The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-16
N NORFOLK Of I AN d ATTAIN TIA
q ,1Fheraughly Interesting Letter, lnWhlchth
E;xposltiOn2 at Atlanta Is the Subject.
civ CIT OF NORFOLK WELL REPRESENTED.
The Fatr is Described ms r,eing MS
ssSsst Beautimi ~ Si,ectRcle ms tho Hand
s "a 9 + sIan Can Devise, Being Intensely
Pleasing 10 Those Who Can APP.
q preeiatc Abe Picturesque.

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EsG Atlanta. Ga, Nov. -(special)-
q Those who have not had the good for
Il tune to visit the great Cotton States
and international Exposition, now be-
ling held in this city, have any idea. Of
ss3the mag nitude and scope Of the affair
Sout the country that the Atlanta Fair
!. is only a local show, but those who have
It been to the Exposition and returned to
81 theirs homes have told their friends
(; of the great mistake they have made In
not going. Instead of being local, the
81 Exposition is international in its char
SSacter, all the prominent nations OF
B the civilized world being represented.
The result of this disillusionlng of the
\ people is that every day greater crowds
pour into the city and the railroads
have their hands full to accommodate
i the In creased passenger traffic.
The site on which the Exposition is
Sbuilt':is much more picturesque than
was the Worlds Fair. Instead of q lev
y el plat, the buildings rise above each
other on vast terraces, the undulatinE
n perspective and the winding roads be-
I. ing intensely pleasing, alike tn eyes
trained to appreciate the picturesque
IN architecture and situation. The
Il buildings are colored white and light
s gray, and during the day when the sun
J ;iss shining. the fountains playing and
" the flags of all nations waving IF the
& breeze, the scene is one never to lie
y forgotten. But, IL possible. the grounds
j! at night are more beautiful than ever
4 and an entirely different scene presents
4 Il ttsel There are myrinds of electric
;F arcelfghts, blazing on the grand plaza
II and the roadways. The pasnihci mt
& buildings are blotted out but their out
a lines are preserved by chains of daz-
cling incandescent lights. To this scene
& letSthere be added the magnificent fire.
y works and the magical multi. colored
{ electric fountain, all mrraSed on the
Il placid bosom of the lake. ma you have
s. seen as beautiful n spectacle as the
Z hand of man can devise. f
3 VIRGINIA. AT THE FAIR.
Ss The people Of Virginia have not taken
s. the same lively Interest in the E,Sposf-
ton manifested elsewhere throughout
Il H1e southern States, and If had not
i the Old Dominion would have been
VERY poorly represented Notwithstnn6
y Ing this, however, Virginia day and the
week the military boys and Governor
8 Sferrali remained in the city will long
s pe remembered here as one of the
brightest periods of the Exposition A
Il large number OF Atlantians are Vir
Y ginians both by birth and descent.
sgIhese are very proud of their nntive
q state and did all in their power to
make the stay OF the "F T.. VS." a
pleasant one. From all accounts thew
h succeeded admirably.
THE LADIES EXHIBIT.
On. the second floor OF the Woman's
building, in the southwest corner, Is the
Virginia room. It is beautifully deco
~ tat rated an, and completely filed with the
& room there Is q large glass case filed
with beautiful embroidery work done
y IN various kinds of material The Wo-
( mans work Exchange. of Richmond,
:. has a few pieces In the exhibit, but
three-fourths of it is made up Of arti
Z cles contributed from the district sur
rounding Norfolk, which were collect
4 ca spy Mrs G. A. Nash. 1t would be i'm
a possible to describe the beautiful things
IN this case, as each piece deserves es-
pecial mention OF merit. Some of the
I 5I5anusomest work / saw, however, was
s e gone by the following Norfolk ladies:
Airs. q. L. Grandy, Miss Sarlonis, Miss
Sa Vermillion, Mrs. Thomas Broughton,
y Miss Annie Dey, Mrs. c. d. Jordan
b Miss Belle Tunstall and many others.
Inc exhibit OF fancy work has been
h greatly admired by the throngs off
Visitors and Mrs. Nash has entered the
X work with the jury of awards for pre-
miums. From several remarks made
HS by members of the jury she Is conf
81 tieI etne work Will receive the highest
- honorable mention.
IN the Virginia room there Is also
closet of hand painted china, also
\ collected from Norfolk and the imme.
s a 81 gicinity by Mrs. Nash. The work
3 Prominent pieces in this collection were
q; contributed by the following Norfolk
LADIES: Miss Florence Smith, Miss Liz,
s zte Wales, Miss Vaughan and Miss
.aDenby. s A
Onft the walls Of the Virginia room
4! hang several handsome water colors
done by: Miss Madge Lamb and a small
;ffot1S Painting of a colonial maiden from
n the brush Of Miss Annie Wales. Nor
FOLK has byEfar the finest exhibit from
SirBtnta,s and the people of the City by
q the Sea- contributed more money to
K fheSwoman's department than any city
.SSSor district In the State, Richmond in
Il clpded. 81 x;
There Is also in the Woman's build
y ingsa beautifully appointed colonial tea
5 room, which Is managed Jointly by the
ladies of Virginia and Illinois. Delight
v ful Refreshments are served and from
this the ladies derive the revenue to
maintain the exhibits.
THE COLONIAL EXHIBIT
In the Colonial Hall of the woman's
y building there is a large exhibit of
q colonial relies collected from Tide
wafer Virginia by Mrs. Hugh N. Page.
5Sof Norfolk. The Norfolk city mace
4 which was presented TO that city in
81 lob by Hon. Robert Dinwiddie, and
q which is included in the above exhibit
sThss attracted more attention than any
& other! single relic 1.-THE hall
sSa . IN the exhibit there are also two in
D teresttng swords, worn in the Reyo
NSlnttonary war. One of these was yyorn
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