Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-17
OPENING DAY.
ghe Great Texas State Fair and Dallas
Exposition, the Event of the Age.
Everything in Readiness to Receive the I'm
menss Throng at the Openlng-Brief
Mention of the Attractions.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, Oct. l6.-Saturday Is
the opening day. What an immense
variety OF thought and anticipation Is
oonjured up by these few words. The
event of the year, nay. the event of the
age is at hand. Tho Texas state fair and
Dallas exposition, with all its increased
wealth OF enjoyment, instruction and
profitable resource, will with the morn
irg's sun throw open its gates to an
enormous crowd of wondering and de-
lighted citizens, gathered from the most
remote parts OF the state and the Union.
To-day the scene at the fair grounds is
an extraordinary one. Bustle, rush and
activity everywhere. Finishing touches
being put by workmen, hoarse-voiced
stockmen and show owners striving to
obtain precedence at the windows OF the
secretary's department, wagon drivers
making strenuous efforts to get their
loads through the noisy throng without
doing bodily injury to the anxious ex-
hibitors who have arrived late on the
field, and such scene generally that
one can hardly imagine how it is that the
gentler sex can make any hesdway at ell
in such crush, and yet they are here by
the hundreds, fair demoiselles and mes
danes from all parts, their bundles of
exhibits nuder their arms or carried by
some lusty attendant, patiently waiting
their turn to place upon the roll speci-
mems of 2heir own art handiwork or that
of some friend unable to put in an appear
nnce. All hail to themi 1t is the
women of Texas that have made the men
of Texas what they are, and in no coun-
try on God s green earth is his last best
gift 10 man more thoroughly man s help
meet and friend than here in the empire
state.
The ladies' departments, including
art, culinary and textile, have been
housed in the wings of the upper floor of
the beautiful new music hall. Elegantly
fitted up and with every adjunct that
can possibly serve to show of to ad-
vantage the enormous heaps of exhibits
that have come pouring in from every
nook and corner of the state, it will be o
wonder indeed II all visitors are not i'm
pressed with the important part that
ladies of the present age play In the
great drama of life.
Pitcher, the organ builder, has COM
plelej the work he had in hand, and has
given to the state triumph of art in the
magnificent instr ument which now waits
but the touch OF his gifted son to convey
20 wondering thousands its power and
versatility.
In a mfortable and well-htted apart
ment in rear of the great organ. the hor-
ticultural exhibits are placed in position,
and old exhibitors are loud in their
praises at the improvement made by the
change.
A fashionable boarding house of the
city supplied quite a company of lady
visitors to the fair grounds to-day, all
well laden with bundles containing ex-
hibits for the ladies art department.
The race track is in capital condition,
and the first race on the programme is
that of the Great Texas Derby, which
will be run at 2 p. m. tomorrow, the
opening Gay. The grand stand has been
renovated ana improved generally, one
OF the most important additions being
the placing of backs to seats usually oc-
cupied by ladies. The view from this |
point of vantage ia q magnificent one,
the smiling field OF emerald grean, the |
vnrious handsome building of the associ-
alton in the distance, the moving mass of
sighiseers surging in all directions, and
above all that prettiest sight to the eyes |
Of true sportsman, the blue blooded |
animals of dainty gait coursing at full /
speed around the charmed circle under |
the whip and spur of gayly dressed |
riders.
The association have offered $40, 200 in |
premiums TO the colored folks, having |
SIZED up very neat place of exhibition |
for them somewhat 10 the rear OF the |
power house. The negroes as q body /
throughout the state appreciate the at
tent;ons shown them by the manage
ment and ~ attendance ut the places set |
apart for them of some loo, 900 or co is
expected.
At the Paris exhibition of 1889 an ex-
tremely art like display that created
much attention was that of the White
sewing machine company of st. Louis.
The Identical building, composed en-
tirely of hand fretted mahogany, ele-
gantly worked, which so pleased the
Frenchmen, is now erected in the
grounds of the Home association, and
the interior thereof. with its wealth of
are work, is not likely TO dlsappoint the