The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1899-09-30
West Mississippi Agricultural, Mech
anicaI and live Stock Ex-
position.


Vicksburg is TO have her annu-
al fair, known IS the "West
Mississippi Agricultural, Mechan-
ical and Live Stock Exposition,
from October-23 to 29th, inclus-
i've. Mr.. Frank II. andrews, the
secretary of the fair, whose ac-
quaintance The Echo had the
pleasure of forming while in
Vickshurg last May, writes the
following letter, which VIII be
read with pleasure by tho,s inter-
ested in such affairs.
Vieksburg, Miss, Sept. q, '99.
Dear Sir-l enclose herewith a
complimentary ticket to our fair,
good for the week beginning De-
toD,r 23rd and ending October
z5ta.
[ trust l1at you will De allie to
visit the fair for 1899, and feel
aafe in promising to give you the
opportunity Of seeing the best
fair that has ever been held in the
osate. Oar poultry show, of
which we endeav0r to make a
special feature, will be, a. ii was
last year, equal to any poultry
show held iii the United States
ana in The cattle, swine, sheep,
horse, agricultural, horticultural
and machinery departments the
display Of blooded live stock and
agricultural products and imple-
ments will be interesting and in-
Structive.
Our floral department will be Il
thing of beauty and IN the floral
hall will also be placed the art
and fancy work exhibits, which
will be very attractive. Mr.. G.
Wheat, who will act as starting
judge at the big Texas State Fair,
will serve in the same capacity
here and the FIVE days of racing at
our fair will be clean and Of ex-
cellent quality. OF course. there
will be shows by the score and a
number of excellent free attrac-
tIOns.
| send you herewith copy OF
our racc-program for 1899, and
under separate cover, a copy OF
our fair catalogue, in which you
will see that we are offering very
liberal ptcmiums for everything
produced on the farm and in the
home. Trusting that | may sec
you at the fair, | remain,
Yours truly,
FRANK II. ANDREWS, Secretary
The presents sent to Miss julia
Grant, who was married Monday
at Newport, were shown at re-
ception given by her aunt, Mrs.
Potter Palmer, on Friday last
An account says: "The bride
grooms gift to the bride
are large corsage ornaments, o
masterpiece by Lalique, of dia-
monds and enamel land an immen-
sc sapphire mounted in diamonds.
The gifts of Princess Cantacuze-
ne, mother of the bridegroom, are
an enameled clock, a beautiful IL
ger-eved, carved owl, and cors-
age ornament Of diamonds. From
Mr.. and Mrs. Potter Palmer, 8
tiara Of diamonds, a point lace
dress, fan and handkerchief with
monogram and crown wrought III
the lace, service for afternoon tea
of silver with richly wrought arms
and monogram in relief. To the
prince they gave II writing desk
set in dark green leather with mo-
nogram ana mounts Of silver, al
after dinner coffee pot and a SET
of old porcelain plates. A service
of silver was the combined gift OF
the family of the brides mother
The gift of Gen. Fred Grant, the
brides father is superb crescent
Of diamonds, and her mother gave
two dozen old Scvres pieces OF
old Vienna porcelain. Gifts have
also been received from Mr.. anc
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, ST..
Mrs. William Astor, Mr.. and Mrs
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., Rober
| L. Gerry, Mrs. Clarence Mackay
Marshall Field, Mrs. James 2
Kernochan, Mr.. and ,irs. Herman
Oelrichs, the Chinese minister
and Mrs. WI, the Earl of Var
mouth. Elisha Dyer, Jr., Mr.. ano
Mrs. Henry Clews, Mr.. and Mrs
Stuyvesant Fish and others.