The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-07

booth. the baby sales-people, the sow.
enir articles and all. are as cunning as
any dolls house that has ever been fash.
toned
very popular Baby Ruth souvenir
is a lettering done In gold from the god
mines OF California. You buy a small
hand bag or portemonnaie. and thea
you take II 10 one OF the booths. whe,
they are writing Baby Ruth's nan,
and you let them put the letters on # rs
gold. II costs 30 cents. II the satchl
is to be carried during the Fair OBJ.
name Of Baby Ruth will be put on he
inside along with the date, so that ths
Inscription will not be unpleaanty
conspicuous. There IS no special size
nidcance in souvenir Of this Kind
But II IS a favorite with the people. and
shows the extent 10 which Americans
will 20 i'm their patriotism and loyalty
TO the family OF their Chief Executive.
An instructive souvenir is queen
Isabella globe. IL Is composition
ball hanging from a silver bar, and en.
closed by a silver band. The ball s
hollow. and II you look inside Of IL sou
get views -of the principal buildings H
the Fair. A souvenir Of this Kind is
well worth the dollar which It costs 70
get IT,
The miners OF Colorado have got out
another souvenir in the shape Of an
Isabella slipper. II is Of silver. except
on the TOP, which is cushioned 10 re-
ceive souvenir spoons.
OF these souvenir pins there fs an al
most endless number. A new one
Mexican eats eye" This Is sold now
al a very low figure, because great
beachful OF these stones was discovered
recently, and the stones were polished
. Ina.tr "a
beautiful that they are selling very fast
and the supply will undoubt IDLY give olt
before long. Then the price VIII go up
and the Mexican eats eyes which are
selling. all mounted upon a pin, for two
and three dollars each. Will command A
price Of fifty dollars or more. mat ~
what expert judges Of precious stones de-
clare viii be the case.
Tho husts Of Columbus ire male OF All
materials. You can get bust or Column
bus in cactus wood from California, "
a bust Of him in silver from Nebraska,
or i'm gold from Idaho. or II you want
10 10 in very heavily in the matter N
busts. YOU can get a beautiful one maze
Of the diamond dust, recently Drou. .t
from Zulu land I'm a great lump. 10 BE
exhibited In the Zulu village. This hump
OF diamond dust. by the way. or diamond
ore as they call H. is "A very mysterious
thing. II Is kept out Of sight I'm an nm
foreground passage, and four Iuins,
armed TO the teeth I'm Ryder Haas y
fashion. are watching it NO one his
ever seen IL yet. But the Iulus declare
that IL rs IN their possession, ana that u
IS so valuable that none but Few peops
of very high rank Will be permittad 10
see H. Somebody suggested that frr.l'
don't Cleveland make "A trip 10 the SUD-
terranean passage and report what No
had seen. But the President was no'
eager 10 risk his life and limb by cra"Nhs
through a Zulu passage-way.
some Of the Weather Of the visitor.
IN the Fair are making collections oi
souvenirs. a woman from New orr
CITY is trying 20 get something iypl %.
OF each state. And thus FAR she hs'
succeeded wonderfully well she -
going 10 work upon her collection '
/ souvenirs all summer. and does NOT OK
meet 10 complete IL before Septemp'I
/ When done Il will be very
valuable relic OF the Fair. ana WI
probably be placed on eNhiniuon pr
/ the Metropolitan Museum ot AT H
| New York city. The funniest OF lh
souvenirs she has thus FAR c"he.i .
is an image made OF salt from si'
mine in MASSACHUSETTS. the mag
represents woman looking hachh tI..
ard on the base it says. hem,H
Lots VIE" This was made M ,'l.
totion Of the great salt image l'o-'
Louisiana. which is stationed as COZ"