The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-10-02
Fine Arts, Music al Instruments, &c.
The Committee on Fine Arts Musical In.


ssruments, &c. report
PAINTINGS, &c.
There was an extensive and generally excel
lent exhibition in this department, em bracing
oil paintings, chromos, water colors, crayons,
and pencil sketches.
The largest eatry was made by Mr.. Henry
Taylor, who exhibited IA oil pieces and 20
chromos The oil paintings were mostly by
dairy Brown, and well illustrated his rapid
and vigorous style; And most of the chromos
mas yet been reached i'll this line OF art.
Nj. e. b King, who makes speciality of
dealing in German chromos, exhibited IS very
tine pieces, and one oil painting, either OF which
Was worthy of place in any parlor in the city.
lhe Germans take the highest stand in chrome
photography.
Schumacher Brothers furnished fine paint
ing of CULVER among the LilliputiAns, which
It least highly amused those who were not Ca
pabe of Judging of its merits They also ex-
ni6iSed several ehromos OF rare excellence.
Mr.. It. +. Hale exhibited n orton's fine oil
piece Glowing in the Disabled Ship" chrome
of Sonntag's Eagle Chff,' and other beautiful
pieces. n atrt
The foregoing were not entered for pre-
miums.
Il. I'll. Wilder en- tered a superior Photograph
finished in oil-award, diploma.
A crayon copy OF "Pharaoh's Horses" by
Julia w. Griffin, merits the award of di-
ploma.
MIR. John M. B. Mead had two pieces in oil,
of trouts, &c.. which were considered exceed
ingly fine, and worthy of a diploma.
"AuGunn Leaves" by Cora j. Cover, were
natural as if painted by Nature.
OF The several pencil sketches, all deserving
of honorable mention, those of Mr.. j ohm q.
Stevens Were considered as worthy OF d-
ploma.
Mrs S. G. Pierce entered several fruit and
flower pieces 10 water colors, most beautifully
xecuted. Award, diploma
A crayon head of a child, by Miss Sallie
CrocBer, was decately finished.
Two Worsted pictures, by Mrs. G. ID. Miller,
N which the colors were artislically blended
and the whole admirably executed, were con-
'idered worthy of a diploma.
MIR. Henry A. Merrill entered two good pen
Gil pictures.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
In this line, the only entries made for premi-
ums were Two cabinet reed organs by Messrs.
Small and Knight, manufacturers, OF this city
and large reed church organ, by VIM. p.
hastings, who has SO long and successfully
carried on this branch of manufacture here
The ommttee award diploma to Mr.. Hast
'ngs on the church organ, and diploma TO
Messrs. Small q Knlght, for their excellent
cabinet organs.
Messrs. Halves & Cragin exhibited one of
the Burdett Combination Organs with Campa-
uella attachment-which attracted much at
entIon.
Mr.. S. F. Cobb from his establishment 2
DeeriDg Block sent in fine Piano OF the Nc
Phai (Boston) manufacture, and Two of Geo.
Woods & Cos Cabinet organs, very nice in
struments.
SEWING MACHINES.
The examination of the department apgro-
oriated to Sewing Machines was confided IL
his Committee; and having sense OF their
responsibility i'll the matter they spent much
time in examining as 10 the relative merits OF
he numerous machines that are before the
puohc, and came to the conclusion that each
has some special excellence TO recommend it.
The time has gone by when,If an article OF
clothing ripped in the sewing, the owner would
eceive the comforting assurance SO, that is
machine workH We have not forgotten our
when a travelling eds fd i1 far
every here, with but one suit of clothes, We
suddenly experienced sense of giving out n
our heJher garment, and bow this increased
until our unmentionables were about divlded
INTO garment for each limb-and how like a
martyr we stood the railery of our compan
IONS, when we were obliged to descend and go
Iuto the tailoring business on our own hook,
uhsnks to the lady who presented us with a
peedle book and the necessary accompani
neptsD and repair damag es to the best of our
ability. 1t was machine work!
But this defect has been remedied, and in
many respects LOW, machine work is quite as
sub ,tantial as ha I'd work, to say the least
The Wheeler & Wilson machines, of which
igenus, S, EN- to combine in great degree the
pecal qualities claimed for mary others, and
rs u our estimation unsurpassed.
The Weed, known as the Family Favorite"
OF which Mesers s. w. Eaton & Son, 103 Mid
die ST are agents, well deserves its name, for
us n any special adaptations. 1t needs no ad-
Yertlslng.
The American Button-Hole Machine can
but excite the admiration of the tenolder
while witnessing the facility aud evenness
10 In IN 1rNl0 hr1ff -hNln b
ing, under skillful workman, three in two
minutes, While by hand it requires at least ten
minutes to execute first rate buttOn-bOle.
1t is ctaimed be sides that oy this machine,
I'VE kinds of sewing Can be well done, more
than any other machine accOmplishes.
The Elias Howe Machine, of which Messrs,
Plummer & Wilder 173 Middle Street, are
gents, for very nice and delicate work, as
We'll as for most of the substantial modes OF
sewing, has no superior.
Ibe Elliptic of which Messrs j. S. Baker &
20. 12O Middle Street are agents. claim some
specialtles to which, so far as we could per-
celve, t entltled Besides these Messrs Baker
q Go. deal in the Howe and the Weed ma
chimes, ct Get.
Our well known energetic and enterprising
townsman, W. S. Dyer, 158 Middle Street,
whilst be deals in and repairs, all kinds of 9TH
er machines, seems to fix his affections on the
tlorepce. and claims, while it is equal to the
best, it will ''wear twice as long as any other
know about sewing machines is not worth
knowing!
Mr.. d. II. Young, 166 Middle Street. dea's
IN the AJna, and consIo ers il second to none
particularly the improved Etna But his
business includes almost all Others so that pur-
chasers may make their own selections
Tnus, We believe we have examined all the
entries made-and in the END have come to the
7oDelusion, that if these is such thing as per-
lection in the art of sewing, it has been arrived
1t through these ingenious, these exhaustive,
hese wonderful instruments.
Per order,
s. B. BECKETT, Chairman
REPORT ON NATIVE WINES.
The special committee appointed to examine |
he domestic wines on exhibition, report THAI |
he only samples presented Were from the vim
age of M. Keller, California, and that during |
be four days of the fair through the courtesy |
# Mr.. ii. N. Ruegles, the agent in charge, am
lie opportunities were afforded for tasting and |
esting them. There were seven varieties.
PORT, Sherry, MddsTad, angelica, White ooiae.
lock and Eldor0dO. There were also exhibit,
ID samples OF wine bitters and brandy
These wines are all of fine quality, and
Il; r.