The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-12
DISPLAY AT AUDITORIUM
Fruits, Flowers, Vegetables, in prOtnSe Ar
ray, Hold UndiSputed Sway.
A MIDwINTER SCENE OF RARE BEAUTY
,,box,inn the Wonderful Capabilities
OF south Texas ia Fruit NeSc-
tnbie and Flower Culture.

The Auditorium on Monday was a differ
ent place from the Auditorium on satut
day. BY the opening hour the decorations
we're completed ard the exhibits were
placed in their different booths, The MON
ing dawned fair aud bright, thanks TO the
royal weather prophet aud Houston Is
none the worse for the lccsnt downpour'
There is a brisk north wind blowing anu
the streets are fast drying up one conip
not have wished for more perfect
d,v for the openiug OF the Fruit, Flower
and yeeetahle Festival, The various com
mittees assembled al The Auditorium OF
& o'clock and a scene Of wonderiu' "ctiFlF
AT once began. Up to " O'Clock the A"oi-
forum was in a state of chaos from paSe-
mont IA dome. and an idle oniooNer wonla
have doubted much II things would ever
Ma reduced TO order. However me m
| credulous were greatly relieved wheu 'le
nom hour arrived and To- hove no
! hlnssomed in a desert. The Auditorium -
truIv a thing OF beauty and the reeolle .l''u
of so magnificent sight Viii surely pe u
,oy forever to the thousands OF neopio
who came and went at the FeStiNa' yea
terday. IA ot
Looking upon the scene one eoulu hp w
have placed a finger here ana Sa'd he'" y
tba most beautiful spot, or there ana sal"
,pe moo a.. an together il is one mass OF
mere 1t ~ ~ az ,,ision Of loveliness a
l n - dati,ht
cream VI 70 thc Auditorium is
ne en- .,tth "'e oyorgreens and bright red
alg. '' ,ad on either side are banks D
,,eaa.obles arranged in artistic array, s.
s ,Si .,,~oirs and notatoes are as charmnI
.'I looE mon az the most dainty fruits an
o 30 aowerg.
eApulS'e ,,oIAon melons and rosy toma-
baphs VI so'u @inw 10 The scene. an,
Ioee ~ ,,',h ,n arm from the vegetaJl
one 10 va. 1,,oo,trg the beauty tina
,.ri,s IN ,be fruit and flower exhibit. tn
80. tho avon, devoted to the eXhbl
~ aIoo srranped FOR vegetables There ar
49, 49, a,I numnI,ing potatoes, tomatoe
lhe,ous ",N i-p,,a,inabIe Mind OF vezetahic
, an" en siIa o. the vegetables arc ar
= 0n ,t nc aowers.
msa or-,,,g1,non, of the flowers IS
G .-,ur,nb n artistic taste. There ar
iilinPh ,I,od hich against the backgroun
l's PC t,ra,ish NOES and southern smilaX an
0l 9pau.s" w. -Christmas roses, l.
> NJ, ,rnsI ~. r,as Win their frost leaves an
rIanee ,os9s tear,s chrvsanthemums !
= ~ au 49, ,a,t,or, bnautv. and lairer NOR
:, s So.n Mn han any, Inc love in idlencs'
& ~, h,,,o an,yer that Brahmips So
It .no "'r nowhere snt IN paradise"
= o'p %-,,na he Iovelv head through spra
90 r.aigen hair fern. the love in idlenet
e q, l,~' tts snarkling love potion on an
s u ,uhn NAV cbanre 10 in its dropping hea
Tbo Dccenber sunlight casts over 10,
!. scana % hewilderinq beauty a golden me-
II ,os, GLOW
. low gov. so ,on..the less Intercs
r n"re p ,ho ,obocco oxbiblt. The displq
1t q, The tobacco department Is very fin
s. r. W. ~. ,broe very offensive exit ii
49, ,ion,snn,erv county, one from Gic
! am W." ~ cn,,ntv great many fro
t. IJarr,s cn,,ntv and other places, too nun
> a s,a, 10 rnention,