The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-03
ON the WAY
TO BIG STATE FAIR
They Come From Near and Far, while
Welcome Arms Stretch Out For
Ready shake.
WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE.
Advance Guard Already On Ground and
Hotels and Boarding House. Pre-
pare For Record Attendance.

Hotels and boarding houses are pre-
pairing for the big state fair crowds
due here all next week. The advance
guard is already on the scene. Hall
rooms. bath rooms. pantries. closets
and cellars are being prepared for the
country cousins. Cots are being placed
on the verandas and in the wood sheds
For the country cousin is coming
to get back what Is coming to him
for the long summer visit when fruit
and vegetables were ripe The piano
Is being busted, the cobwebs are be-
ing brushed away from the family por-
traits. and the old heiriooms are being
garnished for use when the state fair
visitor gets to town.
Merchants are rubbing their hands
in glee. and the three-card monte man
the she'll game individual and the bal
loon peddler are now on the way.
Broad street Is picking up, and that
Is going some for Broad street always
has on its Sunday clothes, but a spicker
ana spanner bib and tucker will APP
pear early on Monday morning The
price OF hot dog is soaring TO the re.
tail consumer, and pies are beins
stored away in the refrigerator for thu
happy and expectant guest.
Miss Virginia and all the cousins and
aunts will troop into town and remain
for a week. and the town will be the
better for the company. while IL Is tc
be hoped the company may profit much
and leave with regret and with wear.
snEs TO return again 20 see the next
big state fair.
There will be little studying mex
week. Who can resist the foot of the
horn. the beat Of the drum. the suuea.
IF the pig. the soft. sweet. low Of the
susey cow, and the Joyous bark Of
the popcorn man.
Who cannot see in his minds eye the
eally -ho OF a year ago, with the more
or less ancient beauties from the
diving girls" Of yore7 They will al
be there and the barker will show you
a glimpse of the tinsel and the saw.
dust inside the tent doors while h,
spouts aloud the narvelous things Il
be seen on the inside for only a dime
ten cents two nickeis.
7, has been said that Professor jos
Kessnich has had his band out arount
the Country club for two weeks re-
hearTns some new state fair music
which he is going 20 spring promptly
AT noon Monday at the rrandstsnd, and
again at 3 o'clock that night The
same old crowd will ramhle along the
paddock, and bet boxes OF candy and
hot dog sandwiches on the races Tht
same old faces will wear the same ole
smiles. and the same old requests fol-
passes will be made by the same old
gang.
Same old story. But IN addition tr
this there win be come new faces. fol
the friends of the boys at Camp Lee
from away out IN West Virginia snt
away M In Pennsylvania and away
out IN the suburban counties Of vir.
gfnia WILL be here. They will have
their boys in khaki with them. and
they win kick MP the tanbark and the
sawdust just like lovers in Lover:
lane at the county fair.
Society will take possession Of tn,
boxes in rntliionatr-s' row In the grand
stand, while the near r1ilifonaires will
remhle along the green with ohrysan.
themums and stocks and gay badge.
and ribbons. It will be a sight worth
seeing and worth dreaming about