New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-09
been felt In all the world"
CLOSE OF THE FLOWER SHOW.
A GREAT CROWD ON THE LAST NIGHT.

DECIDEDLY SUCCESSFUL FROM FIRST TO Last
THOSE WHO MADE IT so.
Put out the lights. The fairy play is over Queen
Chrysanthemum and her renue of rose oarnation and
mignonette have left the stage. Wonderland is
changed again TO plain everyday life in the big Mad
son Square Garden and to-day the clanl of hammers
the noise Of toll and bustle will take the place OF the
sweet cathedralke peace and silence which prevailed
last week Ii seems pity that the show could not
last another week. Though the cut flowers
slightly wathered. they could have been easily re
placed and the potted plants were fresh and beau
ufui as they we're on the first day. The palms and
other leafy plants, we'll the flowers. have not
suffered In the least from dust which is generally the
curse of flower show. Though the added attrac
tons Of an exceilenty selected musical programme
was provided for the last day. the attendance during
the afternoon yesterday was not so large il
any other day last week. But when the night came
there came with ii an enormous crowd. Through the
entire evening food Of visitors poured through the
portals and the place was crowded that one could
hardly pass through it. There must have been fully
6oo0 people present.
After the visit rs went away wofkmef at once
began taking up the plants removing tho stands, tear
ing down the lovely psgOds taking down the decora-
tions and lamps. and by O'Clock this morning the
place cold and bare compared with the appear
ance il presented a few hours previously.
Now that the exhibition is over and one can write
who have by their hard work. made the affair the
success IL was. Only who has watched the thou
sand and one little problems arising every day In
show of this magnitude form idea OF the labor
involved. To the ordinary visitor the show has APP
parently been running itself That IS the best proof
that hard wCrk done Where all those interested
did such good work, ii is perhaps invidous 10 draw
distinctions. \. Ladenburg, the father Of the cxhi
bltion," was here there and everywhere. William
Plumb, superintendent for samuel ID. Babcock. despite
his harasslng duties, always amiabl and ready to
explain anything 10 visitors through the whole hard
week. James W. MorTissey and his assistant, j. Y.
Gottschak, tired men last night when the show
closed Then there the judges, who did every
thing they could, and it much. merely through
love for flowers There were Thomas ii. Spaulding,
James +. Pitcher. J. y. May, who managed most of the
judging; E. Asmus A. 3. Burns, J. Dean, s. {. Nash
aud number Of others energetic and "a c0nsoien-
togs. F. X. Sturgs. president, and William +. Whar
ton, vice president, and William \. Halnes Secrc
ary. Of the Madison Square Garden Company, also did
all they could
The success Of the show has shown that New York
will support more than flower show In one year.
and efforts Will be made to secure two regular exhibit
tons each year, in the spring. in which rhodOden
diVns aZaleaS roses carnations orchids and other
onable flowers will pcedominae. and the other In the
fall Of the year for chrysautlitnums
Nile. Natal sang superbly last night. and Slgnor
Bologna and jules Levy did remarkably well.