Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-26
indications offs Magnificent Success
The Awards of Prizes to Durham
Cattle.
A Grand Gala Day To-Day.

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public yesterday, and the First Annual
Fair Of the Shelby County Agricultural
and Mechanical Association was inaugu.
rated under circumstances which we can
not but consider highly fayOrable-
although the attendance was SINAI and
confined almost entirly to the members OF
the Association and exhibitors. The rea-
son for this, however, is sufficiently obvi-
Gus TO require no explanation. The
weather during tho whole of last week was
50 bad that no one dreamed that the open
ing could possibly take place yesterday,
and the very highest praise is due to the
officers and various committees for their
energy and promptitude in the matter.
The weather was splendid indeed, with
the exception that the wind was a little
too raw and chilly in the earlier part Of
the day, it could not have been finer.
The sun shone with dazzling splendor,
and with sufficient warmth TO dry up the
last yestige of last weeks rains, a work in
which it was aided in no small degree by
the wind. Taking a car on the Memphis
and Charleston road At midday, a ride OF
twelve or fifteen minutes brought us to
the grounds, where we found everything
in a state OF busy confusion, and every
body hard at work striving 10 bring order
Out Of chaos. Articles for exhibition v. p
arriving every moment by cars, wagons
and drays, and the owners and officers
were living around getting them properly
placed and lRbeled-
The stands, halls and grounds have al
ready been described in the APPEAL,
with the exception of the building tor the
exhibition Of machinery, agricultural i'm
plements, ETC., and we will not therefore
again describe them. The building re-
ferred 20 has been delayed, like every
thing else, by the rains, but will be ready
for the reception Of articles for exhibition
by II O'clock to-day.
On entering the grounds the attention
Of visitors Yesterday was first attracted
by the operation of boring two arresian
wells. which was progressing under the
management of the wners OF two rival
patents-Laath's and Buffers patent we'll
boring augers. Both made astOnishingly
rapid progress and reached water during
the day, putting down a wooden cnrbing
IS they weus.
On reaching the main buildings, we
found the Secretary's Office crowded with
eager exhibitors, all Of whom were being
waited on by that functiOnary, Col. Leon
Trousdale, with a pOliteness, urbanity and
patience we have never seen eXcelled, and
rarely equalled by one in a similar posi-
tion. Our old friend Vincent Baccigalupo
was just getting a huge box, which looked
like II might contain a grand piano, out Of
a furniture car. On taking IL into the
Hall on the right Of the entrance, and I'M
covering il, a sight met our eyes that riv-
eted them, and claimed our attention for
an houT or more. 1t was u magnificent
work of aria piece of tapestry which
would not suffer by being placed side by
side with the gObeiins of Louis QuatOrze,
or any other works of the needle, before
or since those wonderful productions of
jain Gohelin, GeuCk, LioudsOn or le
Brun. being The production of Miss Jean
ME B~accigaluPO, q young lady of fourtCe en-
or fifteen years Of age, daughter of u old
friend Vincent" Baccigalupo. 1t was
described by US some months ago. when
il was first brought TO this city. but II is
well worthy Of a second description.
The picture" is about six feet by four
and a half o. FIVE, and is enclosed i'm a
most gorgeous and magnificent gilt frame.
The principal figure, a little 20 the right
Of lie center is a lady sitting on q horse,
at tbs entrancs Of a castle. She is attired
in a crimson velvet dress, the shading of
which is marvellous. She is holding in
her arms j little girl, who IS seated on
the neck Of the steCd, the position OF both
being pRrfectly easy and elegant. over
lie neck Of lbe horse Is seen the head
and shoulders Ola Han, probably the lord
of the manor, who IS apparently assisting
to hold the child on her scat. At the
head Of the horse stands = page, who is
also holding by the bride another horse,
from which The lord has inst
dismounted. Both the steeds are dapple-
grey, and the drawing and shading are
perfect. The gauntlet Of the lady
BIAS fallen to the ground and
j. being watched b. a spaniel which
crOucheS by it and keeps one paw on IL.
4 deer hound stands by, gazing wistfnlly
up 20 the lady's face. IA the lower right
hand corner stands d flcOnsF. One arm
Is poised above his head and on il sits q
hawk, uncapped aud apparently ready iUr
hight. Around him are hung his perches,
on which sit several birds. a little girl
il kueei.ng by hiIn,playing with = Of The
birds. Close BY lies spile OF g~aIne-heTons,
cranes, etc. 13e party are apparently in
a courtyard % lie Ssstle, aud have just
entered through a stone egeLUay, through
which can be seen, IN 6ne perspective, 4
vista Of trees leading to 4 gateway IN the
distance. The title of the picture Is The
Return of the Hawking Party" and is
( after the celebrated pistuTe of that name.
