The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-09
TEXAS AT NEW ORLEANS.
HER ATTRACTIVE EXHIBITS.
Her Products, Her Mechanics, Her Arti.
sans, and the Talent and Genius OF
Her Lovely Women Winning
tho Verdi sAdnairatiol.

,Onsluer5u cOllectlVely. we Will men,
lion them in detail as we come to them.
Game dishes. Scene-"El Corcinerr."
A Mexican in his house sitting before
an open hre, where his supper is prepar-
ing.
Fruit plates, lemon and blue-edged,
with birds and natural flowers Of
Texas; hooking bird, piping his rounde-
lay in a mesquite bush; blue bird on a
trumpet vine; robin red-breast, build
ing its nest in the sweet gum; Balti-
more oriole, perched in the midst of the
nepopenack blooms.
Berry plates, with fox clusters and
primrose-"from the rivers brim.n
abutillan spray, lantana flower, wild
sun wers, Indian pinks, wild violets,
and so on, ranging through the field
flowers of Texas.
In the game set are cartridges with
their young; other small birds, auails
stag heads, etc.
Sauce bowls with stramonium blooms
olive dishes, with blue bells and wild
poppies; fancy cake plates with prim.
rose designs; milk pitcher of antique
shape, with acacia and fox-gloves; tea.
pot with the heather and abutillon.
The vegetable set is complete, and is
painted with scenes from nature, taken
along the San Antonio river from its
source (Which is beautiful spring
the MOSES Of which, In
It's depth, shine through the clear water
like myriads of jewels)-extendine
along the bank of This river, ALWAYS
beautiful and placid, to within several
miles of the city Of San Antonio.
The ladies of this place have indeed
done themselves credit in sending az q
specimen of their taste, ingenuity and
talent, this complete and handsome sci
OF painted china.
The ladies of Austin, in addition t
the beautiful mantle-piece before fully
descrlDedl and other beautiful articles
nave sent an entire suit of horn furni
ture, and 1t has attracted the admirint
attention of passers-by, because of itl
quaintness OF design and its handsom,
upholstery.
Among the Dallas exhibits the carved
wood mantel, the cabinet, the carved
comfortable and two chairs are for sal,
for the benefit of the ladies concerned il
the Womens' exchange OF their town
The price is 5000.
Among the other Dallas exhibits ar
ranged just outside of the pavilion are
in the centre, a mantle of wood, sur.
mounted by large painting of prom.
ise, representing "Una Entering the
Witches Den." On the right a screen
OF painted mating, which has been
fully described before. The ladies' in
charge of this exhibit say that nothing
has brough forth more favorable com.
ments than this screen.
On the left side of the centre-nie
stands q very pretty cabinet of differ.
ent woods. The carving design is The
grapevine.
There are several handsomely en-
broidered chairs, mounted in Queen
Anne style, carved table, and a Grim
son plush fire screen, each of which add
TO the establishment of Dallas space,
and have very pretty effect, and car,
talnly creditable TO the ladies of Dallas
Upon entering the pavilion, which is
filled with the choice specimens of wo.
mans work from all OF the counties of
Texas, the first object that strikes the
attention is the Sherman banner.
1t is beautifully painted white silk
banner, mounted with purple velvet
and goldf ringe and embroidery.
The words, fisherman, Texas are
embroidered in gold, within which the
United States flag is embroidered.
upon this banner there are stalks of
corn, branch of cotton and of millet,
which have the effect of having been
thrown upon the background diagon-
ally ana carelessly, and upon them laid
a medallion, AS centre niece for tho
banner. Its circle has in II representa-.
ton, in oil, of a group of cattle on the
prairie. The author has not failed to
show US fine specimens of the cattle
with long horns, which is character-
lstlc or the Texas cattle. This banner.
with cabinet OF red cedar, is filled with
Drlc-a-prac, among which are seen
plaques OF significant studies and basaue
pieces. These articles, with a horn
rocker, hand embroidered, form the
contribution from Sherman,
Ihere is very fine set of furniure
upholstered with plush of different col
9rs, embroidered by the ladies of
Woatherford. VI
Mrs. William II. Rice, OF Houston.
Texas, has sent an elegant bronze nlnsb
partiere, embellishedI with lustra paint.
ing. This Is a thing of beauty, and.
rom its substantial character, will
doubtless be a joy forever. The flower
painted ON this curtain is one, Though
beautiful, for which aname was lacking,
ana like those which Mother Eve so Ia.
mented upon leaving Paradise, 'That
never would in other gardens grow.n
over the entrance Of the pavilion
nearest inc state department, hangs the
Marshall banner. Each letter Of the
words Marshall, Texas" is a studv i'm
itself, having, in paint or Kensington on
crochet, some flower study. one cor.
nor Is pret,ily filled with painting OF
the fleur de lis.
In the more general collection of arti,
cles are to be found:
bed.spread, formed of sixteen
squares OF different colors, elaborately
ana effectively embroidered. Every
square would form, singly, rich gifi
fit for frame. e"'
Two pair of lace curtains, each mad,
OF three strips of satin ribbon Al,
inches wide, with antique lace insertion
and pointed edge, each strip painted
These curtains came from the Ladies'
Exposition society, of Fort Worth,
Crazy quilt, by Miss Gibbs, OF Terrell
~ IS mass of heavy embroidery, n,
make running list of the various de
signs, VIZ; Fan centre, babes in tn,
woods, IN etching stitch; chenille work
ana the Texas star and the United
states nag are represented. On on,
the words, "the Blue and the Gray,n nm
pear. "F
Another, Crescent City square. Tn
crescent of gold tinsel, and beneath ar,
the dates, 1916, 1884 aud 1895.
Extended across the entire width q
the spread is a strip of black satin
which has upon IT the representation o
the main building OF the Worlds expo
sition. 1t is etched with white silk o,
the backgr, I'd of black satin. One cal
easily imagine the outlay of time AM
skill upon this magnificent exhibit.
In the center OF the pavilion is a SHOW
case hlled with very elegant work of all
kinds-satin painted tides, plush pian,
scarfs, one with an orange design
which presents TO our view lusciou
irult very true TO nature.
There are two opera oloaks. one n
tinted green cashmere, Just off of white
embroidered with shaded silks from IN
cream shades TO rich browns, This
the work of Mrs. Fletcher Morgan. a
Clarksyille. The othor cloak Is a con
trast OF white with crimson silk worl,
Several handsome pillow cushions AR
within the glass case.
As one leaves the pavilion they mas
under pair OF beautiful and heavy lac
curtains made by crochet, and they ar
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