Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-10-31
THE SECOND EXHIBITION OF THE ME-
TROPOLITAN MECH aEICS' INSTITUTE,

For the Promotion ana II encouragement of
Mamufactxres, Commerce, and tie Nc
chantc and Useiaa Arts,
yLT.LL be opened at the City Of Washington. On
w Thursday, the Sth dsy OF February, 1855, in
the new and splendid hail of the Sui' hsonian Insu-
tation, which is one If the most magnificent rooms
in the Uniied States.
To this Exhibition the M,nuf,cturers Nechsnics.
Artists ,nors and all others dssi ing to dIsplsy
the results CT their labor, SKILL Ingenuity and TASTE
from al portions CT the ULion are cordially invited
TO cont 'ibute
Tn. Machinery Department will be rrider the
charge Of Special Superintendent fteRm power
fixtures, labor, &c. will b. given free of expense
All intending to exhibit are requested % give
tice at as early day IS POSSIBLE Goods should be
ccompsnied with proper invoice.
The Committee, Therefore, feel thai. in inviting
contributions IRON all pcr ions Ct the Union to the
Second Exhibition OF the M.tropelitau Mechsnic.'
institute. they fl ring to the producer Of excel
lent articles valuable opportunity Of making
known to the whole country their novelty and uti-
it,, the supericr style of thsir workmanship, and
their adsr tstion to the purposes which they may
be int aded
They would respectfully eolicit from the Ladies
those specimens of e.egapt handiwork, VII ch, here.
tofore, have formed so atti snd important
feature of these displays. VI is proposed to subm
all such Contributions TO G Commit of Ladies, and
to award to sri les of merit prem ums Of jeWelry,
&c suited to the tastes Of the fair exhibi'or.
The Hall wi he opened for the reoeptioi Il Coos
On Monday, the 29th ri Janu,rv, and On thu sven
ing of 'hurs1sy, tie 9Th Of Februsry, nj O'clock
the Exhibition will be formally opened for the
reception OF visitors, and continue open about four
weeks
No article depc sited sitter Paturday night the 81
of February, n bs entered upon the Judges Lists
for competition or prem um, except such The Com
mittee shall b. satisfied dspa tched from q dis.
lance in tine TO have reached the Hal by that day.
but fai ed TO arrive from unavo' dsble detentin
Articles des gned for e1hioition orly will be r.
csived, free Of charge, until Tuesday night the 9th
OF February at 10 o'clock; aft-r hich time, depos
itors will be subject to charge Of from 50 csnts to
81, for each article deposited.
Apprentices and minors, no co attribute articles
OF their own make or invention, shall specify their
business
All articles deposited for competition end pre-
MUM must be IF American manefsct ure. ooBspicu-
ously labeled with appropriate names: the name Of
the maker and inventor. Or kDowD,) ard the name
o. the depositor; copy Of which label must be fur
nlshed the ERIK at the time # bringing the goods
for entry on the record. Prices may be fixed or
not, at The option Of the exhhitor.
Depositor, at the time OF entry. will receiy. a
ucke OF title t. their g"ds which tcset will also
a1rait them to the Exhiti ion at all times when open
to the publ;
N B.-Goods should be addressed as follows:
Exhibition of the Metropolitan Mechan ics' Ipsi-
tnte, Washington, ID. ;" snd .h ,sId have the ms
ture OF The artictes and the The party seud
Ing them distinctly marked on the pscksges They
shooid also be accompanied by q detailed invoice.
Clrculsrs. containing detailed instructions, will
ue forwarded, and any information given, on sppi-
ra''on to tie Corresponding Sccreta'y whom all
communications 90 the business CT the institute
thou'd &c addressed oct 3l-e6v