Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-11-21
THE LOAN EXHIBITION.
suceessfuI Opening Last NiEht-tOn~
tInued To Night
Frnn, Ys.terday's Second RditiOn.

ladies OF st. Jon > GpisCoP0i |
onaned last night very successfully IN
the vacant room adjoining Loveman
g. Co.'s store, on Gay street, ana
attracted q large attendance oy 'he
beauty and chiYalry of the city, as
cell "a by the older persons. 1t was
an exhibition richly worth witnessing
and no one regretted having gone oh
the first floor are arranged In an artls'io
ord tasteful manner innumeTaoles spec
linens Recommendations ana usefulness
and relics OF antiquity, dating BACK
| for several centuries, some OF them.
They were examined and sluuleo
with much pleasure and Satisfaction.
prominent feature in this room
were the Turkish and Chinese booths
furnished off with great COM
nIeteness from the unlimited store OF
relics possessed by Prof. s. II. Lockett'
and presided over with much grace
and elegance by Miss Lockett ana
Miss Seraphina Carter, attired In the
Usrb of the countries they represented
and appearing to great advantage IN
such attire. The young ladies' captlVa-
ting charms lent additional attractions
to their departments, and they were
kant quite busy exhibiting the curlosl-
ties. and entertaining the numerous
visitors. -,
The second floor was fitted up with
very good taste as an art gallery, ana
the walls were bedecked about with
great variety in this line, the colIec-
tion comprising some magnificent por'
trait paintings, etc, and some WORKS
of very antiqnated date. One article
especially in this department that at
traeted universal attention and is Wor-
tbv of special mention was the image
of a mermaid, supported on glass
stand and very skiIlfully shaped out
of hutter. II was the handiwOrk OF
, Miss Nellie Buckley. 1t was much
admired and evidences proficiency
In this line which is indeed creditaole
/ to Miss Buckley. In fact she posses
ses rare accomplishments in the Inc
of portrait painting, etc. during the
: aveniug she sketched fifteen minute
n nortraits Of several persons, with
@ wonderful accuracy and rapidly Her
n mother, Mrs. Buckley, had general
q superintendeuce Ofthe art department
. There were many other things de-
! sarving of mention, but space forblds.
Tn the rear end of the first floor was
arranged q festival department, pre-
sided over by skillful hands, and the
deIicious biyalve and other refresh
mants were served up in splendid
style. Mrs. L. c. Shepard presided
over this department to the complete
satisfaction of all concerned. The
writer was so exceedingly fortunate as
70 fall into the hanis of Miss Carrie
. Nicholson, and, it is Deedless
> m saw, was entertained IL
princely style at her Iaole
, Miss Carrie was given charge OF al
- the tables except three in the room
u and was eminently successful In ne
, nostion of chief waiter. She espouse'
the duties of the occasion with com
y man6abIe zeal and in a busihess-lTk'
! way, and with her fascinating sn'
"A winsome ways, attracted splehdI'
&c cnstom. and each one was waited uPol
10 with such uniform gcacefulness an'
courtesy that they Will be sure q
a. attend again. Miss Carrie also rem
Id dered valuable assistance in arranging
~ the art department, and in many way
-, rendered herself Indispensable TO IN
es success OF the occasion.
Is, l.. C. Shepard, ESD kept Ia
1g door and had rather general super
!" vision OF the exhibition, and it couI
not have been in better hands. IN
ey ladies having the exhibition in charg
be were ever attentive, and We'd wit
~ each other iu contributing to the su
In cess of the occasion. They deser'
In much credit therefor.
DIT The object of the ladies Is 10 raj
ter funds to purchase carpet for the new
'th reuaired s.. johns Church, and 1t
boped they will succeed admirabl
To-day a splendid lunch will
served from II till o'clock, an
Dr.. the exhibition will be continue
'u- again tonight. Admittance, 10 cent
IS, gentleman and lady, % cents. Oyst
supper, with coffee, so cents; ice crea
and cake, 25 cents, etc. Wehope to g
" the ladies literally patronized again.
Some extensive additions will
made to the collections of curiositi
,eII and beauties of art. which will
re- ere Sc the attractions wonderfully.