Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-12-02
THE SECOND EXHIBITION OF THE ME-
TROPOLITAN MECHANICS INSTITUTE q

For tho Promotion ard Ea cOtragen,ent OF
Manufactures, Commerce., and the Me.
chanic and Useiia Arts,
NIiL be opened at the City of Washington on
w Thursday, the 9th day OF February. 1855, in
the new and splendid hall of the Smi h'onaa Insti
tuition, which is one Of the most magnificent rooms
in he UnI ed StatSs.
To this Exhibition the Manufacturers, Mechanics
Artists Inventors. and all Others des ing to dsplsy
the results of their labor Skill ingenuity and taste
from all portions Of the Union are cordially invited
to contribute.
Jh. Machinery Department will be under the
charge of Special suPerintr ndent steam power
fixtures, labor, DC. will be given free of expense
All intending to exhibit are requested to give no
tice at as early day as possible Goods should bt
accompanied with proper invoice.
The Committee, therefore, feel that. in inviting
contributions from all portions Of the Union to the
Second Exhibition OF the Metropolitan Mechanics
Institute, they sring to the producer of exec
lent articles q valuable opportunity of making
known to the whole country their novelty and util
irs, the superior style of their workmanship, and
their adaptation to the purposes for which they msy
be intended.
They would respectfully solicit from the Ladie,
those specimens Of elegant handiwcrk, which, here
tofore, have formed 80 attractive and important 9
feature of these displays. 1t is proposed to subna
all such contributions to G mmittee Of Ladies' and
to award to articles of mer tpremi ums Of jewelry
&C., suited to the tastes Of IN fA1r exhibitors.
Ths Hall Will be opened Or the receptiod Of Good,
ing Of thursday, the 8th Of February, at o'clock
the Exhibition will be formally opened IN The
reception of visiters, and continue open about bu,
weeks.
No article deposited after saturdsy night, the Sd
of February, Co BE- entered upon the Judges Lists
for competition premium, except such as the Com
mittee shall be satisfied dispatched from dis
tance 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 hich time, depos
itors will be subject to charge Of from 50 cents tc
81, for each Article deposited.
Apprentices and minors, who contribute articl.
of their own make invention shall specify theil
business.
All articles deposited for competition and pre-
MUM must be Of American manufacture, oonspicu
ously labeled with appropriate names; the name o
the maker and inventor, Qf known,l and the name
Of the depositor; copy OF which label must BE- fur
nished the c'erk at the time Of bringing the good
for entry on the record. Prices may be fixed, o.
not, at the option Of the exhibitor.
Depositor at tho time Of entry, will receive
cke of title to their goods, which ticket will alst
admit them to the Exhibition at sll times when oper
to the public
N B.-GoodE ihould be addressed as follows
" Exhibition of the Metropolitan Mschanics' Insti
tuts, Washington, D. O >" and shcs Id have the Ma
ture Of the articles ana tho name Ct the party ssnd
ing them, distinctly marked on tn. Packages They
should also be accompanied by dsti q ed invoice.
Circulars, containing detailed lis tructons, vii
be forwarded, and any information given, on appli
cation to the Corresponding secretn,y, to whom al
communications on the business Of the Institut
should he addressed. oct 81 1Av6w