The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14
BIG PARADE,
ON LACO!OlvS'.
This One Of the Attractive Fea-
lures Of the Week at the
st. Louis Fair
HISTORY TOLD 3 y ENGINES s
Improvement in Construction.
Shows Worlds Progress-lT The
Pignlies Arrive.

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ST. LOUIS, Mo-. August l2--T he "a
goons were indeed most beautiful sight.
to look upon on this fine cool morning,
h so I decided to wait and see the great
parade as It promised to be very In n
terestlng. 65s
~ The huge water Transportation parade
began In the morning and completed
8two-mile circuit OF the Lagoons. First
there was "a miniature reproduction Of
the new United States cruiser Columbia.
This was accompanied by q torpedo boat
and followed by all manner OF water
craft known all over the world. Then
there were nearly one hundred gondolas
and launches including Venetian barges,S
seven ships and dragon boats fitted UP
as beautiful floral iloats, representing
gcities, nations, and the product OF the
sof fishing craft from he Ii Phi lippines,5
bark canoes from the d; Indian tribes.
kayaks from the Ice regions OF the
North Japan and China native boats.
and a sea canoe constructed from one
large tree felled on vanc ouver Island.
NJ ARIA TERESA BLOWN ~ y
a fter the first large wa ter parade as
wooden ship. constructed to represent the
Spanish ship Maria 'reresa was blown
|:up at the foot OF the Cascad es I'll was
indeed a beautiful sigh hit n and ms 3 started
for the transp ortatlon building noticed
what a large part 1t the All nod est little
black eyed Susan played. She wa 81
everywhere playing an import ant though
Silent part.
ssgBI In the Transport lion h Building was
particularly interested In the Stonebrldg
q Lion. the first locomo tive In d America;
built In England BY Rastick and sent
Tive to run in America, a Peter Co opersS
TON Thum b (. then he first Anlerlc can
built locomotive !. the ga Bes T. Friend and
lastly the first Il ocomot I've M to u turn Il a.
wheel Hi the Louis lana Purch sc. the
lsss'Nfississlppi,' which made e It's first run
In 1886. 81 The Ira nsport at ion building Is
os the 'wonderful..'''' VI
Among the late arrjVal Is at the World Is
Hair einbrac &c h the ygm les. ,rhe y \ are
as8 hey insis e on So Ing how much they
admire the "A merican II lady. IL hey 5sa lso
Insist upon marrying an Il Amer can girl
Pointing a to the dress Of a. pr EFT " girl
one i said 81, e likaS costomb, iss ar d g
course. woman ] TX e, she was very proud
They were all owed to visit the Manufacr$
turers Building ana Insisted 3on standing
|in$front o. tile stunles hichJare indeed
beautiful. }s8
u.s. The NO me ii 4 will be glad Ito hear that
1.-THE high girdle will be Iii vogue 4 this
winter, but he snug fitting skirt Will re-
turn, least Il such were the ideas given
lSbysa Paris dressrnake en- a b 81 the AZ EXPOSE
I,tton5 talk ION ions. s3.S4
The Pygmies look " cry much like the
negroes, B and Il IN custom and speech re-
isemble them closet y. 10 hey feel very
important since their resld ence sa t he
Fai and d frer5 in many respects from
the other visiting tribes. hey are not
Itlmid and will approac the fence and
converse With you for hours. They owe
| to8 smile, and do so III the tmes you;
give them ~ ci gars 20 u are Y heir friend.ts
and omen converse wi ~ EN- heir
vanity is beyond description. = hey itl-g
slst tina la pref woman IS pref ileS
e honelS one Is pretty under her "a &C.
here al many exh ibits at the
Fair wi thNstrings tied toSt hem, one that
flaunts the fact very openl " Is. the twincl
machine 1t manufactures the tWine tt
self, drawing q through straight com b-like
teeth the long flbers o manila o # flax
twisting them into a smooth little cord
and winding 1t into a. shape " bal l.34s8 lle
Irvine booth In the H Manutac tures Build!
ing Is trimmed With 70 Pc Of every size
from small wrap piping cord to the heaviest
hayeer.f ID he Whole being surrounded by
a neat fence whose net work is, made
of hanks Of rope OF clothcs-li line size, $S
Virginia Building. s
81 Nearly la visitors are Interested inst the
Virginia Building. which was constructed
SO as # to represent j efferson's & home,
have been told S that Il the structure and
furnishings resemble the goriginal s95Y very
closely. n q & 81
Upon entering the building II you have
the opportunity. al. i had. 10 T. speaking TO-
the hostess you will indeed be further
charmed by the sweet personality md 4
hospitality that for centuries has marked i
The Southerner. u f3 III
The lower fioor has u six rooms with y
several halls be tween The furniture ct \
these rooms is very antlqu rye arms
cha irs { covered with lowered DRAWINGS
and high embroidered screens that remind
one OF the time when our grandparents
were children. In the second room from
the entrance It here&are six historical Pic
lures Of men W no are famous he an
mails OF Virginia and the world. In the
centre of the room here Is a magnifl-8
cant statue OF re fife rson. There was "a
fire In the University where he statue
was kept, and in rescuing II the cord +;
}LtutItlf LIS fCpiltti SWf1o GpfuhC 'ilS
IL all the more precious, and tits guard
ed atlthe Fair with much ca re, Il II
b The Virginia Building Is the only state
building that contains THE Trophy
Case.,na AllSothersY have been placed In
the educational Building. I'D IL y
e Tho Reg ri Is very mporta MT, i.Ed
holds quite conspicuous place, a y .l ,se !
At IS q sign reading Times Dspat
i overheard one old gen tleman say: ut
seems like hons, The Virginia sxhlbits@
are also attracting much attention.
Have Had Fine Weather.
The sort OF weather which St outs d
has supplied to its thousands Of visitors
this season la 81 worked q revolution In
the opinions Of the general public re-
garding ST. Louis summers, Early In .lle !
season some industrious 'knnc kers, " "
,reasona undiscovered, began circulating
newspaper stories to the effect that on
account OF excessive summer heat lrl5 $ az
Louis 1t would be we'll for visitors to-
postpone attending the Worlds Fair nnttl
late In u September, " "a
The ofiicial reports OF the Weather Bu-s
reaus have proved I ha t ST, Louis has boon