The record-union., 1896-09-20


attendance at the Pavilion during the
season of fair. Usually during the last
week of the States exposition, when
the whole town is on dress parade in its
best bib and tucker the crowds will
be so dense that one has fairly to wedge
ones way through. Those who have
attended have not aiken the same in
attended have not taken the same in
former occasions. There have been
times when the Pavilion presented a
fairly festive and gala-day appear
ance, adorned as it was with the flower
of our citizens in full-dreSs costume.
The crowd of promenaders was then an
interesting study in Kaleidoscope col
or, as we'll as fine and brilliant fabrics
in every grade of expenditure. But this
year Dame Fashion seems to have been
indiSpoSed, so frugal has she been OF
displaying her Sunday go -to-meeting"
gowns. The exhibits have some of them
at least been quite original as to char
acter and rich in display. The Peary
expedition was very instructive, and
only one feature about it surprised the
beholder That was the large army Of
attendants Lieutenant Peary seemed
to have with him. They covered the ice
bound coast for miles around. However
il was decided feature among the eX
hibits and attracted lots of attention.
We can always depend upon Weinstock,
q Lubin for something decidedly new
and creditable at exposition time, as it
is well known that they spare neither
time, expense nor energy in making
their share of the States display sue
cess. The electrical exhibit was also
redeeming feature and added wonder
credit is due Mr.. Laurence for his clever
arrangement of effects in the electric
tower, whose varying colors delighted
the eyes of those who viewed it from
hall below or balcony above.
"Is it a reed or a pipe organ?" asked
lady of A. ]. Pommer, whose clever
symphonium was discoursing the sweet
strains of Der Freishutz." It's silver
pipes really looked as if they were
breathing forth music of a truly pipe
organ quality. On the other side of the
Pavilion. while Arnold Hyman was set
ting forth beneath his skillful fingers
the virtues Of a banjo Irish harp man
dolin-guitar" piano, woman with
three growing girls. all of whom were
listening intently to the pathetic strains
of 1.-THE Last Rose of Summer" was be-
ing cleyerly harangued by one We'll
yersed in this line of business, and al
most convinced that if the opportunity
to buy a first-class instrument were not
seized as soon as offered, her girls
would soon be beyond all power of pa
rental affection, to educate in this
branch of the arts. Are all these girls
yours, madam" he inquired solicit
ously. On receiving reply in the af-
frnative he answered, Why, land
alive. YOU ought TO own three or four
nfanos by this time. Amt thinking of
buving. are you?" mo" she replied
"Weu. mark me- he sagely observed
snow is the time to make musicians Of
them: you'll regret it if you don't" But
some people are willfully stubborn and
eootistical. which makes it difficult to
convince them that they do not under
stand their own business little bit bet
ter than anyone else.
But, alas for the frailty OF the "pomps
and vanities OF this wicked world the
fair is no more. It's sun has set for an
other twelve month Its glory is de-
narted and it's country SWANS and best
rirls have returned to thesowing and the
roaming and gathering into barns. Yet
some of US are not sorry to enjoy 1T
t,a re1axation after all the upside-down-
moss of the past three weeks
Mics Grace Carroll of Oakland, who is
tho nossessor of a wonderfully beautiful
contralto voice, which so far has ia
,ored our people but sparingly, has been
o,o,roll at Seventh and II streets, dur
x;sit;np the home of her uncle, Jerome
ing the past week
On Sunday night last at the open-air
hand concert at the Plaza compost
tion was rendered by the band under the
siraction of G.. A. Neale, which was the
outcome of the budding genius of Mas
Ter Albert Elkus. 1t was galop named
Cor a favorite horse ''Zulien," and evil
deptlv descriptive of the prancing and
cavorting for that pet animal. 1t was
of conrse arranged for the band by Mr..
NeaIe but on the side of the young mu-
sician. who is rapidly working his way
into public favor as an infant prodigy
in pianoforte playing, 1t must be said
that the composition was decidedly
clever production for a mere lad of II,
and unite bright and lively in effect all
through. His friends will look for some
thing more from the same pen with
,ucb interest as time develops his tai
ent more and more.
Speaking Of music and musicians, 1t
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