Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-06-25
Ine I.oul.ann state Pair.
NFN oElrlN', May " Is'0'

The uciaron Ruiliing, the central laTg-
est AMI mosi prominent VI IN Fair editses,
eas alsa the CeAtTe oi LitTaciion Tor the
majority OF the visitors, especially those Of
the fair sex. II was natural Il shpnli hs
20. Tor most Of lhe purely Hriisli1 Gni or
namental contents u the Fair WsIe siONde'l
inio the two lony aud spacious stories Of
| the Ooiagon, aud embraced two Depart
menis; q, under the suPerinlsnienee OF
! Mr.. T.. A. Taylor, aud y, suIerinleniel by
Mr. Vim. Meculloeh, 80.
The collection Nas large AMI somewha,
Heterogeneous, bnl Il was exceedingly In,
trr,slingi indeed nons nore varied ani
attractive could he met with anywhere Ia
ihe South.
The collections were arranged around
the ground door hall, in three circles, one
Wiilin the olher,-Ihe center being oeru-
pied chiefly by competing pianos and Or
tanS, hut its principal object being near
| IN liie size marble statue Of Washington
dressed ln the elegant civic costume Of his
day. Near by this grave, majestic hsurei
a tolorhl artist n very talented and popn-
lar felloW,-pounded away az the pianos
la brilliant style, attracting crowds OF
lookers.on and listeners, who did not
know, apparently which made the most
noise, the pianist or the potent brass band
on tho upper balcony.
Let rs fcllors tho outer circle, eammeno-
ing with glass case full Of home invented
aud home made trusses aud braces. A
row Of the popular sewing machines fol-
lows, each ret of with tasteful ornament
and samples of workmanship, and the c.
hibitors all waiting Rnxiously TO know, the
day | was there, the decision Of tho exam
lining committee on their respective merits.
As already written you the Grover X Ia
ler swept tho field. One sewing machine
vas worked by n small "clcoiric engine
patented by MIR. Gnume, "a French mech
anician of New York; expressly for this
kind of work. A friend OF mine, Mr. Bar
barin, native Of New Orleans, and mas
Ter of electric apparatus and applications,
invented and worked au engine Of this
kind, for his wire's.sewing machine many
years ago.
slonped for long time 10 examine and
alihire the beautiful instruments exhibited
in n large glass case by Mr.. Duhamel, our
well known optician; followed by large
and varied display of very elegant gas
lamps and chandeliers of the latest fash
ions, from the shelves Of Mr.. John Fleming
of Poydras street, one Of our oldest and
most popular dealers in that line Of goods.
In contrast with this, was pyramid Of
small boxes, containing n new patent
remedy, lately introduced here, the Rocky
Mountain Indian Remedy, sold by DR..
ldahoc, at No. 25 st. Charles street. lie
claims wide range Of cures it will effect
as you will see neuralgia, rheumatism
and gout; ringworm, sores, ulcers, scroinla,
lcprosy, scaly rash, letter, blctchcs, pim-
pies, white swelliugs and cancers; liver
complaints, spleen, kidney and spinal af
fections, sore throat and Group; piles and
fstula, corns and tunicns; iii fine all
kinds of diseases Of the skin, in every va
riety of cutaheous eruption.
From this reminder of The ills that flesh
is kin to, was relieved by large and
profusc display, overhead, on the walls and
in numerous glass cases, of worsted, cloth,
muslin, calico and silk quilts, counter
panes, curtains and cushions home made
lace, lace tatting plain and ornamental
needle work |; embroidery in silk, wool,
cotton, silver and gold; piano, sofa and
chair cov5rs, lamp mats, cigar cases, silk
slippers, book marks, satchels, firomen s
shirts, pillow cases, infants dresses gui-
pure, ladies handkerchiefs and tapestry
work, showing the decided interest the
ladies not only Of Louisiana, but The ad-
Joining States take in our Fair. note
premiums awarded to ladies not resident
of New Orleans: Mrs. R. D. McGee, llar-
risonburg, La; Mrs. j. Labau, IIuberivillc,
La; Mrs. r. Nassau, Bay St. Louis, Miss,
and Miss II. Mund, Osyka, Miss.
| In one of these cases, vas q collection OF
| those queer Chinese coins; minute dot of
the old clock, of the State House Mt Philn-
dclphia few mathematical instruments,
small, plain and we'll worn, used by DR..
Franklin; and o tiny lock of General
| Washington's hair.
Next to these articles was n dyed goose
egg, elaborately carved with tho State
coat of arms and Masonic, Odd Fellow,
1 Firemea and other cmblems, This was the
handiwork of Mr.. L.. L. Gerry, engraver,
who presented it 10 Mr.. !. N. Marks, the
very efficient and universally popular
| President Of the Fair Association and OF
the Firemen's Charitable Association. Gerry
is sound on the goose; that's SO !,
Messrs. Fierson s, IIews, Nos IS and 10
Camp street, here exhibited very select
stock of cravats, gloves, handkerchiefs,
socks, ETC., for gentlemen's wear, the dis
tinguishing traits of which were their neat
ness and elegance. %,
T'hc Alden Chemical Works of Philadel-
phia were represented by samples of their
concentrated potash and concentrated lye,
to make ones own soap with.
My old friends Messrs. Z. j. Hart Co.,
here entered the field. in their usual taste
full and liberal handed way Of doing things.
They ELECTED unstinied praise for their
very large and complete assortment Of tho
very choicest home and foreign drugs,
chemicals and pharmaceutical prepara :
tions. Since the war they have made this
one of the principal features of their large.
ly ramifed and extensive business, and
there i. certainly no Southern house that
can now compete with them.
They had also large and highly inter-
esting display of rare minerals nickel,
bismuth, aluminium, .platinum, thalium,
etc., over which the scientific visitors long
paused, for such a choice and valuable
cabinet is rarely seen together. In addi-
tion, was very large and in every way
complete stock of surgical instruments,
which being plated with nickel, prevents
rusting.
| may as we'll add here that Messrs. Il.
J. Hart & Co., had several choice or notice
able articles on exhibition in other parts
Of the Fair. all of which we're got up in
their usual tasty and effective style. In
department A, their own "Stomach Bit
ters," cooking and fayoring extracts, soda
and seidliiz powders, essence Jamaica gin
ger, benzine, ETC., prepared Of the best
materisls phd made By themselves. The
large and handsome glass case, containing
abundant samples Of Cclman's London
mustard, which they .e1hibiied in A, was
one Of the chief ornaments Of that depart
ment. In D, they exhibited 'isoda apPa-
ratus," which received the premium; and
am glad TO learn that they were awarded
a number Of frst-class premiums for their
large, valuable ard handsome display Of
oil kinds.
INV ORLEANS, May 1870.
The contents Of Department r, tndsr fbe
superinteDdcnos Of Mr. G. W. Dunbar, were
Southern products the raw and manufae-
fured material ard cotton. sugar. syrup,