Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-11-03
Premiums Awarded.

years of age, OF the late Fair, for the
prizes off red for bread making and
like exhibits of skill Miss Miunie
WheipI;ey. aged ii, was tue happy
winner of the first pr ze, while Miss
Nina French, aged 1G look the sec
oud prize. There was but one pre-.
MUM offered for biscuits and dough-
nuts, Respectfully; the former having
been won by Miss Dora Sternberr,
aged IA, and the latter By Miss Mary
Billings, aged 10.
la discussing these articles, the
| Committee labored for about one
hour, with an ind0mitabIe zeal that
proved them to lie lnep aud women
Of liberal ideas and capacity, and
well qualified to cope with the most
trying emergencies of life. After these
prizes were awarded, the following
announcement was read from the
platform The display of bread
being SO large aud tile AL there
5einy only two pr miums offered,
the society will give "a new silver dol
lar to each one of the remaining ex-
hibitors of bread, biscuit, and dough-
nuts"
Miss Emma Reed carried off the
prize offered for the best bowl of oat-
meal mush and milk, made IN the
Ladies' Restaurant.
The committee appointed 10y the
Board to Judge this nutricous arti-
Gle, was composed of two able
bodied Scotchmen and q we'll devel-
oped 1rishmen, all being men of 'ac-
knowledged stomachical ability.
No sooner were the capacious
bowls filled well up to the brim, thar
the members of the committee man
fully addressed themselves to the
task before them. II the young la
dies trembled for a moment at the
fearful onslaught made upon the
products of their culinary skill, they
were very soon reassu.ed by the
loud protestations of its excellence,
and the repeated calls for "Mair
parrich," us the contents of bowl
after bowl vanished from the light
of day. AS the ladle was heard to
scrape the bottom of the kettle, each
eater betrayed an acceleration in the
pneumatic action of his voesophagus.
But all sublunary things sooner or
later come to an end, and SO did the
mush and milk. 1t were rendering
but just tribute TO add that the
reverend donor of the special prize
stood by to the last, cheering the
belabored committee by his genial
presence and heroic example.
Mr.. James Weed was the fortu-
nate winDcr of the special prizes
offered for the best three rolls and the
best fine rolls of butter. A second
competitor would have been on hand
had it not been for most disaster
GUS prolapsus butteri while the Slip
perry article was being conveyed to
town.
For the calico dress prize, three
young ladies appeared on the plat
form. After short walk around
and examination of fabrics, Miss
Emma Mize took the coveted rocking
chair, while through the liberality
of Gen. T. I. McKenny, each of the
other competitors were presented
With a bottle of Colgate's fine bay
rum. One of the most substantial
exhibits of domestic industry COM
prised the samples of hand knitting
by Mis-. E. r. Laberee, for which
she received q special premium of
$500.
The reading class was composed of
three pupils, each, from the Public
School, the Academy and the Sis
ters' School. At the conclusion of
the contest, Miss Ada Washam was
declared the winner of the prize.
In the spelling Class, Miss Edith
Kaye remained the last on the floor
and took the special prize offered by
Messrs Toklas & Co., being three
pairs of kid gloves.
One of the most attractive pre-
sensations was the bevy of young girls
who entered the lists for the best
head of natural hair, the "glory of
womon." After short single file
promenade, the young misses were
seated, and the committee made
critical inspection of their sunny
locks, resulting in the prize being
given to Miss Inez Baker.
By request of the committee on
penmanship, their report is given
entire, as follows:
1. The premium is awarded to
Miss Eva Toelner. 2. There were
several other specimans of great mer-
it which, in some respects. excelled
that of Miss Toelner, but they were
placed in the second grade on ac-
count of lack of firmness AMI uni
formity. These were exhibited by
the Misses Annie b. COwles, Carrie
Frost, and Addie BuntIaSer. 3. The
oommittoo toEa ora,t Dlaocura in