The record-union., 1891-07-16
A SUGGESTION TO SACRAMENTO
WOMEN.

Sacramento takes especial interest in
the State Fair, and it is proper that she
should do so. For despite all the vulgar
slurs and unjust aspersions concerning
such interest, sensible people know that
a located fair cannot be delocalized. San
Francisco is interested locally in the
Mechanics Institute Fair, and no one
would expect the metropolis not to be-.
Were the State Fair held in San Fran
cisco, or San Jose, or Los Angeles, we
should expect the people of those places
to take especial interest in its success,
and to contribute to il to the fullness of
their ability.
Sacramento, however, has another rea-
son for being diligent in conserving the
States annual exposition - she is the
Capital City, and the duty devolves upon
her, and the people expect it of her, that
she shall maintain the character and
dignity of the position, and show q
lively interest in all that promotes
the interests of the State of which
she is the political center. This city
has not been open TO the charge of sell
fishness, neglect or Httleness in the mat
ter of promoting the States annual expo
sitions. She gave the ground upon
which the tracks and stock-yards are
located. She constructed unaided the first
pavilion and gave its use freely to the
State for twenty years and more: she
paid one-half the cost of the new pavil-
ion, and she has contributed in life and
other memberships hundreds of thou
sands of dollars to the support of the in
stitution. In several years the county
has entered large and superior county
exhibits at heavy cost, but declined to
compete against other counties for pre-
miums due such exhibits.
Now, it seems to us that it would be
eminently proper for Sacramento to ..J
still something more for the States an
nual fair to render it attractive. Ignor-
ing all the pitiful winnings Of small souls
abroad who will insist that Sacramento
shows undue interest, for such a thing is
not possible on the part of any county,
solve to make at the fair in September a
loan exhibition of handiwork, curios
and other articles of attractive interest.
A goodly space can probably be secured
in the pavilion and converted into loan
exhibition hall that will be of high inter
est. There is not a household in the
of rare value because of historic associa-
ton, fine workmanship, peculiar con-
struction, antiquity, beauty or other
virtue. These, with the products of
woman's handiwork, grouped properly
and supplemented by such curios and
other articles as the women of Sacra-
mento may contribute, would make up a
yeritable museum that would interest
and instruct and prove a most striking
feature Of the coming fair.
There have been held in this city two
large loan exhibitions that were eminent
successes, and which gave to the view OF
tens of thousands of people curious goods,
art works, historic articles, handiwork,
etc, that otherwise only the few could
ever have seen and profited by the in
spection. Something of the same order
of exhibition, but not including so many
1ine art works, can be carried out by the
women of the city and county for the
coming fair, if they once resolve upon it.
Nor will it be a difficult task. The
ladies have only to meet, organize
issue an address and await responses. Il
they come, as we believe they will, then
competent management must receive
and arrange laws and properly guard
them to the close of the fair. 1t will not
be necessary to make personal solicita.
ton as in the two other cases referred to
In this instance the offerings must bt
voluntary. and they will be many, in our
opinion, if the proper address is made
and in such specific terms as are essen
tial. The idea has been suggested to the
REcoRD-UNIoN by apublic-spirit woman
whose modesty forbids the use of hel
name as the originator of the plan, ant
we have found the suggestion to accorc
with our ideas of the practicable, anc
therefore urge its adoption.
The line of exhibits that should bt
asked for, for exhibition in this granC
loan exposition, as fanciful feature o
the fair, should include articles OF literary
character of peculiar value, because o
autographic authenticity and historical
relations. Textile fabrics of the far past
made long prior TO the achievements o
the machinery of to-day. Examples o
old-time fine art needle-work and em
broidery; examples of fine art needle anc
decorative work OF to-day to be compared
with the former. Old-time and moderl
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