The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-18
Crowd at the Street Fair Yes
terday Great Increase
Over Monday
CIVIC PARADE TONIGHT
1t Was a Jam Last Night in
Both Midway and
Street Fair.

city seem like a strange place. There is
no telling what it will be today and
Thursday and Friday. There were seven
thousand people on the grounds yes-er-
day afternoon and last night the jam
was Ike the jam in a box Of dried her
ring. Sanford's band opened the evening
by playing me Hunters Song at the
gate. For an hour following it was a
steady close move in and nobody going
out. There is no estimating the crowd
that went into the grounds last night.
They didn't leave until II o'clock al
though the booths were closed as early
as 10 o'clock, most of them. The clang
and ja-bber and roar from the Midway
mingled with the music Of Prof San
ford's band and the halloa Of the young
crowd with the rubber balls and whis-
ties and tin horns was enough to aid the
imagination that one was really in the
biggest, noisiest town in the world. 1t
was nerve wrec1er.
There was a big crowd at the entrance
TO the Street Fair as early as 10 o'clock
yesterday morning. They seemed to be
very much disappointed because they
were not let in, although il is known and
advertised that the Fair is not open IN
I'll / o'clock.
The day opened yesterday with a par
ade, in which there were three bands
the Wichita and Halstead brass bands and
the Turkish musicians. On a carriage a
baby lion rode with a man and his wife.
Two camels followed. and sword fighters
walked behind. Immediately after this
parade the crowd began to file into the
grounds, and then all the afternoon it
was merry jangle and sightseeing.
Some more Of the booths were completed.
In writing up these various booth ex-
hibits the Eagle representatives on the
grounds do not mean to slight anybody.
Nearly all the exhibits to Market street
are given today and others will be
given tomorrow. Preference viii be given
to description of booths until they have
all been mentioned, and justice will be
given each just as nearly as can be
done.
THE GOLDEN EAGLE
There Is a particular charming artistic
touch to the booth of the Golden Eagle
Every line IN it has that grace and beau
ty which catches the eye and holds the
admiration. 1t is a double booth the cell
ing Of which is twin canopies Of pleated
colors in red, white and yellow At either
end Of the booth an effect is gained
which gives the whole work a distinction
by the use Of grains in the carnival col
ors. 1t took infinite study and equally
as infinite pains to get this booth into
being and in place. These end decora-
tons, with the swelling canopies above.
make the whole structure elegant and
finished. Above flies pennants bearing
the name of the establishment. and snap
ping and flirting in the breeze. Inside
the booth is finely carpeted and in the
center stands a magnificent showcase of
French plate glass. in which selections
of the immense and rich stock of the con-
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one and the display winning. At either
side stands a pedestal. One is Of hand
some turned cherry, and on it is a big
1ardiniere containing a spreading palm.
Opposite this is another pedestal Of fine
~ colored ware, which bears another
beautiful jardiniere. The front of the
booth is emblazoned with rich effect Mr..
Joseph Wallace attends to the booth and
answers questions.
The booth is a wonderful one, and last
night as the soft lights glowed on its
beautiful curves and its brilliant display
beneath, the surging crowd momentarily
stopped and gazed within upon this gor-
geous booth of an establishment that is
so widely and creditably known in all
the territory which surrounds Wichita.
The design and decoration is the work Of
Q. c. Paenisch. and he has certainly
done his best for himself and for Messrs.
Gross & Krailsheimer.
VAN ZANDT IMPLEMENT COMPANY.
The booth of the popular Van Zandt
Implement company, one of the big
wholesale institutions of Kansas, is y
feet long. The front ratings and posts
are wrapped in street fair Colors that
stripe around angularly, making very
pretty and pleasing effect. In the center
is one entrance. arched with fringe. and
back from It swing streamers of bunting
in the fair colors. There are two Sattler
suky plows and lister Bonner buggy in
glass trimming, Brewster green seat and
hack, a Buckley -double-seated carriage
Detroit Stick road wagon and Joliet
corn shelter. All these show up in fine
perspection against the wall trimming OF
white, and withal the exhibit is very at
tractive and substantial looking. Mr.. l.
<. Waller is in charge of the booth.
WICHITA WHOLESALE GROCERY co. /
Occupying two regular booths in one
the Wichita Wholesale Grocery company
IS comfortably ouartered No display of
goods Is attempted, the booth being chief
~ a reception room for the weary, and
the outside merchants who may want 10
stop and talk business. The booth is car
peted and decorated with numerous de-
signs worked in bunting. Chairs and
rockers and settees are placed about the
room. and mirrors adorn the wall for the
comfort of the ladies. An apparatus is
placed IN one corner for preparing hot
coffee from the famous brands handled
by the firm. The columns in front are
covered with white bunting with garni- /
lures Of flowers about the tops and bot
tom. A table with pens and ink Is PLACED
In one end for the convenience Or out-oc- /
town customers who need the use of /
such The Kings Daughters are in /
charge, Miss Dolan, Miss Reed and Miss |
Gilmore being IT the receiving parlor f
yesterday.
THE CYCLONE.
On the street running east from Dold's z
booth. and next to - Frisco headquar- /
tiers. IS the Cyclones Street Fair home (
Il Is a cosy miniature racket store. filed /
with a fun line of granite ware. tinware.
etc. A show case with samples Of shoes +
displayed therein 3 placed in the center +
Of the booth 4 line Of ciosks and jack 4
cts also is shown as are also some h0t {
patterns from the millinery department. T
In the way Of decorations IS SOME very (
nice scroll work above an aperture Al the i
rear OF the booth. These figures are COW /
cred with bunting. and ornamented with /
electric light gl5bes-
MORRIS & SPEER
The North Main street shoe dealers I
Morris * Speer. have a booth next 10 the +
Cyclone. Il is built in a sesui-circui1r /
shape and lined with fantastic arrange (
ments Of Street Fair bunting Shoes OF .
various colors sizes and shapes are hung
about the wall. and the name Of the firm +
is spelled out By unique arrangement OF +
infants slippers. At the rear u the .
booth is stationed q large plate glass
mirror set IN 2 frame Of natural furs O.: B
wild animals and hooks OF highly polish /
ed horns from which shoes are hung.
This booth Is in charge OF the Kings