some twelve feet above the ground.
In the several corners of the grounds are
miniature structures-temples, mosques,
etc, representing the different STYLES of
architecture known to ancient and modern
times. Honder rises chaste and classic
GTecian structure-sQuare, solid and severe
in its simplicity of design, but showing the
refined taste of the builders of ancient
Greece. In another part of the grounds
stands Syrian temple, and in another one
OF Egyptian design. Then comes a Tartar
or japanese psgoda, reSplendent in its
bright and gaudy colorings.
These buildings are all-except the
e-works-constructed of materials
taken from the shelves and counters OF
Messrs. Weinstock, Lubin & Co.'S great
establishment. Beautiful damasks are em-
pioyed 10 give effect to the columns
unique ornamental designs are effected by
the use of thousands of lead pencils an.
cient mosaic-work is represented by curl
Gus designs in buttons whiSk brooms and
writing tablets, artistically employed, give
effect TO cornice. work the Japanese pa
CODA gets much OF its briiliancy in coloring
from the glided covers of autograph al
buns, perforated (silvered) cardboard, car
penters' rules, etc, while some very pretty
effects are secured by the employment OF
blacking-brushes etc. Indeed, it would
require columns of space to fully describe
the method OF erecting and ornamentine
any one of the miniature structures re.
ferred 10. Suffice it to say that from the
abundant and varied stocks of goods car
ried by the promoters of this enterprise
come all the embellishments of this min.
isture fairy land.
Within these temples will be seen all
sorts of games represented and played by
mechanical dolls and other figures. Under
the japanese psgoda these Lilliputians will
indulge in croquet the Grecian temple
will hold dining-room scene the Syrian
lawn tennis, while within the Egyptian
structure will be represented a modern
school-room, with teacher and pupils, Egypt
having been the earliest seat of learning.
Stalls have also been erected, walled in
by wire netting, in which various pitch
aud-toss games will be provided for men
women and children. Four bowling alleys
are provided-two for ladies and juveniles
and two for men--all being equipped with
the hest of pDnliauces Then thare ars