The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-10-19

Next came the butter Oh! what palate it
took to decide on that Attorney collection, so
intensely golden that we felt relieved to see our
own butter of less pretending hue The faster
and we would recommend q strong alkali to
| neutralize the effect
| Then the cakes Jelly cake, pound cake
sponge cake, white cake, black cake and every
other kind of cake; and only few premiums,
after so much stirring and beating, and rolling
and baking, and worrying! But cheer up, sis
| tiers, though many run In the race, but one re-
ceiveth the prize, as st. Paul said when he
comforted the weak-hearted in his time.
The arrangement of Wax Flowers was very
chaste and beautiful-richly deserving the no.
tice that it obtained.
The Leather Work was attractive, beautifully
executed, and made handsome ornaments. We
| expect to be inundated with leather fancies at
ter this supplanting the reign of air castles and
wall pockets, which now pervades Hartford
| county.
The fine neede-work, embroidery and machine
| sewing were not to be eXceled. The varieties
IN wors;cds were extensive, and could compete
| with any collection elsewhere. "StLrting for
the War" was n masterpiece, every counten-
ance SO distinct and expressive. Many of the
afghans were gorgeous, and we should think the
art ofpincushions quite exhausted. After the dis
play, nothing more to be done in that line.
| Oh, the quilts! We ache as we think of the
| stitches, the patience, the perseverance, and the
enterprise brought to bear on this subject nine
feet square, containing all the exertions of days,
weeks and even months, and the woful disap-
pointment of so many at the non-recognltion of
| their services. We feel especially serene on
this subject, as we have triumphantly carried
off the second premium. We hung up collec.
tion of cashmere and deaine that had accumu.
lated in our garnet and q maternal relative had
ingeniously assorted in windmill, or as some
some would say stars, and others pineapples--
| we really cannot tell the exact style of archi-
| tppturp-anl W feel ri u n pn1
public institution.
The array ofjellies and preserves showed that
our ladies meant business, and afforded a fine
opportunity for the famous sweet tooth that
some are said to possess, and which would come
| in very well on such occasions.
The Children's Department was n new insti-
tuition, and developed many prodigies. One
young miss of nine made twelve entries and got
six premiums Another miracle of enterprise
collected eight hundred and sixty pieces of cali
co, each different, cut them into equilateral
triangles, joined them and was made happy by
the first prize.
We were interested in the display ofpaintings
and drawings from Oakland School. The dia-
gram of Winters Run was quite instructive.
As for beets, potatoes, pumpkins and egg
plants, they might AS well stop growing, before
they enact the fable of the frog that tried TO
equal the OK in size. They have reached their
maximum, and the farmers ought to be satisfied.
Well, we did enjoy the pigs. We do think
thaC oiS oiuch cuaP .nuI innaolleo Tue hrsc pen
was perfectly magnificent, and we got bewilder.
ed in calculating how many dough nuts he would
fry. His companions were alike wonderful and
we could not decide which was the handsomest
color for pig, black or white.
We had not an idea there were so many kinds
of chickens, beside whom the five races of men
sink into feeble insgnitcance.
The sheep and cows were perfect in their kind
and the horses made fine show.
And last, though not least, we were about
proposing museum for a final resting-plact
for Uncle Mas slipper, as such an understand
ing deserves to be forever commemorated il
the annals of our county as the original incen
tive to the historical query, as to how many ants
q single foot was capable of MASKING.
ZENOBIA,