Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-09-24
soar Drawing Room

OnpHe-Atlhuf l-lDoey.
sour Drawing Room"
The above title is given to novel and elegant
performance with which we are to be favored in
few days In order that the scene may cores
pond with the title, very cleverly constructed
arrangement is carried, by which the barest stage
may be transformed by crimson, satin and lace
cuttalns handsome furniture and carpets into an
elegant parlor.
The elegance of the appointments, is in keep
ing with the entertainment which does not con-
tain even suggestion which would offend the
most refined taste or the most delicate sensiOllty
The ladies and gentlemen of the company, IN
addition 10 being first class professionals, occupy
high social positions.
"Our Drawing Room" is intended to occupy a
middle place between the platf and the stage
and Is free from the objections which even the
most prudlsh may entertain against theatrical
representations.
This form OF amusement, so popular in Eng
land, Is almost unknown here, but We predict for
II "a complete aud lasting success.
The programme which is in itself a work Of art
contains some clevetly executed pen and ink
sketches, and comprises a two character operetta,
some fine vocal and instrumental music, a brief
lecture on marriage" with four Characteristic
representations by the managers, Kate Aston, and
II new musical ComedIetta, written expressly Tor
tins company by Julian Magnus.
The artists are in addition to Kate Aston, Miss
Knight Aston, who ranks in tins country and III
Emg land as tue best tenor OF English opera; Mr.
Iuomas Nhifhn who Is celebrated ankle IS COME
dian, vocalist and voinst, anu SIguor NogIi, a
pIaList OF eminent European reputation, whose
bI Infancy OF execution and chain OF tone have
never b. en- SURPASSED. "Our Drawing Room Is
sure 10 become a iayorite Institution.
The somers.t Central Agricultural Soei-
city.
The Somerset Central Agricultural Society
closed very successful show and Fan on Thurs
d.y at Skowhegan. The cattle shew and horse
t OF ended on ednesday. The Fair was IN Co.
burn Hall. We are indebted to the oblg.u Z
superintendent, {. X. Turner, and also to Mr..
Woodbury. OF the Reporter" Secretary OF the
society, for kind attentions.
One of the first tables that attracted our atten-
ton was a fine display of wooens by the Cohurn
Wooden Mills. just the goods for business and la
boring men.
Vose Il Paul showed an unusually large and
fine collection of photographs of various sly les /;
among them one of 5. ID. Arnold, Esq, OF
of Skowhegan, said TO be the dsguenosype
ever taken IN Maine. We hope at the next Cen
tennial Sam will be here to compare with it.
Acher y Burgess made an elegant exhibition
of musical instruments and jewelry.
The Bickford knitting machine which we saw
operated Ia the Hall would knock our grand
mother hi CHER than a kite, on stock lngs.
Hobrook II Halves exhibition of clothing and
furnishing goods unusually attractive and on
the cool morning OF Thursday, had a comfortable
look.
Hovt & Son showed boots and shoes.
j. W. " hitten < son had fine show of boots
and shoes from leather tanned by themselves.
Their display of goods one OF which TO be
proud
Mrs. II. F. Eaton the wife Of our old friend,
showed some fine crayon portraits, that OF her
husband being true to life
A good table OF crockery and glass ware was
exhibited by Il. Z. arney.
Gray & Foss had fine table of kitchen fur
nshing goods in great variety.
Mrs. +. Is. Ward exhibited some beautiful
Switches" of human hair made from tang led
masses of comhings.
OF agricultural productions, we have to say
that the display was not creditable to the iatms
of Somerset
F. b. Ward showed some remarkable fine spec
linens of Maiblehead squashes, two ON one vine
weighing about 20 pounds.
One lot of plain cheese was very NICE but We
failed to get the owner 5 name.
Among other things we saw a likeness OF the
late Greenback candidate for Governor. He will
go down to posterity as the man who thought the
more he owed, the better he would be OFT.
The great attraction was the baby show, but
my pen fas me utterly when | attempt TO do
any thing like justice to the scene The platform
was pretty well filled with anxious, admirng moth
ers, no ding each the one of all others to claim
the prze. 1t is said that every crow thinks her
Young the whitest, and we have no doubt each
of these mothers thought her darling the pretest,
but we could see decided choice in both babies
and mothers, and rnle the prettest mothers
did not have the prettlest babies, but probably
some OF them resembed their fathers, which To
the moraist is CRAFTY ing fact. Some 80 were
entered for the prize but we left before the award
was made.
Why could there not have been baby show
when We were young, my dear mother would
have got the first premium sure. why, MIR. Edl'
tor, that would have been show indeed! Moth
ing shorter than ten acre lot would have answer
ed Tor a hall, and each woman would have pre-
scented from ten to sixteen, all dressed III cloth
their own hands had woven, while their bare feet
rudy checks and curly heads would have giver
promise vi the coming man. Now, one or two al
| the most, is looked upon as desirable tsmi
| " but it costs about as much in both time and
money, to raise the two Of to-day as the dozen o.
forty Years ago. SO the increase is largely left t
| the Irish ami The German, and now that the heath
| en- Cbinee has entered the list, only the future
can tell what the future of the Ang lo-SaXon rac'
! in America is to be.
! Tins is one OF tue many beautiful villages, an'
| is one the most wealthy towns but che fact tina
/ II costs 20 cts to get from side OF the vllag
to the other is not a sign OF progress; though th
week with the Fair. Circus aud supreme Court
things are lively. When you come here don't ior
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