The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 25, 1900, Page 4

Weeesusen gbugany o .“..-nuu.'.«‘. o4 : N ORI A R TR : W A N R N YL Y TPt s . iy SR W 3 = R T UL TV L] R Licoonned 200 SEes e enang ?,,\ - GREAT PREPARATIONS FOR THR FIRST FAIR OF THIS KIND EVER HELD IN CALIFORNIA. bring his goods to the fair.” carnival in European stvl Then Carauseuse untfed his evebrows and domincs atroad to decéiv and smiled a blase smile at the thought the evening King Rex will enter t of what was in store for him. at the head of his retinue, w The M 3 > has been do- little children in the st lar act. *Bring forth your po- their mouths 3 in wond Decatur £811 in line and added a corn car- nival to the celebration, Louisville, Kan- sas City, Des Motnes, Akron, Buffalo and threatened vengeance If the townspeople waited to bulld another hall toes ahd pumpkins said they would shrivel and the bables swore they S0 there was notning for it but'rto n the whole thing into a street fasr. Jooths were erected in the middle of the Fruits and vegetables and other hings were displayed ‘n the open air, and Some way they liked breezes could blow and em cool as they never could in a Il. So the street fair came to be drawing thousands m the suriounding country. nine years ago, but even ycars tke iGea has got loose. would grow with a populaticn of 44,000, boasts of 50,000 visitors on McKinley da last California is to have a street people came 10-see. 1 rowe in & public of farmers fr¢ ‘hat was onl ties did likewise. Terre Haute, own, lasting from April 3 Britain, the famous fairs of medieval England and Europe were grants from the sov- eréign to abbots, bishops or other eccles- The-first great Eng- lish fair is said to have been the outcome of an idea which popped into the head of Carauseuse, iastical dignitari Emperor of This buying is too troublesome through the following Saturday. It will g pusiness,” he remarked one day In the a Dbit frem “ye olde Englishe year 207 A. D. * But there is no doubt about its lineal descendant.. The Word there were “fair” nowadays means an industrial ex- hibition with added amusement features. he thundered. The old fairs of Europe were Immense markets where the products of all the and inspect worid were ex His eyehrows were tled in a hard atop of his ring me all the products of the world,” “Let me seé them spread that I may ride by Slice an ear fted and sofd. Most eof thé head of ‘every farmer who refuses to out in the highway okins and fat babies.” us see them ga in the highway." Sacramento has several highways, being a different style of town from that ot ancient Britain, and the final choice Is L street—that is, for the merchents’ booth. The whole fair and carnivai will be spread over the streets surrounding the Capitol building. Com- mencing on L street at Tenth the mer- chants’ booths will ‘reach for five blocks east and w and some will be on street. The space from L to N on Fif- teenth street will be utilized for band stands and free exhibitions by vaudeviile performers—not the -up-ladies-and- gentlemen-only kind, but really free bowery songs and ragtim: bables.” Whether it costs more to get out of these attractive tents than to get in is npt vet announced. At the bottom of all the complex ar- rangements stands the executive commit- tee of the State Falr Club. They have been in communication with the M of Eastern citles where street fairs ha been held In order to learn the newest kinks, which are. in truth, nothing but the oldest, for the greatest novelty street falr can boast is the reproduc of some ancient and forgotten custora. f. G. Mooser was appointed as director gen- eral. The executive committee Inciudes, besides the Mayor, representative business men who are members of the Chamber of Commerce. . e . The falls at Folsom furnish Sacraments thousands of voits of electricity thar will be utilized in a plan for {llumination. Lights will gleam from the Capitol bulld- ing and from all the trees and shruboery of the park. The plans for the six days of celebration are already laid. The first will be devoted 1o the reception of visiting Elks, Odd Fel- lows, Masons and Native Sons. Every city of the State will send a band. These bands will take part in the parades suud- wiched Letween floats, whereupon spau led ladies will pretend to be fhe heroines of history and the symbols of industry, A floral celebration will occupy ancther of the six days—floral parade, rose hartis and May queen. The jast day will Le a parents will grow cross answ tious. The carntval will be a combj the Italian s Mardi Gras the Kansas City Pri California fiestas tkh glorfes and blew their through American streets and merry, and the prune people had better stay long—at ne. The of southern festivals ha into American rejoicings for past. The New Orleans learned long ago of Italy ran riot du g its fiesta cisco has felt the intoxica merriment—there was a summer at the volunteers and the new year was furiously in. Sacramento will be no more but far more splendid. Confetti throwing will be imf will have a right to throw all t you like at anybody you will have to be nice abou thrown back at you. There is a r er coming down on your I window above, and there scen but a fiirt of a van hing g you look up, and nothing to be heard but a laugh. From the next window you may X receive @ shower of peanut shells. and eak lett Suhix Yol there will be only a glimpse and a 1z behind them likewise. The parade will be at nigh carry along its own daylig of Greek fire. Domino- march beside the floats. of the colored Greek flame from the floats t what Cable calls the “tableaux drs cars.” There s no teillng which of on a- goud tives may be recognized In these ta. A fancy dress ball will wind up the bleaux. There will be enough peog N This it an ‘l(_wax X the different ones to fiil half of an g B rior town, and they wil be att X blase Emperor never before. Uncle Jack will taken = evnical pleasure in flowing robe of Liberty—he chose 1§ himself in a pink dominc ani personate her because of his stra'g! h t ia Emperor in Em and majestic forehedd. Annie at B i i o haois Seteniane & 2a corner will zeceguize Papa in the pufty jdea, for all that ot Kn: that was the other thought ' ecefore you the other acted with nd will form will figures irse there will ntled and gar- 1—-bills to pay Ve 4 royai we ineal descendant of his