The morning call., 1893-12-22
OLD ENGLISH SILVERWARE.
More Goods for the Hawaiian
Exhibit.
XCURSIONS TO SANTA CRUZ.
The Special Decorative Features OF
the Southern California Citrus
Exhibit.

While the programme for opening day
Of the Midwinter Fair has not yet been ar
ranged in detail an outline has been pre-
pared. 1t will commence with grand
street procession out to the grounds. and
will be followed by the regular dedication
ceremonies. Governor Markham has been
invited to deliver an address, and Director
General de Young will formally declare
the exposition open.
Mayor Ellert and other prominent Off
cials. not only of the city but of the State.
will be invited to be present. Other appro-
pirate exercises will make up the remainder
Of the days programme. The newly or
ganized Midwinter Fair band, composed
of local musicians under the direction of
Professor II. J. Stewart, and the Iowa
State band of Des Moines will furnish the
music of the day.
The Iowa State band was organized IN
der charter from the Legislature of that
State. 1t comprises fifty solo artists,
many of whom were with Gilmore and the
United States Marine band. Frederick
Phinney is the musical director, and o. s.
Anderson Its business manager. This
band played very conspicuous part at the
Columbian Exposition.
Congress Auxiliary met yesterday at the
Occidental Hotel. Mrs. Cheney, Mrs.
Cooper, Mrs. Gardner, Mrs. Van Pelt,
Mrs. Poulson, Mrs. Sergeant, Mrs. Stet-
son, Nine. Sorbier and Miss Knowles were
present. = committee was appointed to
secure the three days reserved by the CON-
missioner and another to apply to the gen.
eral congress committees for the first week
in May, during which it is proposed to
hold the W0man's Congress. Methods
were suggested for bringing the work be-
fore the women of the State, and for rails
ins funds. Lists of names of representa-
tive women to be invited to speak were
also proposed.
Monterey il the first of the counties to
commence installing her exhibit. Work
men were yesterday engaged in providing
places for :he relics of Juniper0 Sierra.
Monterey was the second county to build
and is the first to commence installing.
Tie Southern California citrus exhibit
will include central feature in the form
of a triumDhal arch. The base will he of
lemons, the elevation covered With
oranges, bordered with lemons and cy-
press. The coping will be covered with
tangerines. Above that will tower the
elephant, covered with walDuts, with a
housing Of lemons and a howdah of
oranges. Around the arch at the corners
will be tropical plants AID flowers. Within
the archway, the front of which will have
a portiere drapery, will be displayed fruits
IN glass. At the ends OF the arch will be
encased show windows. behind which
honey, jelly. glace fruits. ETC., will be dis
PLAYED.
Fifty Thousand dollars has been SUBJ
scribed by residents of Honolulu for the
purpose of making a fitting display of the
products of those islands. The people OF
the Islands, recognizing the close CONNER
cial relations with this city, are deter
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unsettled condition of affairs at the ISLANDS
it is not improbable that Government aid
would have been extended. In addition to
the goods which arrived by the Australia
the Mariposa, which arrived yesterday,
brought still larger quantity, mainly
consisting of she natural resources of the
islands.
Joseph Marsden, who was in the city
last February. is the secretary OF the
Bureau of Agriculture and Forestry. His
department IS working IN conjunction with
the citizens and is contributing largely in
every direction. Progressive Hawaii is
the title of series of Photographic views,
which, as their name implies, represent
the growth of the islands. The growth OF
coffee and all It's branches will also be
fully illustrated
Among the exhibits which have arrived
as a part of the display which is to be made
in the British section at the exposition are
number of magnificent pieces of silver
ware, which are to be exhibited in the col
lection of John Wells of Oxford street,
London. These include, among other
articles, a rare and massive Monteith bowl
OF solid sterling silver, 11% inches high,
with highly wrought mask handles, made
in Cork, Ireland, in the year 1907. and
weighing 300 ounces. Another is a massive
and beautiful service of silver made by
Paul Storr iu 1907. In the same collection
is silver gilt ship in full sail forming a
wine-cup % inches high and a lot of old
English silver bowls, cups. kettles, etc.
made between 100 and 1880. The ship is
unique piece of silverworb. 1t stands on
wheels, so that 1t can easily be moved
about. The sides are elab0rately carved.
An anchor and chain hangs from the bow.
flags and streamers fly from the topmast.
all sail Is set and members of the crew are
represented on different parts Of the deck.
The Commissioners of Santa Cruz County
are making arrangements with the South
ern Pacific Company to run a series of ex-
cursions from this city TO Santa Cruz
County during the fair. 1t is proposed
whenever a carload or more of excursion
lists can be secured to have them go down
and visit such Well-kno wn resorIs as High
land. Skyland, Hotel de Redwood, Glen
wood, CragthoTn and other points
+. Ernest Edwards aud j. H. Kannard
have been in the mountains of Santa Crnz
during the past two months taking photo
graphs of the noted places, and these will
form part OF the county exhibit. Eyery
possible means will be used to induce a
large attendance in these excursions.
Arrangement has been made for an AK.
hibit in the Agricultural building of the
tobacco grown in California and of the
cigars made therefrom. The San Feline
Havanna Tobacco Company of Gilroy nave
secured 100 feet of space for that purpose
and have also secured in connection there
with concession to sell this tobacco and
these cigars, so that visitors from the East
will have an opportunity to make their
own estimate of the availability of Califor.
MAS soil and climate for the general cul.
ture of tobacco.
The mining exhibit is securing promises
OF new materials daily. Inyo County
promises large exhibit of ores. borax.
soda and building stones in attractive
shape; Santa Cruz County an exhibit of
gold and silver ores, Limestone, granite,
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