Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-10-15
The Display at Odd Fellows Hall

The dlgisinn 81 the State Fair al Odd Eel
lows Hall, under the direction of the Mechan
les Institute is very attractive. while the ex
ten,iye and varied display of articles on exhib-
ition reflect alike great credit npon the
exhibitors and managers. We spent some
time Yesterday in examining portion of the
entries, aud give below the result Of oar obser-
vaiious.
We shall coiinue them from day to day, IN
till we have made tour of the hall. Some
things NAV have escaped our attention which
deserves notice, but they will doubtless fall
under observation before the close of the week.
Many articles were entered yesterday, and
perhaps more will yet be admitted. Althou 2h
the number of entries may be somewhut below
last years Fair, (of which, however, we are
not sure,) yet there are more articles OF home
Manufacture; while the entire display i fully
eqnal in excellence 70 the Fair of last season.
U, ION entering the Hall, the first thing that
you notice 70 the rgnt, are some elegant artI-
c es of furniture, manufactured by L. Il.
GroO ns, of the Furniture Manntactact"rl
Company of this city. His entry consists at
wardrobe, bureau and aJtache, all OF very fire
material, decorated, polished, and finished, in
the highest style of the art. These article
are eqlal, we are sure, to the best E stern
work
la the corner of the Hall. aud mex Ia tie
above articles, the MeS,rS. IIen,!er>ol have
put one of their Benzole & ~ Machines, which
attracts universal attention They have il In
up at night, aud that part Of the Hall Is
brilliantly illuminated. These entersina
gentleman also have on exhibition pareut
wash sink, Tor kitchen use, which is a novet,
in its way, and au invention Of great utility to
house keepers.
TIE decorative paper of W. W. Finn, exhib,
ited at this point, l. superior Ia anything 10
the West. Mailing of the kind can
can surpass il. The artistic skill AMI taste
displayed ia the On aud plttiug up Of this
fine paper. is The subject of general re mark.
Tbs sample on exhibition is very beautiful.
Our attention wa~ arrested Toy large aud
varied assortment of copper and brass casting,
torch lamps, bell crsrjug-. to-, entered 10y a.
b. Co k. This branch of business is carried on
more extensively than we bad imagined, AID
TO greater perfection.
Several specimens of manufactured tohacc"
by several distinct establishments. put ~ H.
fine AMI fancy STYLE, could not escape parricu-
la notice. Among the contributors we o."
tice the names at W Mrrcduh, W. b. Wake,
4. d. Caldwell, aud Bel, kettle IL Co.; tle
latter from Shelby ulle,
The NJ s,Is Freeman have put IL picture
frame Us n specimen of their work which Is
really splendid in design aud Workmanship,
We should he glad to notice it parrlrnla ly,
aud hope to be able 10 do So at 20 rernolc
day.
O. TIE only specimens at architecture on exhb-
ltinn are several by f. NJ Akerold. ana they
are very fne, embracing designs for st"re>,
dwellings, cottages, etc, which are intended
O. he erected in. cor near this city. The stores
attended for E. Ea,ey, aud Morris & Stratt"n,
are very fine.
A sci OF split-holtom chairs, manufactured
by Mr.. Robertson, and entered 10y j. J.
Brown, are excellent specimens OF that de
scripiion Of furniture.
The specimens of ornamental plastcriug,
stucco- work aud statuary. entered 10y Capt.
Wm. Stocked. are superb. They cannot, We
are convinced, be surpassed elsewhere lie
also has on exhibition specimens of Terra
Gotta work - fl 'wers vases, chimney top,
a 4 i'll 4
fin This new description of material is be.
DO ming immensely popular. Among these |
en- ries, design for the triyze of coruce, by /
O. II, Stocked, a lad of 10 yesrs, is very fine
an shows genius which only need, to be |.
en- outraged to Lnke its mark in the world.
An ornamental sign painted by K. +. Flem-
ing, Is much anl justly admired. NJ. Fien-
ing has earned az enviab'e repu'atinn in hi, /
profession, aud this specimen of his handy /
work adds another mark to the score of his
merit.
Mr.. Oryil,e Rice has entered splendid slab /
of East Tennessee Marble. IL is richly varie |
gated and surpaSsys ia beauty and finish any |
marble of the kind we ever saw On this slab |
lays an ingenus specimen of East Tennessee
Cutlery which, to use a Common phrase, "gnr
us" The Yankees will have to hide their
diminished heads knife with the handle, |
blade, back spring, aud riveIs, all made from
the same piece of wood!
it is not generally known that we have in
our midst an experiences aud excellent LiJho
graphi-t The proof of it can be seen 10y an
examination of the Geological map OF this
State now on exhibition al the Hall, executed
by Mr. J. +. Wagner at this city, for the State
Geolngi-t, who got it up. II is a specimen
which We have rarely seen ,qualled. lie has
also on exhibition specimens of his work in the
way OF cards, diplomas, etc, which are very
fine.
Two geographical maps fnr the blind, attract
considerable attention. They are of Foreign
manufacture and DOT entered Ter competition.
A set OF light buggy wheels by Z. Z. Peck,
are on exhibition unG are much admired
They are said to be uf the best material, aud
although 80 yer, hsh', possess great strength
and durability.
Fae display Of plain and colorel Photographs,
Ambrotypes. D,garrseotyprs, saI vadnu. Other
sun pictures is quite extensive aud yer, 6lo
moug the contributors are the Hughes Bros the
Dodge Bros, aud L,rcombe. Our artists in that
line OF the Fine Arts csneOt be braten.
There Is large display aso OF oil paintings We
regret that We cannot nov speak OF them more fal
~. The entries con-i-t Ia land-caprs, vews Of Va