New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-30
WHAT WE SAW At THE FAIR.
Washing Day.

be met with smile if the grand array OF
washing machines exposed at the fair are
put IN motion at our 'several places OF
abode These machines are so agreeable
IN use. that the men are using them. 1t
will do a woman's heart good to go there
and see men washing. But the best ma.
chine, by all odds. is that OF
Fails d Howell.
made on Louisiana avenue, in this city, and
called the "Grand Prairie" which costs
less, washes with less risk of damage to the
clothes, washes them most completely,
never needing to use hand rubbing and is
so convenient and handy as never needs to
be set out of the room when not in use as a
washing machine. The smallest family will
therefore find it a good thing to have
about the house, while even child can
use it.
Fertilizers.
We are glad to see our farmers and plan.
ters, who are visiting the fair, take so much
interest IN the fertilizers. We must make
our healthful pine woods and uplands as
rich in their production as the bottom lands,
and we must keep up the strength of our
bottom lands, too. The latter will wear out
at last, if overcropped, though they will go
through our life time, and more, but the
farmers need the fertilizers all the time.
That which is generally deficient and
most often needs restoration and can not be
got from ordinary manures, is to be found
in the phosphates and lime procured from
bones; and of all the preparations of these
none have been found so pure,
and efficient as those of Lors Stern &
Brother, which you see when you enter the
first building on your right as you enter the
fair at the main entrance.
Messrs. q. G. Parmly IL Co.
The gentlemen who are exhibiting the
Howe sewing machine, have received the
most gratifying assurances of approval of
their machine as first premium" the
judges in this respect being ladies who
know all about it, and have given them tes-
timonials thereof, which are the best Of
diplomas. These diplomas are ingraved in
the highest style of art, and bear the hon
ored heads df distinguished der arted heroes
and statesmen and the remarkable signature
of Mr.. Spinner.
Their diplomas, which have been numer-
ously awarded them during the fair, these
gentlemen regard of much greater value
than any of promised issuance and conse-
Quent want of currency.
Those who have not seen this machine
operate at the fair will act wisely to do So.
1t is the latest perfection of the sewing ma
chine, made by the original inventor of the
needle, and received the gold medal at the
Paris Exposition.
The Cnrre Buildings
Cares convenient and pleasant buildings,
capable of being taken to any place and put
up by stranger to the art of construction
at days notice, attract attention from the
fact that the president and secretary of the
Fair Association have their offices in one of
them.
These buildings are made the cheaper be.
cause Messrs. Carre IL Co. have one of the
largest saWmils on Pearl river&here the
best of our lumber is manufactured, and
they are, therefore, able to construct these
portable houses at a lower cost than any one
who is only builder, for they save cost in
every way. For the man who is IN a hurry
to build, and for him who must consult
economy in building, there is no better
chance to be suited than in applying to
Care.
The Single Thread Saving Machine.
There are many double thread sewing ma.
chimes, some good, some Indifferent and
some nearly worthless, but after all, the
sewing with one thread is the best, and
which, we must all admit, that the best OF
all sewers, and specially the single thread
sewers, is a fair maiden. She can not COM
pete in speed, variety, firmness of stitch
and many other things, with the machine Of
Their twisted loop-sttch is as durable, firm
and beautiful as the lock-stitch, and being
far more simple, and needing far less pre-
paration, with less difficulty from breakage,
and 20 special picking of thread, and having
fewer parts to keep in order, it is vastly
more satisfactory to the user than any
double thread machine. Then the price is
much lower than tor the double thread
machines, and the satisfaction with it is
fully as great as if it were high priced.
just As We Expected,
Messrs. Glynn & Wintz, the well known
shoe dealers of No. 9 Camp street, carried
off all the prizes and blue ribbons. The
fact is, such display as they made, could
not fail ellciting admiration even from an
examining committee OF the louisiana State
Fair. The materials. style and finish of all
their work was so exquisite, that even an
awarding committee at the great Paris Ex-
position would have been surprised. The
goods exhibited on this occasion were eX-
ceedlDgly appropriate. Beautiful CATERS
and slippers for ladies. gents boots and
shoes, and not small lot for the youngsters
all made i'll that taseful style which has rem
dered the work of our New Orleans cord
wainers so well known all over the Union.
1t must be supposed that the goods which
were so successful in getting the premiums
were made for this special occasion. Not
all. for the firm have a house full at No.
Camp street, where the ladies' should go
whenever i'll want of the best in the city.
The Finest Chromos IN America.
Ascending the stairs iR the Octagonal
building, we naturally join crowd standing
before d collection OF chrOmOs, and discover
that they are that remarkable five of
"Prangs American Hills" exhibited by
Eyrich, the popular Canal street bookseller.
That representing the Yosemite Valley is
truly a wonderful piece OF art, and we doubt
if il has been excelled By any American
landscape painting we ever saw. So worthy
is it of attention that we deeply regret our
inability to give it d scientific criticism; but
we can not too strongly urge every visitor
at the fair to go and see it. All Of the other
four are also gems, and will afford to the
connoisseur of pictures rare treat.
They may be unerringly known to
the stranger, first, by their excel
lence, ana secondly by the magnii-
cence of the frames IL which they are set.
Mr.. Eyrich seems to have been justly proud
of these chef d'@uUreS and spared no ex-
pense in dressing them up becomingly in
frames which have no superiors in this
country. 1t is doubtless a fact that Mr..
Eyrich has in his store, at No. 100 Canal
street, as wide range of chromos as he has
books. If he has, it should be considered
duty on the part OF every parent to make
their children go there regularly and study
them, for the contemplation of such pictures
can not fail to elevate the mind.
sa Something New
Appeared among the paintings yester-
day morning, which both surprised and
delighted visitors. We speak of those pes
tells exhibited by Mr.. William H. Buck, an
artist who has succeeded il getting the
highest AWARDS for several years past.
These pestels are five in uumber-a cascade,
mountain scene. river scene, and two