The morning call., 1893-11-08

force of scenic artists has been at work on
the queer old castles and towers and
houses. and while they have painted away
band OF decorators have been running
blue, green, red, yellow, black and purple
streameTs all over the white roof rafters.
Carpenters have been erecting big stage
at the GrOve-Street end of the Pavilion,
and on this stage the old Nuremberg
courthouse is now in course of erection.
Alond the sides of the building and about
flush with the gallery are to be countless
medieval structures, and above them, in
the gallery, will be tall pine trees. to repre-
sent the terrace on the walls of the city.
When completed the whole effect wi be
that OF the leading thoroughfare OF Nurem-
berg, the houses on both sides of the street
being utilized as booths for the sale of
goods contributed.
In front of the City Hall will be green
terrace and from this the musicians and
vocalsrs and other performers will appear
nightly. There will he booth devoted to
bakery wares. ore to confectionery. one to
curlOs, one 10 dry goods and one to flowers.
And besides there will be the art gallery.
comprising n number of good canvases Of
local artists loaned for the occasion; there
Will be a booth where fair Nuremberg
girls will weave in the old, old fashion
there vii! be shooting gallery, a post
Office, an old Nuremberg Inn and an old
time printing Office.
George Helm will preside over tn e desti-
MES Of the shooting gallery and he expects
to have daily contests on the long range
between the best local sharp-shooting Or
CARNATIONS for valuable prizes.
In the art booth Miss Jessie Calhoun
will preside. All the furniture here has
been made for the purpose and patterned
after the medieval Bavarian styles. A
number of young ladies will render the old
Teut0nic dances in this booth each evening.
a flower garden and fountai will dec
crate the center Of The street. There will
be hourly musical and literary concerts,
some of the best artists in the city having
been engaged for the occasion. The pu-
pills of Mrs. Coursen-Roeckel will appear
rs the main attraction the first evening.
On the following Monday night Alfred
Wilkie, the tenor. and Ernestlne Gold
man, the pianist, will appear. The play
ers' booth will be cared for by the Native
Sons and Daughters under the supervision
of Mrs. John A. Stein bach.
Mrs. Emily Pitt Stevens and Miss Har-
rlson will have charge of the flower booth.
The printers booth, which will also be the
headquarters for the press during the week
of the spectacle, will be presided over by
Mrs. Powers.
Saturday evening there will be grand
march. Those who join it will step to no
modern melody. but to the old march of
the Finnish cavalry that was sung and
played during the Thirty Years War. For
years the old tune--its author unknown
was totally forgotten until recently when
the present German Emperor resurrected
Ii and chose it for the court marches.
Over $4,000 will be expended in build
ing over again this medieval city. and when
the doors are opened TO the public Satur-
day it will be seen that Dr. Emil StOessel
and his little army of assistants have spent
the money wisely. 1t looks now as if the
entire affair were to be a huge success,
financially az well as artisticaliy.