The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-27
BABY SHOW TO-DAY.
TT WILL BE THE FEATURE OF THE
DAY AT THE EXPOSITION.
Fourteen Hundred Paid Admissions
Registered Yesterday and Last
sight-shsw Already . Pronouneed

The Pure Food exposition IS an assured
Success. The Big crowd that gathered AZ
the formal opening Of the show Monday
msaf gave Us most hearty approval LAST
night with the exhibits IN better form,
large crowd o. visitors enjoyed the sights
as much or more than On the FIRST night.
EFl1sntIy the exposition Is going 20 draw
vel throughout the season % two weeks
Tie management has ~ preparation xpe-
csal attractions Tor every day. together
with well chosen musical programmes for
the evenings
Fourteen hundred paid admissions were
registered az the exposition yesterday and
last night This was not as large as the
crowd assembled a. the opening night.
but there was mere room n the aisies be
tween the exhibits and visitors had a bet
ter opportunity TO see the sights. Addi-
uonal booths were put IN order yesterday,
ana the light seemed 10 Dc better than on
the previous evening. number OF hand
some features IA the way CT exhibits were
added
Miss Tracy began her series OF cooking
lectures. having for an audience about 10
ladies' owing 10 the nou-arTfvsl Of the
necessary cooking utensils. Miss Tracy
was compelled to alter the programme al
the last minute. She gave an informal
talk on modern methods in cookery as
compared with the ways followed by the
housewives Of a generation ago. and said
that IN cooking. as In every profession
success could not be achieved without in
struction in the FUNDAMENTAL principles OF
the art 4 primary knowledge Of the
chemical properties Of the various food
elements was necessary. Miss Tracy
baked a Boston favorfte'' cake during
her discourse. The demonstration was
quite elaborate, and the lecturer gave
many valuable hints as to the proper
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the oven at Just the proper temperature
for baking q good cake.
In rivalry with the attractive display OF
appetizing vian9s there will be today an
exhibition OF the Seattle baby in large
numbers. singly and In twins. The baby
show IS feature OF every weli-regulated
exposition. and great interest Is being
taken by more than one fond mother in
today's event. Sevsnty-five entries have
been made. and from present Indications
there will be the keenest sort OF compe-
tition for the prizes. OF course there are
bound 10 be disappointed ones. but the
average mother is willing to take chances
on failure to win the best prize. Three
sets OF twins sre promised for the baby
show today. Fifteen prizes IN all Will be
given away.
One of the features OF the exposition is
the uniformly good musical programme
rendered in the evenings. Last night the
flFst regiment ofchestFat tta oS SaHiuei
Driscoll. gave programme OF we'll
selected pieces. including the "Senlirsmide'
overture by Rossini. a selection from
Faust" and violin solo by Louis Singer
man. Sig. De CapTio rendered a baritone
solo with his accustomed skill and taste.
giving a second number in response TO the
encore Miss stephens viii be the soloist
for this evening.
Exposition Notes.
Saturday morning at the Exposition viii
be devoted TO school children.
Among the out OF town visitors who have
registered at the exposition are Mrs. \.
l.. Hoimes of San Francisco: Mrs. s G.
Slaughter. Of Tacoma: Fred Burgess. OF
San Francisco: Capt Beach. Of New
York c. Y. Fuller, of Portland; Mr.. and
Mrs. Hanover OF WalIa Wslla: W. T.
Pillman. OF Everett. and a delegation Of
ten excursionists from Fall City.