Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-08
THE BIG SHOW Open.
Pittsburg's Great Exposition
Is Started for It's
Fourth Season.
EVERY SIGN OF SUCCESS.
Many Features of Improvement Pre-
sented to the Public.
LEVY HAS 4 MUSICAL OVATION.
The scarlet Coated Band FnthCses the
Lovers of Music.
EVERY SIGN OF SUCCESS.
LEVY HAS 4 MUSICAL OVATION.
The scarlet Coated Band Fnthrses the
Lovers of Music.
MANY RICH AND HANDSOME DISPLAYS

of the Pittsburg Exposition last evening,
for its fourth season. The big buildings
were scenes of light, life and beauty. Five
thousand people went to see the fine dis
plays and to hear Jules Levy's scarlet coated
band The displays were gorgeous and the
band a musical triumph. Manager Johnston
was bubbling over with qualification, and
Mr., Levy was a symphony of melodious
smiles. Everybody about the great exhibl-
tion seemed to radiate a consciousness that
they were the partakers in one of those rare
affairs in this life-an unqualified success.
The exhibition gives sure promise of its
best season. For 40 days it will be open to
edify and delight the people of Western
Pennsylvania and the nefghbor States.
There have been several important changes
since one year ago. One that first strikes
the vision of the visitor is the enlargement
of the concert facilities. The gallery for
the big band is the same, but over across
from it large audience gallery has been
built out over the floor, and below, in the
main hall, the seating capacity has been
multiplied. Three thousand persons can
now sit and listen to the music, about four
times as many as could find resting places
formerly. Very many who go to the great
show go TO hear the music. The manager
has been wise in providing for their better
accommodation.
The New Lecture H.i.
The eastern section of the main building,
in previous years devoted TO the art gal
leries, has been made into large lecture
hall 1t is one of the prettiest places for
that purpose in the city. The ceiling is
high and the whole interior finished in hard
wood. The hall is finely lighted by many
incandescent lamps. There are easy chairs
for 800 people. The hall was open last
evening for the people to look at it. Prof
G. r. Cromwell reached the city yesterday
morning. He Will begin his illustrated
lectures at o'clock this afternoon. Four
lectures will be given daily, at 2. 4, and 9
p NJ. They will treat of foreign lands,
great cities and noted historical events, and
form an entertaining and instructive series.
The exhibits by merchants and manu-
facturers are this year exceptionally fine.
The booths and pagodas are decorated with
unusual TASTE and under the electric lights
form resplendent pictures. Special notice |
will be given to the displays by the great
drygoods houses. Their large glass booths |
are arranged with taste which does great |
credit not only to the firms which carry |
such fine goods, but to the men whom they |
employ as expert decorators and window |
trimmers. In nearly all of them there are |
beautiful ladies arrayed in the prettiest |
gowns and most costly cloaks and furs The |
ladies, of course, are of wax, but they are |
none the less beautiful and far less DANGER
GUS than the genuine articles.
Two of the Unique Displays.
There are two unique displays BY the big |
retail firms. Jos Horne & Co show in one |
of their great glass cases white elephant |
OF natural size. 1t is covered with linen |
napkins, costly lace. drapings and white |
passementerie and bead work. The great |
animal represents really about as much |
money value as real elephant HIS ewes
are two glowing electric lamps. In his |
trunk he holds an orange, which he swings |
slowly to and fro
The booth of Rosenbaum & Co. contains
pretty representation of the administra-
lion building at the Worlds Fair. 1t is
1-32 of the natural size, and even at that is
quite large structure. 1t is lighted within
by electricity, which shines through the
windows of stained glass The exterior of
the whole structure is covered with pearl
buttons, which in the lights at night glisten
many hued. Before the domed building is
the lagoon, with its fountains and swans.
and before that are the 13 tall pillars, with
their statues looking ont toward the inland
sea
On this first evening the displays cannot
be noticed in detail All are pretty and
worthy of study. They show the varied
lines of mercantile activity in this city and
in Allegheny. The displays of furniture
are particularly pleasing. There are pianos
electrical fittings, sporting goods, notions,
hardware, sewing machines, clothing, sill
verware, pottery and all the useful and
beautiful things which Pittsburg merchants
offer to their wide field of patronage
Brend and Cheese and Pickles.
The visitor must not fail to go into the
balcony and look at the "bread and
cheese and kisses-'no, not kisses-pickles.
They amount to about the same thing some
times. There are fine shows in the balcony. |
What are displayed there are chiefly the |
smaller articles of merchandise, but they |
are very attractive, and the booths are
with their variegated drapings.
Some people are accustomed to say that
these exhibits are merely what may be seen
in the windows of the large stores. This is
not true. The very best-the richest,
choicest and prettiest-are selected from a ,
great stock, and in pretty glass house thev
are arranged in the most pleasing and
snowy manner. They reveal the pick of I
merchandise, aud besides show
ng that, they present pictures of beauty, ]
pleasing to the eve and educating to the $
aSte.
Machinery hall, with its engines, lathes.
pumps, electric motors, glowing glass fur
laces and whirling cranks and flying belts, s
presents the great attraction for many of
he male visitors. The general machinery
vas not in operation last evening. but II
Flll TODAY with n ruSh and ubirr Cop,a |
If the exhibitors supply their own motive
power, and they were furnishing enough
Iction to satisfy those who like to see
hngs 'go." The glass furnaces, run by {
he Associated Glass Manufacturers of
were operated last evening, and
he man who grinds names and flowers on
olored glass souvenirs had his marvellous ]
Wheel going. :
Where the Children Congregate
In a bright, airy pavilion west of the
main building there has been set up a fine :
which attracted the I
'ounger generation in great numbers. 1t | s
5 the best affair of that kind every set q
going in city. 1t is new, strong and
quipped with not only horses, but lions, \
amels goats, deer, giraffes, zebras and even '
gigantic rooster, all saddled and bridled, I
eady to be mounted and ridden in g whiri
{ pleasure by the most gentle child The q .
is equipped with a large | Z
operated by small steam en- {
ine. Its music is somewhat wild and | r
Teird, but it lends a sort of furious charm | v
D the rush of the prancing steeds The
avilion is brightly lighted, and outside, be-
ween it and the main building, arc lights
re suspended in the air. making the walks,
nstic seats and greensward in that end OF i
le grounds favorite resort for the
oung.
Last evening. while the orchestra was