The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-10-15
OUR COUNTY FAIR.
MIR. william y, Matthews Makes Some soE'
slble Suggestions on the subject


slblo suggestions on the subject
ED DEMOCRAT Now that the Fair
ia over, aud generally conceded TO have
been grand sucC ~ | want TO make n
few suggestions In behalf OF the public,
before the subject IL lost sight Of The
most important suggestion have 10
make II that there should be seats erect
cd In every part OF the grounds where
II will not interfere with the passing Of
vehicles The convenience Of going by
the cara Ia somewhat nj a discount be-.
cause you don't have your seat whan. you
get there, and those hGvlny carriages
would hardly care TO be climbing up
aud down II seat was at hand on thu
grounds, Mkt there should be at La I
four places OF egTess Just In front Of
Floral Hall leading across the track In
stead OF one which was a place OF un-
necessary discomfort 10 every one who
wished TO cross when the crowd was ~
great ~ II was on Thursday. II might
also be a place Of danger from crowding
when any sudden movement takes place
when bringing bloOded stock on the
track for parade. This IL Of vital In
terest and should not be neglected. The
general iDt rest manifested In Fine Art
Hall, and the richness OF the display
proves that there Is not wanting the
talent TO make this feature OF the Fair
an important attraction. Now In any
display Of lne arts, and by fine art In
the present case | allude to pictures es
Iecially, the lrst great essential IL
light. A picture TO be well lighted
should receive the light hut from one
direction aud this involves letting the
light insffom the roof, When | went
down and saw how the building was
lighted ftlt Ike retreating from u dis
play Of my w0 k under such urfayora'
ule conditions, and the more | looked at
the exhibition The worse was convinced
that there was bat little choice In
location, the south window letting In Il
fled Of Sunshine that ob9tructei the
vision In oil directions, In max
ing a display Of the work Of
those who are e9saying 10 become artists
Il should ba remembered that they re,
q Ire all the friendly aid that II IL pos.
sible 10 give them In the Exhibition. a
little system In the management Of the
location Of the d llarent exhibits would
easily ford them this, A mo nent'sre
aaciOn will convince any one that II IL
impossible for the greatest OF painters
to compete with the col urs # nature.
Therefore all floral display should be
carefully excluded from that part OF the
hall set apart for the exhibition OF pic.
lures In colours. All rich fabrics filled
with the primary colours should like.
wise be shown as far away ~ possible.
II II well enough 10 remember that oil
glitterlng objects, such az silverware,
glassware ana crockery, aie the natural
enemies OF pictures, and make war on
them on all occasions when brought In.
TO close contact. We will suppose some
one sends o specimen Of flower painting
from nature, and perhaps within few
feet Of II, on q counter, Is display Of
the natural n)wera. The picture, Of
cOurfe, Is killed 40 long as the flowers
are alive. Every one may not realIz9
why the picture fails to Interest them
much; but when Art aud Nature come
into rivalry there Is but one re ult, the
defeat OF art.
Now this is what the management
should keep In view for the benefit Of
those who send their works on exhibi.
ton. Every year that this fair occurs
the interest In Fine Art Hall will In.
crease, provided II Ia arranged with an
Intelligent appreciation of the needs Of
exhibitors.
The Stark County Agrlcul'u al S1c'.
ty gtandg In the attitude OF managers OF
n very useful institution aud we trust
they will receive these suggestions In
The friendly spirit IN which they Gre Of
fered. They might make the Fair week
IN enjoyable season for all that attend
II. Fine Art Hall should have two rows
Of seats running the whole length Of
the middle Of the floor, running back TO
bnck, with n space between them sufli
Client 10 erect counters for cases Of pho
togrnphic cards, or any other kinds OF
display requiring glass cases, with room
for one person TO walk between the
counter and tho back OF the seat There
should be no counters In front OF tho
space allotted 70 the paintings, and only
such as photographers might desire
In front OF their exhibit This would
give good distance to look ut q picture
aud chance TO rest at the same time,
and there would not be 30 many dis
tressed faces looking In vain for u place
TO be seated. Ventilation would add
immeasurably 10 the comfort OF visitors
and could be obtained AZ triillng ex.
pense.
II would require large skyllghts In
this building, on ooOunt Of the heighth
Of the roof, TO Introduce u volume Of
light sufficient, but II is not as high as
the Corcoran Gallery at Washington or
the National Academy In New York.