The herald., 1897-01-26

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The ladies in charge ct the Newsboys
Home day at the Home Products exhi-
bition yesterday succeeded in decorat-
ing the handsomest booth presented by
any organization on the various days
The means employed were simple, but
very effective Newspapers are applied
to many useful and practical purposes
aside from the reading of them. but as
general thing they are not selected as
articles of ornamentation. 1t was Mrs
Sales bright idea that, the day being
benefit to the home OF the newsboys,
the proper material with which to en-
bellish the booth would be newspapers
and the result surprined the workers
themselves. The foundation laid over
the frame was made of the ordinary
daily issues Oevr this was hung the
special editions of the various city pa
pers. The dado and friezes We're gay
with alternate covers of La Fiesta Her
aid and the Midwinter Times.
The wall in the rear was covered with
the Christmas Sunday World, the Christ
mas Capital and the Express. The post
ers issued by the various papers were
used effectively, adding to the pictur-
esque effect of the whole. Ropes of smi
brillian orange-colored bignonia and
large bouquets of roses were tastefully
used. A number of tables about the
room were adorned with newspaper
covers, on which stood large sympo-
sium. loaned by Mr.. j. B. Brown, and
on another a mammoth bouquet of car
nations sent by the Sunday World.
The ladies who decorated the booth
were Mrs. Sale, Mrs. Bosbyshell, Mrs.
Burgoyne, Mrs. Carey and Miss Ear
nest. Mrs Threlkeld, to whom the home
is so deeply indebted for its success,
was present during the day and even
ing, greeting the hosts of friends who
called.
The patronesses of the day were out
in full force. doing everything possible
to further the interests of the home
and extending a cordial welcome to all
who called upon them.
The program of the afternoon was
furnished by the exhibition orchestra,
which is about the only form of enter
tainment that can be heard above the
noise of tramping sight-seers and the
whirr OF the machinery that runs al!
day.
THE EVENING PROGRAM
The attendance of the evening was
fully up to the standard of last week in
numbers, except that of Saturday. The
opening numbers of the program were
given Win BoOu spirit Dy the orcnestri
after which the Star Drum corps played
a selection of negro melodies.
The bicycle races aroused the usual
amount of interest and enthusiasm
that has greeted the performers each
evening. In the boys mile race, Manly
against Brown, the latter won in three
minutes and ten seconds. In the one
mile lap race by Nelson and Shafer,
Nelson scored fourteen points in two
minutes, twenty-seven three-fifths sec
onds. Shafer making but eight points.
In the two-mfle race, by Muzzey and
Dee, the Y. NJ. G. A. wheelmen, Muzzey
had 1-16th of a mile start, and won nine
laps In four minutes and fifty-one sec
onds. The exhibition quarter of a mile
by Aldridge, with a flying start was
made in 29 2-5 seconds. The exhibition
half-mile, with flying start Myron
Hill of Pasadena made in SO 20 seconds.
Miss Gary, who sang soprano solo,
Hearts Delight, has a sweet, clear
voice, but scarcely volume sufficient to
fill so large building with such a va
riety of noises to overcome.
The Marine quartet, composed of
Messrs. A. Holgate. c. Ragland. c.
Overholtzer and A. Russ, sang two Sc
lections, the last in response to an en-
core.
The Y. M. c. A. Athletic club gave an
excellent exhibition of variety of ath-
letic movements under the direction of
Professor Bessing.
The central point of interest is
always the little machine that
stands in the end of the balcony
under a canvas-covered structure ami
throws its moving pictures on a screen
on the stage. The animatoscope Is es-
sentially California invention, COM
pleted year and half before anything
was known of Edison's machine. The
inventor, W. l.. Wright, was formerly
OF Portland, Oregon, but is now a resi-
cent Oh san Francisco, where tile ma
chines are manufactured. The first
complete machine was put on the mar
ket ABOUT six months ago, several
OF winch are now on the way to eastern
cItles. The machine Is a small affair
that STANDS on table or bench, and IS
run by electricity making no more
noise than the ightest running sewing
machine The scenes are photographed
on MIN While ii is revolvinr
ana Joined together, making a continu-
Gus band> This runs over a sprocket
wheel and then through slide The
electrlc hgnt is placed behind the pic
ture ana throws 1t through lens that
magnifies six hundred times. The light
used IS or six hundred candle power.
ana the machine revolves thirtv-six
times to the second. The pictures are
tnree-1ourths OF an inch long and one
1nch "loe, ana there are $50 on foot Of
-' SNSHC iihc ina OF the Onpra-
tives leaving the Clark thread mill fhara
are are taSsn zsSo pictures; pct res The photographs
way, except that a thirty-two candle
power electric light is used in the print
Ing instead of the sunlight.
BABY SHOW TO-DAY
New York and San Francisco nav
Doast OF their horse shows, but Los An.
geles will be able to pride itself TODAY
on its baby show, when the grand na,
rade of babies takes place in the pavii-
ion For several days Manager Grav
has been besieged by anxious inouirers
who desired to obtain information re-,
gardlng the arrangements for baby dav
The lady patronesses, who have the az.
fair in charge. desired to- maintain sa-
cresy about their plans. and expected tn
give the visitors to the exposition TODAY
grand surprise. The interest in the
baby show, however, has daily increased
and this afternoon will see the largest
crowd that has yet witnessed the events
at the pavilion.
In addition to the names of the ba hies
taking part, and published yesterday
the following entries have bean receiv.S