The Republican journal., 1915-12-23
"reminiscences of
Western Travels.


San Francisco duu tHS A@APoSAN
The Exposition claimed the greater
art of our next week, and during that
rme we gained a general idea OF the
auildings outside and inside, including
the exhibits in which either OF US was
particularly interested. On one OF our
baIf DAYS we separated, Will gong TO
Machinery Hall and l to the Varied In
tustries Building. The most attractive
feature of the whole Exposition, to US,
was in the exterior of the main buildings
and the gardens. Photographs do not
-opyey anv idea of the beautiful color
ings. Around the beautiful Fountain OF
Energy in the South Gardens were lalo
out wide flowerbeds, filled entirely with
Yellow pansies IN full bloom. The effect
was that of golden carpet of sunshine.
The high wall around the grounds was On
the inside completely covered with flow
zring EGGPLANT giving the effect OF Ivy
covered walls of old ruins. In May the
EGGPLANT was beginning to blossom, SO
that some parts of the wall instead OF
green were delicate pinkish- purple
The effect was beautiful! beyond des-
cription. / could have spent many days
eontentedIy in just roaming through the
grounds without stepping into any OF
he buildings. Many of the beautiful
statues. instead of being housed IN the
Exhibit Palaces as is customary, were
Laced advantageously throughout the
grounds in the shrubbery, and by the
Fine Arts lagoon.
1t would be impossible to attempt to
lescribe the exhibits, they were so many
and so varied. Some of the foreign
Countries had not finished their buildings
IN account of the war, but these repre-
sented but small percentage. Canada s
Exhibits were wonderful, both in artistic
design, and in the story of the wealth
Of her resources that they revealed.
Sweden, also, had splendid exhibit, inter-
esting particularly to any lone with
taste for machinery. OF the State build
lngs, California easily eclipsed all others.
The agricultural exhibits were most nu-
merous and cleverly designed, and there
we're most clever reproductions Of her
natural scenery. AS Maine had no build
ing, good old Massachusetts represented
nome to US. The building was repro
~ tot
and was furnished within in excellent
taste after the Colonial style. We en-
j0yed ourselves immensely in the Ha-
waiian pavilion listening to the native
hand, which gave daily concerts. The
Hawaiian music seemed to be very popu-
lar all over the Exposition, since every
where one came across the little brown
men in their native costumes, playing
and singing. 1t was the most fascinat-
ing music, and grateful CHI ange after
ragtime. In the Hawaiian building also
were aquariums filled with tropical fish
OF all colors. We heard with regret
that these vari-rniored fish were not
'4llVlS III san i dHclSCt, l0ey OlQ0
like the china, aad were having to be
constantly imported in order to keep the
aquariums full. One afternoon we stroll
ed into one of the Japanese tea gardens
and enjoyed tea and rice cakes served us
by fascinating little Japanese lady, in
native costume, who put her tiny hands
In her sleeves and bowed timidly every
time she was addressed.
We of course did the usual stunts on
the Zone, seeing among other things,
the Panama Canal, which was a splendid
feature, and the Submarines, where we
mad the novel experience of being swal-
lowed by whale and living to tell the
story. The Yellowstone Park Conces-
Sion was an important one, and in the
restaurant, which was a reproduction of
od Faithful Inn, the Exposition orches-
IRA OF about 100 pieces gave two con-
'erts daily. To dine there was pleasure.
and well worth the expense.
Our time at San Francisco was by no
means spent entirely at the Fair. Uncle