Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-06-20
WORLDS FAIR LETTER.
A Newsy and Interesting Report Of
the Great Exposition:

ing houses are little, if any, shighor
than ordinary. We state it IS fact
that good, clean, comfortable rooms
can be had as low as 81 per day per
person, and when two or more occupy
the same room even a lower rate In
some places prevails. Food properly
cooked and nicely served may be had
from 25 cents per meal up-so that
one person can live comfortably for
So per day.
How very much can be crowded in-
to seven days, and SO with the week
ending June 18th. 1t was one fairly
teeming with interest. 1t was the
best by far in point Of attendance,
since the exposition opened, Then
again the Princess Eulalia resolved TO
do the fair thoroughly, and she and
the prince visited the same incOg, and
claim to have had very enjoyable
time. The receptions given in her.
honor were perhaps as fine as any
thing ever attempted in Chicago Her
departure is a matter of regret, and
her stay among us was only too short
Many men and women Of rank and
nobility from abroad would do well 10
take pattern after her, as she was very
Democratic and American IN her
ways end ideas and made friends with
all who were fortunate enough to
have been presented to her Her
time was pretty well occupied between
sightseeing by day and receptions at
night. She was very anxious to at
tend the performance of America in
the Auditorium, the boxes having
been expressly decorated in her hon
or, but was forced to abandon it at
the eleventh hour on account of her
early departure next morning for New
York, very much to the regret Of
thousands who had expected to'soc
her face there.
Nine out of every ten persons asked
would probably say that all the olive
oil used in America was imported
Step into the California building and
see the pyramid built with quart and
pint bottles filled with this liquid as
part of the exhibit of Santa Barbara
county, California, and get informed.
A good many people have consider
ed it necessary to take stock or certiii-
Gates in hotels to ensure obtaining ac-
commodations at reasonable rates and
avoiding imposition. In many, per-
haps most cases, parties SO investing
have found that they lost money in
their haste to protect themselves, The
only thing you need to buy before
coming to Chicago is your railroad
ticket and once here the less you
patronize outside peddlers the better
This is illustrated in the matter of
guide books. You will find guide
books persistently thrust under your
nose wherever you go. Now there is
just one official guide, and the ouly
one visitor wants, if he or she de-
sires one of any description. 1t sells
for 25 cents and is the only one sold
within the grounds. Hence, if you
will be patient enough to wait until
you reach the grounds before you buy
your guido book, you will avoid being
confidenced out of 10 or % cents by
some outside unauthorized and incom.
plete guide. You do not need to be
euchered out of cent in visiting Chi
cago if you will taboo fakirs, read the
prices on the printed bills Of fare at
restaurants and keep your wits about
you.
The superintendent of Horticulture
has reason to be proud over his sue
cess in coaxing to bloom flower, but
one specimen Of which has ever bloom
ed in America. 1t Is sometimes CALI
ed the pelican or swan flower. The
bloom is over forty inches long, and
six wide in the center, and comes
from the swamps Of southern Africa.
1t resembles very much the neck aud
body of the graceful swan.
Snugly ensconced between her sister
states, stands the home Of Arkmsas,
which unfured her banner TO lbo
breeze and bid her guests welcome at
the dedication thereof, held last week
Mrs. Edgerton, of the board Of lady
managers, told in vein of humor,
mingled with pathos, the story Of how
the Arkansas women struggled TO
raise funds to complete the same, but
they made good the trlto saying,
"Where there's will, there's a way
Gov. Fishback and other notablea, not
forgetting the many beautiful south
I ern women present, made everybody
welcome and at home in their own