New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-02
THE BIG FOOD EXPOSITION.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN TRANSFORMED.
MAYOR GRANT FORMALLY OPENED THE SHOW
LAST NIOHT-CROwDs IL ATTENDANcE-A
FINE ARRAY OF THlNGs GOOD 10 EAT.

FINE ARRAY OF THINGS GOOD TO EAT
For some time pas, Madison square Garden has been
IN nocuous desuctudr far shows were concerned
Last night Il blossomod or'h again With the opening
OF the United States Food Exposition, and !hoIsaAds
Of people came to make The opening success IL was
n great n.ght for the food-show woman. VINO came
tGere with fell purpose to seize Oh samples ana
when she departed she was loaded down with pnnder
Many a fail and delicate woman there ard many Il
man likewise I'D wonders In the way OF tasting food
lifting impartaily and chceriuliy from pcMr, to Jam.
from sugarsd almonds to vinegar, ana doihg
other wierd and wonderful things WIG '"eH
digestive organs None sIccumbed the spot.
though may worked faithfully toward thh'
cad. managers OF The food show pointed 10 thi'
incredible thing with pride. As showing The aoSou'e
purity OF all the food exhibition. For the purity
Of the food Is the thing which they are trying 70 I'm
press upon the public. Therefore nothing Is SHOWN
or allowed TO be placed on exhibition WITHIN 'ne
portals which does not bear the makers name as
an evidence OF good faith and II possible for puoca
ton.
Viewed as n food show, the exposition Is pleas
ing one and there Is much 10 allure the physicni man.
The exposition was formally opened by Mayor Grant
at ; O'Clock last night Tie mnics were held IN
the concert hall OF the Madison oqu' Garden ana
the pace wa crowded to sunOcation Sc'diS orchfS
ira Of sixty pieces played the Following S'iecuoiS
"Star Spangled Banner march. "Tannhauser' over
pasoralc. o. Menuet Ciuc solo. Mr. stoeckeip lc)
Farandolc; polka and waltz from "copPlh'' pi'1e
song from Die Mcisersnscr
Then Colonel Cochcriil who presided, said that he
had little to say. and introduced Mayor uIaht' lie
in turn sad that had little 10 say declared the eX
position op-n In few words ana called on D"h'cl
Browne. the general manager OF the show. That gn
teman also said he had little To say. and a. some
Grant genius Just then turned the gus by mistake
nearly surocating the audience, 1t gave him good
excuse for sitting down. which he promptly ala, ana
the audience filed and went downstairs into the
Amphithcatrc 10 join the crowd there. seidls Orche
ira cane down with the audience and took The place
reserved for il at the north side Of the Garden. where
during the evening this programme was given spanish
dances az "sc1illana7 bl "Toreadore,' t) " Maia-
rncnnar: overture, MgnOn"; waltz. vienna Life
For string orchestra a) In the Mis- 90 "Lcn du
BAL Grand second Polonaisc' " ficAch Military
March"
The large place has again been changed Into town.
but unlike the town built for the accommodation Of the
Actors Fund Fair. II Is Il market town Instead OF
the picturesque fairy Ike tumble OF artistic creaon'
which held the player folks. The houses now In the
Garden are substantial buildings, and most OF them
are Of elaborate design. There l. "A main s't'e'
through the middle OF the Garden from end to end
and Il csser street NJ each side. Around me outer
circumference there Is pls,aeeway and there Is All
elevated promenad" The arena boxes. Along 'hi'
where In each booth are young women dressed a..
cordlng 20 the varying tastes OF the p'oprci"rs "i
the different places and they dispense hospitality
lav,hly The amount o. food which may De Aan io'
asking Is equalled only by the amount "i cllN"-
literature which Is thrust upon The lus' ana uhI"''
alike Most Of the reading matter Is made up III
exceedingly attractive aud hrNHnc 'orhs' anu ''''
O, IL is decidedly odd
One exhibitor distribute, "a plstc1olrd imitation Of
, huok,rhcai cake which (, 80 ifclAe. II that b. nn
allowable term 81 connection with bHcA"l'al CAKES
that every person that secured orc Immediately Nuh'N
around for pastcboard imitation 81 mo.i''e7 - -
with H. At another booth there wa' si- PIE "
pasteboard limitations Of chocolate ara ''fc NJ
crowd Of cruelty deceived people around the stand
all tying 10 get piece OIL WAT '"'y '"'e"' wa
ard true cb)oosc.
Many Of UIe booths wcrc exceedingly Laad.om"'
one wa, pure white - the style % Nood'h ''tL'eo
turc There l. Chinese booth G.so. 1nd III"
which makes canned soups has arranged for rs tx
h,b,t cos.y mttle dining room wl;A mirrors and side
hnaNts ard dainty lite tea tables
There WIS Il familiar smell d)wnsta'r,' which r'
wee a number Of handsome and yalui1r COWS. l"tT,
were Jerseys. "uern-cye and Af,rN"y g.. "t.'"'
them were ten beautiful Guernsey, rom FltriF',I
don't Levi +. Morton's dairy which furnish ihe go"
brated richly -coiorrd Guernsey butter. I".j N.',
handsome animal, and an aiHrinf crowd ''.o1 at"lu
them throughout the evening. I'M, part - 20" 'A.li
is called the electric working dnri~, but tn electi ~
machinery which turned the chuIn-. J. Nad tt'l
more than hlnt,-i - Mr. Morrl-,e' - tn" Garden" ma
the electricity would do more wondrfIul Nlhs, 'H'h
,hnt sach a. mllaiug the cow. IL, Wa pTVJa'N Gag
RED away by HI, rxuhcfnncc 81 spirits. bnt surrey
nothing which he said "a ci The Assertion. which Wa
made ls, night that the cow, Themselves " rRci ~
electricity. 4 circular also stated That sam mlH;
cream luftor md lee cream would De- mac" III Iul
Wow of the visitor, by the owner, 81 M cattle ~
they. IN" owner NOT ID" cows. veto an pr''hl H
evening drc-. this could hardly De- cNp"ctcd oi i.';
Tie exposition VIII hr keep opru TIL october - vi
Scldl Will Civ cOuccr dilly, On" ~ ih' hl,i
noon and one IN the evening. Nils .hrlna VIII
deliver lectures daily next week from J;p 10 ~
u m 70 morrow she Will give her Introductory 'alb
and tell al,oni MAILING choose souil'~ ana om"lr~:
on Tuesday she viii explain the mysteries oi !aid'd
grouse with bread sauce "auihowcr Win cream sauce
| and tea cake. ON Wednesday sh" "il WAX eloquent
over sponge cake" chanlilly pudding ana charlotte
russo and on THURSDAY her th"ne VIII be lobster
n IA Ncvburg Welsh rarchli aud Chocolate mousse.
ON Friday she ul discourse ~ hroicd heci~t"na Win
maitr dhoel butter. vegetables Ia Jardln"re. nnd
soft moias,.s gingerbread. and saturday sac VIII
teach the mys erie, Of green pea soup. oysters hu
grailn aad caramel lee cream.