St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-10-16
The Food Fair,
(From our Boston correspondent

| MAN to visit the Food Fair during the
next three weeks? Let me advise sucl
to take an elevated train at Union sta
ton, for thus they will be testing one Of
Boston's newest and most convenient ar
rangements, and one which ordinarily Sc
cures the most rapid transit, and chang
ing at Park street, take surface car for
the Mechanics Building.
If you are so fortunate as to be among
the first arrivals in the morning and are
attired in feminine garb, you will receive
a present which is given out with the en-
trance ticket, a present worth having,
I'm told. AS one enters at the West
Newton street door of Exhibition Hall
the first thing that greets the eye is Ken
nedY's booth. This is a cabin, the roof
of which is covered with Kennedy BIS
cults, forming a design in fancy shingles
The sides of the cabin are formed of
boxes of cakes, as are also the fancy tiles
about the fireplace at the back of the
interior. The bricks of this fireplace are
made OF Inner Seal" labels, the white
letters on the red background forming
very realistic brick chimney. The logs are
formed Of Uneeda biscuit boxes. Those
in attendance are busy distributing sam
Piles of the delicious goods represented by
the display.
Near by this booth is the one occupied
by the manufacturers and distributors
of Hildreth's molasses kisses, so dear to
the palate OF young and old alike. An
interested group is ever watching the
pulling and twisting of the brown mass
until it becomes the white, toothsome
caramel, and is wrapped in yellow and
red paper by deft fingered lassies in be.
coming yellow and red gowns.
At the opposite end of the hall famil-
lar scene strikes the eye, for the platform
is occupied, as once before, by Potter &
Wrightington as an advertisement of
their old grist mill coffee. On this plat
form one sees veritable mill, the wheels
turned by d truly" stream of water,
and all the natural surroundings OF a
well equipped grist mill surrounding it.
1t makes very attractive exhibit.
At the right of this mill, on the floor,
is display of Frank. French's gay posi-
ers, and one who follows that fad may
find here almost every conceivable design
in the poster girl and her associates.
Welch's grape juice is served to
the thirsty from a grapevine bower,
and apple and orange cider can be OBJ.
tanned from a good old-fashioned coun-
try kitchen. Almost every other heard
of temperance drink can be found
somewhere in the building.
On the ground floor, too, is an attract
i've display of Egyptian hand made lace,
and near by it a pavilion, the pillars and
cornices of which are formed of crystal
lied borax, looking not unlike a small
ice palace.
By this time sightseer will be ready
to go the balcony and listen to the music
of the band. The band stand is in the
center OF the hall this year, and is in
white, with a canopy of the Food Fair
colors above it. Beneath the band stand
known sweets are displayed for the bene-
fit of those with sweet tooth and a
comfortably filled pocketbook.
For the first time, as we sit here, we
note the decorations of the hail. and
declare them to be The prettiest yet. The
general scheme is in green and pink, and
it is brought out, but not obtrusively,
in walls, ceiling and balcony hangings.
In the other part of the hall, on the
floor, one will notice the booth where
Knox's gelatine is displayed in various
unique and pretty designs and colors of
jellies. The stall itself is decorated in
dainty arrangement of pale blue and
white bunting.
Near by this you may purchase box
OF San Toy candy, the great attraction
and inducement of which is Japanese
doll which squeaks, given with each pack
age. The children eagerly secure these
treasures. Here, also, Victor coffee is
dealt out in dainty cups to all who care
to taste its flavor. Fox's bakery has an
ancient house, with old fireplace. with
its fittings in the back. The loaves of
Mothers bread" which they pass over
their counter surely look like the genuine
article.
On the upper floor of this part of the
hall one will not fail to notice Chicken
ing's exhibit of photogra phs, for in de-
sign and finish they can hardly be ex-
ctlIed. One case is entirely filled with
of our late president, and |
these are gazed at with interest and
solemnity.
There are two extras" in connection |
with the fair, either one of which is we'll |
worth the dime it costs to see it. One of
these is exhibited IN Paul Revere Hall, |
second floor, and is called "a Day in the |
Alps" AS one enters the hall he sees be-
fore him Swiss village, Zermatt, with
its snowclad mountain in the distance, in |
miniature. By series of electric effects
and moving figures a day of vii
lage life is enacted before the
eye, and the whole effect is pic
turesque and lifelike. | have been told
by one who has seen the village itself,
that this is very good reproduction of
its scenery. have only to add that the
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