The record-union., 1894-09-13
Big CROWDS ATTENDING THE FAIR.
This viii Be Governors Day and a
Holiday.
The Racing Yesterday-Wood Goes
Against Time To-Day-Stock
Parade This Morning.

good attendance and the commentaries of
the people.
At the outset it was not expected that
there would be very good, even pass
able Pavilion display, for the whole
world has talked of this as the worst of
off-seasons, until, whether it is so or not,
the people have come to believe it, be-
cause of the oft repetition. Then, too,
there was the Midwinter Fair, which for
five months filed the public eye and
emptied the individual purse and which
with its splendid county exhibits in seven
or eight distinct buildings, and Its baZar,
horticultural, mechanic art and fine art
exhibits, made ii seem probable that no
showing could be made at the State Fair
that would bear the trial of comparison.
But the fact is that despite the fair in
san francisco, on the very heels OF which
this one treads, the State Fair of 1894 is a
good, practical, valuable, handsome expo
sltion. We have had larger ones; we have
had more snowy ones possibly, but none
with more snap, vigor and good feeling;
none with greater evidence of loyalty to
the States annual exposition by the peo-
ble; none with so good or large an art
gallery; none with a better speed pro-
gramme.
Greater stock displays we have had, but
not better. and more machinery and
agricultural products have been shown
here, nevertheless there is a superior
mechanical exhibition and county exhib
Its that all the State may we'll be
proud of. Tulare County has won the
hrst premium and pockets handsome
purse of gold, given by the city OF Sacra-
mento, but let no one therefore conclude
that Tulare's is the only leading county
exhibit. On the contrary, sensible, OBJ
servant people can spend full hour in
the Sutter County exhibit, and most
protitably aud advantageously be en-
ployed ali the time in examining in detail
the examples shown of the productive
ness of that model county.
Visitors to the Pavilion must not neg
lect Implement Hall, where the latest
and best devices in agricultural machin-
cry are TO be seen, many of them in oper-
alton. The south upper hall, too, will be
found to be rich in interest. Here are
hundreds of works of handicraft. new in-
ventions in models and in working size
musical instruments, tine needle-work,
rare examples of china and porcelain
painting and of high-class embroidery,
severa! novel machines and new toys
household compounds and appliances,
and host of other eXhib bits, every one of
special interest to some class of visitors.
Along the galleries on the south, both
west and east OF the south upper hall, are
rows upon rows of cases. upright and
-
line needlework, home decorative art ex-
amples, china, mating, silk and other
painting, embroidery, laces, drapings,
and so on in endless variety.
1t will be noted that this year none of
this class of exhibits bear the names of
the exhibitors. There is simply an entry
number and classification figure. Ii one
starts out to find Miss Flora Filliiohn's
or Mrs. Irene Villa Fitzjames' needle
work exhibit, or evidence of genius and
skill IN china painting, embroidery or
decorative art, he will look in vain, Their
work is there, but it must be discovered
by its merits. Whether the new rule is a
wholly good one Is a matter of doubt, 1t
Is good for the judges. certainly, and
gives TO their awards more of character
and value; but the public really want TO
know who painted this exquisite plaque
whose genius it was that created This
novelty, OF whose line white hand was
this embroidery, and who, of ali our
women friends, evolved this thing of
beauty from textile fabrics.
On the main floor there is great deal
to see, TO instruct, amuse and entertain,
The baZars in the west wing are rich in
fancy wares, and ii one is TO believe their
clerks, every one of them stands in such
awe OF customs officers, so fears duty
charges, and the owners are so nearly on
the verge OF bankruptcy, that the goods
are absolutely going for songs-almost
no doubt. We were convinced of it last
night when black-eyed and most comely
brunette, whose smile would win
weaker man to ruin, wrecked the respect
able purse of scribe and sent we'll
known newspaper man home loaded up
with electric diamonds, mosaic buttons
old silver chains, gilt stick-pins, tortoise
shell combs, turquoise scarf ornaments.
fire gilt hairpins, silver rings, aluminium
cigar ash h-pans and a memory of womanly
wlles and departed coin. We extended
confidence 10 the fellow, but he was
thankless, and satisfied that he was the
richer by reason OF his purchases.
IN THE ART GALLERY.
There is class of true art work that
cannot, OF course, find place in the art
gallery. A fine example of this is TO be
seen in the great octagonal case at the
east entrance TO the south upper hall,
where Mrs. NJ. h. Lyon supplements her
exhibits of landscapes. fruit and flower
pieces and other superior canvases, hung
on the other side OF the Pavilion, by a |
large and remarkably fine exhibition of |
china and porcelain painting. There is |
nothing i'll the Pavilion of this order that /
is level with this work. 1t is fine art of
class that unless superior is worthless.
1t calls for exercise OF true art taste and |
OF skill the result of long experience.
Walter McEwen's The A bsent One.u |
5S, is well painted, fine example of tig- |
ure work and portraiture, but the spir- |
ltualistic effect attempted is realistic. |
The empty chair would be more eloquent
ii not seen through the ghostly mist of !
Its departed owner. Oscar kenneths so, |
still life, is one OF his best works in that
line.
Henry Raschen's study" SO. is a face |
and figure piece on very dark back |
ground that gives TO the portraiture
strength and prominence OF peculiar
quality. Miss h Mahar,s ssMonterav ,, /
10, is modest but creditable effort. Miss |
Ioure's "Grapes,o ll9, is a very good |
canvas. as also is Miss BodwelPs delicate !
tea rose canvas, III Miss Maher's Don |
ner Lake." l22, is more pretentious and |
stands 10 her credit we'll Stanton,s "A |
Parisienne," l39. is bold dash upon a |
small canvas, noticeable more for its /
boIdness than its finish. c. c. Judson's I
"Reine Henrietta Roses,n l5I. is a very /
handsome painting, superior, indeed, |
among floral effects. BY the same |
artist, Diamonds Canyon" l46, gives
in foliage. " Waiting" by Noce /
Carpenter Hudson, l36, is a novel SUBJ
ject and an admirable picture The
figure of the Indian child is full of life
and feeling, and the detail in the baske
and other surroundings is excellently
worked out. j. A. Stanton's small still !
life piece, loo, is a capital thing, some-
thing out of the common, and very care.
fully executed. Freer's portrait of the
late DR.. Oatman, l12, will be recognized
as an excellent and expressive likeness.
Mrs. Alice Chittenden's Ia is large
panel of chrysanthemums that is one of
the very best flower pieces shown in the
gallery, and among so many that are
good this is saying much. 1t has qualities
IN finish. delicacy of handling, color and
paInstaking that make ii a superior work.
Audle y. Ballou has portrait. lI3, that