The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-02
"Looxing for lodgings" by Miss Lily

THE SHERMAN, GRAYsoN COUNTY, EN-
HIBIr.
Banner, painted by Miss Eva Fowler.
Banner, contributed by Mrs. Pankey.
Dagger estac-a-do. Mrs. Mcpherson.
Forn chair, Mr.. Ed. Benner.
Cherry cabinet, William Elliott and
brother.
Wreath immortelles, Mrs. Jouvenat.
Banquet grasses, Mrs. JOuyenat.
Grayson county flora, NJ. l.. Nash.
Marble vase, Mrs. William Walker.
Minerals, Mrs, Mcpherson.
Crib set, Mrs. MarschallZ.
bug and turtle shells, Mrs. Brame.
hanging basket and wall pocket, Mrs.
Worthington.
Last meeting of Lee and Jackson, Mrs.
j. II. Cunningham.
Leap for Life, Miss Matte Pullen.
Fancy head, Master Carleton Willet.
The Retreat (after Landseer), Master
Carleton Willett.
Panel, "Blind Mans Buff" Mrs. II. d.
Joiner.
Panel, "The First Fight" Miss Fannie
Dorchester.
Decorated pottery, Mrs. H. A. Bur-
nett.
Porcelain plaque, Miss Mamie Jones.
Brass plaque, Mrs. viii Patty.
thermometer panel, Miss Marian Will
kins.
Painted shell, Miss Made Kimberlin.
Decorated vase, Miss Mamie Brown.
MARSHALL, HARRISON COUNTY, EXHIBIT.
Banner, bannorette, lace handkerchief,
two painted tin jewels, portrait of child,
lace set, Hover pictures, four flower
pieces, and Madonna crochet tides.
CoRsICANA, NAVARRO COUNTY, EXHIBIT.
Curtains, piano scarf, table scarf, ban
nerette, sofa pillow.
DALLAS, DALLAS COUNTY, EXHIBIT.
Crochet cIunterpane, crazy quilt, large
afghan, small afghan, painted mirror,
painted tidy, watch pocket, mantel, fire
screen, three chairs, table, screen, cab
met, two sofa pillows.
| Paintiugs-E Morning, Flowers,
Jersey calf, Una entering the Witches
cave, flower panels, portrait of Mrs.
Gen. Sam Houston. landscape, cotton
plant Holy Grail, natural bridge, panel
painted on satin; Meditation, by Miss
Lamar, and a banner poem.
PARIS, LAMAR CoUNNY, EXHIBIT.
Water lilies, morning glories, on vel
vet, Mazeppa, crayon sketch, two
flower vases.
SAN ANTONIO, BEXAR COUNTY EXHIBIT,
| A hand.painted China set, illustrative
Of scenes in and around San Antonio
contributed by the Ladies' Exposition
society; also from the same source, some
silk curtains, spun, woven and en-
broidered; also horn chair.
BELLVlLLE, AUSTIN COUNTY, EXHIBIT
Banner, bannerette, table scarf, Gro
Chef tides, patchwork quilt, portrait Of
Judge Blake, four children's portraits
two landscapes. All of the above were
contributed by Miss Annie Blake. The
other exhibits from Bee county are
portrait from Judge Crump and tire,
plctues, called "Tgpes of Beauty"
CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECEs COUNTY, EX.
HIBITs.
Madonna, oil painting, flowers of fist
scales, flowers of silk, and table cove
and Spanish work.
RUSK, CHEROKEE COUNTY, EXHIBIT.
Point lace collars, hand worked dres
ses, box of paper flowers, two chemises
zephyr flowers, grapes made of wool
baby cloak, OK horn, palr wool socks
paper flowers, spun wool, spun lamb
wool, counterpain, willow basket, tidy
fish scale flowers, wreath of hair work
pine burr basket, child's coat, four will
low baskets, box of dried apples.
WACO EXHIBIT.
Star of grains, Stone Mountain, Geor
gia; feather fans, emories in live oal
acorns, picture Ola child, fine colore,
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four landscapes.
Clarksville sends a scarf and Graz,
quilt. San Augustine two pictures: TIN
Lake of Killarney and Madonna, EN-
. broidered. Miss Gibbs, of Terrell, con
tributes crazy quilt. There is also
crazy quilt from Palestine, and on
. from Hamilton county.
The MaXey bouquet, sent by Fam
McCaskill, from Keeter, Wise county
contains 900 artificial flowers, and OF
this are placed the names of the her oe
of Texas. Austin contributed mantle
horn sofa and two horn chairs.
Mrs. Jay G. Kelly, of FL Paso, iindinI
that the ladies' department had no OK
} hibit from FL Paso, went to her studi
and painted "Reading Magdalene,
an old English water-mill, taken from
one of Whidby's original pictures, an,
a Grecian sunset, forty-two inches Il
width.
, HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, EXHIBIT.
Two old paintings sent by Mrs. Sid
nor, supposed to be Correggios; tw
portraits, oil paintings, from Mrs
Styles. The Ladies' Exposition soclet
contributed the following: An elegan
, mantel-piece, painted china, concel
= tidy, embroidered tidy, darned wor
tidy, four fans, one oil painting, Mr.,
Gale, one oil painting, Miss SidnOr, col
ton compress needle work, wood pane
Mrs. Briscoe, tapestry, Mrs. Houston
portrait of Sam Houston, Convers
= rancho, Mrs. A.C. Allen, Head-a study
|. magnolia blooms, cotton plant, paint
; ings by Miss Bessie Bagby, sofa pillow
Mrs. Noyse, and hammered bras
head, Aurora, by Miss Persalio Mel
benny, aged II years.
Denison is called tho Gate City G
) Texas, and II is, therefore, fifty repre-
scented by gateway in the Texas de
, partment. All the ornamentation q
this gateway, except the carved wood
? work, was done by the ladies of Den
son. Manipulating of different kind
! is exhibited; some OF IL on wood, sati I
glass and silk; embroidery, too, in
variety of stitches and materials
Plates of china, hand-painted, are eve
; inserted within the square receptacl
for the ladies' work. Two square panel
of oil painting, done by ladies, are o
either side of the center star of gilt, o
!. which, in raised red letters, Texas
spelled, Above this, in wood carving
stands out the name of DenisoI
Two long panels OF needlewor
: adorn the sides of the columns support
ing the archway. Suspended beneat
r the curve of the arch hangs scarlt
/ velvet banner, gold-edged, with "Gat
City" painted on it in letters of old golC
' The points OF this description includ
woman's work exclusively.
MISCELLANEOUS.
In the ladies' department we also fin
/, a dough knesder patent, from Colorad
City; one sofa, one table and four chair,
! all elegantly embroidered by the ladie
{ of Weatherford; also from Weatherfor
' bannerette as a testimonial TO Georg
b. Loving, OF the Fort Worth Gazett,
a There is also a painting of Cynthia An
Parker, who was captured by the @
Q manches in 1885, when years of az
and recaptured by Gen. l.. s. Ross
Y 1860. Flowers of silk cocoons an
OF fish scales, made by Mi
4 Farwell, of Galveston. A suit of clothe
made OF moss, from Cisco. A wo
= flower wreath, from Sealy. A qui
from Mrs. Bergman, aged 81 years.
patchwork quilt, containing 81, 93S piece
). made in two years, by Mrs. Redman,
Gatesville. A sofa scarf, made by Mi