Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-10-12

cups anu saucefs. Two landscapes anu
bunch of pansies are exquisite; but some
Of the pieces in bold stroke" now quite
fashionable, We do not like. Cora E. Ed
gerton has four panel pieces. one a moon
light landscape is the best, though group
of tulips on jet ground. Is fine. also n
bunch Of flags. Mrs. E. j. Gregg shows
a steel line engraving of the summit of
/" Cader Idris" mountain, engraved in
Cneapside, London, in 1775. and in view
ing this Tin excellent preservation) it is
hard to see remarkable progress made by
modern art. Sarvana Egleston has lam
brequin heavily embroidered in bead
work, rich and handsome. Miss Alice
Gay. West Randolph. showed portion of
her exhibit at the state fair. Frank Girls.
void showed four pieces of fret saving,
two of which the Lords prayer and the
ivy.wreathed cross we're the same patterns
we saw and described at Bethel These
were as nicely done, but the holly seemed
whittier at Bethel. s. L. Hedges, an ex-
qusite frame for carte de-visite, of which
the fret saving was very fine. In model
work there we're many fine specimens.
Mrs. Hiram Blodgett had a handsome
night-dress and chemise, embroidered
Mrs. C. f. Reed, an apron and night dress
trimmed with hand knit edging quite fine
and broad, nicely done. Mrs G. s. WI.
llams, IS years old, has cretonne table
spread; her right hand has not lost its
cunning for all her three score and ten
Years. Miss Mary j. Whitney, set of
underwear in hand embroidery and trans
'er work, the last especially we'll done
Dllla May Tyler, pillow shams, of which
the knitted edgng was no sham at all
Mrs. Clark Stewart, fascinator and NIT
ems in worsted. Probably every lady
reader knows just what fi,scinator is al
he first sight, but for fear some reader OF
the male persuasion may be looking over
this part of the report TO see if that lovely
triIet set of his truly" sweetheart is
noticed in the paper, we will explain that
II fascinator is something made chiefly oil
notes with white worsted tied about them
md some cherry ribbons (not the same
cherry color as the showman's cherry col
bred cat which was of the black variety
distributed about the middle of the thing
which is about as long rs string and Ms
wide in the middle as u piece of cloth, anC
is to be tied over the head and wounc
around the throat, and derives its name
from its wearer. There, no man can fail
to understand and recognize the danger.
ohs article when he sees it,and dee-alas-
; vhlnerp Mrs Geo w Clarke had hand
It some piece of embroidery in Kensingtor
stitch, daisies on dark cardinal ground
o Mrs Geo. Nichols, a tidy of knit insertion
, md edQing with alternate pieces of ricl
ndinal satin fringed, beautiful contrast
I ,lso towel tidy in outline embroidery
The subject the Fisher boys. Helen Ferris
yprsed udy. Mrs. j. C. B. Thaver
, idles and toilet set in oil gold on black
{ ground, striking in appearance. Mrs. L
W. Hanson, sofa pillow. Cora Brooke,
: knitted worsted driving sack in shaded
/ cplorS, handsomely blended. Mrs. A. B.
4 rewksbury. West Randolph, beautiful
: piano scarf Miss Lizzie Spauldng had
. several pieces of beautiful worsted work
We were the more impressed with hel
work when we learned thatshe WAS a grca
h ulferer and nearly helpless from rheuma
ism. There WAS considerable other worl
.. N the hall of some merit, and some of thu
\ heap trashy stuff whose amount we SCI
e yearly growing small by degrees an,
e beautifully less. Mr.. Chauncy Denne,
d fred special prices for bread, brown an,
n white, and there was quite good showing
d If loaves which looked nice, but as there
ii was no honey handy to try it with. we too
ot the appearance rs full proof, and was gla
III 70 learn that the girls gave some tenlo
70 10 bread-makng as we'll as The needle II
S some was shown made by girl 9 year
al old.
d In apples as usual this year the dispa
H. WAS extensive and fine. l.. w. Blanchard
n. Brooktield, thirty-eight varieties, giraffe
k, ruit, twelve seedlings and so many {
h, crabs that he has our sincere commisera
H. tion tor their possession. L. H. Speal
ne Braintree, twenty-five varieties. 8
70 circuit, seventy five varieties. mostly hanc
ne some fruit. E. E. Andrews, thirly-tw
rs. varieties, of which the Andrews Fayori
w IS IA beautiful and excellent apple of whic
k windfals are now in season; the Wo
sr. River now with him is very large. C.
no Dole had five varieties and several crane
cit J. M. Dane apples and grapes. G. A. Or,
way, apples, says he has 800 bushels
nice grated fruit on his trees at home {
no the trees frozen as hard as II rock. II
me Abbott, BrookieId, ten varieties and Mr.
lodi A. shows thirteen cans fruit Mrs.
bit lluntley shows canned fruit, peacht
nj plums and crab apples, and tumblers
the jelly as clear and transparent as a repo tel
conscience. Mrs. Dane exhibited I
os Schonringer organ, and Mr.. Waterman t
cod Prescott, and the Weed agents had t
inn Weed and Mr.. Howe sewing machines.
ron There were two cheeses, two tubs
rk. butter and some nice maple sugar a
r. - syrup. The attendance WAS fair consid
tho ing the cold weather, and that there "
bar not enough snow to come on rune
nd. Thursday opened more favorable anu
old attendance was duly influenced by it.
I'VE This ends the fairs this ear. 80 far as
,n. know, and next week we shall see whe,
there is a lesson to be drawn from tn
for us.
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