The morning call., 1894-03-31

trated by exhibits made by Los Angeles
and San Diego counties in the Southern
California building. Silk culture has been
chiefly carried on in an experimental fash
Ion In California. and the interest in the
industry has been of a spasmodic nature.
In several sections. however, those inter-
ested have persevered, and the results OBJ
talned by them demonstrate that the silk
industry can be made profitable in the
southern part of the State.
San Diego makes the most complete and
in many respects the most interesting and
instructive display of the product in an up
right case in the woman's department of
the Southern California building. Two
prettlly arranged souvenir cards illustrate
the Industry in its entirety. There are
the SIX worm eggs, the skin of the worm,
chrysaIlde, cocOnD, miller. commercial
silk and sewing silk, all shown on a card
about by 10 inches in size. Another por-
tiOn of the exhibit illustrates the number
OF crops obtained by means of seven large
skeins OF silk raised from February TO No.
vem0eT. During this season the industry
Is prOfita bic one. Besides the articles
mentioned the case contains silk in manv
other forms, and the exhibit is surmouni-
sd by magnificent banner made from the
hrst silk woven in San Diego County,
which "as produced and manufactured by
Mrs. Lou Perrin. The banner is beauti-
iuily embroidered, the work being done
by Miss Florence B. Richards. The en-
DrOldery silk. taSSelS and fringe cord were
produced by Mrs. Carrie Williams, mem
Der OF the State Board of Silk Culture.
The principal portion Of the Los Angeles
silk display Is contained in two cases in
the women's department. Both exhibits
are made by Mrs. A. A. Lansingh and are
rarely beautiful. One in particular is
worthy Of close inspection. In the center
OF the case is design elaborately worked
out In vari-eOlored cOcoOns, the whole be-
ing bOrdered by chry santhemums, fuch-
sias, marguerites and buttercups, all made
from cocOons. In second case is a
splendid display of fsscnators of different
cOlors. The most novel feature OF silk
work shown is large portiere made en-
trely Of cOcoons, $500 being used in its
manufacture. The portiere hangs at one
Of the windows of the reception-rOom and
is one of the most admired exhibits In the
building. 1t was made by the Ladies'
Annex Of the Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce.
Five thousand rose bushes are being
planted in the triangular garden in the rear
of the band stand beside the Adminstra-
ton building. The shrubs are a donation
from the California Nursery Company at
Niles. They were sent to the Golden Gate
Park and Superintendent McLaren or
dered them all placed within the grounds
of the exposition. Five hundred are
standard rose bushes, five feet high. The
balance are budded stock, aud are eX-
eepti0nally fine. When they are in bloom
Sunset City can boast of field of roses.
The Mdwinter Fair Fire Department
has been practicing on the cinder track for
a fire drill, TO be given at Sunset City on
fireman's nay, May 4. 1t is expected that
a competitive drill will De arranged for the
day and the Midwinter fire boys challenge
any organization on the coast.
The new bicycle track was tested for
speed Yesterday with satisfactory results.
The track Is only three-eighths of an inch
out OF the mile. 1t is not finished yet and
considerable rolling and touching up must
be done before IT can be pronounced per-
feet The mile (three laps was finished in
9 min. 5S sec.
At the exercises to be held by the Girls
High School on April 6 Professor Bernard
Moses of the University OF California will
deliver an address. An original poem will
be read by Miss Agnes Crary, graduate
of the High School, aud now in charge of
the English department Of the State Nor
NAL School at Chico. A speech will also
be made by Horace Davis, at one time
president of the University of California.
The entire gallery floor of the Vienna
Prater has been rearranged for the accom-
mediation of spectators at the ball of all
nations tonight. The music will be fur
nished by the Prater orchestra and by the
Second Artillery Regiment band.
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