Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-29
SATURDAY SALAD.
OUR worlds FAIR LETTER.
correspondence New Mexican.

OUR worlds FAIR LETTER.
Special Correspondence New Mexican:
CHICAGO, 26.-The Santa Fe table has
evidently lost its Mascot. just one day
after it was set up, like Solomon and the
half not told about it, some one unknown
broke the case all to pieces, and the poor
dream of beauty was again marched up
stairs. Imagine my horror when I arrived
to find it's place vacant. l rushed in wrath
to Mrs. Palmer, who had not known of it.
The superintendent of the building,
guards, chiefs of installation, etc, were
Immediately summoned and finally the
facts were discovered. California through
its lady managers, Mrs. Deane and Mrs.
Rue, kindly opened its arms, doors and
ceramic case, to the table, which remained
therein five days, till another was OBJ
tanned, when it was again marched down
to it's place, to the horror and disgust of
the guards, who beseech me every time l
pass nearly, to have it moved up stairs,
where the guard as earnestly entreated to
have it taken down. No amount of per-
suasion will convince them that the legs
are anything but solid gold. 1t has
steady and unending stream of nd
mirers.
The woman's. building is jammed all
the time. No one can get into the cafe
without fight and from fifteen to twenty
minutes wait. On the cars the people
coming in inquire of the conductor the
gate nearest the woman's building, and
when they reach it they are not disap-
pointed. Installation is constantly going
on, the North Carolina room is almost
ready to open, and so is the scientific
department.
The "bridal veil" from Las Vegas COM
mands great deal of attention and is a
work of art. 1t is of some kind of needle
work and is as delicate and flmy as a
spider web. In fact, it is called that in
Spain, from whence the stitch comes, and
where Mrs. DR.. Hernandez, of Las Vegas,
learned it. It's price is $1,000.
Last Saturday we attended the Wild
West show, where your humble servant
made an obnoxious spectacle of herself
by declaring, what is true, that our rough
riding exhibition at the tertio was better.
Perhaps it was an off day for the lariat
throwers, but their performance was poor
indeed. Buffalo Bills lariat throwing is
superb, and his shooting something mar
velous. He and the ball thrower rode at
full tilt around the arena and out of
twenty five balls thrown high in the air
he missed one. One hundred and fifty
tossed high IN the air in pairs were all
shattered by his trusty gun.
The champion shot of the world broke
them shooting in the air, on his sides
lying down, on his back, shooting back
ward, and finally, standing on his head,
with man to hold him upright, broke
the balls rs fast as two men could fill the
traps, or whatever you call them.
The cowboys are magnificent and their
bucking bronchos, something never to be
forgotten. The show as whole is the
biggest thing at the fair, and is coming
money. have been on the Ferris wheel!
and the fact that there is providence
that watches all fools is the only reason
I got down again. Talk of Indians as
scalp filters, the sensations one expert
ences as your car gives sickening tilt
and swings outside into nothingness is
equal to whole band of Apache tom
serial authorizations.
/ had begged and entreated our party
to go, and upbraided them for lack of
sense, but bow to each and all as q
female solomon since that ride. I left
them at the gate, paid my little price and
got into the car. 1t seemed all right as
we travelled over the horizontal portion,
bat as we went up ana the earth fell
down, and the great wheel wobbled little
against the sky on the other side and
bumped and groaned, I said what few
prayers could think of, and held on to
the iron bars. Just before our car
reached the highest point, which you
don't mind a bit, you're so Injured to
horror by that time, the great search light
from the manufacturers building swung
around and stopped right on our car,
seeking out subjects for the fool-killer,
thought. There, O! there, the whole
thing stopped, and waited with my eyes
shut for the crash. 1t didn't come, and l
looked out to discover, they were letting
out the people in the car at the other
side, and it was my luck to be in the car
perched up on top. Well, we did get
started, though felt sure we wouldn't,
and started down. never was as glad to
see anything as that wooden platform.
Picture my horror when we passed it.
Then thought we'll stop at the upper
one, but we didn't, and before could beg
to be let out we were off again. My car
was full of Swedes; it was Swedish day,
and couldn't speak to soul. So I
agonized again, held the car brace with
all my strength and tugged around once
more. They're entirely too generous on
the Ferris wheel.
But the sight is grand, and one should
go once, and then tear down the bars if
they didn't let you out.
Col and Mrs. Mills tell me there are
surprising stream of visitors to the New
Mexican building.
Col. Mills has secured car for fruit
and grain exhibits, and permission to
keep the same on the track during the
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