The herald., 1895-03-01


court in Hazards pavilion, in this city,
land never in the history of California, or,
for that matter, never in the history OF
1.-THE world, has the King appeared TO pet-
ter advantage, been more elaborately sur
founded or been more brilliantly waited
upon. His is indeed a noble lineage.
With ancestry originating in a remote
period in far-off Hindostan, his descend
ants have been carried successfully TO
Southwestern Asia, to Mesopotamia and
SYRIA, to Africa and Spain, to the West
India islands, to Florida and to Califor-
MIA. and it is here in Los Angeles, in his
favorite city, that he finds his most loyal
subjects and knows the sweets OF highest
appreciation and homage.
The Southern California Citrus Fair OF
1895. the sixth of the series held under
the state appropriation in the southern
part of the state, was opened last night
at 80 O'Clock. Without exaggeration it
can be said that the fair now so success
fully inaugurated outclasses any similar
attempt made in California. 1t is the
peer of any of it's attractive and successful
predecessors. 1t outranks anything of the
kind hitherto seen in the quantity of
fruit placedupon exhibition, in the crlti-
cal taste displayed in its arrangement,
and in the elaborate decorations. The
,uality, too, is considered by competent
Judges to be even better than in
bast seasons, the fruit being
weightier and the color, brighter.
The recent disastrous climatic events
in Florida and in Europe have demon
ktrated Southern California to be the cit:
rus region of the earth, and in the ex-
hibition can be seen the best that the
world can produce. With the ever-increas-
ing growth of the orange, lemon and kim
dred products, ambitious competition for
the honor of premiums becomes more
spirited and sharper. This is seen in the
magnificent contents of the Pavilion that
are now challenging, and for the next ten
DAVIS will continue to challenge, the at
tention not only of the thousands of tour
lists that are within our gates, and of the
other thousands who will be attracted
here, but also of our own citizens. The
Citrus Fair is of vast import to this sec
ton of the country and to this city. 1t
represents an industry around which are
closely gathered other industries that,
taken together, are making of Southern
California favored section and one that
is rapidly becoming the richest portion OF
this rich nation. The people of Los An
geles appreciate these truths, and judging
from the immense assemblage that was
gathered in the Pavilion last night, it is
safe to say that by the time the fair closes
there will be but few of this city who will
not have seen this unique exposition OF a
great and growing industry.
Entering the Fifth street doorway the
scene presented bursts upon one like the
blaze of a sunrise. The exhibits of or
anges and lemons below, the orange and
lemon colored decorations above, make this
indeed the orange palace. Everything, save
a portion of the walls and the stage, ap-
pears in these colors, relieved, of course,
by the green of the juniper, cypress and
ivy Orange and yellow The. colors of
gold and corn and wheat and olive oil,
the colors of the oriental potentate' s
Jacket! The colors of wealth, of plenty
and of power! And these are the prevail
ing tints that are met with, upon every
hand. A sweeping glance over the scene
tells of not only a bountiful Nature but of
artistic hands that have fashioned the
many exhibits. Perhaps the most strik-
ing feature among the fruit decorative
pieces is that of the Chamber of Com
merce and the Southern California Citrus
Fair Associations which stands in the
center aisle and midway between the door
ways and the stage. 1t is an imitation of
the Edison electric tower which was seen
at the World S Fair in Chicago, and con
sists of an octagonal temple of Grecian
, architecture set upon slightly raised
base. The roof is supported by eight
Corinthian columns, while running
from the bottom, up through the temples
roof, and still up, almost to the roof of
the pavilion itself, is one central column
of large diameter and surmounted by
what may be called a cap stone. The eight
columns spoken of are oranges, as are
also the capitals with which each
is crowned. The roof is also
done in golden globes. The large central
column below the roof presents a moss of
juniper sprays finished off into four per-
pendicular panels outlined in oranges. In
the center of each panel is half basket of
flowers. Above the roof the column is
still swathed in junipero, the dark green
mass being relieved by two bands or rib
D0nS Oh oranges, anu 80 CROSSING edCn
over the other on their way from the roof
to the cap stone as to present series of
large diamonds outlined in gold. The
cap stone is of oranges and grape fruit,
and upon this is a date palm whose grace
full fronds curve over as though looking in
admiration at the scene beneath. The
roof of the temple and that OF the far
reaching tower are brilliantly lighted with
the incandescent lights the bulbs being
of red, yellow and green colors. The
structure, for such it may be called, is of
beautiful proportion and chaste design,
and the effect it presents when illuminat-
ed is charming in the extreme. This, as
stated, is the exhibit of the Fair Associ-
alton and is worthy that body In pass
ing it may be here stated that the only
other exhibit of the Association is to be
found in the south gallery. This is of prac-
tical nature that the first was not intended
TO possess and consists of the "competi-
tive thirties." These are entries of thirty
pieces OF fruit made by the association
.nno,horS and are TO he passed upon by the