The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-09-21
FRED MILLER THBFAIR.
He Found Something Real Naughty" al
The Persian Thoaler.
DOESN'T LIKE The DASSE DU YEETRE.
The Washington state Building
Grandcr Than That OF Amy New
England state 80 Our sslnnocence
Abread'' Enjoys she BABY show.

Ma. EDITOR: promised you aeon.
munication from the White City for your
paper, but i were to attempt to describe
the fair in communication TO 4.page
paper | would have to adopt the George
Francis Train system of paragrsphing
details. have spent now five days in
Jackson Park and have become so en-
raptured with the beauty OF the worlds
great Columbian exposition that find it
very difficult to give an idea of its mag
nificence in the short space allotted q
correspondent
started in first to do the state
buildings, as we call it here, beginning
with New England first. The exhibits
in the buildings are composed chiefly Of
old colonial relics, which are In some
way identified with our country's indie
pendence. The Virginia state building
is model of Washington's Mt. Vernon
home and its only contents are the old
family relics.
The bed In which Washington died is
in one OF the upstairs rooms and is the
chief point of interest TO the visitors.
The Massachusetts building hes cradle
in which the Adams fam ly were rocked
f,r five generations. and the Pennsylvan-
ia state building has at its entrance the
most interesting relic Of the whole fair.
1t stands just inside the main entrance
and is guarded by brass railing and a
policeman, presumably because its voice
is 80 cracked that II would be unable 10
sound the warning when intensely patri-
otto Americans we're trying to break SOU
venirs from its chime.
The transportation, manufactures, cleo
trio and machinery displays are so gor-
geous that any attempt to describe them
would be futile.
The Washington state building sur
passes all the rest 10 unique architectural
design, exhibiting, as IL does, the pro-
ducts of our forests and mining indus
tries. The miniature farm, grain, fruit
and other agricultural and mining dis
plays come in for their share OF praise
from The passing throng. The Yankees
and doubling fasteners who can not be-
lieve their eyes as they gaze upon exhib-
its of the states great resources are
promptly referred to Mr.. Benson, who is
doing such good work for our state, and
they either go away convinced or believ-
ing that modern Ananias is amongst
u.s. The accommodations at the fair are
first class, and since the financial cloud
which Just enveloped the administration
has lifted and the attendance has in
creased to over 200, 900 paid admissions o
day everybody is in better bumor and
the Chicago papers are railing at the pes
simists who at first tried to discourage
the attendance by tales of Chicago extor-
| ton.
The most conspicuous exhibit at the
fair is the little placard, "Please do not
touch the exhibits" although the $780,
600 diamond in the Tiffany display is
continually surrounded by large crowd
of sweet girls of manageable age, while
the youth, out of consideration for his
wallet, keeps bis distance lest he be mod
estly asked to buy.
In the children's building there is a
nursery where the mothers leave the ba-
bies while they do the fair. 1t is run
on the check system, and the other day a
lady lost the check, and when she made
application for the return OF the baby the
horrid matroA would not give it up. Ho '
she finally got it am unable to say; her
sorrow was greater thanI could bear.
After you get tired OF science and art
you usually go to the Midway Plaissance
which has become 80 famous as the phil
osopher's retreat during the fair, but
have at found something real naughty
there. II is the Persian theater, which
has resumed after temporary restraint
The warning checked the performers fol
awhile, but they have now turned loos,
worse than ever. The large room wal
filled well when saw the danse du renir,
there and at least City ladies were in th,
audience. The performance general,
was fiat beyond my power to describe
but as each successive dance grew a little
more rank the male lookers-on shouted
and laughed and ieered till the place was
like bedlam. The ladies looked on II
very much as they would lot of luna.
tics. which in truth it too much resem.
bles. But l shall not describe the par.
ticular Persian mode OF that singular
oriental dance. understand it is going
to join the Midwinter fair at San Fran
cisco. FRED MILLER.