The Green Forest tribune., 1893-03-02
SNOW And FLOWERS
AT THE FAIR GROUND TIE TREASURER S
CASH BOX REPLENlSHED
Women to Exhibit on Grand ScaIe-ItaIy Wants
More Space Women Warriorsto Be There.
Special Correspondence to the TRIBUNE

CHICAGO, rep. IT, H0ugn the SNOW
which was a foot deep on the ground
in jackson Park last week great
ly impeded the six Thousand laborers
in their work of placing exhibits and
the desperate struggle to complete the
buildings. the scene in the horticul-
tural hall is one of rare beauty and
f. lagrance. In this great building the
Chinese primrose. which for weeks
have blossomed in dainty clusters un-
der its great dome, are we'll nigh passed,
ard will soon be thing of the past,
mere reminiscence.
But in the Conservatives west of hor-
ticultural building another plant is
blooming in truly regal splendor.
These are the dainty cyclamens, or,
some call them, the Persian violets.
Five thousand of them are now in
bloom, and before another week has
gone by, fully five thousand more will
have spread their glorious petals in
the subdued sunlight hittering through
the skyiights Of the conservatories.
In richness of color the eyelamens far
surpass the Chinese primrose. They
do not grow in spikes like the primroses,
but each flower shoots up out of the
the bulb straight as an arrow with
stems five or six inches tall. the flow
er stalks stand in circles, the corolla
standing pward instead OF iii q circular
row, straight out from the heart. These
petals point upward SO pert that one
has fancied in them resemblance to
the impndent rabbit, and some bot
name of rabbit ears"
Other rare plants and flowers in the
hall make the place, even now, All en-
chaunting one where hours may be
passed with pleasure and profit.
The finance committee is selling its
last million of the $4,000, 900 bonds
authorized. The Treasures bank ac-
count was growing too low and the
bond had to be sold to replenish the
cash box. About S500,000 of the issue
remains to be disposed Of, and they
find ready takers among Eastern rail
roads and CAPITALISTS.
No doubt any longer exist that the
woman's exhibit will be notable one.
When first the subject of women's
exhibit WIS mentioned it was hoped
that foreign women might also come
in and help their Ameri 'an sisters.
Shortly after the organization Of the
board Of lady managers, indeed, Mrs.
Potter Palmer, with that object in view,
Went to England, France and other
European eoan tries, to arouse the
sympathy and co-opperaticn of the
women Of those counties in this direc-
ton. The results attained as demon
strated, have surpassed all e&pecta-
tions. The women of almost every
foreign land are vieing with each
other in their efforts to bring to Chica-
go the richest of their fabrics, the
choicest Of their wares. the best Of their
paintin their finest works of art
that their lady friends on the western
shores may see and appreciate
what has been done by those who long
years ago pnt aside the brush and
easel
TIE Italian commissioner is firmly
of The opinion that in spite Of the
fact that Italy entered the race far be-
hind other nations, she will set make q
creditablc display which il beauty and
variety will not si.lfer by comparison
With others For the Italian exhibits
20 geo feet of space WAS assigned, hnt
it is fonna that at least 6j7 exhibitors
desire to be represented and the com
missioner has asked for more room that
his coantrynIeH MAY be accommodated
The question OF 4 special building for
Italy also remains unsettled.
TIE ubiquitous snail boy may boast
nnpretcn tiously afternext SIMMER that
he has seen tv,o-srnre savage women
who are hc eqaa's IN Sighting canarty
of he saiue number Of picked French
soldiers. These war-iike females are
new heing collected in Nahon,nv as
part IF the French colony exhibit. and
are to be exhibited in the nahainey
village during The fair
These Amazuns are described as he
ing we'll prop rtioned, clean featured,
muscular or, atures, usually intelligent
fer sGsagesand possessed of phenom.