New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-27
LOUISIANA STATE FAIR-FOURTH DAY.

the cloudy morning and the hot atmos-
phere of summer, the thermometer show
ing seventy-eight degrees at ten A. III
The usual April shower occurred between
two and three o'clock, driving all under
| shelter; but then there wassshelter for all,
| and there was also enough of the wonders
! Ct the Industrial arts ON exhibition inside
to fully entertain the vast crowd during
| the rain az well as during sunshine.
Indeed, it is difficult to say what de-
| partment was the centre of greatest at
traction yesterday, all being full of inter
| est, and each drawing crowd of delighted
visitors, and every one having an oppos-
tunity to see that most suited to his taste,
occupation or interest.
AS for the REPUBLICAN, its representa-
tlves were everywhere, and its columns
will show this by its notices of matters in
all departments at once.
The exhibitions in the arena Of thorough
breds, which occurred yesterday, at
tracted all lovers of fine stock. A more
detailed reference to that department will
be given on Saturday, as Friday is the
day set apart for awarding premiums
thereon. Suffice it to say for the present
that the Louisiana live stock exhibition is
yet necessarily meagre. The war having
denuded the country of all good
animals, sufficient number of
years has not yet elapsed for
new stock of animals to grow. Such can
not DE replaced with the facility that mere
machines of industry can. Ia poultry, this
is not the case, and unusually fine display
Of all the more noted breeds of chickens,
ducks, geese, ETC., is made at this fair.
China is fully represented in her improved
Hong Kongs, Shanghais, etc.
The octagonal, great central building,
was unusually attractive yesterday on ac-
count OF the number of fair women drawn
thither to hear the music from the num-
bers of elegant pianos on exhibition there.
Of course, they were accompanied by their
lords. for emusic hath power to soothe the
savage breasts and has a good influence
even upon the most enlightened lords of
creation. There is no piano here from
'teinway, or from Cbickering & Sons, the |
DECEPTION of gold medals and crosses of the
Legion of Honor, at Paris, in 1867, having |
satisfied such competitions, and they lay
Jack on their dignity or upon laurels. But
newer and probably equally as God man
factories are represented, as the st.
Louis Manufacturing Company, which
xhibiis superb, grand and grand
quare piano, which ere worthy of grand
'rizes. The old house of Weber, New
,ork, has an excellent piano on exhibit
ion. A New Orleans manufactory also
as a specimen of its work in competition.
y far the largest display of pianos,
rgans and musical instruments of all
lids on exhibition is from the warerooms
Louis Grunewald, OF Canal street, New
rleans, and doubtless prizes will attend
1cb enterprise, as should be the case.
his house has elegant specimens of
nabe & Cos pianos from Baltimore, and
cores Of other Instruments. A young
ian with a finely formed head-one of {
IT newly enfranchised Citizens makes
usic all the day" upon Grunewalds
anos.
While upon matters Of interest to the s
entler sex, let US mention by far the Ii ost I
teresting article on exhibition for their
special benefit We do not mean the S
ONE Washer, or any other washer, nor Y
e churning machine, Of which there are I
ores, and many of them probably hum il
lgs, nor even the knitting machine, e
hich knits shirts, socks, (heeling and u
eing them, and everything else that {
er was knit, AID with the speed of magic; Ii
II do we mean sewing machines par ="
ularly, but we do mean to speak of one Il
wing machine, that of Wilcox & Gibbs, u
lich was yesterday driven by electricity "
the fair ground, by most wonderful "
plication of an electro magnetic ma b
inc. This is a new and most successful b
7ention, can be used upon any of the W
rious sewing machines, and entirely re- p;
YES our women from the intolerable ci
ldgery of the treadle. The machine, Ii
'ented by Gaume, we believe, and owned OF
Covert, is a small, compact affair, Iii
ICED beneath the top Of the sewing ma m
inc, the battery being off to one side, tt
j drives the machinery like creased
htniDg, and by the simplest motion of
, sewers hand is started or arrested at
assure. 1t must work a complete revo- de
ion in motive power of sewing, knit az
!, and all other small machines. The an
oenses attending its battery for days an
ming does not exceed fifteen cents, and T,
magnetic engine itself costs fifty dol
5. Who woSld not preserve his wife, be
Ter Or mother health of SO trihing cost w
This Fair shows in various ways the eli
RENE industry and excellent taste of
women Of Louisiana. The silk patch su
TX quilts, in block work; white muslin ca
lied and stuffed quilts; silk and worsted st
broldery; wax work; artificial flowers,
:, with hundreds of other articles,
most praisewortby. They command M
versal admiration. thl
diplomas were awarded yesterday to az
llbitors in Department b, Of which Mr.. WI
rran is Superintendent. Out of a IS
-o Or 90 of o;Iun,. s - of