The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-15

played on every side one would suppose
that the exhibitors who received space had
not had two weeks in which to prepare,
but had received notice only the night be-
fore.
The carpenters were busy on the frame
work of booths. decorators were cutting
great bolts of highly colored cloth into
lengths and passing them to assistants,
who wove them into fantastic and artistic
shapes, while painters were swinging
brushes, applying paint wherever there
was room for it.
In machinery hall there were gangs OF
mechanics putting up all kinds of ma
chinery. The saving by the artists in
wood, the clang of heavy hammers on iron
and the continued tick-tack by the deco
rators produced a racket that at times
during the afternoon unstrung the nerves
of Fritz Scheel when he was leading his
musicians through some difficult pianis-
simo passage. Once or twice the tall
wielder of the baton gave vent to his feel
ings, but as what he said was in a foreign
tongue it was lost to many who were with
in earshot. But all this will change in q
very short time, and before Saturday after.
noon everything, the managers hope, will
be in place to please the eye.
Almost at the entrance on the ground
floor there is going up a chocolate palace
in white columns set off with filets of sold
leaf put on at the rate of yard minute
There was another artist at this place who
was streaking the hair of chubby-faced
cherubims at the head of each column
and the gum-girl in blue, who was watch.
ing him, sighed and exclaimed, Don't
wish had golden hair!''
Near the bandstand there is a pretty
arrangement of water ffterers and i'm
mense glass columns filed with water as
clear as crystal. To each of these there i:
affixed a faucet, but there are no cups OF
glasses, and those who view this display
that is a temptation to quench thirst, TURF
water, so much in sight. but not drop tc
drink"
The Swiss-ItaIian colony of Asst, Sonomi
County. has considerable space near the
front of the building, in which its agent!
are temptingly arranging the products O
the place.
The solitary trout which the night before
occupied one of the tanks of the aquarium
had several mpanions yesterday and be
swan about as if ne was crowded. Adjoln
ing the aquarium there is an exhibit o
HaHidies wire tramway for transporting
ores, and opposite a rock grotto has beer
erected to show the difference between
filtered and unfiltered Spring Valley water
After looking at this exhibit and having
the mind filed with thoughts or microbes
that gnaw at the vitals one may turn to
the west and become impressed with an
idea of the future state by resting the eyes
on group of stately monuments such as
adorn plats in the silent city OF the dead
A cheerful combination, that OF nasty
crawling, acknowledged microbes and
tombstones.
The saw exhibit that occupied the west
wall on several previous occasions mas
been replaced by display OF all KINDS OF
tools. Two California industries, exhibits
of which are being put into shape, are con-
densed milk and California salt.
The borax display is being fitted up with
numerous electric lights, which, when
turned on, will make the crystals OF which
the columns, slabs and blocks OF this
pavilion are constructed scihtillate ike
Aladdin's diamond cave. One youngster
who was near this exhibit caught sight OF
an unused column of crystals, shouted
Rock candy!" and put his tongue to one
end of it, but it did not take him long to
discover his mistake and cry for water.
There was not very large attendance
during the afternoon, but those who were
there crowded those portions OF the gal
leries nearest the bandstand and listened
to the music. Among the visitors were
Ii Yang Yu, the Chinese Consul-General,
and suite. The Consul wore his robes OF
Office, and on his face there was an appear
ance of content, probably because he was