Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-22

department, intended 10 display work
done entirely by feminine hands and
to show the progress OF woman ia the
arts and industries. This space IL di.
Vided Off into sections, one for cash
state; several OF the states, however,
and among them Texas, have declined
TO separate their exhibits In this way,
placing some on the ground floor,
others In the gallery, and have insisted
upon presenting them together The
work OF the women of Texas,
therefore, Is exhibited along
with the collective display of the state,
ia an annex immediately djoining it
and In the very handsome pavilion
standing in It's center.
nENIsoN,
One OF the most attractive things In
this annex ~ what Ia known as the
Denison gAteway--a handsomely
carved and decorated arch dedicated To
" the G ate City" All theornamenta,
ton here, except the carved wood work,
was done by The ladies OF Denison
Hand painting Of different kinds ia
exhibited, some OF 1t on wood, some on
satin, glass and silk, Plates OF china,
hand painted, are even inserted
into the square receptaoles for the
ladies work. Two square panels
OF art painting done by ladies
are on either side OF the central star Of
gilt, on which In raised red letters the
word Texas is spelled, Above this,
in wood carving, stands the name OF
Denison. Two long pannels OF needle
work adorn the sides of the column
supporting the archway center. Hus-
pended beneath the center OF the arch
a sftaplnl tfnlxvaf hunnAR ern1I.
edged, with "Gate City, painted upon
Ii In letters OF old gold. All this IL
woman's work, and great credit to
the ladies Of Denison.
HOUSTON.
The collection made by the Ladles'
Exposition Aid Association OF Houston
is similarly creditable, and contains
many very handsome works of art.
In tie center stands Il decor.
ated chimney-plece, IN orig.
inal design Of merit In fue col
ored work, Queen Anne IN style IT, IL
ten feet in length by ak IN width and
10 made up of various oolored
woods, including Indian rosewood.
ash, walnut, cedar, pine, chinaberry,
and others. Above the mantelshelf
are three balcenelles, suitable 10 the
display OF pottery or vases. An upper
gallery 10 supported by car we'd col.
unns, mosalca OF colored woods OF ey-
cry hue Of brown and yellow. Tiles,
haud-painted 10y the ladies OF Houston,
form the CRATE beneath, Riv-
ing pictures OF the four seasons,
in cupid designs. Beneath the
figure-piece lies the two TeHas land
scapes, one Il scene near Meridian,
with distant view of the BOgQue
river; another, scene on The Colorado
near Austin.
The other exhibits Of the Houston
women's collection consist mainly Of
paintings. Taere Is fine g Peasants
Head done in oil by Miss Bessie
Bay, also magnolia aud cotton
plant by the same lady; while Mrs
Gale sends a dark oil study, easel
shape, entitled Sunset Reveries.p
MARSHALL AND SHERMAN.
In the pavilion, where the woiuen's
work OF Texas is exhibited, the frat
object that strikes the attention
are the banners from Marshall
and Sherman. These hang az opposite
sides Of the entrance, embroidered In
great letters with the names of the
two cities. The Sherman banner IL Of
beautifully painted white silk,
mounted with purple velvet and gold
fringe aud embroidery. The words
oSherman, Texas, hsare embroidered IN
gold, within which Is the United
States flag. Upon the banner are
stalks Of corn, branches Of cotton and
iniilet, around which ~ n picture, In
oil, OF group OF cattle on the prairie.
FORT WORTH.
The curtains which decorate the
pavilion are Its most Attractive orne-
ments. Ia one arch 10 pair OF cur
talps crocheted In Imitation OF pointe
de venise lace. The curtains made by
the Ladies Exposition Society Of Fort
Worth, however, are far more beauti-
ful than any in the pavilion. These
are made of alternate strips Of lace and
broad red ribbons, each strip beauti-
| fully painted with autuRln leaves,
wild flowers. and long trailing morn
ing glories and nastentium
vine. A very handsome por-
there, made by Mrs. William Rice
OF Houston, surmounted the arch. II
Is OF bronze plush painted In pink
and white agalias. Miss Anna Ter
rell OF Fort Worth sends some very
beautiful point lace; Miss Olive Peat OF
the same city, "A Group OF Dogs
DALLAB,
The exhibit OF the ladies OF Dallas
Includes handsome carved wood man
tel, center table and two chairs. The
rnantel 10 surmounted by large
painting representing una Entering
the Witches DEM Upon the right II
y screen Of painted mattingB. Other
articles ia a pretty cabinet OF different
woods, carved In grape vines, several
handsomely embroidered chairs
In Queen Anne style, carved
tables and crimson plush fire-screen.
Among the paintings IL sketch from
nature, OF bursting cotton bolls, half
and fully open, by Mrs. CapaTeilie
A thistle design painted In tinted blue
satin with pea green leaves and