New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-26
THE ATLANTA FAIR.
PROMISES OF A DELIGHTFUL AND USEFUL
EXHIBITION.
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR VISITORS TO BE AMPLE
GOOD THINGS TO EATAN ATTRACTIVE


GOOD THINGS TO EAT--AN ATTRACTIVE
woMAN's DEPARTMENT
ATLANTA Ca. Aug. IS (SpeciaD.-"Whenever ]
meet a body these days who is unfamiliar with the
signs OF the times in Georgia am reminded OF
talk | once overheard" said an observer OF the
work going at the Atlanta Fair Grounds rev
days since. ION a tramp about some mills came
on two horny-handed Irishmcn, who were enjoying
their odorferous clay 'cutties,' their backs 10 the
factory wall. putting away in solemn con'eh'mcn''
after their midday meal Said one old Paddy TO the
other: 'Oi heayr the Annge Gabriel has appayereu
in lily O. late years Oi do not know; oi do not
tax the pappers! said the other
Surely 4, must be only those who do nor tax
the pappers'' who are unaware OF me h"s''i's '''
the angel of enterprise has set on loot IN inns SEE
Ton Of the country Naturally one hears most OF
tho women's work, as that is such an u'"'"a'
feature Of public life down here but Work IN every
denar,ment is spinning. Hotels and boarding
houses are sprnging up Ike magic, ana 'ie Only
fear on that subject now is that the'e may NC 'oo
many The Exposition Public Comfort ComHi1'ee
has had the awful remembrance OF the last ia'r
be,d in Atlanta as a warning, when most OF the
o.o v,s.,ors who were the city on the day when
President Cleveland spoke here wandered ABOUT "'e
town begging nights lodging from uoof 10 uoo'
Hundreds slept on the plies OF baggage stacked up
IN the car shed and many hundreds more walked
the streets all night unable to find restng-place
This Renaissance has been the means OF providing
more than enough lodgings for any emergency OF
the coming autumn The minimum calculation OF
attendance is placed by the Exposition company a'
1000 a day. All the Indications bear out mat esu-
mate There has long been need OF more ho'eis
IN Atlanta, and those now erected are expected 10
remain open after The fair is over.
THE REST OF COOKERY AND SERVICE.
The restaurants as well as hotels will be con-
xeniept and there will be enough Of them one OF
the best is to be operated by Epps the head waiter
OF the Aragon Ia hotel well known to all Northern
,ravellers) and he intends to make the restaurant
q mart of the African exhibit. 1t Will occupy the
basement floor OF the Negro Building. Whatever
progress the colored has made in the arts ana
sciences, it has always excelled, and VIII Always
excel in the by no means inferior art OF cooAn's
and the science of serving. From no other class
Of servants does one get such cheerful. willing at
tendance and the nnocently patent fact that your
Jolly black waiter has his eyes fixed on the marx
OF a shining quarter makes no difference whatever
IN the radatng sense of satisfaction that pervades
your being after meal eaten under such pTotec-
ton.
This Negro Building is one of the most interest
ing features of the fair and the promptness with
which the negro committees have discharged their
work is deserving OF the greatest praise iheh
building was of the first to be completed, ana
the exhibit going into ii Is OF such character
as to amaze all who have access to It, whether
the Southern people entirely relish the fact or not
Il remains true that the progress OF the negro and
"reminiscences Of the Will be two of the best
drawing cards Of the exhibition. The managers
wisely realize this and doing all in their power
10 promote interest. Committees are now engaged
in fixing exactly the celebrated fields OF battle, all
the way from Chattanooga TO Savannah; even the
places of the separate charges made by the gallant
troops of both sides will be accurately marked For
the unmtary young generation, as well as Tor the
old soldiers. the route of Shermans march TO the
sea has an absorbing interest. All about Atlanta
the breastworks thrown up thirty years ago are
still visible in many places nearly perfect Behind
them children now have mock battles that often
end in bitter heartaches If the little soldiers happen
TO be from both sides. as is usually the case. The
writer was a witness Of such engagement not
long since, when sx-year-old bue-eyed Northern
boy rushed up with tears streaming down his
cheeks. quvecing with excitement demanding to
know what dreadful thing "Yank' could be-
They say am one, and they must fight me for
st." he said The mother replied. whether wisely or
not: My boy. that is old game. and the name
OF the boys The other side is Reb.' II they call
YOU 'Yank you must return the compliment by
giving them their ttle-and be you whip the
boy who started the quarrel. else you'll have no
more peace" The little lad returned to the
trenches. newly armed. and the last sounds that
were heard were the epithets "Yank and "Reb
flying through the air like grapeshot
, Ii is a lamentable TACT that every Northern boy
who comes South to live must settle the old quar-
rel over again for himself. and betide that boy
who is weaklng and unable top.
A BATTLEFIELD PEACH ORCHARD.
Seventeen miles from Atlanta near the little town
OF Marietta occurred OF the bloodiest battles of
the war There 1000 Union soldiers and many
Confederate soldiers paid their debt TO patriotism.
The Union now rest in the shadow Of old
kennesaw Mountain, IN the beautiful National Gem
eiery near by. The attempt TO take the rebel posi-
ton on this mountain was one OF the great mis-
taxes OF the war, Acknowledged as such, believe.
DIV brave Old lecumSeh. He gained the point, but
at a fearful and useless sacrifice. Now the bat
tleheid that was bitterly contested and dearly
bought is a thriving, peach orchard. and in the
spfngtme the peach make rial the mountain,
the foot the farmers every year plough up shells and
s5diers brass 6a;toas and t the sodpaed ones Of
the officers; all washed down from the noun
The "fn 1s ess sa r rapidly pouring into At
ls lam ana getting 5hsmselyss expeatioSsy pased
having The work-harvest CT his Me; The com
mites that are in charge Of the work report most
strange things they handle. The other day one
Departen TheTe wan ana. some lace Work about it
hat amazed the old fellow. and he stood speeches.
detail. reached a climax when he noted the cary
ing 81 rope somewhere about me sculpture; D9
spose dem Italian feilahs cbber plated dat ar mar
The general and really unimpassioned verdict OF
cooi heads N regard to one portion OF ne EXHIBITS
have more adversely interesting things shown than
were got together BY the Womans Department OF
tDe " OIiI ar W oman WOIk, Tor INSTANCE, VIII
hs illustrated by practical dcmotstra tons. begin
Ming with the most primitive and coming down to
given up this. and the little booths there Will
be installed the representatives of the various
tona.ties OF lacemakers wood-carvers. decorators
IN stained glass. makers Of Oriental embroideries.
silk weavers and designers OF all sorts OF artistic
work, and the industries by which women do and
may their living The Russian and Italian
lacemakors. the Mexican workers In the cobwebby
drawn linen. The Indian blanket weavers and 4
dozen more OF Ike interest Will brighten the
with their native costumes and Old World furnish
ings. These living things will inspire double the
interest OF mere commonplace collections.
FREE SPOONS IN THE COOKING SCHOOL
Practical. everyday work will have .arge space
and the cooking school bids fair 10 be the most
u, nj on he bright