I The material used is silk and chenille, and
: the work occupied AtsS BacciSslupo, at
! Mount 81. Ninuent Academy, FOR twelve
months. The material, we understand,
I cost nine hundred dollars. II i, Alto
{ gSther, the most magnificent piece Of
ueedle-work " exhibited in Memphis.
Il was placed directly at the entrance OF
the right baud hall-Whieh we believe is
10 be called IS Tho Floral Hall" It is sur
mounted by another work from the same
hand, representing a little maid piayipg
with a goat, which Is also a beautiful
( work. Madame Vincent cannot be too
Z proud OF her daughtss.
In the right corner Of thts Eall are sew
! arsi excellent crdyon drawings Of AoWers,
! plants, etc. and one head and bust, done
Z By a young faiss twelve wears old. Two
oil paintings. one OF a winter landscape,
/ y the other q a hoFsP, were also eXhib-
tied IS the work Of a young ledy Of Mem
! phis-bOth evincing much merit.
By these hang a stalk Of Dixon's pro-
HGc cotton, exhibited by MIR. Dixon, Of
Georgia. 1t is q sight 70 make a cotton
! planters mouth water.
Further down on the same side "a q glass
ease containing a ~theOdOiite. level, micro
F., scope, and a variety OF Mathematical in
manufactures ia Memphis by
Mr.. T5ensch, No. 32S Main street.
Next - Ihis comes one OF the most
creciJable, as vel as one Of the most I'M
portSnt, displays IN The whole Fair 50 FAR.
Il is the showcase Of Dr.. TheO-
dore HOerner, analytic chemist eud
druggist, corner Of Beal and
Second streets. In one compartment
Of this case are DR.. HOeFner's own pre-
pGrations, embracing some OF the rarest
and most beautiful chemicals. There
were several jars OF cologne and magnO-
lia-water, al the Doctors own manuf4c-
ture, which were opened and tested yes
NNAAEN = ~ - EH
and ladies, who pronounced 1t superior to
anything OF the sort that they had ever
used Among the preparations, we no.
ticed ous Ut calisaya, iron and Manganese,
and another Of Buchu. But thetwO most
Understanding little bottles in 1.-THE whole
case are the most Interesting, and
10 thu IN OF OUr GgtIOn-growiug
reglon-Opening up an entirely GeW line
OF Industry and putting he" King to q
use not dreamed OF in the philosophy or
our fathers. Que Of these Vials contains
Grade e0ttcnseCd Oil-the other contains
il in a rea1pd state, completely deodOrized
0ad ci0T5fcd, and equal GS q salad OIL 70
The best Mot eDeT aaas pressed JroW az ObUc.
This is a result thar has long been seagched
for by some Of The first chemists of this
country and Europe, ami now attained BY
Dr. Hoeruer tor lne drst time. The pro-
cess. " 9 are informedby Dr.. Hoerner, is a
very cheap One-cOsting even on q SINAI
stale only about ten cents a gallon. This
makes The oil cost about seventy cents in
a-ll-8gainst i've or six dollars a gallon for
olive oil. In the other compartments OF
the case were a complete assortment Of
French ~perfUneries Imported by DR.. /
HoerDsr on his recent visit 10 Europe.
At the end OF the Hall the Grover q
Baker and Singer seWing machine com
panies have some beautiful specimens Of
their machines, and are fixing sp a hand
HANANE NAAkA4 " 4ANIA w. NANAA
tiOus. u viii be all ready this morning. 4
Continuing around the room, the table
at the extreme end of b left side IS taken
up by an exhibition OF paper patterns
which will be ready for display to-day.
On AZ a9tQining table are two wOrsted
quilts, one made, as Sbeir labels state, by
a lady seventy, and the other by one sixty
five years old. The quilts were Of elegant
design aud wei and neatly sewed
Next to these came silk quilts and speci- I
were exhibited on this table eXQuisitely
exhibitor had in tails instapce converted
what is ordinarily nnsightiy into an orha-
The three tables nearest the entrance
were taken up with embroidery and nee
die work, and among the articles exbib-
tied were some OF the most elegant and
beautiful specimens of the art. An af-
CHAN, embroidered In silk, by Mrs. =. NJ.
APperson, was very much admired, as IL
to be, for more tasty and aecu-
rate desigus, and more skill with the nee
die, We have never seen displayed.
There were on she same tables
a large lot Of bead work, consisting Of
cushions in every shape and design.
some ottoman covers, la raised worsted
wofk, were the wonder and admiration OF
every visitor who saw them. We much
regret mat no names were attached to
any OF Lnese articles, and the rules OF the
AssOSlatlon VIII not allow the exhibitors
awards are made.
= splendid showcase, Burmonnted with
fha efgu nf MaaGrs