The morning call., 1893-12-11

day that came yesterday, as on many
other days in winter. The sky had a
matchless blue, without a single cloud,
although for an hour or two banks of fog
blew in from Honolulu or japan or some
of those places in the Pacific Ocean. Pos
slby these fog drifts kept many people at
home. There was never breath of wind,
except, indeed, bracing breeze toward
evening. People carried Oyercoats on their
arms. Oriental women walked about with
lace on their heads, and Turks and
Egyptians. accustomed to warm climes.
felt comfortable in the light summer dress
they wore in Chicago. 1t was simply
typical winter day-in San Francisco.
The great fence around Sunset City
was completed late Saturday evening ard
an admission fee OF TWENTY-FIVE cents was
demanded yesterday. Being the first day
for admissions Chief Z. A. Fielder of the
department of admissions was busy from
morning till nigh. He had three stats of
men at work, one at each of the three
gates. and having to superintend and di-
rect them kept him going around the
grounds. THIN, too, he was anxious about
results, as these admissions would give
some approximate basis for estimating
numbers OF future turns 10 the self
registering stiles now on the way from
Chicago. The gates closed at 3 P. NJ, and
then the ticket men hastened to Mr.. Eel
der's Office in the Mills building. On
counting up tickets it was found that 1867
persons had paid twenty-five cents each to
see Sunset City. The total receipts were
1856 70.
In addition to the number Of paid ad-
missions there were hundreds of en-
ployes, concessi0naires and their people
besides the eXcursOnlsts from San Jose
and Fresno, who were admitted free.
There was no trouble to speak of, ex-
cepting a difficulty with an Italian work.
whn nOuln ar En- h
He was returning from lunch at the last
moment of his twenty minutes rest, when
gatekeeper questioned his ticket and
wanted him TO sign the back. The Italian
explained he had only twenty minu es for
lunch and would be "dOcked" for being
late, but his excuse was not taken.
Wbereat the brawny workman proceeded
20 grade the entrance pasSagewav with
the ticket man. He did not stand on
ceremony and entered the conquered city
like proud Napoleon.
The Midway Plaisance, or whatever the
picturesque winding roadway among the
trees VIII be styled. was almost finished as
far as buildings were concerned. Begin.
ming at Ann Hathaway's cottage beside
Strawberry Lake, already nearing compile
tioD. walk southwark Will give many
changes of scene. The ostrich farm a
quaint Egy ptian house. is completed, and
the tamale house, Arizona building, Boone's
arena, oriental concession structures and
dozen others are nearly ready for their
temporary uses. Alameda County had a
large number Of men busy with its hand
some building. The Northern California.
Santa Barbara. Santa Clara and the other
county buildings are about completed.
Monterey's pretty house is ready for ex-
hibits The ponderous machinery of the
Firth wheel was in Sunset City, and a
gang of mechanics got some of it into po-
sitiOn during the day. The canvas Tor
Hawai's panorama was hauled up to the
big round structure, and the concession
aire busted himself with his safe. desk,
Office furniture and a load of parlor and
bedroom furniture. as he will live in the
panorama.
The exhibition buildings proper were
blossoming into beautiful pavilons every
hour Of the day. Inside the Mechanical
Arts palace the workmen confined oper