The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-09
GONE TO Be seen
WELL As TO SEE SEE
ABSOLUTE DEMOCRACY PREVAILS
FHaa4cuoIF- GROUNDS AT
STATE FAIR.
THE Pom T OF VIEW
FRANKLIN STREET FASHIONS As
ODD no THE COZ NTRY GEHL
As sac APPEARs TO THE
CITY ONE.

IN tine course Of a stroll about the
fair grounds one sees many things
5f inta. est that are Included IN neither
the EXHIBITS nor ,he lurd attractions
IN the Midway. for the democratic
crowd is there 10 he seen as well as
To See Country cousins walk with their
maGish city relatives The eager lad
Enj feeble grandfather "a they saun-
ter hand III hand are alike engrossed
In the maryeLs q the day. viewed Ivy
the former from the nqgisttiVe view
point 81 the youth. by the after with
t1e reflection. born of decades Of
varied experiences.
The discerning feminine eye,
here approving. there disapp!oy-
3us wall find tnueh TOR criti,
cism and cuntem piauon IN tne "a. bs
and gowns nf her fellow fair yisLors.
Did YOU ever see such q sight ?''
queries thu siyitsaly gownet maiden
st Franklin street AS she catches sight
Of the country girl IN her neat best
dress, carefully pr served since its
creation some years ago In the then
pre-, aiding fashion Of fEIl skirts ana
even fIiter sleeves oh, ma, look
at that queer dress that girl oy
tonaer has on, Isn't her SKIRT scan
daiously tight / don't see how she
walks exciaWs the country girl IN
turn. The uueerness Of the gown
consists OF the pannier, the former
wears with such pride for you know.
It Is the latest thing in Paris" While
The tight skirt is the familiar hobble
of long suffering under it's harden OF
mal@dietons And each passes on,
mentally declaring that all the freaks,
by No means, are advertised along
Waho Lane.
Family Parties.
The family parties. and very num-
erous is the family IL many In
stances are a ceaseles ssource of
comment and JEST among the crustN
Old bachelors and Grabbed old maids,
though on" must confess Il good bit
81 the crusliness and crabbiness Is
tispeiled by the, infectious good viii
that pre- ails in the crowd Mary. as
the oldest sister Is entrusted with the
care Of little brother IT'S but idle
conjecture aud perhaps II logical &c
Junction, that little brother knows from
l,ainflu experience what II means e
te held Ike grim death, for Mary
doesn't even relax her grip long
-cnuu-h fax hi H4tt, wFisRle under the
rant n p ~ see. those lions and tigers
pictured SO thrillingiy on the gay
posters outside.
1915 brother Jack is impatient and
discounted because he has not been
siven his allowance and allowed TO
range at will with his gang" All the
brothers and sisters In between are
torn by conflicting desires, for one
wants glass of red lemonade, anoth-
er prefers an ice cream cone, still
another wishes To 81 end, bis nickel for
Pep corn. They are united on only
one ground that OF sce.ng the fair.
In this union there la truly strength.
as father and mother teelnEly testify
GA arriving home, after they have
been pulled here and yanked there
until their shoulders are aching and
their feet are blistered. Weary thoug h
;hty may TIE, II has been worth while
for they are repaid FOR any sacrifice
hey may have made by the brl ght
eyes and eager faces Of the chtldrep
as thay recount the wonderful expert
enr"s OF their day at the fair.
Ths Money Ques;io1.
Fashions aud families are not the
Nv phases OF the crowd that woke
0mTcnt ld conjecture. The money
Qir stion is as prevalent at the fair
rs clstN here, for the bankers have
the power Of sirens in respect to peck
eft coks Yesterday boy of some
eight or ten years stopped before the
tf. Lt3At on y If}FHH8N SNOW. ana &dHfh
at the enthraliing pictures with ap-
parent interest. suddenly he dug inta
HIS pocket, and like Tom Thumb, pull
ed out MS plum. which consisted OF
several pennies. He glanced again AT
the pos ers, and proceeded 10 count
his money, He counted To seven and
stopped fer there we're uo more pen
Mics TO be counted Then he turned
away with the air Of a stole for the
sign read Admission 10 cents"
! Milady walks down the midway with
I her cook, and deVotees Of society serve
~.tfrC- v-1cftrS. crfree ana soup TO riT5
hungry, thirsty crowd. The farmer
Views the manufacturers wares. and
the manufacturer praises the farmers
cattie and corn. ON every side there
is an interchange If interests. and foi
a while at least the democratic Grove
LIS ONE for eNerSbodys seeing the
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