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Show THE MIDWINTER FAIR.' Items from our icgular Correspondent. Corres-pondent. The hotels and boarding houses of San Francisco aro full to overflowing. The Influx of eastern visitors to the Midwinter Mid-winter Exposition during the present month has been very Urge. One train-load train-load coming In over the Santa Fe route took, three locomotives to draw it, nnd tin the following day it was estimated that 3,000 1 trangera, arrived in the city. Tho result is that the exposition grounds has presented livelier scenes on days when no special olTorts has. been mado to draw a crowd. than on some of tho exposition. ex-position. The attractions offered to visitors, aside from the standing attractons of the stato and international exhibits, nro being continually augmented. Tho fruit shows at least those mado in direct connection with (he citrus fairs of tho stato of Call to i nre now n thing of tho past, thou.ii thcto nro permanent exhibits of citrus fruits maintained In the Southern California building, in the Noithern California building and in others of tho country buildings on the exposition ground. Tho flower bIiowb are now beginning to play nn Important .part in tho exposition program. The first of these was "Almond Uloesom Day," when the Aleincda county building build-ing was turned into a -perfect bower of almond blossoms; when ono could not walk without the blosaoms brushing against him, and when the air was almost heavy with the delicious spring fragrance. And now come the ns and all the other licautiful flowers which bloom in rose time. Tho town of Berkeley has prided itsolf for years upon tho great variety aud the gouernl excellence of Its roses, aud on Wednesday, April 21, there was a "llerktiley Itoso Day" In tho Al-emeuda Al-emeuda county building, and the floral sensation created by tho almond blossoms a mouth betere was more than duplicated iu this particular. Tho past week has been one of particular partic-ular Interest also to music lovers. Ever slnco tho arrival of tho Sousa Concert Band there h as been more or less friendly rivalry between that organization, which pUyca on a music pavilion out of doors, and tha Vienna 1'rnter orchestra which plays nfterboon and evening concerts con-certs in Frans Joseph hall. In the hall aiiilVmot?nVth?pTce',l!Cl,yeniie SVusili 1 Band has more thnn held itsowu iu pop- larity by vlrtuoof thef ?t excellence of Its murlc. Thero hat. 'cen a great denlro however, on tho part of the music lovers of San Francisco lo hear theso two musical organizations pT . In unison, and on Tuesday eyening, ,.piil 10, this desire wns realized. On that occasion there was given In Frr. .. Joseph hall the grandest concert over heard iu San Francisco. Tho Sousa Band played three numbers of Mr. Sousa's selection, and the l'rater Orchestra played three of Its best pieces. The fluegelhorn soloist of tho orchestra and tho trombono soloist of Sousa's Hand held up tho solo ends ol their organizations. In addition to theso features two number a were ployed by both bands tu unison, Mr. Sousa leading ono nnd Herr Schecl, dire. ir of tho orchestra, led Uie other, Tlu big btnd i rendered the overtures "Tanihauaer" and "Itleuzi.". |