The herald., 1897-01-23
HOME PRODUCTS EXHIBITION
An Interesting Display Yesterday by the
Woman's Exchange
A Good Evenings Program With Ath
letic Events-The Commercial
Travellers Today

| The Woman's Exchange made quite
an attractive display yesterday at the
| Home Products exhibition. The room
was hung with Indian blankets, and a
| table filled with Indian baskets accen-
| tuated the bright colors and character
| of the hangings. On the east wall there
| was exhibited a collection of dainty wa
| ter colors of California subjects.
| In the white and green booth that
seems to serve all purposes, there was a
| collection of exceedingly fine and beau
| tiful Mexican drawn-work Some of it
looked delicate and lace-like enough to
be put in frame to look at instead of
being put to prosaic uses, even on COM
pany occasions. One of the curious
things the booth contained was the
sheets of yucca fibre, which is grown
in California and sawed in Los Angeles.
1t is very effective as background for
black and white, and Sepia painting of
the old missions and other characteris-
tic subjects. 1t has, however a higher
value than this in the commercial world
its fibrous character making it the best
material yet discovered for surgeons
splints, and it is SO used all over the
United States. A dainty article for a
iduleS uTeSSlIlS tdDle Is d glove D0X
made of orange wood and ornamented
with drawing burnt in the wood. They
are of home manufacture and decorated
by lady residing in the city.
The program of the afternoon was the
usual concert by the exhibition orches~
ira.
The attendance at night was fully up
TO that OF previous evenings, possibly
SURPRISING them somewhat in numbers
The crowd walked around in the early
part of the evening. looking a t the booths
and accepting all the samples offered.
The young ladies in some of the booths
having goods most desirable, begin to
feel themselves imposed upon. as many
of the sightseers call early and often for
samples of the same article.
The anima toscope holds its popularity
as a curious and novel exhibit Mr..
Louis Nordlng gave an entertaining ex-
hiibtion of club swinging that won en-
thusiastic applause.
Messrs. Sentous and Tache gave an
exhibition of Swiss wrestling. Sentous
won the first fall, Tache the second and
the referee, Mr.. Scott calling foul on
Sentous on the third round, Mr.. Tache
was declared the winner.
Professor Van Court instructor, and
Walter McStay, secretary of the Ath-
letlc club, gave an exhibition of boxing
which was highly amusing to the au-
dience.
In the home trainer bicycle race. the
naIr mile amateur between Willy and
A. c. f. Dee was won by the former in
"a 80 seconds, the prize being a pair of
bicycle Shoes
In the half mile exhibition by Vim.
Ruess. box of confectiops was the prize
awarded for the best time made on rec
ord in % 1-5 seconds.
The one mile exhibition against time
a Il Inc
utes and As seconds The judges were
Messrs. Brink. McStay and Scott; the
timers, ThayeE Smith and E. Chairman.
S. j. Spiers, starter.
Today at 10 o'clock there will be a Sc
lection of music by the high school or
ohestra, after which there will be exhi-
btions of rapid calculation stenography
and typewritiDg and business practice
At o'clock the orchestra will play
again, followed by an exhibit of Sloyd
calisthenics by third, sixth and eighth
grade pupils, drawing and music This
being commercial travellers day, also,
the commercial men will meet at the
Hollenbeck at 2 o'clock and march in pro-
cession to the pavilion. They will there
meet their customers from all over
Southern California, give them hearty
greeting and escort them around the
hail. Over 5000 invitations have been sent
out to customers who will be the guests
Of the commercial men. Part Of the pro-
gram of the evening will be presented by
the travellers, who refuse to publish the
details, but promise the public that it
will be hummer.
Prof. Kramer'S pupils will appear in
the first part of the evening, Miss Lille
Baruch in the skirt dance and Elmo
Blakley in la cachuca.
There will also be a military race on
the home trainer, in heavy marching
uniform by Private A. Mathews and A.
G. F. Dee.
A one mile race by Stewart and Allen.
Animatiscope will have new views
a cock fight tallyho COACH band drill,
first act of The Milk White Flag, feed
10 horse show and the Atlantic seaboard.
The baby show, admitting children
under three years, will be held on Tues
day next. Persons desiring to exhibit
babies must apply to Mrs. ID. G. Stevens,
42S West Sixth street, before noon today,
at which time entries close.
Persons are requested to be at the pa
vilion at las p. M. as the grand parade
starts promptly at 2 o'clock. Baby car
riages can be decorated according to
taste. Each one must be provided with
a little girl from 10 to ~ years old, in a
nurses white cap and apron, TO wheel
the baby in the parade. Twenty boys
are wanted to act as police guards for
the babies.
The Los Angeles free kindergarten day
will be Saturday, the 30th inst, at which
time there will be am attractive program,
the details of which will appear later.