Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-10-22
THE STATE FAIR.
SECOND DAY.
che Exhibition Excet dinghy Fine
The Attendance Large -tisOd .
hacIE.g-FlOrai and VA.
chanery Halls.
From tie Ra elgh News


chinery HzaIfs.
Fromtre Ra e'gh News
The day opened yesterday most au
spiciously for the SECOND day of the
S ate FAIR the air beiLg just suff
GENTLY cool to make outdoor exercise
delightful Tue morning trains over
the different roads brought in large
crowds of visitors, and our hotels,
boarding ard private houses, are well
fl ed, and in many instances uncom-
fcrtably crowded.
The crowd in attendance was large
for the second day. ther. beng SOM
1000 persons on the ground, and we
heard only compliments on every hand
to the exhibition in the different de-
pnrtmSnr1 ard to the evident good
Iela''"grnrnt which caused everything
to work SO tremendously.
We can trusLfII,y say that ia bOtf
amount and qua ity of the general *
bib 'ion no p'eviuuq Fair ever sur
passed it, and particularly so in the
n4scninery depare Ii Ut, (Which Will ie
written mp Ill full to-dav) rs here W.
fnd vrry thing NEEDED by tie farming
public. fut brecIGg the latest and most
va uah!e improvements.
We would be pleased to u Itlce IL
full to-day the different departments.
but must content ourselves for went
OF space with writing up
FLORAL HALL.
We give below a brief statement of
the exhibition IN the upper floor OF
Floral Hall, to y Lich We hope to add
many things TIL, have nj cessarily es-
capped hasty e1uu". alton.
", i.., l Han
be found baaut1fH! six quilt by Mrs
DIR. G. G. TLornos, of Wilmington. Of
an Infinite variety T. the left Of thi..
are numerous specimens Of home made
wooden and cotton goods. carpet!Dg
blankets, Ito, A most elaborate and
beautiful qrilt of fraa=fer work, III
flowers ard buds from Virginia. A.
L. BFnun. of Pitt county, sends
bgautifni Z pb&bet quit, log cabin
quilt and c1i:er~ OF great merit. From
above n slt-ps uded handsome WOODEN
couuterpfnez.
1he H-an Portraits y Eugene
L. Harris. 'i -.5-httas ] K, n. c.,
attracted attention. Among
these, we i the fine faces OF
Bishop At Il, Nv. Bragg, Col. T.
nj Holt, : j u Biacknall, and the
Iamented Graham.
Two oil innings by Miss Fanny
Belle AIRING N are most beautifully
executed. We understand that the
Fruit Piece was the first work of her
brush, which is simply wonderful.
Below these, Miss Alice Kerr has
little gem in bouquet of lilies of the
valley, pansies and rOsebuls, in crayon.
There are also very charming prints,
and flowers aud notices in water col
ora, from the pupils of Peace Insti-
tute.
Mr.. ] ". Watson, our popular pho
tographic artist, sends very large
collection OF the finest products of
his art. Among these is large frame
witt. separate good sized pictures of
the members of tie Constitutional
Convention of 1875.
On the eastern side of the hall is a
brilliant Ii~play of oil paintings and
crayOn ORA lngs from the Raleigh Fee
mate Seminary over which Prof Hob
good presides with satisfaction to TIL,
pubic Our space forbids AN extended
description Of this handsome array,
bnt we hope to do it justice IN the flu
ture.
We have seen many portraits in the
beSr galleries of the country, but have
rarely seen the equal in the best ar
tlstlc merits, of the pastel portrait of
Judge Joyners, of Petersburg, Va,
by d. Fl. Anderson, of Norfolk, Va.
Wax work, worsted work, feather
work, bead works, skeleton leaves,
Berlin wool work, in bevildering array
come next, and fine specimens of hair
work. Miss Bessie Bachelor sends
a fine lions head in crayoI; very good
wor~ted aud crochet work, consisting
Of afghans, tides, ottomans, shawls,
&c, are next IN order.
The notices worked in silk are very
pretty-''God bless our home, t'Simply
to thy cross I cling" and Give US
this day our daily bread" The last
was made by a little daughter. nine
years of age, of Mr.. Foster, of Muir
freesboro' "a beautiful case of hair
jeweIry
A lady of Edgecombe county sends
the highest merit.
Silk embro;d derry comes next. Here, |
among many other superb things, is |
some work of exquisite neatress from |
Miss Fannie Everett, Miss Nixon and |
others. Thread embroidery, braidiug
and fire sewing work comes next in |
endless variety. Some Of the finest |
shirts We have ever seen ere on hand. |
showing that the art is not yet lost, |
despite the advent of sewing machiues |
and ready-made clothing. Suits Of |
clothes of country-;nade cloth are also |
here, much 20 the credit of our fair
country women. A broad cloth coat,
cut and made by a lady in highest |
style of the tailor's art, is noticeable |
here.
A striking object III the hall is the
contribution box for the Orphan Asy
lum. A beautifully dressed doll stands
by an open cOrnucOpia, and under an
arch Feed my lanbs." is inscribed |
upon the banner above. This doll is
to be sold to the bidder who leaves
his name with the ladies for the largest
amount of money fo4. the Oxford Asy-
Ium.
Mrs. Hardie and Mrs. Andrews both,
contributed uberally Of rich and taste
ful millinery. among the c1,iosities
are specimens Of leather work, paint
ing on glass, a curious memory tree of
buttons. ana mammoth bird cage, in.
geniotls!y Dui;t by young boy of
Raleigh, witAout fquare or compass.
Forest leaves and botanical specimens
close this division.
We Cught 1DC to omit mention OF the
beautiful cas-, . erork, an0 chain
NO ~ked by -icl of Stem, of
only nine yeaI a dau. Ter of
3. A. Vn9ler, I Efficient officer l
IF the Fair.
DR.. ArringtoE la Jred hard and s
faithfully III r. .partment, and We
ire glad to see J. efforts appreciated c
We notice e~pec the quiet and Or
Ter that prevail, i..d learn that the de-
Jartment has bel managed at saw -
ng of several hulired dollars in ex- =
oenditure. Much praise is due to the ,
aides who are faithfully laboring in 4
Floral Hali-among them we observed =,
Mrs. Heates, of Murfreesboro, the !
ady of our accomplished Congress y
nan from that district eve learn =
she is also a liberal contributor
others who are working for our sue =,
cess are Miss Everit5, of Goldsboro.
Miss Camilla Thrie, OF PIttsboro. and :