The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-13
DISPLAY AUDITORIUM
Fruits Delicious to the Taste and Flowers
Beautiful to Behold.
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL FESTIVAL DAY
some Rnre Exhibits in the Art De-
pnrtmcnt--Committc that VIII
serve Today.


The day was another one of Gods perfect
days and the mdwinter carnival was at |
the height of It's glory. The exhibits were |
viewed by thousands of people.
The crowd was representative Texas |
crowd. There were among It's ranks the |
young and ola. the vaiiant and the fair
The best, most up-to- date people from sll
over the great Lone Star State were there,
and that means the best people in tho
whole world
Each succeeding day sees some new
beauty blossom at the Auditorium The
cut flower designs are the attraction In
Kutschbachs floral exhibit. Notable
among these is large wreath made OF
white marguerites, white chrysanthen,ums
aud maiden hair ferns. This is quite the
prettiest floral displays, though there
are others very pretty Kerr's
! floral exhibit is n bower OF
beauty. In the fount is fernery COM
posed of every description Of Tern, from
the delicate maiden hair to the stately
! long frond ferns Robert Luepke's exhibit
is as magnificent collection of palms as
| the writer has ever seen. The frult ae-
| partment, under the management OF MI
! w. s. Hunt AID Mrs. Rettie Bryan. grows
| in attractivenes every hour. Aiter the
rich glow OF the tobacco department, 1t is
very refreshing 10 turn to this bower OF
green ard white, with its load of mellow
| fruit. In all It's fresh wild beauty il re-
minds one of William Cullen Bryants
indian Maiden's Bower" 1t differs from
the other departments in that Its decora-
! lions and the arrangement of 'ts esai'lts
are of the simplest kind. The two banana
palms on exhibition in this lsoartment
are attracting great deal Of ar 'ntion'
These plants are only one year old. They
are very large and one of them Is
dropping under It's weight of fruit, The
well filled shelves of the home cooking &C.
partment are displayed in tempting array.
l''Aunt Dinah" still keeps watch by the
stove and the model kitchen Is a verita-
BILE feast to the eye-to the eye only, now
ever.
La Porte and Alvin have come yrandly
to the front in the vegetable exhibit. Al
the space 20 the right of the entrance is
occupied by these two immense disnieIs,
with the Alvin Nursery companys corner.
One of the "cutest' things in the Alvin
exhibit is a picture called ALVIN Poo
ducts. 1t is the photograph of fat
laughing baby boy, sitting upon an i'm
mense watermelon. He is typical Texas
baby, too, and he makes one feel proud
of his native State
The Auditorium Is admirably arranged
for show of his kind. rhe sunlight
streams In from the sky'ishto from morn
ing till the close of day. While | write
this it is the noon hour and ! think to APP
preciate the Fruit, Flower and Vegetable
Festival one should see the Aaaltor'un
at this hour. Then I remember how the
glory of the setting sun streams through
the western windows and l think surely
il is more sublimely beautiful then. Mu-
sic is furnished by Herbs band and by
Messrs. Coyen and Coleman, pianists, ant
this is not the least Of the attractions.
The dairy department is retreat ioi
the weary, with its easy willow chars ant
It's clean can drepcres of white and vel
low, IL makes a charming corner over
: hanging the fruit department There ar
tables laden with golden country butter
cream cheese and the richest OF Jerecy
milk II reminds one of ones native coun
> try heath. One beautiful and touching
; thing the reporter ran across yester
day in the dairy department was lars
, bouquet Of roses AMI chrY;Authcmumf
. brought to Mrs. Bryan, the vice Chairman
f, OF this department, by Mrs. NIrenne. j
was loving tribute from dear OLD lad
- ana 1t occupies a central place on one %
i the exhibit tables.
The art gallery is truly a beautifi
place. There are so many beautiful DC
at one time. One pic ure, however, tina al
/. ways has crowd before 1t is one entitled
. "I'll Take Care of You" 1t is the pcture G
: gray-haired old grandma with her hel
+ pilIowed on TIE shoulder of a litlle 5Jlde
3 haired child, The chld's cnubhy arms
y were around grandma's neck and on
d could almost hear the laughing child say
h ing, "Tl Take Care of You"
IS Another picture that must be mentlone
e here is magnificent oil painting OF Mis-
Vt Winnie Davis, the beloved Daughter
7. the Confederacy. 1t is a full length POI
trait and 1t occupies prominent place o
one of the walls devoted to the framing
pictures. One can not stand before iii
picture of the illustrious dead withot
40 feelings of patriotism and of pride in ii
: fallen Confederacy.
, AS The POSTS reporter stood before
r. the band played Dixie" and she coul
almost forget that the pictured finge
IN resting on the mandolin would never aga
-. awake the silent strings, and that the 70;
y, lips of the Daughter of the Confelerat
= a were still forever.
~ Thousands of people stopped hefo
Nd this portrait to do homage TO this Southei
queen and 1t was notable fact that the
all came and went silently, only speakir
~ In undertones as IL they would not breatl
~ her name in careless mood.
~ The Galveston nursery exhibit is qui
u handsome. There are all kinds of fru
a. trees and quite variety OF hedge al
{, evergreen plants Yesterday was Galve
a ton Day and hundreds of people register
,e, at the nursery register.
~ Blk hundred and twenty-four entri
have been made In the fruit, flower. We
ias etable. home cooking. hay, dairy produo
is- and live stock departments.
n one of tho prettiest exhibits is vase
II cut-Howers entered by Mrs. j. |. Campbe
&c They are La France roses. bride roses a
yes the wondrously beautiful Dewey roi
!, The roses were planted in March OF II
~ year and have been blooming all sui
az mer.
~ Facts like these certainly speak yolum
for Texas as an agricultural state.
The following committees will serve
day:
Sc Fruits-Mrs. r. e. SPOTS, Misses lie
n Voreese and Cora Shepherd.
MA Flowers-Mesdames Andrews, Anders
~ and Miss Julia Smith.
,,e et Tobacco Misses Laura Timmins a
m Alice Powell.
IS. Textile and Fancy Work-Mesdames
he Mckinney. Kate Montgomery
Zee Wbippel Pudor. p. G. Cole, DR.. Thorntf
H., | Miro, william Peacock Mis-