Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-09-29
THE STATE FAIR.
THE OPENING YESTERDAY
LARGE NUMBER OF EXHIBITS,
A Large Attendance Of vtsitors-Enor.
nous Vegetables and H'ine Fruits.
wilmington Exhibitors.


Large Attendance Of vtsitors--ruor-
mous Vegetables and fine Fruits.
Wilmington Exhibitors.
The State Fair WAS formally opened
at Flirview Park. Dover, on Tuet day,
and was ATTENDED by fully 8 600 per.
sons There has been great mum Der
|of Improvements m ade since last year,
and the buildings and grounds never
were In . better cond ition. In the
Ladies Department there are nearly
1900 OF hibits, which Is fully 800 more
than there ever was before, while the
total increase 10 the pum Der OF ex
hibits 10 about l, 100, showing that this
year there has been more interest taken
In the fair than ever before. Almost
ever thing WAS In place, and the few
who were tardy in getting their things
ready worked hard during the morning,
so that BY the time the crowds poured
In after dinner every thing was In apple.
pie order.
Upon entering the Ladies' Depart.
ment the Hrst thing to attract attention
10 the magnificent display CT home
made bread, pies and cakes made by the
fair daughters of the Diamond State
and good enough to grace the table ol
king. Then came An endless variety
|of preserves, jellies, alright fruit,
picksls, chow-chow, cstssps and condi
ments which look beautiful, and no
doubt are as tootbsome as they look. In
addition 10 the articles for table use
there are also other specimens OF wo-
mems baDdiwork In this depaf tment,
and Mrs. T. M. Sloan of Magnolia ex.
hibits handsome quilt all the work oi
which is DE- ne by hand.
Further along there is q grand dis
play OF homemade suits of ladies' dress
es, any Of which would reflect cred 1t on
professional dress-maker. These suit,
were made for the purpose OF comp tine
for premiums, offered by Straw
bridge & Clothier, of Philadelphia, bu
where all are done 80 we'll 1t seems .
difficult matter to decide which Is tn,
best. Mrs. Thomas Draper. of Dover,
exhibits q hne worsted quilt, and Mrs
Il V. Newman, of Pennington, on,
made Of calico.
There IL considerable work on each o.
these quilts, but 1t is very nicely done
There Is large alass case In This build
Ing Allied with embroidery, bead ant
tpansle work, which is made TO ad0rr
pin cushions, lambrequins, tides, sofa
cushions and q hundred other similal
articles, that not only adorn, but ar,
useful In every home. Near this case
there 10 also magnificent crazy quilt
made BY Mary D. Morris Of Dover
There 10 also case Of fine crochet and
knit work, containing number Of use
full articles, while above 1t there is {
very handsome embroidered carriage
robe, the handiwork of Miss V. III, K
Draper Of Dover.
Misses Lizzie and Ida Proud, Of
Camden, Del, display some fine hail
work, and Miss Isabella Harris. of Mil
ford, q brge picture, worked with
ssphyr. This piece OF artistic worl
represents boy holding skein of yarr
for an old lady, who is winding 1t on 8
ball; dog lays at his feet, while two
of the Youngsters companions ars
standing at the door, waiting for him
10 come ont and have romp. 1t is Q
fine piece of work, and the fact thA
there are over "a, 900 stitches In IL show,
that the one who made iJ Is POSSESSED
of vast deal Of patience.
Mrs. Mary Mcbride of this city ex
hi6its remarkable piece of work for 9
lady rs years Of age. 1t consists of 0
quilt formed Of squares Of cloth, on eacl
Of which is worked handsome raised
flower, wi lie Miss BlaIch Lock wood o.
| Milford, who is but IA years of age, ex
hjblts some very fine lamp mats, tn,
| work OF her own har DIS. Mrs. q. W
Whitaker of Dover displays a very
pretty guilt composed of l, 400 pieces O
silk. Mrs. &. b. Tatnall Oh this city
has q handsome knit carriage afghan
which attracts considerable attention
DR. J. X. Register OF Dover makes {
fine exhibit Of dental appliarc ces, ant
taken all through the LAdies' Depart
ment ts one Of the most attractive OIL
the ground.
| CEREAL AND FRUIT DEPARTMENT.
This department is Of the greatest In.
teresl TO the sgriculturists of the PENN
suls, for here are displays of grain
fruit and vegetables such rs any mar
could be. proud TO raise. Dupont, d,
Nemours 81 Co., of this city, exhibit
some very fine wheat while Johr
Henpis OF Dover emulates their wheal
with q number OF stalks of corn, somt
OF which are IA feet high, and contain
from 10 large ears each. Lever
White Of FELTON, exhibits some fine
large peanuts raised by himself.
b. I. Conwell Of Magnolia has q bas
ket OF yellow corn, many of the cara In
which are over IA inches long, while j.
j. Cannon of the same place makes an
equally credirable display of white
corn. Samuel Hunter OF Hartley, DEL,
has twelve exrs OF flint corn, the grains
on which look almost as hard as the
substance from which the name Is de-
rived. The display OF fruits and vege
tables In this department Is also very
fine, and shows that Delaware is the
natural garden spot of the eastern part
of the United States. Paynter Frame
comes to the front with an enormous
watermelon, Weighing 70 pounds, while
|G. W. Killan of FELTON, exhibits two
each Of which is almost as large as Mr..
Frames.
Mammoth pumpkins, parsnips two
feet In length, and beets foot in di
ameter, to say nothing of ruta baga
lturnies, less than q dozen of which fill
large basket, show the perfection at
tanned by the agriculturists of the Dia-
mond State in raising vegetables.
THE BAZAAR.
The bazaar 10 allied with q variety OF
Iexhibits, q number OF which are from
this city. Mullin & Son, the we'll.
known clothiers of Sixth and Market
streets, have o fine display Of clothing
and uncut goods. To add to their at,
fractions they have secured five colored
Jubilee singers who are dressed in white
coats bearing the words "MulliA's g
Clothing" across the breast. Striped
Iwoolen caps complete their outtt, and
1 this mi form 18th thA haauftf,l vocal