The morning call., 1894-03-18

were two empty-handed and dsconsolate
boys and an army of befiagged and trium-
plant women
All OF the cars on every line running out
70 the exposition grounds were crowded.
The personnel of the crowds d ffered
largely from that of previous gala davs
That many of hose who visited Sunset
City Yesterday had not been there befOra
was eVdenced by their remarks on the
cars. , me wondered If they were on the
right line and inquiries were frequently
heard as to the location of the gates.
There can be no question as to the POM
larity of the 25-cent rate of admission
The stamp of general approval was placed
On the reduction by 5000 people yeSter
DAY who would not have gone out TO the
lair had the charge been the higher rate
maintained heretofore. Despite the fears
expressed by the executive committee that
d small charge would bring out an unde-
slrable class Of visitors, those who crowded
sunset City yesterday and Swelled the
receipts OF the exposition were as respecta-
pie and orderly as those of any day when
IL cost 90 cents to get through "a turnstie.
BTer Pague stood in and sent out as
pleasant day as could be desired. The
sun shone brightly from start to finish.
Inc fresh breeze was not unpl 3asant. 1t
had lost the keenDess of Friday, and sent
great chunks of ozone down into the lungs
o. many who haven't too frequent oppOr-
eOhAtiCo VI lundllUS d pure rare at
mosphere. 1t was The sort of day when
every one desired motion. and 50 the
crowds Kept wandering about, in simple
but very real enjoyment.
Even the grass and trees were green ia
honor of St. Patrick's day. AS for flags,
Sunset City was full OF hem. aud emerald
colors Heated gayly In the breeze. Not
concession IN the grounds failed to display
the harp OF Ireland. The entrance gates
were trimmed with green bushes. A big
Irish banner blew from a pole on the roof
OF the Administration building, and an-
other of the same occupied the place of
hone or by the side of The stars and stripes
on the top of Festival Hall.
C0ncessionaires resorted to all kinds of
devices TO catch the crowds. Many were
decidedly ingenious and all were effectual.
One or two "barkers" on the Midway
dressed in their costumes and aft, cted the
character of Irish gentlemen of the old
amused the men from Tipperary. Dane
ing girls wore green, and even the Indians
ornamented themselves with green plumes
and ribbons.
All of The officials about the Administra-
tiOn building were beautifully Ornamented
with rosettes ana badges. Lieutenant
Hasson had an immense piece of green
satin in the place where he ordinarily
wears MS cravat, and Louis Sloss Jr.
his HiberDian origin by
waving SOU re yard of green handker-
chief. Every one else who draws a salary
from the exposition paid the same comDli-
ment TO the nationality of the chief visitors
of the day.
An advance guard of uniformed people
who accompanied he baseball players pre-
ceded the official parade. half a dozen
coaches, nlled inside and out with enthu-
slastle cOlleSians, made them selves heard
all over the grounds as they drove around
the court of honor. They were headed by
the Iowa band and their entrance was
spirited feature of the day. Then fol-
lowed the teams from Stanford University
and Santa Cara College. who inaugurated
the baseball tournament. Their friends
had coaches, too, and so had the students
of st. Ignatus and Sacred Heart col
leges.
The baseball! enthusiasts proceeded dt-
rectly 10 The recreation grounds. Dis
plays of the colors of the com petiug teams
emblaZoned the grandiSIsud. There was
rush of PEOPLE thither. and although thou
sands surrounded the diamond they were
not missed. The elliptical shaped court
still retained Its crowds.
La the meantime w. II. Holt had finished
his morning concert on the chimes ''The
Last Rose Of Summer" and The Aarp
That Once Thro' Tara's HALF had
sounded their last notes. There was a
brief lul in the proceedings and then the
ST. Patriek's day parade came upon the
scene. The procession entered at the
north gate and moved along the east drive
to the Midway. Then it returned to the
court and moved by the Administration
building. The route was then along the
Midway ana to the recreation grounds,
where the procession was reviewed by the
grand marshal aud dismissed.