The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-11-13
Exhibits at the Portland Fair.
From the Portland Daily Bee
NFsSRS. ALISKY AND UEGELE.


we have noticed as yet is that OF these
celebrated confectioners. Their beauti-
full stand was not completed until last
night, and the throng of ladies testified
to their appreciation of the efforts which
these artists have made. In the center
is a representation of the Mechanics
Pavilion, about three feet long and Of
correct proportions, constructed of
lozenge paste, and the wonder is that so
correct a model was made and no plan of
the building before the artist, and no
measurements taken. Here are the
doors and windows garden with its
green shrubbery and blooming flowers
all of candy, even the battens on the
sides of the building and the two beau
tiful towers surmounted by waving flags
made of sugar. The interior is fair in
itself. Here are druggists, crockery
ware dealers, jewellers, stationery, piles
of merchandise, and little candy people
inside admiring the show, and even the
"Blacksmiths Dream" Pictures of
Grant, Hayes, Lincoln, Washington and
others, Helbock with his center pieces,
steamers, row boat, engines, clocks,
chandeliers, a large American eagle, a
beautiful little collection of real ores
from the best veins of California,
Oregon and Alaska, gold, silver, lead
and quicksilver quartz. The whole may
well be termed the "Confectioner's
Dream" for one does not feel that real
hands wrought these little wonders in SO
short a period. On the right stands
Alisky l. Hegele's celebrated "Temple
of Liberty" made throughout Of candy
ten years ago, having stood the test of
time and gone through two of the great
fires of Portland, when it had to be
hustled out of the store in great haste,
vet it has never been broken, and stands
today in all it's pristine beauty. The
temple stands on solid foundation of
rocks of candy, in the front of which is
inserteda mirror representing miniature
lake of water. Steps lead into the
grand Pavilion, in the center of which
stands Columbia, the Goddess OF Liberty
a beautiful figure, one hand supporting
the American flag, and the other resting
on shield. The other side of the stand
s ornamented with a fountain made six
months ago, four stories high, with corn
ucopias supporting the base and the An
gel of Peace surrounding the top. Near
this is a superb almond tart ornamented
in the European style. the icings Of diff
ferent colors and genuine flavor put on
in the most artistic manner. At one
side we have two magnificent specimens
of wedding cake with beautiful frostings,
the one surmounted with clasped hands
and the other with clusters of fruit. The
opposite side is profuse display of des-
ert cakes with an infinite variety of dec
orations and as great variation in fla
vors. In the show case in front Is a
most lucious display Of an endless vari-
ety of French candies neatly arranged
and labeled. Here are fondants, angel
hearts, conversational lozenges, cordials,
gum drops, maple sugar cakes, rock
candy, jujube waters, peppermint,
liuuorice, cayenne and other favored
drops sugar marbles and small candies
down to the size of pin heads, cream
drops, etc, etc. Over one hundred dit
ferent varieties of French candies, to say
nothing about stick candy and other
drops, about forty more varieties, and
twenty varieties OF tatfies, with chewing
gum and other confectionerics.
The wholesale department is repre-
sented by their twenty-four different
kinds of wooden boxes labeled
with the different kinds Of candy,
with the number OF pounds, their
small boxes holding from 10 to %
pounds, and in large wholesale shipments
these are again packed into large wooden
cases Of 80 to 100 pounds.
Two diplomas from the State Fair are
suspended in the rear of their stand, one
for best variety of candies and contec-
tioneries, and the other for ornamental
confectionery. \ large lot of their neat
pasteboard half-pound boxes for mixed
candies are displayed in the show case.
None of these candies are imported.
Everything is made in Messrs. Alisky
4 Hegele's own mandatory, in Port
land, and the superiority of their pro
ductions is acknowledged throughout the
coast. This firm started bust
ness in Portland thirteen years ago,
one man and a boy doing all the work.
That boy has now grown up to manhood
and is still in the business of this firm;
and fourteen other men are employed,