The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-10
THE FOOD FAIR OPENS.
A Big and Interesting Exhibition Down
Iu the Auditorium

By this afternoon the Portland Food
Fair will be well underway and will be
pronounced by those who attend 1t one of
the best exhibitions of the kind that has
ever been seen here. From one end of the
big hall to the other the floor space Is
taken up with all manner of attractive
booths and novel exhibitions which at
once delight the eye and serve to interest
the visitor. The roof OF the building is
almost concealed from view by canopy
of vari colored streamers and flags, while
the handsomely decorated booths on the
floor and the display of various kinds of
goods add to the attraotiveness of the
scene. Last night the attendance was
much larger than might have been ex-
pected for such disagreeable evening
and for the opening night. At eight
O'Clock the narrow alley ways between
the various exhibits were crowded with
ladies and gentlemen who had an oppor-
tunity of sampling all kinds of drinks
and foods of seeing all manner of peep
shows and novelties, Of having their for
tunes told by Gypsies and Turkish as
trologers Of listening to lectures on the
way in which to prepare delicaoies for the
table and in fact hours slip away un-
noticed, while one wanders about the big
fair and listens to the fine concert music
as furnished by the American Cadet
band.
The booths for the most part are pre-
sided over by pretty girls who all have
story to tell of what Is the best tea to
drink, the best food stuff to use or the
best household utensil to purchase. A
visitor to the fair comes away with his
arms loaded down with articles of all
kinds, many of which he has doubtless
never before heard of. And the fair last
night was not we'll underway owing to
the fact that many of the exhibitors were
late in reaching here but today the
booths Will all be in position and many
attractions which are now missing will
then be in place.
Among other exhibitors is Vice Consul
John B. Heating from whose booth two
attractive young ladies urge the visitor to
sample Appleton's India and Ceylon teas
for which articles Mr.. Heating is the
Portland agent. In the next booth,
prettily decorated in blue and yellow
new preparation called "Junkett'' used
in making buildings and such articles is
shown. The Portland Creamery, Esquy's
Albuminized Food, Wright Manufactur-
ing company, Knox Gelatine, Armstrong
Manufacturing company. Klondke prize
puzzle, E. j. Harmon the florists.
Tournier's rasin seeder, Pope Manu-
featuring oompany's bicycle, Louis Gelb
& Co. IS wild cherry products, New York
Watch company, L. f. Jordan, con-
fectionaly, Moxie Nerve Food company,
all have interesting exhibits. Besides
these there are the Passion Play Peep
show, an old fashioned cider press in
operation, Dnnte's Dream Peep show,
Japanese booth flied with all kinds of
fancy articles, an Egyptian astrologer in
q characteristic booth, a phonograph
booth, queer looking astrological in
strument where you may have your for
tune told by machinery, Mrs. CT. Plum.
mer's hand painted china, photogra-
piers booth where your picture will he
taken in three seconds by electric light a
whittier who outs out of wood all kinds
of fancy articles, and many other exbibi-
lions of this character. Then Hooner.
Son and Leighton has good exhibit of
their ranges and stoves, and there are al
so on exhibition a common sense ash
sitter and many other kinds Of machines
of use in a household. And this morning
there will be added many other attrac-
lions besides those mentioned here.
The band plays all the time and when
it stops visitor can find monographs
and other a utomatic musical machinery
enough to supply the interval between
the tunes of the baud.
Be sure and go to Boston on Nov. IL.
The fare is but $500.