The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-28

lengths and encased in paper tubing.
Girls are chiefly employed for making
this fiery maccaroni and turn out mill
lions of yards in a year.
Let US suppose, for instance, that one
wants the head of George Washington
to appear in che heavens outlined by a
brilliant band of light. A scale of the
proportions of his face is first made
from q picture. A large frame is then
laid on the floor. and in the center of
this frame, with a bit of crayon is
drawn on the floor, according to the
scale. a very much enlarged picture,
usually measuring at least thirty
inches from forehead to chin. A girl
then takes a piece of rattan and bends
it in the exact form of the crayon out
line. This is fastened to the frame, and
upon this rattan outline lances are
placed very close together, and are con-
nected by the quick match Naturally
for this sort of work. and for all finish
ing off processes, girls are preferred on
account of the superior fexibility of
their fingers and their general dizziness.
NEW FIREWORKS
Among the most fascinating fire
works are always the rockets and the
beautifully scintillating complicated
wheels which give such charm to set
pieces. There will be this year an in
finitely new and beautiful variety of
both these devices. Rockets display
ing a swarm of magic dragonlike SER
penis with vermillion hued bodies,
rockets bursting forth into a broad
spread of liquid gold with streams of
glittering radiancy lighting up pretty
parachuteS, willow tree rockets dia-
mond chain rockets-rockets without
end. Then the number and variety of
wheels Wheels with a brilliant outer
ring encircling an inside ring of red or
green, contra revolving wheels with
pots of fire in variegated colors, col
ored double triangle wheels, etc. The
motive power Of these delightful dis
plays is simply due to the rapid evo-
luton Of gas. One has but to light the
fuse in order to produce gas with suf-
ficient rapidity to press against the air
and thus impel the piece onward in its
course.
The wheel is used as a motive power
in some very funny set pieces. I was
shown the skeleton of a donkey out
lined by the lances and quick match
in the manner which L have described.
Attached to it was a wheel which,
when set in motion by alighting. acted
upon the legs of the donkey in a most
lively manner.
ON THE WATER.
NOlHlDS Gail De IIlOTe uTedIIly anu IelIl-
tastic than the aquatic fireworks as
seen from shore or boat These are
made with especial reference to sea.
shore, lake or stream and include div
ing devils. flying fish water volcanoes.
sea serpents, spray fountains, jeweled
fountains and other devices, all pre-
pared with coatings of shellac wher-
ever they need to be to protect from
the water.
The japanese excel all other nations
in their bomb shell effects, and in their
latest novelty, day fireworks. The
Shells for the daylight fireworks come
in sizes 4, 6 or Il inches in circumfer-
ence These shells are placed in a NOR
tar with the fuse hanging out. One
has but to slide off the red tape from
the fuse, light the fuse and quickly
move away. and almost simultan-
eously he will hear an explosion and
see at a great altitude human figures.
dragons, animals, birds, fish, turtles,
insects balloons, parasols, chrysan-
themums and many other figures, some
of them nine feet in height.
COSTLY DISPLAYS.
The cost of finely managed display
of fireworks is no small consideration.
At the presidential inauguration at
Washington March 4, 1885, $4,000 was
paid to one company for fireworks, and
| was shown one check for S11 .000
which was given for a similar but more
extensive display at the Centennial of
Washington's Inauguration, april go.