The Portland daily press., 1873-06-11
Maine General Hospital Fair.
OPENING DAY.
The Halls and Their Contents.
What to See and Where to See 1t.

o0ucIdi I1uSpitdl was DTOdCutu. ~
beholds the Fair in successful operation
work of preparation has been immense ~
the establishment of the headquar1e.,
the Falmouth House, the iapors vi 'noso GU
gagged in getting up the great aoair' nave oeen
onerous and unremitting. Whlle not IN the
least detracting from the credit due to the Exec
utive Committee, land other gentlemen in this and
other parts of the State, we must be allowed to
say, that to the fervor"pluck, "energy and indus
try of Portland women, that we owe it,that the
projected far has become an established fact
Ihey have worked early and late with a perse-
verance that has been contagious, with soft
responsiveness that there was no resisting.
lu the last two months, con, ributions have
been pouring into the headquarters in an almost
endless stream. Merchants and other classes of
people have responded to the call in spirit of
liberality worthy of all emulation. The result
is seen to-day, in the stock of useful and ele-
giant articles to be found within the walls of
Fluent and City Halls.
Yesterday opened clear, cool and comfortable.
At an early hour the ladies connected with the
fair began to put the finishing touches upon
their fancy tables, and the gentlemen to ar
range the heavy contributions. The din ana
hurry of preparation continued almost up to the
hour of opening. At this point of our report a
DESCRIPTION OF THE HALLS
NAV not be uninteresting to our readers.
On ascending the main stairway to the hall
the first contribution that meets the observation
in the corridor, is an elegant carriage from c.
P. Kimball & Co.; then further along will be
found neat road wagon from Martin, Pennell
& Co., splendid single harness from Henry
Dunn & Son, a harness from j. 4 B. Jordan, "a
physic ans carriage from 2. Thompson, aud
a fine skeleton wagon from the State Prison.
Warden Rice writes that every particle of this
carriage was the work of convcts, who learned
their trade in prison. 1t attracts great deal
of attention The value is S125.
We next find splendid steam fre-proof safe
donated by George L. Damon of Boston, which
came through the agent here, Mr. r. A. Bird.
1t is very handsome present, and the Fair is
indebted for 1T TO the earnest efforts of Mr..
Bird; 100 mackerel kits from Bean & Brown
of Brownfeld, show good marks; large lot of
table salt from Brooks q Burgin, agents for
Falmouth Mills, showed well; shocks from B.
c. Jordan, Bar Mills, made by Mark Walton;
wheels from q. Thompson; a cooking range
from o. NJ. & D. w. Nash; .Hub' range
from T. & G. B. Nash; sample cooking stove
from Nutter Brothers & Co.; an Arcadian cook
stove flor woody from the same; a Magee port
able range and fine parlor stove, from A. N
Noyes & Son, sole agents in Portland for all the
Magee stoves; aone-horse Sprague mower from
the Sprague Moving Machine Company, thro
N. w. Perkins & Co.; one of HIPS lawn now
ers, presented by Kendall & Whitney; fine
lot of steel axes from David Dagell & Son. So.
Edg, B ont, Mass, all make fiue show. A
Rocky Mountain Refrigerator, presented by w.
I'll. Hail. Presque Isle attracted great deal of
attention. the popularity of it is that current
of air can be sent through il at any momeut
A paper pail was exhibited with it, that appear
ed as good as wood or tin. The Peerless Dry
Air Refrigerator was presented by j. L. Mer.
rill, Portland. A sample of carriage wheels
from E. Corey Co., and bundle of newspa-
per paper from the mill OF r.. e. Lyon, Show.
hogan, presented by Luther Whitman Win
throp, came next. We find wheelbarrow a
vegetable cutter, churn and horse pitch-fork,
| p0st-hole digger, from III. w. Caswell, Var
mouth; drill lathe from N. Dustin $50, Dex-
ter; three barrels sugar from Eagle Sugar Re-
tinery; two rolls oil carpetng from Moses Bal
lev, Winthrop; also two from Joseph Briggs of
Winthrop; several rolls of leather from Boston
large buff Cochin fowl from N. w. Morse,
Deering; an Electrical Indicator is exhibited by
b. S. Smith of Boston,
Considerable fun was seen by those who wit
pessed the Crawling" of one youngster who
said he could Mt let go and it would kill him il
he held on; We notice two lots of flour from
| Williams & Pulsifer aud another lot from
| King Gilman & Co. Other articles we must
postpone the notice of until tomorrow.
