Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-12-27
The SECOND EXHIBITION OF THE ME
TR0POLITAN MECHANICS INSTITUTE,

For the Pr0nsotSon and Encouragement of
Manufactures, Commerce, and the Me-
elsamic and Use(ui Arts,
"IILL be opened at the City Of Washington, on
w Thursday, the 9Th day Of February, 1855, in
the new and splendid hall of the Smithsonian Insti
tuition, which is one Of the most magnificent rooms
in the United States.
To this Exhibition the Manufacturers, Mechanics,
Artists Inventors, and all others desiring to display
tbs results OF their labor SKILL ingenuity and taste
from all portions Of the Union, are cordially invited
to contribute.
The Machinery Department will be under the
charge Of Special superintendent Steam power,
fixtures, labor, &C., will be given free Of expense
ALI intending to exhibit requested to give no.
tice at as early day possible. Goods should be
accompanied with proper invoice.
The Committee, therefore, feel that, in inviting
contributions from all portions CT the Union to the
Second Exhibition Of the Metropolitan Mechanics
Institute, they are offering to the producer of excel
lent articles valuable opportunity Of making
known to the whole country their novelty and util.
ity, the superior style of their workmanship, and
their adaptation to the purposes for which they may
be intended.
They would respectfully solicit from the Ladies
those specimens Of elegant bandiwork which, here
tofore, have formed so attractive and important a
feature Of these displays. 1t is proposed to sub t
to award to articles Of mer tprem. ums of jewery,
&c suited to the tastes Of d fair exhibitors.
Inc Han will be opened kr the receptiod Of g. DDS
on Monday. the oath OF January, and on the even
ing Of thursday, the 9Th of February a, O'Clock.
the Exhibition will be formally opened fur the
reception Of visiters and continue open about four
weeks.
| No article deposited after faturday night the 30
Of February, be entered upon the Judges Lists
for competition premium, except such as the Com
mittee shall be satisfied dispatched from dis,
taace in time to have reached the Hall by that day,
but fai ed to arrive from unavoidable detention.
Articles designed for exhibition only will be re-
csived, free of charge, until Tuesday night the 9th
Of February, at 10 o'clock after hch time depos-
itors viii be subject to charge Of from so cents to
81, for each article deposited
Apprentices and minors, who contribute articles
Of their own make or invention, shall specify their
business.
All articles deposited for competition and pre-
MUM must be Of American manufacture, conspicu-
ousy labeled with appropriate names the name of
the maker and inventor, Gf known,) and the name
Of the depositor copy Of which label must be fur
nished the clerk at the time of bringing the goods
for entry on the record Prices may be fixed, or
not, at the option Of the exhibitor.
Depositors, at the time Of entry, will receive q
ticke. of title to their goods, which ticket will also
admit them to the Exhibition at an TINES when open
| to the public.
N. B-Goods should be addressed as follows
| exhibition Of the Metropolitan Hsohanics' Insti.
tute, Warrington, D. O !" and should have the ma
ture OF the articles and tbs name Ct the party send
Ing thsm, distinctly marked on tn. Packages They
should also b accompanied by DIST, He'd invoice.
C1rcuiars containing detailed Instructions, will
be forwarded, and any information given, on appli
cition to the Corresponding Secretary, to whom ali
| communications on the business Of the institute
| should b addressed oct T-1aw6w