The record-union., 1898-09-13

The Pavilion proved an attraction to
a large number Of people last night,
and those who went were we'll repaid
for their visit. as things are now run
ming in fine style.
The Board of Directors have passed
a. resolution requesting the mercantile
houses and railroad shops to close if
possible on Thursday, which is Sacra-
mento Day. 1t is desired that as large
an attendance as possible be secured.
The musical and speciality program
last night was a decided success, and
those who could get places near the
stage did So Hundreds Of little folks
attended George Boyne's show for chill
dren and they were full of laughter
while it lasted
One of the most popular places on
the floor is the creamery exhibit, which
shows the various processes for making
butter and cheese. 1t is an interesting
study to watch the separators and
other ingenious machines at work.
w. r. Williamson's fruit exhibit at
tracts great deal Of attention, as 1t
is neat and quite complete.
One Of the neatest of all the displays
is that of John Ochsner, whose cooper
age exhibit is creditable.
Charles OFT, the druggist, has an ex-
tensive array of his weH-known RENE
dies. His booth is near the music
stand.
Mrs Herrick's chinaware makes q
beautiful feature Of the exposition and
attracts the attention Of all the ladies'
A. J. Pommer has a fine assortment
of sewing machines, bicycles, pianos
Mrs. ]. E. Mills will be remembered
for her artistic display of painted
chinaware. Mrs. William Gill will also
be remembered for her fancy work.
One of the interesting features Of the
exposition is the large display Of poul-
try in the great tent that forms the
annex to the great show. In the tent
outside of the Pavilion one will see
a fine display Of many varieties OF
chickens and fowls.
Mrs. Turner, Mrs. Hastings and Mrs
Bauman have very attractive display
of fancy work. 1t shows the dexterity
of the needle when the fzbrics display
ed are wrought by deft and artistic fin
gers.
]. W. Bird, H. S. Beals and Hodson
have extensive displays Of photographs
These embrace a wide variety of sub
jects, all showing that Sacramento is
not short on Photographic talent.
The display of the Sacramento Schco1
OF Design is extensive and is worth
studying, as is also the display of pen
and ink work by Girls Weisel, Jr.
1t will be impossible to give the de-
tails of any large number of the paint
irgs on exhibition, but there are some
that should be seen by all who have a
desire to know what is going on among
professionals and amateurs.
Grapes Q1S), by Mrs. NJ. T. Men
ton, has attracted a great deal Of at
tention here. as well as in San Fran
cisco. The study is rich, though nat
ural In coloring and strikes the OBJ
server as having been worked up in
detail to good advantage. Mrs. Men
ton also has several other interesting
studies, as 1.-The Spinning Girl' Q7I
and "Lilacs" go, which is meas
piece of work
Quite a number Of promising pic
lures by Mary Hinkson are to be seer
in the gallery this year. Though she
was mentioned before, it IS well to cal
attention more specifically to her work
Her Portrait" (215) and La Franco
Roses" (216) show far more than ordi-
nary ability and give promise of fu,
ture She is improving rapidly anc
shows patient spirit in her work
Mary A. Lewis has a neat study
(25O in the form Of a portrait quite
natural in coloring and general compo
sition. She also has the Wreck of the
st. Paul" (273) and other work. THE