The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-10
HousToN,s ZIG FESTIVAL.
The ImpressiOns .f a Northern OBJ
server mt Houston.

HOUsTON's BIG FESTIVAL.
The Impressions ~ a N0rthern OBJ
II server nt Houston.
Galveston Tribune.
Houston has PITT ON her most gala at
tire this week ana life and animation seem
TO permeaie everything and with the
abundance OF Gods most beautiful and
choicest gifts Flowers. fruits and vege-
tabes--iavished SO penttlully az her rect,
she should be happy
That she Is 80. is In evidence every
where
houston's Flower. Fruit and Vegetable
tesuivai has been q great SUCCESS and
crowds have thTongcd the buildings from
early morning until late at nignl. IL Is
es, tmaleu that between 1900 and 1900 per-
sons have Witnessed the various parades
the flower parade. the illuminated pa
fade. the bicycle rarade--and also passed
through the buildings each day.
4 1t is indecd an exnipit we'll worthy OF Il
trip TO see and observe the ,exclamasions
4 OF delight which one hears on every sIde.
Il Those or you who have not seen b. have
missed u rare treat, ut least so thinks u
I Noruhern woman who for The til,a- Time
Is visiting q show of summer flowers in
niidwinter.
II What would our Northern friend and
4 Observation-Disclosures. whose interests are
so closely Identified with those OF Texas
ana who is now wrapped in her mantle
/ OF snow. ice and cold Winds. without a
green leaf or flower 10 be seen, except
| In green houses-tliuk II she could sep
! INTO this large building and see the gor-
| gcous display OF fiowors, fruits aud vest-
tables gathered IRON out OF doors ut near
/ ly Christmas time
| | live seen the flower festival at Santa
Barbara, Cal.. in April and The flower
fiesta iii Los Angeles, Cal, In May, and
the flower carnival In Colorado Springs in
Colorado in August and now l nave tho
great pleasure OF viewing the Texas Flow
or, Fruit and Vegetable Festival IN HoCs-
ton eXas. IN December
The promoters succeeded in having
so,Iething novel when they conceived and
/ carried otit The idea OF having q mldwlnler
| flower festival. AMI could your Northern
friends know OF this exhibit 1t would he
convincing proof TO them of the miidness
oil the winter climate of Texas and be the
means of bringing many OF them here dur
/ ing the winter season
| 10 get up auch an exhibit and arrange
| an interesting programme fro six days
/ means a tremendous amount OF detail
work. and Houston deserves great credit
/ in making her festival such n success In
! so young State.
Some of the counties have specially fine
displays. Rock Island did herself proud,
as did Angle.ton, Brazoria county, Alvin.
Sugariapa, the Hay association, Matagoraa
| county. Galveston, Liberty, Waller, Fort
Bend and many Others. Harris county has
a specially fine display of flowers, plants.
hardy and tender palms, royal papns, saso
paems. the bal.aLr.arms, nine leet nigh
ana five feet across and a grear yar.esy OF
maiden hair ferns. Trailing Terms, Austria
Han ferns, six and seven feet tall, and
n large number of crotons, coiored foliage
plants. rubDtr trees, aloes and osdhar trop-
Teal plants and the beautiful asparagus
sprJEerie, filling several baskets ANA many
other plants TOO numerous 10 meiltion.
Colonel Il. u. GUAM CHAM has several
large paintings showing his extensive
sugar phanaation--the largest sugar plaE-
taton in the South. having $4,000 acres
of land in sugar cane, cot6on and corn, and
employing 200 convicts He has also on
exhibition samples of sugar ana samples of
wrapping paper made Out OF sugar cane
b.llasse at the paper factory on ihe plan
tation.
The tobacco display Is the finest have
ever seen anywhere
Anu no Southern exhibit would be conf
plote without the cotton which was very
tine. | was much interested in very
large picture OF the Houston cotton yards,
which would attract much attention IL
placed ON exhibition in the North.
! In one corner are the milk. butter ana
dairy products, Occupying quite space
and commanding the attention OF all Wis
itors. IL Is the best display of the kind
that has ever been made In the city be-
fore. Some OF the butter is of excellent
auaIity in pound packages and some OF it
nodded into fancy shapes such as cones.
flowers, pineappes. etc.
Mrs f. A. Re.chardt has charge of the
home cooking department aud there is
quite large display of jellee and pre-
serves in glass Jars, candles, cakes ana
| other choice cookery.
/ One of the very best and finest displays
in the building Is In the department Of
textile and fancy work. Most exquisite
pieces OF needle work are shown and the
display IS q very large one; being the
| choicest display ever made Ia Texas. Many
have exhibited who have never before
allowed their work to go away from their
own homes. The display of Bgttenburg
| lace Is very fine,
| Noticeable among the exhibits was u
homespun table cloth. 100 years old; two
home raised. home spun. hand made quilted
white bedspreads attracted attention he.
cause OF their beauty and also were more
interesting from the fack that the lady
who made them has twelve children ana
Intends making one for each child as an
heirloom. admire her patience.
Crazy patchwork quilts, sofa pillows and
fancy work OF every description was dis-
played in great profusion
Near this collection was a lone exhibit
made by Mrs John +. Dickson, which
continued some very old and rare cufdos.
one Interesting piece. was Spanish Mar
ouetry cabinet taken from one OF the con-
fiscated nonastrles OF the City of Mex
| leo. There Is copper hani made cup
used for drinking hcldy water from tho
miraculous well at the shrine at Gnada-
hpe. City OF Mexico, an Irish shillal2h !
eom Cork Ireland and several pieces OF ,
nrlestly yestment bead work.
Near by Is a bill OF Interesting history.
showing a piece of the Side OF the warship
Texas with wound received off Santiago
de Cuba, July 8. 1888.
The department OF art was a large ana
fine one, both In pictures and hand painted
china.
The whole display Throughout the large
Auditorium was fine one and the elab0- !
rate decorations of tuppn, Wild peach
I, ENGLISH ivy, holly and Spanish moss fans
ing in graceful festoons from the high
&c irg, Frightened hy the colors OF red.
w and blue, presented a very beautiful
o,.st.