The San Francisco call., 1898-02-03
BOXES MADE
 IN A HURRY This Time Girls Amuse the Crowds at the
 Mining Fair. Cooking in the Klondike Illus trated by Miss Edna
 Davies. All the Arrangements for the Klondike Wedding Have Been
 Completed.

Large crowds visited the Mining Fair and Klondike Exposition yesterday and last night and the numerous and varied exhibits that fill the Mechanics Pavil- ion were again objects of interest. The chief feature of last nights programme was the paper-boxmaking contest be- tween seven girls in the employ of the Schmidt Label and Autograph Com pany. The terms of the contest were for the folding of fifty paper boxes. There were four prizes and the first was easily won by Minnie Althausen, in 61s minutes; Maggie Dime, second, minutes; Minnie Koopman, third, minutes. and Julia Baliste, fourth, SN minutes.
 Professor James Hillock gave most interesting exhibition of the rescuing and resuscitation of the Klondike min- CTS from the dangers of the Yukon River and the mountain passes of Alaska.
 Miss Edna Davies, graduate of Mrs. Rorer's cooking school of Philadelphia, who daily delivers two lectures upon the methods of cooking in the Klondike, is proving one of the most interesting as we'll as instructive attractions of the Mining Fair The hours of her lectures are 2:30 D. m. and 8:30 D. m. Large audiences have been in attendance upon the lectures for the purpose of ob- taining information as to how a course or table d'hote dinner may be served in the region of ice and snow.
 Miss Davies talks in a most forcible manner q have to do it," she said. 1T am up against the band and its awfully r, oy,I ,n,1y I tn xya1l my audience wouldn't hear me for the music. "E
 How do I cook meal over camp fire?
 Its simple enough. First you build the fire and get bed of hot coals, then with a few simple utensils, such as a frying pan and a pot to boil water in, it's an easy matter to get up a good meal.
 'No, I am not representing or using any particular firms goods I am em- ployed by the management of the fair to teach the people the best methods of cooking the best kinds of food, such as are used and cooked by all the Klon- dike miners.
 Tn cooking beans you first boil them and then allow them to bake slowly in Dutch oven.
 Vegetables are readily carried in miners outfit, and are very easy to cook. They are either desiccated or evaporated. The former are partly cooked and then dried, while the latter are prepared entirely by a process of drying. They are-frst soaked in water and then cooked by boiling. Soup I make by boiling compressed soup cakes in water and adding a sufficient quantity of evaporated cream"
 There are many other minor points Miss Davies illustrates in her lectures, and after all of them she gives much time to the answering of questions that any person may desire to ask
 Among the features for this after noon Is the Klondike dog show Prizes will be awarded to all kennel dogs that compete. There will also be a candy batch swinging contest.
 All the arrangements for the Klon- dike wedding have been completed, and 1t will take place next Tuesday. The names of the couple are Henry Miller of Elizabeth, N. J., and Miss Fannie Turner of 512 Eddy street of this city. They will be presented with a huge wedding cake weighing over three hun dred pounds.
 be the especial guests of the manage ment on Saturday.
 The programme of music for to-day Is as follows:
 AFTERNOON
 overt,,res .'The cI Rerent ;Mendelssohn Intermezzo Dream After the Balr' Czibuika Ballet music from William Telp' ~ Rossini Scenes from ''Mephistopheles .........:... .Boite Intermission.
 Sketch the Levee'' Turner Solo for cornet. ....................
 Walter B. Rogers
 rauiherei ........ .Schuman Waltz. Gypsy Baron. n''.............Str Stranss March, "Old Homestead' Seitzsr
 EVENING.
 Overture Jubilee Lindpainter Bolero, 'Manuelita" a"...............S Samhin Intermezzo. 'Cavaieria Rusticana' .Mascasni Sextet from Lucia" a"................D Donizetti
 Messrs. Mahoon. Keller, Klotz, Hobbs
 Tobin and Gutman Songs of Scotland" "................. Godfret,
 Concluding with "Auld Lang syne.'' Intermssion
 Waltz, Artists Life' e'.............. Strauss Solo for cornet
 Walter B. Rogers. Scenes from ''Mikado'' ...........,. Sullivan ave mara, Cteilo Verdi March, "El Capitan' .Sousa