St. Paul daily globe., 1889-09-06
IT WAS FLORAL DAY,
And More Than $4,000 People
Attended the Minneapolis
Exposition.
The Exhibit Of Flowers One
Of the Finest Ever Seen
in the City.
Brief Reference to Some Of
the Most Prominent Of
the Displays.
What Several Globe Report
What Several Globe Report
ers Caught in Their Nets
Yesterday.

The day devoted to flowers and to Sta
Paul proved one of the most attractive
at the Exposition. There was fair at
tendance in the morning, early in the
afternoon the building was crowded
with the guests and at night one of the
largest audiences listened to the musi-
cal programme that has yet visited the
Exposition.
Two new features were ready for in.
SpectiOn that added so greatly to the
show as to make il have the appearance
of having received a copiouS injection
of a healthy elixir during the night.
The floral display OH the third floor
and the Oriental artisans on the second,
are the new wonders.
The floral exhibit is really one of the
Drettiest collections that could be i'm
agined. and the best part of it is that it
is so constructed as to last for three
DAYS. Three thousand square feet OF
the third floor was turned into modern
Eden. The beauty and fragrance of the
flowers. together with the music, which
was especially fine yesterday. made the
third floor very garden for the muses..
and but for the interesting little work
ers on the second floor, would have left
the rest of the building deserted.
Turning to the right Oh reaching the
top of the fight of stairs on the west
side of the building. the circular, dome
shaped mass OF varicOlOred plants ar
arranged bv Smith, the florist, were the
first of the array. A space of several
square yards covered with a mass OF
brilliant geraniums followed. Palms
and the most perfect fuchlas, so large as
to be almost trees, and laden with
bloom, were also portion OF the same
exhibit. A hand bouquet and basket,
both made of superb roses. completed
Mr.. Smiths collection.
A lawn vase from :MendenhalfS. made
I'D of gladioluS, ferns, tube roses, and
snrmounted by palms and ferns to-
getber. with a beautiful basket of the
same flowers. occupied the next table.
Next was a design of the st. Paul ice
palace from John c. Fischer d Son. of
St. Paul. Included within a frame Of
sweet pease and roses, on background
of English ivy, the palace stood out in
white carnations. MendenhalPs cOllec-
ton was next in order. and was long
area of swaying palms, lilies and tube
roses. Passing around to the other
side of the hall, l.. l.. May u Co. S
exhibit was next in order. A steamer
of roses, the City of st. Paul, tlOated on
sea of ferns. The modest private col
lection of Mr.. Spencer filled the space
between this design and tnat OF JOhn
Barsch. The design from August
Swenson, of st. Paul, was an enormous
q. A. Il. badge worked in perfect col
ors, and bound by golden frame or
flowers.
The collection of Desmond d Co. sur
rounded q beautiful design of the Rock
ferns. Two swaying banaha treSs
waved their lofty branches over the
whole. A dainty design of a cross and
anchor. made of roses and set on
moss base, was the Offering of Mr..
Smith. of WinOna. Other collections of
lesser proportions completed this floral
exhibit, which will be on record as the
finest that people of the Northwest
have ever had the pleasure of seeing.
The Judges on the floral exhibit were
DIR. +. A. DunsmOre. Mrs. G. j. Martin
and }. A. Stuart, all of Minneapolis.
Their awards we're as follows:
Best collection of blooming and dec
orative plants-First prize, SO, c. A.
Smith Floral company; second prize,
so, Mendenhall, third prize, $50. Swan
son, st. Paul; fourth prize, $50, Des-
mOnd.
Best and Most TastefulIy Arranged
Floral DeSign-First prize, $40. Swanson;
second prize, $40, SmiGh. of Winona;
third prize, S25. Mendenhall; fourth
prize. S15, Desmond.
Best Hand Bouquet First prize, SIS,
Smith, WinOna; second prize, so, Men
denhall: third prize, So, May, OF st.
Paul.
Best Basket of Flowers-FirSt prize,
s25, Mendenhall; second prize, $40, c.
A. Smith Floral company; third prize,
$. Swanson.