The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-17
1.-THE MAN ON THE STREET,.

It was demonstrated in Wichita yes
| terday, and will be demonstrated every,
! day this week that there is some suitable,
| connection between the human mind and
| rotary motion.
The man or woman who steps out on
Main street and locks south in the even
! ing Cthe cement of whose nature has not
! entirely SeO, feels, inSttnctiVely, as
! he or she gazes on the revolving colored'
/ wheels on the street fair arch, an Ella
! ton.
The person gazing is at once Initiated,
! into the carnival spirit.
This is true partially Of colors in bunt-'
/ ing and in music. but not so markedly as
| in the case of revolving lights.
People getting off the trains at East
! Douglas come down the avenue politely
! interested in the numerous decorations,
and wOnderStruck at the brilliant elec-t
! trical signs. but they do not feel a CONF
! plete participation in the festivities urill
/ they reach the corner of Main and Doug-t
| las and see the Illuminated gateway.
The same rotary motion principle is
! probably the cause of the popularity Of
| the merry go-round, a popularity so,
/ many sober minded people are unable TO,
comprehend.
I thought I caught in the fearful noise,
/ which opened the street fair and carni-j
/ val yesterday a tune from the Uniont
/ Mills. The whistle of that concern. 1t will
/ be remembered. runs the scale and L
/ think | caught the notes Of Home Sweet
/ Home during the uDrOar. If / am right
/
musical education. Il must be remem-
! bered that If he played that tune en- that,
! whistle he had TO DO il wholly without
! practice. for there was no getting up at,
nights and practcing on the tune quietly
| by himself
nor any one else for that matter. ever
saw Wichita as Handsomely dressed as
she Is today. Wichita which has always
! been little lame on ornamentatiOn in the,
! bunting way. has crowned herself this
I time. The drug store Of George Parham
/ Is very handsome, the windows being
! flashed by borders Of fans in the carnival,
! colors Of white. red and yellow. The
/ twisted colors in the Kellogg Newspaper
| company's building are very handsome Il
! think as unique a window display as there
J Is in town IS that of the Wichita Trunk
! company. The Manhattan hotel has a
/ beautiful curtained effect.
John Braitsch has done himself proud.
l am sure his ears were tingling all dav
| yesterday. for no person who passed
( down the street failed 10 pause in front
/ Of his wonderful front with lis hundreds
/ OF little sunfiowers. and its great one or
! TOP. The Eagle deCora ton Is all eight
! The Boston Stores display * lavish. q
/ X always *. The old Eagle block with
| its comedies and tragedies and history. is
Smothered in more bunting and fncan les
! cent briliancy than it ever was before.
J. P. Aliens store is radiant. and the
I two big frogs in the window had MANY
/ admirers Mr.. Howe and Ben AIdrich
! have a fine ceiling effect. Charles Law
renee store IS a thing Of beauty. Ed
! Walls chef d'oevre Ia word that Bruce
! Frlddy alone in Wichita can pronounce
/ correctly are some beautiful artificial
/ mowers rom New York They are the
: best ] have ever seen. They are finer
( than Nature herself puts IN. Up North
! Main street Is perfect vista Of CAV
! color and electricity. as Is Douglas ave
! nue. Everybody has decorated Cash
HenderSon'S electrical show. Inncz &
! Cos fDe display and on IN the street
/ this thoroushfaTe Is alive with color ana
4 light wi laose around and mention
/ Others tomorrow.
| And now. the carnival spirit again. The
| carnival spirit thriVes by 4 PIT cess = in
! dtvicual participation. 4 man nav BE-
J comparatively cold and irresponsible until