San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-06
THE FAIR.

ers among them than is usual in such
crowd. The absolute fairness of the race
contests is freely and generally admitted,
and good sport is witnessed. The day
closed very auspiciously for the manage
ment, and the failure of the balloon man
TO initiate his gas bag and go up was the
only disappointment of the day. 1t was
no fault of the management that the
thing did not materialize, and judging
from the blackened face and nervous
manner of those who attempted to initiate
the sphere in the teeth Of high wind, as
they crawled out from the hOt-air tunnel,
there was no discount on the dangerous
work they had undertaken but failed to
perform.
The week that closed the operations of
an electric line hardly in working order
when the gates Of the Fair were opened,
has attested its success. Three times
only during the week has there been any
delay, timely weakened battery and once
by wheel leaving the track on curve.
Sunday saw many clerks and mechan-
les and business men, and laborers OF al
classes who had not been able to visit the
grounds during the week, enjoying the
sights and drinking in the delight
full strains of the magnificent band
and orchestra provided for the the
grounds. There was very large a.
tendance yesterday, despite the heat, and
| the closing week of the fair opened most
promiSingly.
MRS. DAISY GRANGER.
Saturday afternoon saw successfully
| inaugurated the movement for aiding the
Protestant Orphans Home. of this city,
| foreshadowed in Saturdays LIGHT. Mrs.
| Strawn has charge of the sale of tickets
at the Wichita exhibit and will be happy
| to introduce Mrs. Daisy Granger, of
Wichita county, to all who desire TO make
her acquaintance and learn what she pro-
poses to DO for the benefit Of the Orphans
Home, Of San Antonio; The money
ting a roof on the building now
| being erected by the ladies of
of the home and all purchasers of tickets
| run the chance of winning Mrs. Granger
herself. who is in the market: or, $50
| gold piece; or five bushels premium
wheat.
MONDAY OCTOBER 9TH.
Before daylight this morning the pat
| tering of the rain upon the roof gave
| timely notice that the rain so constantly
threatening, had come. About 7 o'clock
| a mild norther Sprang up and with it
came the rain in gusts, dropping the mer-
| curry several degrees and giving refresh
| ing GOODNESS to the atmosphere, which
| since Thursday has been very oppressive.
The visitors at the exposition were not
| inclined for an early movement, and ad-
vantage was taken of the comparatively
| empty corridors for an inspection Of the
| exhibit OF textile fabrics, in charge OF
Mrs. Tobey and her Young lady assist
| ants.
This exhibit is placed, as it was last
year, in the center of the western gallery.
The opportunity for display this year is
much better than one year ago. The eX-
| hibit is better provided for in the way OF
showcases, table, racks, etc, and is seen
| to much better advantage than hereto
| fore. The exhibit itself is very credit
| able, an unusual amount of exceedingly
| fine work in nearly every department OF
needle and decorative work in textile
fabrics being in place. There are about
five hundred articles in the exhibit and
many OF the productions are highly ar
tistic, alike in design and execution:
Among the articles specially worthy of
mention is the exhibit of a French lady
| from Paris, this state. Her needle
work on plush and her screens
are charming in design and fault
less in execution. The raised work
| is natural and the brd-forms eXcellently
| portrayed. The owl screen in this collec-
ton is unique and very attractive.
| A book of South American ferns pre-
| SentS q series of object lessons in foreign
| ferns that is most Instructive. The var
| iety is great, and the delicacy of struc-
| ture in some of them marvellous. A re-
| production of some of these fern forms in
hand made lace would be exquisite. The
| aQuatee MOSES are very delicate also and
most of the specimens very artlSucally
| arranged. The work as a whole is mar
red by the fancy, fashion, and doll pic
| lures introduced as OrnamentatiOn.
Some small cases of pressed flowers are
exquisite in color as well as natural in
| form. The life of color has not been
| squeezed out of them in pressing and they
are evidently the work of real artist.
A stand of wax fruit, the work OF an ell
derly lady, is as lifelike as such produc-
| tions could be, with the exception OF the
grapes which are little rigid in appear
ance. That greening apple with the
| bruised spot near the stem is perfect.
A presentation of skeleton flowers Is
very perfectly done, the most delicate
tendril and divisions of the leave being
preserved unbroken and the original form
naturally maintained.
There are some beautiful embroideries
on boiling cloth in the collection. An in
| finite variety of crochet work is display
ed, some of 1t well deserving an inspec-
ton. One article, an Afghan, by a little
9-year-old girl, is specially worthy OF
! note.
Rhoda Bug has the only specimen of
| work III this department eGnlOlteO Dy
| colOred woman, and is very proud OF the
Counterpart which came from her aged
| fingers.
The exhibit of the convent of the Di-
vine providence, which occupies the south
end Of the textile fabric space, is greatly
admired. The embroidery of all kinds is
very good, but the most attractive work,
or at least the work (which attracts most
notice, is the doll department, the dress
ing Of the dolls being done by little girls
from four to nine years old.