The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-02-14

Nxv O.IzAua L., Feb. 10

Onr Exposition Letter.
Nxw OnLzAns. La, Feb. 10. laos.
Now that tue wiuvry ar rainy s-s
sou is over and the Exposition ~
completed. let The people csssne sn'
.lsc,d for them-elves il your corr~s
,nndent has not given correct Nc
count IL the Exposition % far rs our
series of letters have reached.
Marsli Gr.s, the great neurological
nystssy. the anniversary II which il
now aud always has l,esn from .
very remote date. celebrated in New
Orleans with mnrh spleudor. will on
he l7'h Of February Tar excel ANY
hing VI the kind ever given here
Consequently thousands who will ut
teud the Exposition have arranged
to coms to this city during the ia
nous annual carnival.
There il no installing bat that the
railroads are not making excursion
rates xs low ss they might for the
.,enetii Of themselves aud the World
show. They will have 10 come to II
md make cheap rae. su iuducesDeni
t, come here.
T1g LOUISIANA MAJ QUILT.
One Ut tn compl-tsst pieces of
art exh .b,ted 1t the Expositi'u 10 il,
be women department, in the rhap.
/ quilted map 1t ,hH Pelican State
I, IN IT rep silk. l2sI2 feet, and +,srs
Parish IL represented ~ plat Of sllk
be exact shape Of esch respective
.ar,sh, aud no two ARE alike in colos
" finish. Some are embroidered
,.Lers hand psiutsd. the whole m K
pg . most lovely sp-ctacIs. GRAM
| ,.srlsh % particularly attractive. con-
s,.ting Ut dark blue background
..n which are dellcately outIioed aid
.rtistically embroidered The sutirs
geographical outlines III the pslisl',
.howicg lake .. rivers aud towns A
low aud pine tree are also deity
| md .k,lirlly embroidered among the
parrish outlines. indicating that ths
locality is famous f,r cattle raising
nd lumber, in addition tp its MA
'nerons sgr,cnI'ura products. Grxo'
parish has the l.os,sr IT con:ributsnt
patch with the only true m.p ea,
line in the quilt Line PARISHES adj
,ning 6raut are ~ f.'lOws: Noriil,
Vim II seen. IN light htus silk. hausi'
p.lutsd water lilies; south. kMpi.let
aud painted, ON red satin, With =
orDncopia If fruits and h,wers
east, 9 .tshouls. ON gray silk, hand
pwinted, showing paguclias. cst-t"Sis
aud = crane; west. NstchtOch. s
,snd painted. with bnncb Of frai,.
Tue excellence VI the Grant pssisi
patch 10 all the more remsrkable be
cause Mrs Ella e Cameron. VII.
executed it. never had . teacher i.
such work. bot is self.tangbt You
correspondent is ini.,rmsd that |
lady in Onacl,its parish sisinst .
the idea Of the quilt. aud the Origins
scheme was to haze one lady in eael
parish prepare the patch for thu
parrish, but in sonis instances on
lady bad to prepare two or NOR
parishes, 10 order to SEIZURE lite com
pletiou. It was pot together in Ra
p.d-s parish Whether prepared b
one or many. the louisisus Ma
Quill il . great feature. aud com
uendabIe criticisms are heard flOs
al who nee it.
+ Commissioner W. n Havsnor
justly proud of the Roxy Monn:s
state Of Nevada. ever VII, &c dsst luit
Il the Exposition be presi'i~s Til
IS almost exclusively . mining cout
-ry. E.,nernlds aud I.arisier csubsil
lad ~ vain ,h.e urss, Of which eapp'
,nnuing 80 per eent with c.'bsI' cry
tails xttacs,ed. taken fr"m depth .
1900 feel. " displayed. Ores 81 gol'
s,tyer and uuick silver are rich. n