The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-03

This is a recently edded class and has
attracted especial attention for the past
two years.
Ladies who are fond of fancy work will
find nearly 100 different classes displayed
in the woman's building this year, with
plenty of competition IN every class.
The young ladies who graduate at the
school of agriculture are expected to cut
and fit their own graduating dresses.
Mrs. Blair, their instructor, will have
special corner in the woman's building.
The old folks who did not take honey
moon trip to Niagara Falls will nave an
opportunity to see something as grand III
the Niagara set piece of fireworks, sew
enty-fve feet long and forty feet high,
called Roaring Niagara" This is part
of every nights programme at the far.
Some idea of the magnitude of the
preparations for the great military spec
tacle, 1.-The Burning of Manila, may pe
gathered from the fact that the stage and
scenery. with its accessories, is about 5OO
feet long and fifty feet high, while the
perspective is SO perfect that the mountain
scenes back of the stage seem to pe as
many miles away.
Miss Martha Scott Anderson, secretary
of the Federation fair committee, VIII re-
turn from her trip abroad In time TO oe
present at the fair.
Two hundred and thirteen fast horses
will contest for the $4,000 in prizes whlcn
orc hung M at the state fair for speed
contests. These would make fine mounts
for a couple of cavalry companies
A. w MeElroy, of Chicago, starting
Judge for the races, has been presldlng at
the Grand circuit race meeting and mas
been at Dubuque the past week
The fine Minnesota State band VIII 1ur-
Wish the music for evening programmes
every night in the week
Prof Lugger, of the state experiment
station. will bring over Delegation VI
esl,icsinp hugs" and an assortment VI
other bugs of interest to Minnesota peo-
pie.
The exhibit of Minnesota grapes SHOWN
wear after year at the state Ialr 10
WAYS a source of wonder to those VIM
are not familiar with the eXtraoroliial
beauty and high quality OF TINS Irult as
ORC
brieht skies of this Northern state. MOI
orI9- is this fruit of unusual size ana
heautiful in appearance, but its quallty'
though not as sweet as grapes OIL
warmer climate is rich in flavor ana es-
pec:ally delicious to the grape eplcuFe'
The "Rest Cottage of the w. C. L.
II. ladies will be a rallying center TOT
thousands of ladies who belong 10 the
order in various portions OF the stdte'
If IS on the main avenue, near the lol u
cultural building. The Woman ouilias
ASSOCIATION will have headquarters in the
same building. Monday, Tuesday and
wednesday the building will be IN the
hands of the st. Paul committee, ana
during the last three days OF the 1alr
the Minneapolis ladies will PRESIDE.
The ladies who are interested In the
work of the Women's clubs, and that
means all of them, will please remember
that the literary exercises at 1ederatlon
Headquarters are held in the forenoon
when admission Is free. In the AFTER
noon. during the races the great porches
afford a fine view Of the races, and the
same admission is charged as for the
grand stand If the ladies prefer 1t they
can go through the club house by side
entrance to the grand stand on the same
ticket
Fifty spick and span new stables have
been erected for the extra fifty horses
that have been entered for the races at
the fair Is there any need to say that
there will be warm contests on the two
tracks?
The new half-mile track, with its circle
of electric lights, will do double duty. All
the afternoon it VIII be the scene of the
special amusement, and at night-well,
those who miss the night events will miss.
more fun, excitement and amusement
than has ever been packed into one
evening before.
The public generally do not realize the
half of what the managers will put up
in the evening programmes every night
of fair week Monday night will open the
ball, and the best of all will be Saturday
night, when every man, woman and child
of the two cities will be welcome.
Supt. Gregg has arranged for an extra
strong institute programme for fair week
at Institute hall, and this will be one of
the popular ind instructive features of the
the popular and instructive features of
the fair.
Great improvements have been made in