The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-18

features of the fair best between and 10
o'clock in the evening. There are no pre-
datory people at the Mechanics Fair this
year. and spirit of liberality pervades the
whole show. The gallery is the one great
promenade either day or night. When
Scheel begins those threatening gestures
at the orchestra, points of observation are
at a premium. Down every aisle is tum-
bling some fellows baby. The women
grab up the lovely little things and the
fond father watches proudly as its young
one messes his pretty dress with its
moIasses candy stained fingers.
1t is the etiquette of the place to call
them ''sweet little things" when these
tots tear the boutonniere from your lapel
and leave the prints of their fingers on
your lavender trousers. The mothers are
there. but who would expect mother to
look out after her children while the band
has its present gesticalating leader? All
this and some other things teach us it is
not good thing for man to know too
much in this world
One of the most notable exhibits in the
Pavilion is that of Kenney e. Wells, near
the entrance. 1t comprises parquetry, in
laid floors and grillwork in wood. This
exhibition furnishes suggestions of designs
in inlaid floors which are the subject of
admiration of all visitors to the fair, and
Illustrations of what many of our swell
homes boast.
Among those who have adopted designs
submitted by this firm, as seen by a circu-
lar given out by the attendant at the
booth, are such well-known names as f.
M. Smith, the borax king; DR.. Martin
Regensburger, John P. Young, Fred H.
Deakin, B. n. Rowley, William B. Wilt
shire John Lee, DR.. George M. Tarrill, A.
W. Porter. A. S. Baldwin, w. Goldstein,
William J. Dingee, George Whittell, Al
fred Sutro, George d. Metcalf, William G.
Henshaw, James P. Brown, Samuel b.
Morse and W. E. Hale.
At the present time much partiality is
being shown parquetry floors by archi-
tects and people VINO give the sanitary
features consideration as well as artistic
matters. Everything seems to be in their
favor. There are no draw backs, except
senseless customs. The time has come,
too, when no modern house is complete in
oTnamentation without the use of grill
and fret work in connection with its in
terror decorations and hangings. This
work is used in arches, doorways, win
dows, alcoves, Railways, transoms, stair
cases, double parlors and to divide parlor
or other rooms. Kenney & Wells manu-
facture all this work in San Francisco, for
winch Llere is q nOIdDlc demand.
A feature of the fair is the location of
the stained glass exhibits at the east end
OF the gallery. The examples of this
work are exceedingly fine. The display
which has ELECTED the most comment from
the press and presumably from the public
is that of Thomas Butterworth. The most
notable studiess in his extensive collection,
representing every class of stained glass
known in the art, are: The 'sAnnounce-
,ay1f 10 fho dc Z
fellow" cart Wins the Heart" "Ecce
Homo" "Mater Dolorosa, "and two exquis-
lite landscape scenes. The largest piece of
the exhibit is the announcement to the
Shepherds representing the angel APP
pearing to the shepherds and announcing
the birth of Christ. The scene is at mid
night, and treated generally in the Gothic
style. The glass in constructing this win
dow is all antique and the delieacy by which
the light and shade is obtained in drap-
cries. in architecture and landscape is truly
marvellous. The general ensemble of the
window is without doubt perfection. cart
Wins the Heart" is piece which has ap-
peared before and received such favorable
criticisms that Mr.. Butterworth deemed it
wise to place it on exhibition again. In
its construction no paint IS used, the effect
of light and shade being obtained by the
aid OF glass only.
The head of Longfellow is treated in
modern manner, and is considered highly
artistic piece.
No exhibition at the fair more clearly
demonstrates than Mr.. Butterworths, that
patrons OF stained glass would be doing,thee
greatest injustice to home industry and
themselves, from every point of view, by
placing orders for this class of work else
where but at home.
The first exhibit to be installed, and one
of the few to be in shape when the fair
opened, was that of the Washburn & Moen
Manufacturing Company, near the en-
ing exhibit, and part of the one made
by this company at the Worlds Fair at
Chicago 1t is designed to show wire rope
to advantage, and comprises wire rope and
cables, Waukegan and genuine Glidden
two and four point barbed wire, galvan-
lied, coppered, timed and annealed wires,
wire ropes and. cables, bare and insulated