Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-10-18
The Display at Odd Fellows Hall.

With a notice of the misc lila Ieous Articles
on exhibition, We have made circuit of the
Hall, aud the ra.es IN its crntre. live have
failed to notice articles of decided merit, IL L.
because they escaped our attention. We lave
eudeavored, at least, Ia do Justice alike TO ali.
There are some very nice aud pretty things
upon the table "f 'sceaneo IS articles. NAM
are tine exhibitions at rkill aud taste, a. we'll
a. design aud utility.
Ss.,riI fancy baskets and boxes decorated
with : ellis, are very beautiful The names of
the coat ibdtors We ~s 9 unable Io lie r..
There are two entries If YAK truit, 10y Mr..
VI. II. Cru cher, aud o'e 10y NJ ~ Molhe Bu
f,rd. 81 williamson county. whict are mo-
,xIl-i,el, dome, ain ~ rql lhng nature ~ H.
fhere are nuinrr H. -i.rci nens 4 artiict i
fl wee -. vnrinu, kind-, u on this tabe.
same are made 81 paper, q. hers OF muslin, no
sil others, q. NIX Al oI lHrm are Yer,
b au'Iul, nrd fl ct goat credit upon ,ho-e
Nho made them.
The vase al Max flower, realty surpas,r,
anything That We ever SAY. L .ch time w
leaked nj them; We 81 snns ne% be tuty-
some n,ldi ion~l ,xoe.leuce hIch We had TOT
before discovered.
Suns foe specimens Of bead work upon re
riculy-, hy Mrs. N. J. Garnet, of W,lams"u
county. are much admired.
The display "i croICl et-w"rk, aud VARIOUS
otler k.uds Of knitting, on this table aud else
where Is extensive and fine
tidy, on The table, Is quite n curiosity, on
account of being made by blind lsdy.
A pair of f * hose aud pair Of socks made
Of Nubia wool, entered by Mr.. Z. p. Smith,
are superb specimens of This kind of work.
A large variety of needle. books, by an aged
LADY. and many articles of ladies' work are to
be found upon this table.
a quilt by Miss E. Hallum, of Lebanon,
escaped our attention yesterday, 1t is one of
the finest specimens, ia its way, that we ever
beheld.
Several specimens Of cotton yUrn, from the
Central Factory, are justly deserving.
Ia the same portion of the Hall, We notice a
specinen of carpenters work, Ia the way of a
door aud sash, which is ahead Of anything Of
the kind We have looked at for long time.
Il was not intended for exhibition, but the
gentleman for whom il was made, finding it 50
fine job of work, entered il as specimen
The maker is Mr.. Jacob o. Wright.
Suspended ia another part of the Hall, are
sumo very 6ne specimens Of gas fKtnrea, by
Corneliu. L. Baker. They are very nice 10
design aud workmanship.
Henderson q FINN have on exhibition some
very iue specimens of marble work, OF bsauti.
ful design and elegant finish.
A ladies' work stand and ramabour.frame
by Mr.. Robt Lowery, Of this city, are fac
specimens Of wood turning. ard seldom equal
led in finish.
A paten churn exeites great curiosity, and
q palent self acting gate, is novelty in lite
way.
Ia addition 20 the sun-pictures heretofore
entered. we notice ine lot OF specimens BY
J. II. Van Stsveron, Of Cclumbia. They show
a high degree Of excellence.
Many articles have been brought In Or ex.
hibition from the Fair Grounds. Among
them are some cases Of splendid honey,
by DR.. Iialnhn, and case OF superb fruit, oi
many varieties, BY No.. W. Dodge, FROM hl-
orchard, Cumberland Mountain, Cumberland
county.