, 1879-11-13
Exhibits at the Portland Fair.
From the Portland Daily Rec
NESsRs. ALIsKY AND HEGELE

fol stand was not completed until last
night, and the throng OF ladies testified
"a their appreciation OF the efforts which
these artists have made. In the center
is 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-the 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
"Blacksmith's Dream" Pictures of
Grant, Hayes, Lincoln, Washington and
others, Helbock with his center pieces,
steamers, row boat, engines, clocks
chandeliers, large American eagle, a
beautiful little collection of real ores
from tire 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 4 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 bn,a solid foundation Of
rocks of candy, in the front of which is
inserteda mirrorrepresenting a miniature
lake of water. Steps lead into the
grand Pavilion, in the center of which
stands Columbia, the Goddess of Liberty,
beautiful igure, one hand supporting
the American flag, and the other resting
on a shield. The other side of the stand
ornamented with fountain made six
months ago, four stories high, with corn
ucopias supporting the base and the An
gel of Peace surmounting the top. Near
this is q 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 claspsd hands
and the other with clusters of fruit. The
opposite side is q 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,
liquorice cayenne and other favored
drops, sugar marbles and small candies
down to the size of pin heads, cream
drops, etc., etc. Over one hundred diff
ferent varieties Of French candies, to say
nothing about stick candy and other
drops, about forty more varieties, and
twenty varieties of taffies, 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 20
pounds, and in large Wholesale shipments
these are again packed into large wooden
cases of so to 100 pounds.
Two diplomas from the State Fair are
suspended in tho rear of their stand, one
for best variety Of candies and confec-
tioneries, and the other for ornamental
confectionery. A 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
d Hegele's own mandatory, in Port
land, and the superiority of their pro
ductions is acknowledged throughout the
coast. This q firm started bust
ness in Portland thirteen years ago.
one man and 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,
and they can scarcely get through with
the orders that are constantly pouring