The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-30

bttNul NOuHuOt anu " w dltH " hJJho |
for best pair of hand bouquets, instead of
as awarded, notwithstanding that MessrsL
Waltz & Sons exhibit was beautiful in the
extreme and does the very highest credit
to the taste of these gentlemen for fine
work.
The Cincinnati Floral Company, who re-
ceived the second premium on their display
of floral work in wicker and straw, had
some exquisite work that We hardly know
how to do full justice to- Their
most considerable piece was sort OF
pavilion in form of parallelogram, with
open sides and cupola or Spire in the CEN
ter. The floor below stairs if we may be
pardoned the expression, was arranged In
geometrical form, with tuberoses, rosebuas
and carnations. Quinconx figures in the
above flowers were surrounded by alleys OF
white flowers and serpentine lines of rose
buds, and other choice flowers in solid
masses filled the remaining space below.
The porches and caves were ornamented
profusely with smilax and clusters of rose
buds in solid clusters of self colors
over the front entrance ware pale
straw-colored clusters, and at corners
crimson Bon Silene buds. The apex was
pure creamy calla lily surrounded with
roses, fern leaves and other flowers. The
balustrades of flowers below the apex of
the spire were tastefully arranged and the
whole device was pretty piece of floral
decoration. We are glad to see the beauty
of self-colored clusters of rosebuds begin to
assert itself in floral work of the Exposi-
ton. Another pretty little thing was a
miniature sheaf Of wheat with rosebuds
filling the top around the bearded wheat
heads. Perhaps the devi5s altogether
the most striking of the whole display
by this Company was stand, with three
stars-one white one red and one blue.
This was exquisite. simple, elegant. The
national red white and blue was here in
red geraniums, pure white tuberoses and
the violet-like browalia. The pretty straw
device, ornamented with grasses was indeed
beauty on which these stars were posed.
They show, also, a horseshoe of very exqui-
site work. the toe-cork of pink double ger
aniums and crimson Bon Silene rosebuds;
the heel-corks also of same rosebuds. The
Floral Company offered the same device in
the way of three-masted ship or brig
prettily filled with rare flowers. The basket
above which this was superimposed
was afame with scarlet gladiolus
and was extremely effective. A very
pretty stand had circular base filled with
white flowers and pink roses in alto relievo
Three bouquet-like branches above and
apex were similarly filled, and were really
exquisite. The multitude of kiosks
it, seemingly more beautiful than the last
was so great that it is impossible to follow
them in an Ineligible description that
shall convey the idea of what they were
We reluctantly leave many really exquis-
ite things unnoticed that merit
better treatment, but what can
newspaper reporter do when
the adjectives that express admiration are
all threadbare, and the reader is perhaps as
weary as the reporter of further descrip-
tions that fail to picture the delicacy and
elegance of the things exhibited, though
described never so minutely. One thing
however should be noted here and that is
the growing care displayed by the contest
ants in showing only good work, no matter
how extensive the display and the increased
elegance OF floral work by use of delicate
employed in former Years. The crowd
yesterday was happily less than
on Thursday, and we heard Of no
pick-pockcts operating on the visitors.
Of the display Of plants in pots we will
have a word or two to say later. These
were shown down in the plant department
among the other attractions there.
The fact that premiums were only given
for baskets and bouquets limited the artists
to graceful shapes. The awards we're as fol-
lows:/
Best baskets of cut flowers in straw shapes
to B. P. Critchell, $75.
Second best baskets of cut flowers in straw
shapes to Cincinnati Floral Company, $50.
Best pair hand bouquets six inches in
diameter to B. P. Critchell S.
Second best pair hand bouquets six inches
in diameter to A. Walz 4 Son, So.
Best bridal bouquet to A. Walz & Son, $40.
AMONG THE GENERAL EXHIBITORS.
III the room south of Dexter Hail. On the
third floor, is the display of Mrs. Max Peyser.
1t consists of some large cases. mostly filled
with worsted of various kinds. At either
end Of the upright case is fine screen, one
with a white cream worked on a dark
ground, the other has a geranium worked
on a white ground. These representations
are worked with worsted, in panels; they
are perfect in shape and pretty in the color
ing. The frame Of the screens are of black
walnut, inlaid with gilt. In another case
is handsome, large pin cushion, exquis-
lCelv eIuDfolueTtu, anu inc lour sizes DelnS
puffed with pink silk, and an artistic design
in the center There are other cushions of
different patterns, and quite number of
tides for sofas and chairs.
In this same room are two large castles,
made OF roughly cut, notched blocks. The
castles are very large affairs, and it doubt
less required great deal of time and labor
to whittle out each block with knife, as
there are perhaps five or six hundred used
in the construction of the rude designs.
Moreover it is great puzzle to put them
together in the form they are, and would
require skillful hand. Mr.. Stewart, the
painter, is the architect Of these curiously
constructed houses. Near his exhibit is
Silsbys cylinder pleating and basting ma
chine 1t is quite novelty and the sam
Piles of the work exhibited as being done
on this machine are excellent
He also displays some artistic fairy cas-
ties. These delicate things are formed of
perforated tissue-paper and are nice little
ornaments for the parlor or s.ting-room.
They are intended to be suspended from
the chandelier or gas fixtures.
On leaving this room, you pass into the
one Just west of it, in the rear. This room