The morning call., 1891-04-14
A GREAT SUCCESS.
ChlcaSoanS Treated TO a Novel
Exhibition.
4 Magnificent Display Of Oranges From
Southern California.
Artistic Groupings Of the Luscious Fruit That
AStOniShed the Residents Of the
Illinois Metropolis.


CHICAGO, April 13.-To use a popular ex-
Carnival is "out of sight" Tonight was
the opening night and no less than $4,000
people were crowded into the south
ern end OF the old Exposition
Building, in which the exhibit was dis
played. The attendance surpassed the ex-
pectations of the managers of the affa ir
and was certainly surprise to many peo-
pie who were turned away from the doors,
unable to gain admittance.
The fair undoubtedly scored a tremen-
dous hit in Chicago, and the attendance for
the remainder OF its stay will undoubtedly
be very large. Five hundred thousand or
anges, deity grouped. arranged and con-
structed into forms and structures never
before seen in this city, beamod on
the throng which good-naturedly JOS
tied shoulder TO shoulder through
the evening, which was, if anything, too
warm for the season and incidentally called
attention to the glorious climate of Cali
fornia."
The Chicago members of the Western
Association of California Pioneers,
sixty in number, attended the
exhibition in body, accompanied
by the Second Regiment Band. which dur
ing the evening rendered splendid pro-
gramme, to the edifcati0n of the great
tlrong assembled. Tie old pioneers brought
with them many young folks, to whom they
dise0ursed ON the glorious land beyond the
Sierras and It's possibilities.
The view on entering the building was
beautiful one, and the perfume OF fruits
and flowers combined to make an entranc-
ing effect. Oranges, Of course, form the
chief part of the exhibits, Dut these are
supplemented and combined in n very
artistic and pleasing manner with
lemons, citrons, dates, nuts. palm
trees and branches OF banana trees.
pampas grass and plumes, calla lilies, BAN.
boos, guava trees and other tropical and
semi-trolical products Of that wonderfully
productive State.
Among ihe exhibits Is that of Po-
mona, in which are used identically
the same collection of beautiful oranges
which took the prize at Los Angeles,
Pasadena'5 tower. topped with pampas
plumes, rises to a height of fifty feet. San
Gabriel Is represented by model Of its an
cient mission building, LIS Angeles by
the representation of its Courthouse,
Duaite by a graceful mosque, Orange by an
exhibit in the shape OF an arbOr fifteen feet
in diameter, RedlandS by an arch through
Diego reproduceS her harbor, Ontario
sends street-car of oranges, Rivera makes
a fine display of nuts, Whittier reproduces
the "Old 0aken Bucket" and there are
many other interesting but less pretentouS
displays. A large part of the tropical
decorations is from Santa Barbara.
Besides these prominent attractions,
which drew forth many exclamations of
wonder and praise from the visitors, there
were many smaller, but handsome designs
and groupings of fruits and flowers, which
served to make an harmonious whole of the
exhibit The Pasadena tower the street
car from Ontario the tower of nuts from
Rivera and all the other heavy attractions
we're surrounded all night by a surgIng
throug which apparently could not get
enough of the novelties
The display that attracts the most atten-
ton Is that from San Diego, the scene it
represents being the noted Bay of San
Diego. The water of the bay is depicted
with great level eXpanse, literally sea of
oranges. The scene represents the bay at
sunset, and the different tnts of the water
under the rays of the declining sun are p0r-
trayed in the vast eXpanSe of oranges by
different cOlored fruit.
The shading is superb. and the effect
wonderful, when the materials, which are
nothing but oranges, are considered.
Everybody came away tired, but greatly
pleased and vowing that such an exhibit
tion had never been seen in Chicago. The
managers of the fair are greatly pleased
Both the City Council and the County
Board tonight adopted n resolution to at
tend the carnival tomorrow night in a