The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-17

racing out The trade mark design is q
crown in gold, with color field on which
is printed Imperial Milling Company
Imperial Breakfast Food, Imperial Mills
Wichita Lines of red and yellow fringe
run around the walls. The booth is very
Hastily arranged. Next to the booth is a
structure representing the milling plant
It Is covered with corn and ka.tfir corn
arranged in various unique designs and
stacked on the roof are four bags Of I'm
perial flour On the edge of the roof are
hung red and white incandescents. max
Ing the place very pretty at night as
well as in the afternoon.
GOLDSMITH BOOK co.
The booth of the Goldsmith Book and
Stationery company is decorated with ele-
CANT things from their store suspended
from bunting lining Of the booth Elegant
Japanese lanterns are swung from the
dome Of the booth and in front. The en-
tire booth is bordered with Kaffir corn
and flowers In the front Of the booth Is
a large show case in which are placed
many dainty samples Of presentation
goods The figures Of the front portion
at the top of the arched front are hand
some. In the center Of the arched front
IS an Eastman pen two feet long and six
inches wide which King Corn looks down
upon with an eager eye. In ore corner
of the booth is an elegant secretary filled
with choice books and supplied with INK
pen and paper which are free to guests
NJ the Street Fair. One Of the attract
I've things of this booth IS an elegant pic
ture Of "Vivian" The booth is in charge
Of Miss Alice Wells, of the Kings
Daughters.
HERMAN &, HESS.
Herman & Hess. the good clothing store
people, have a unique and pretty exhibit.
Tt is a cottage corniced with kaffir corn
and having exhibit departments decorated
with bunting in pleates or converging
fucks. In these apartments stand two e.
hres with such a suit from Herman &
Hess as it would be proper for man to
wear in the fair grounds. Up al the
store Herman & Hess have finer suits
for social functions and suits to work al
home and in fact all kinds of suits. Mr..
Stuckey. the advertising man explains
What you saw in Wichita
Was far from complete, unless
In company with sweetheart or mother
in-law,
You inspected the stock Of Herman &
Hess
The arch Of the exhibit department is
strung with incandescents. The word clo-
thiers is spelled out in an arrangement
Of transverse sections of corn ears and
the firm name is prettily designed with
circular sections of red cob. The booth
requires no attendant. The universal eX-
clamation of the crowd in passing was
to say: Herman & Hess. Say, that's
all right"
LEE HAYS.
Mr.. Lee Hays booth represents a beau
tiful and up-to-date harness store. 1t
Is in charge of Miss Title Brock, who
shows every kindness to street fair
guests. At various and attractive places
on the upper front of the booth are drap-
ed elegant robes of natural skins dyed
3n pretty hues, The ceiling is also made
of robes arranged in elegant effect. The
floor is also Of robes. About the walls
are placed every pretty device suitable
TO harness or the decoration and COM
fort of the horse creation. Leather col
lars. neckties and belts for ladies, and
music rolls, etc, decorate a pretty stand
in the center No one would suspect that
such a pretty booth could he devised
with nothing more than leather goods
and robes to decorate with, and thou
sands stopped to admire it.
G. GEHRING.
The booth occupied by Mr. G. Gehring
IS one of the most attractive It is mod
eled after a Japanese house and deco
rated with Chinese and japanese curios.
rated with the mythical dragon of China.
Among the wonderful articles exhibited
are pieces Of fine china, many of which
are very old and rare. There are beau
tiful specimens Of Kago, Satsuma Caro-
and Tisan. There are vases of many
styles, from the most elaborate to the
simplest. There are pieces of decately
carved ivory, dainty embroidered table
covers, doilies and handkerchiefs that
make the American needle woman wonder
at the skill of those tiny eastern women.
There are fairy-like fans Of ivory and
sandalwood. of embroidered silk and
feathers. Perhaps the most unique arti-
cles here are the carved ebony chairs and
tabourettes. The chairs are wonderfully
carved and inlaid with mother of pearl
and certainly exhibit much skill and pa
thence since it is all hand work. There
are very superior pieces of bronze in the
shape of urns and trays. Then there are
admirable pieces of cloisonie, that re-
markable work of the japanese. These
pieces are very rare and draw forth many
explanations of admiration The entire
arrangement of this boo.h displays much
taste and thorough knowledge of the
values Of the wares exhibited. Courte-
Gus ladies are in charge who take a de-
light in explaining to the uninitiated the
various KINDS OF ware ana their values.
HUNTER MILLING co.
Messrs. Smith & Drake were just finish
ing their booth yesterday and it will be a
beauty. Scroll work. covered with corn
and other grains. and an elegant border
composed of maple leaves. bearded wheat
rows of corn grains and kafTir corn
reaches all tho way around the booth At
the center of the background is a clus-
ter of Street Fair bunting in the center Of
which is an immense sunnOwer. Small
upright punches of wheat extend around
the booth at the bottom. Mrs Belle Hen
rig is designing the beautiful effects Of
the booth. The groundwork of the inner
part of the booth is pure white giving
IL fine effect. In the south end is an
elegant and brilliant crystalzed star and
at the north end Is a fantastic creation
OF wheat figures, while some unique fig
ures Of corn decorate the rear. The Hun
ter Milling Co.'S booth is a wonderful ex-
hibition Of the grain products of Kansas
BARNES & NEWCOMB.
Barnes & Newcomb the music dealers.
have a very pretty booth which. if view
ed from The wrong end Of an opera glass
would represent a beautiful doll play
house. The exterior is nothing to partic-
Glarly attract attention. but the interior
elcits praise from all who see it. Every
thing is SO tastefully, neatly and admir-
ably arranged that It Immediately at