Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-24
IN CALIFORNIA; BUILDING.
Next 20 the Largest Of the stass 0trus
tures ut the Fair.


Special Correspondence Of The Evening stsr.
CHICAGO, June %, 1898.
To washingtonian visiting the fair the state
buildings have special interest, for Washing
'onians are familiar with the people Of every
state In the Union and are the only impartial
observers to be found at jackson Park.
On almost every one Of these beautiful June
afternoons the different states are defeating
the buildings, which, filed with choice exhibits
from every county. represent more truly than
can The congressional delegations at Washing
ton the resources and power, and intelligence
and ingenuity Of our whole country.
MIN the exception OF the state Of uuuois.
Saniornla has the largest and cosrlieet st.te
ounalng al the fair. and the visitor upon enter
lk mus himself in the land of the olive and the
vine, me orange and the date palm. Here TOO.
ne oiu iorty- miners have wildly recalled 20
.uen tne DAYS OF their search for Qold. for IN n
ptouiinent part of the building is a large bronze
sa,s o. % John ". Marshall the discoverer of
81 - - as ailornia. holding in one hand Q pick
cas. ~ w, n other large gold nugget and In q
csse az ms feet is displayed the ORIGINAL nueees
", wnicn ne found at Coloma. Cal on I.nnsrv
g. %, ir4o, now the property Of W. W. wreun al
al ai.ylng fountains. coy reception rooms and
tne tropical fragrance Of vast pyramid. ~
oranges and lemons give an additional ch.r,,
to this building eN>a"
Among the most interesting feature. ~ m.
oahfornia exhibit are q life-sized et.toe ~ !.
a ani aa ana charger made entirely of prunes.
<o,ooo pounds OF this fruit being used for r.
purpose The knight is clad in a complets coss
OF mail ana carries a lance, both OF which srs
mace oil prunes. His features are rem.rk.hl,
hfe-iike, the flesh being made Of pruuee colcrad
70 resemble the human skin and the ewes ana
mustache OF black prunes. The horse il made
nv -
On every hand are TO be seen des;cr. -
oranges resembling globes, bells. pyraunids ana
other forms, many Of these figures being sro,,
eight to ten feet in diameter In one corn., -
the building il a twenty-foot tower a hottls.
OF olive oil OF sea-green color. In the rotunda
l an immense GATE palm from southern CALI
fornia, fifty feet in height, said to be l2s wear,
old Many varieties Of festhery pampas have
been used in the construction of elsbor.selv
designed pagodas. and the lnteriors renre~ent,
ing reception rooms. with tiled freplaces have
frescoed ceilings and walls of pampas.
The exhibit of the finest specimens of mr.
served fruits exceeds description SO endless q
the variety. Among the curiosities Of this ex-
hibit we're cucumbers two feet in length
mammoth lunches of grapes each weighing a
least twenty five pounds; pears, cherries.
apricots, peaches, apples and pluns, a few Of
which hlled Jars three feet in height. Thers
were potatoes. one of which would make q meal
for family OF five, and two OF the giant
apples would make a good armful' for q school
boy. An exhaustive herbarium from each
county Of the state added much TO the b>sutv
Of the exhibit. In the grounds IN front of the
building was grated rose tree bearing red,
yellow. pima and white roses of ten varieties.
showing the perfection which Celifornis
gardeners la We attained
The building IL indeed characteristics Of IL
history of the state, ifs architecture being nat
termed after the old Mission Church at San