The view Oh entering the hall is really fine
one The decorations of the hall proper are
few in number and simple in taste. At the
right of the entrance the news stand of the
spriehtly Tonic is to be found, at which during
III, the d. mammoth 'snewsboz" presides, and
| from which ddrisG- the evening pretty little
news girls, wearing white caps, sally forth.
Exactly in the centre of the hall is the grand
| floral pavilion devoted TO the sale of cut flow
ers, boutonuieres, &c. The pavilion is circular
| in form, supported by eight columns decorated
with evergreen and vines and hanging bios
| SONS, arranged in loop and festoon and wreath
| intprmiXed with the red and white fabrics
| which ciOthe the supporting shafts The staff
| which rises like muss-clad pine tree from the
centre, is embellished with flags and Dennants
| The counters are carpeted with exquisite varie-
| ties of moss upon which are placed exotics and
| huge masses of bud and blossom, in bewlder-
ing confusion. Hanging baskets and cages OF
singing birds swing from every available point
of attachment. From the counters to the fool
swoop whit curtains studded with gold stars
The tout ensemble is very fine. The pavilion i.
in charge of Mrs P. Fl. Brown and Mrs. Sher
wood, assisted by corps Of young ladies who
rival the beautiful flower girls of romance ant
changed every day. The ladies who acted il
that capacity yesterday were Mrs Thurston
Misses Josie Bailey, Alice Hersey Dorrance
Cross, Russell, Sherwood and Wood. The
flowers, some of the finest ever exhibited here
were contributed from the gardens of Mr.. AL
bert Drwanger.
70 obtain clear idea of the location of the
tables is a very easy thing to do, if on entering
City Hall one is cireful to note numbers at
tached to each table. As you enter the hall a
the south corner of the platform, is No l, the
carpeting stand. Following then along to thu
north end of the platform to the fish pond
/ which is numbered 6. The numbers then con
| tinue around the hall in that direction to the
| Soda fountain, which is No. %.
StLnd No. LA first-class stand in every re-
| spect, is under the charge of Mr. William AL
| len, to whose fine taste we owe one of the
| prettiest and most deliberately decorated tables
in the hall. The staud, which is placed at the
left of the platform is in the form of heather
pagoda, apparently made of huge blocks o
different colored candies: The illusion is per
feet; only Mr., Aliens fertile imagination coult
have given birth to the novel idea. The paga
da is bewildering in its barbarc opulence O
sweets, and is calculated to drive children au'
school girls crazy with antiepations of saccha
| rine revels. The ladies in charge yesterday
were Mrs. Millett, Misses Harris Short, Wood
man, Allen, Lord and Brewer. Miss Mar
Woodman acts as Superintendent. Will
smiles as sweet as the candy they sold, the la
dies beguiled many bit of scrip from tn
pockets of gentlemen who would shudder a
the thought of crashing lump of sugar.
No. 4-Watervle This table is in charg
of Mrs. E. NJ. Hall, Miss Alice McFadden an
Miss Mary Parker The principal attr ction
of the table consist of fancy articles in grea
variety. undergarments for ladies and child
ren's wear. Several fine oil paintings amou
which are Flowers by Miss Hanscomb
"Apples' by Mrs Keely, Dogs Head" b
Miss Scammon. "Fox Hunting by Miss Al
den, marine View by Miss Alden. A rebe
belt found at the battle of the Wilderness
rustic hanging baskets, etc.
No. 5-First Parish and Park Street Socie
ties, Portland. The following ladies are i
charge Of this table Mrs. VIM. Boyd Mr.:
H. N Jose, Mrs. E. Pbinney and Mrs. Dauit
w. Fessenden. The table presents most ele
giant and attractive variety of articles anon
which may be noticed a spendid silver pitcher
Jardin'iere valued at $50, TO be ratified for
smoking chair of unique and rich design, pre-
sented by Mrs. S. 7. Hooper of Boston, value
at l2o. The fancy working ON this chat