The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-12-08
The Loan Exhibition of Rare and
Valuable Articles.

The Loan Exhibition of Rare and
Valuable Articles.
The fair of the Deering Village Improve
ment Association at Lewis Hall, Woodford's
was successfully opened last evening, not
withstanding the fact that the wind was
whistling outside and doing its best to make
it impossible to get to the hall through the
drifting snow. Inside the brightly lighted
rooms, however, there was nothing to re-
mind one of the storm. A large number of
people was present and although the ad-
dresses were postponed until this evening.
the remainder of the programme passed off
pleasantly. Mr.. George A. Thomas sang in
his inimitable manner and the Deering Cen
tire Band gave concert.
IN THE HALL.
The hall has been handsomely decorated
and the bright streamers radiating from the
centre Of the ceiling and crossed by lines of
flags extending from one side of the hall to
the other gives pleasing effect. The booths
are arranged around thessides of the hall
trimmed with evergreen and bunting. The
supper room on the lower floor is also finely
decorated, and the parlor adjoining. in
which the loan exhibition is accommodated
is cosy apartment
AS the visitor enters the hall, he finds just
at the lett OF the main entrance, the Japa-
nese table where in booth hung with Japa-
nese lanterns and fans, the three little maids
from school in national costume will make
tea and provide sandwiches and cake for
him, for a small sum, and in addition give
the buyer the cup in which the tea is served.
as a souvenir Among the attractive display
mere OF curious and pretty Japanese goods.
tne rose Jars attract attention; and from the
articies everybody can select Something
which she or he wants.
A,fancy work table is next to the JAPAN
csc booth on the left. Among the handsome
things here are q carriage robe presented by
s Me- SANFORD iH Mills, a PLAGUE painted by
presented by Mrs. j. B. Curtis, picture
drape painted by Mis-. Moshier, fir pillows.
decorated pottery, Mrs. Fred Kendall. Here
also are painting by II. B. Brown, ESQ.
and some shells bearing bits of fine painting
81 years old.
At the flower booth, which comes next. a
great variety OF button-hole bouquets, cut
flowers and plants present pretty sight.
Inc school table, the proceeds from
WINCH DIT W NC uSNOIeu 10 The DeQelt OF the
schools, is equally as attractive as the other
booths; handsome quilt hangs here wait
ing TO be given to the High School teacher
VINO shall receive the highest number of
votes. MISS Anderson, one of the teachers
OF the High School, has presented picture
painted by herself. There are nice speci
mems OF fancy work, a hand-painted tidy
from Miss Barnard of Calais.
A booth. furnished with handkerchiefs
from the store OF Owen, Moore & Co., offers
fair to buy their handkerchiefs.
The upright piano which stands in the
corner by the handkerchief booth is from
the warerooms of Robinson q CO.. and the
Portland Stone Ware Company presented
ane vase which Is beside it, the choice flow
nished by Mr.. Ramsey. At this end of the
nan Is the chlldren's tree, hung with a vari-
ely OF presents, and conducted in the same
manner as the time-honored fish pond.
9 A second fancy work table occupies the
hrst position in the remaining side of the
hall. Among the articles here are an en-
CRAVING from Miss Mary Clapp, pastel by
MI. ,. M: watson, toilet set presented by
Mrs. Whitney and Mrs. Phinney. a sofa pii-
low from the Sisters of Mercy of Deering. a
handsome SILK guilt and paintings by Miss
A table of confectionery from Boston.
hand made jellies and preserves, with 4
guess cake upon it, comes side by side with
q table loaded with an assortment of Goudy
q hents candies and guess bottle Of
candy presented by Mr.. Geo. Sawyer
The grocery store takes up considerable
space Tor the proper display of stock of
cholee groceries. Gen. G. p Mattocks has
presented asiot of canned goods put up by
t L Wnslow Packing, Company; pickles
Co; Dwight's soda, John Dwight & Co..
New York; jellies, E. T. Cowdrey & Co.
Boston; box of raisins, w. L. Colman & CO.
New York; imported chocolate and cocoa.
", ". H. Hills q Co., Boston; chocolate, Josiah
N mepo q 20, Boston; full line of choice
portland box of Geo. Fox's starch; box of
Planet tobacco, Buchanan g. Loyall. New
York; box of fine tobacco, John Finer &
Brother, Lewiston; can of Old Government
Java coffee, Dwinal, Hayward & Co., Bos-
ton ten tubs of pure leaf lard and lot of
Parker House sausages, J. p. Squire & Co.
Boston; counter scales, Howe Scale Com
pany.
THE LOAN EXHIBITION.
The display in the loan exhibition. as
stated above, embraces variety of rare and
valuable articles. Among them may be
noticed specimens from set of rare china.
100 years old, loaned by DR.. Pendleton of
this city; handsomely cut cameo from
Italy, loaned by E. II. Elwell, ESQ.,; a
massive gold grail cup, loaned by Mr.. j. p.
Baxter. who has also loaned from his collec
ton an Alaskan god, pipe and spoon. afford
ing excellent examples of the rude carving
done by the natives an old hunting sword
with gold handle and mountings of gold
and scabbard of serpent skin, made for
German nobleman; chair over 200 years
old, from Chester Cathedral; an aims plate
from a Dutch church, and plaque which
is a reproduction of the celebrated Milton
plaque; fac-simile of a chair taken from
the hospital founded by the Earl of Leices-
ter IN expiatiOn of the murder of AMY Rob-
sart, SAID TO be the Oldest chair in England;
q model OF horse ship; an aims box with
interesting carving and decoration, from an
Italian monastery; pair of gauntlets be-
longing to set of armor; iron money box of
the sixteenth century; a musket with silver
mountlngs, vestal virgins lamp tear bottle
ana a basket for holding cakes, taken from
tomb In Bahia and over 1900 years old.
Other articles are a cup once owned by Louis
Philippe, loaned by Miss Julia BOYD: Gu
rious picture, painted in 1890, by child |
twelve years old, Mrs. j. w. Perkint; Moor |
ISL vases, Mrs. John Warren; pine cones,
inches in diameter, Mr.. J. Johnson; tea cad
dy, at least $50 years old, Miss Julia Boyd a
piece of delicately carved bamboo, Mrs.
Jonn warren; old portrait, loaned by Mrs.
DOIy olldlli burmese costumes, collected
by Key. DR.. Dean, the missionary, and loan
ed by Miss Russell of Deering; sword made
OF coins, Miss Jordan; handsome embrod-
cry, Mrs Caroline Smith; arrangement for |
making lace, Miss Carpenter Inca pottery, |
from 400 to 1000 years old, Mrs. Wheeler:
henslngton tapestry work, Mrs. Frederick |
ROBBIE; fossil fish, Gov Robbie.
THE PROGRAMME.
The addresses to have been delivered last |
evening will be given this evening, and the !
original programme for this evening will be |
carried out Saturday evening. The fair af-
lords good opportunity for the purchase of |
christmas 81 is at reasonable prices, of |
which the managers hope the public will |
wall themselves. Supper is served from |
% O'Clock each evening.
Eye and Ear infirmary,
treasurer Geo. F. French in his report |
showed an expenditure of S3Os6O and re-
,eipts of 1914 during the past seven months |