The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-18
THE CHYSANTHEMUM FAIR.

This exhibition of wonder and delight
opened yesterday at 11S First street very
auspiciously despite the inclement wealth
er, and during the day hundreds visited
the rooms 1t is impossible to describe
thesplendor of the multitude of flowers
here collected. and comparison with roses,
| lilies, carnations and other classes OF flow
ers would be vain. Each nossess beauty
| and singular varieties. but none surpass
| the chrysanthemum in color, tint or
shade and noue can be so cultivated as to
| form the strange and complex variety as
here exhibited. The more you gaze and
look the more you are fascinated aud sur
prised. One very attractive feat
ure is the Japanese tea room
where this delicious beverage is made ac-
cording to the Jap's mode and 1t is simply
luscious In this booth is every concev-
able curiosity. with dainty china cups ana
saucers, and If you desire you can pur-
chase a cup of tea and carry off "A model
cup and saucer for the sum of 25 cents. Ia
this booth also is an elegant table cover,
worked in the highest art in gold and silk,
which is to be ratified for ut 81 per chance.
This is by request of some of the ladies of
the city. The following ladies are dressed
and painted in regulation japanese style,
and are as polite and sociable and attrac-
tive as the famous bellies of that enchanted
country: Miss Eva Dewey. Miss NJ. Math-
ews, Mrs. G. W. Jackson, Mrs =. V. Healy,
Mrs. L. w. Minor, Mrs. Cohn, Miss Lillian
Saunders, Mrs. J. G. Lee. Miss Genevra
Jocelyn, Mrs. Lucy Drain and Mrs. j. NJ.
Knapp.
The ladies will serve an elegant dinner
today, and every one should shut down on
their business at home aud patronize this
fair.
Saturday will be served a regular New
England dinner The society have invited
all the school children of the city under II
years Of age to visit the fair from 8 to ii
o'clock a. N on Saturday, when they will
be conducted through the room and shown
all the display. 1t is requested that ali
come early as possible, that they may be
marched in procession TIN ough the various
sections of the exhibii ion. This is free to
the children. Mrs. Husey, Mrs Todd,
Mrs Cleveland, Mrs. Clark. Mrs. Bennett
and several other ladies' will take them in
charge and manage the visit. The ar
engagements of plants and flowers are con-
SANITY undergoing change and addition
under the management OF, Messrs. Rose,
Mueller. kerechenmeister, florists. of the
city, and these gentlemen prove themselves
adopts in the work. Mr.. Barnes of hide
pendence, Kan, IA noted florist and botan
list, will be up today to award the prizes
and specify the varied orders of plants,
etc.
Many purchases have been made of the
oh nit bo 10 FOR
There is divine eloquence III flowers, and
from their beauty and fragrance you viii
receive fair SPECIFICS messages. Shaw's
orchestra rendered exquisite music last
evening, and the rooms were a scene OF JOY
and beauty.
Today and tomorrow will end this mag
nificent attraction. Do not fail to see it
and give encouragement to the ladies who
have labored SO hard to inaugurate this
new enjoyment and refinement. The ladies
have been at an expense of some $500 to
$780, and let it not be told in gath or
published on the streets of the city that
they lost money or that the people of
Wichita failed 10 appreciate their efforts
Let ii not be said the Peerless Princess is
behind any OF her metropolitan sister
cities in supporting home effort for tue
culture and education of her wives anu
daughters in this art of developing na
lures loveliess objects into growths of
beauty aud fulpess of stature. Instead of a
score or an hundred there should be
thousand every day aud evening present to
enjoy and reap benefit as well as extend
encouragement. To those desiring meals
the sum of p cents is all asked. and no
charges for admission to see the flowers.
The admission through the day is bu, 10
cents aud and at night p cents.
A gentleman from Marion called at the
air the first day aud was 50 delighted with
he display that he returned yesterday
morning and said he had risen from his
bed at o'clock a. m. to get a train TO re.
turn and again visit the fair, and says he
will return Saturday with his wife II one
80 far away will do this. how much more
should the gentlemen aud ladies of Wich- |
tia do 10 patronize and sustain such. |
Let every business man and man /
IF leisure take an oyster dinner l
here today. and let every man |
take his wife in the evening and enjoy the /
inc music and grand DISPLAY. Yesterday /