The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-02
The MAIN BUILDING
Rich Displays Made There by the
Merchants of the Twin
~ Cities.
The Building Wears the Appearance
w." Of Great Modern Ex-
! -. position.

The commercial prosperity Of the north
west is manifest to every visitor that
traverses the main building at the fair.
Here are united the evidences of enter
PRISE and success on the part Of Minnesota
retailers, Minnesota jobbers, Minnesota
manufacturers
Inc four principal windows surrounding
the rotunda are devoted to uncommonly
rich displays made by leading concerns Of
the twin cities-Powers', Donaldson's
Glass Block, Schunemann & Evans and
Mannheimer Brothers. Palms and potted
plants, furnished by Z. D. May of St. Paul,
transform the rotunda into a garden, at
the center Of which, on an elevated stand,
Miss Nellie Hopes Ladies' orchestra gives
daily concerts. The aisles bordering the
rotunda are lined with benches that sight
seers, resting, may talk here Of their own
WEAKNESS and Of other peoples clothes.
Along the four wide aisles, branching
like star-points from the central aisle, APP
pear booths adorned with a taste and lib
crafty seldom seen outside of a perma-
nent exposition. To name the exhibitors,
still more to describe the exhibits how
ever briefly, would tax the space of a
hardware catalog or public document
But among the matters that allure all
eyes one cannot forget the French mil
linery college, where the straightness Of
a hat is adjusted infallibly by spirit level
litical campaign.
A handsome apartment-for such it real
ly is-enables the Minneapolis Dry Goods
company to prescribe how twentieth cen
fury library should be furnished. Next
door" the same concern has fitted out a
bed chamber in dainty morning tints.
I Donaldson's Glass Block, as already
mentioned, takes up one Of the big tri-
angular booths across from Miss Hopes
curly headed trombone. Five pretty maids
stare at you with sweet rudeness from
behind the windows and prove that even
wax is irresistible when draped in Glass
Block gowns.
Fancy fencing that would keep out Cos
sip from smoking room looms up III
the Twin City Fence and Wire Works.
Nearby the "peek-a-boo'' fabric Of
which gas mantles are contrived is dis.
tributed by a representative of the Econ.
omy Gas Light company, whose pipeless
gas lamps illumine all the fair ground;
and the buildings
The Metropolitan Music company ex
plcits "Hiawatha," a two-step destined
to be popular, and introduces, In the Pia
nola, a soulless musician that avoids NOR,
nerve scratching plumbers than any con
servatory Of Paderewskis in blouse waists
Involutarily we exclaim Mon Dieu!'
before the adjoining window, that O
Manufacturer Brothers. But we do it safe
ly, for the scene is French: the chair
and tables are all gilt and damask, tn
ladies are gowned in fancies Of salon an,
boulevard.
| Neither Moors nor bugs are visible
where the Moorish Rug MANUFACTURER.
company Of Minneapolis sells rugs AM
rugs, and also rugs. But Moor could no
kneel nor bug nest in rugs devised from
a greater variety of carpets.
| If anybody wanted to get warm, o.
warmer, they could have spread thei
hands with comfort yesterday before tn
golden radiators exhibited by the Andrew
Heating company of Minneapolis. Not ;
few persons wiped their brows instinct
lively as they perceived how easily thes
radiators must transport Minnesot,
| household to Mediterranean shores.
Something classical and Roman Is tn
invitation to the bath set forth by tn
Northwestern Brass and Metal compan,
thru its resplendant tubs, showered an,
showerless, in porcelain and in silver.
A stove a very pa1pable'' stove, ma,
be discovered in the booth of Otto Rood
The stove has brought its brethren,
family too fastidious and decorative, on
would say, to concern themselves wit,
SCOT.
| Next comes q chance to guess, HOY
many different kinds of needles can b
used In a sewing machine? The uuestio
will be answered by the Twin City Needl
company. 1t will sell you more tina
100 kinds, and that from a single box.
| Whoever Is troubled with snightmar
should not look too long at the fierce will
animals that stand ready to leap fror
the booth Of the Northwestern Hide an
Fur company, albeit these savage beast
are simply posing, like actors in a hote
lobby, to display their handsome clothe.
Still another of the large triangula
| booths about the main rotunda is tina
wherein Schuneman & Evans Of ST. Pau
are gathering their guests for an afternoo
tea How natural" exclaimed one wo
man, peering in yesterday afternoon, can
how swagger" declared another. "Wel
excuse me-" interposed a third onlooke]
but you girls might be lots brighter! Tha
smart set inside isn't saying a singl
| word
! The women may admire the exhibit
made by w. H. Greenhagen Of ST. An
thony Park. Yet surely one could max
tons Of butter with such a churn an
never develop. a beautiful arm; one coul
cook meals for a Rooseveltian family o
such range and never get 'speck {
credit" for being a slave to duty
Why, they've lost their heads com
pletely,' the man will say who ogles til
young woman in. Powers big booth oppc
site MISS hope orchestra. And he coul
say 1T with all due respect But feminir
visitors will remember only that "the or
In the corner wore marvellol
thingummy all gathered down the frol
with the really superb what-you-call- EN-
That one in black had an imported gov
on. I'm quite sure!'' For If these sawdu
ladies' so charmingly attired had forgo
! ten their heads in the hurry ofndressin
! what woman would ever recall the fac
: The whole world is visible inside II
Z! booth Of Z. T. May & Co., the st. Pa