Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-12
CAPITAL FAIR.
Art Work with Brush and Needle.

cause more beautiful, than they would BE-
were they plain. The art has extended te
many articles of household adornment, many
OF which are represented in the show case,
and upon the walls of the several rooms Of
the fair, an enumeration of which are given
below.
Mrs. II. w. Bicknell exhibits stand
cover in satin, worked in OVERLAND stitch in
silk. Mrs. NJ. NJ. Brown, felt lambrequir
worked in very artistic manner. Mrs
Brown also shows a velvet wall banner
hand-painted. Miss Mollie S. Myrick hang.
two picture or easel scarfs; one of which
and pansies, the other is in material and
stitch we are not familiar with. Miss
Myrick also exhibits beautiful
piece of her handiwork, in table cover OF
felt, hand painted, the design being roses
and Ipomea-morning glory. Pillow shams
in outline work, Mary NJ. E. Duncan, 10
years old. Other specimens of outline
work we're; Tray cloth, Nellie /. Mills
Tray cloth Miss Mamie Beck, II years OF
age; Tidy, Nellie /. Mills very hand
some table scarf in peacock blue plush,
worked in arrasene, was shown by Mrs. H.
N. Longfellow. Felt tidy in outline work
Mrs. Z. A. Hunt. Tidy in canvas cloth,
Nellie /. Mills. Table cover of canvas in
outline work, Miss Jennie Cottle. Miss
Addie Cottle exhibited very neatly execu-
ted toilet set in SATIN of four pieces, EN-
bredered with silk in overlaid stitches. A
pair Of Tam O'Shanter caps, embroidered,
Mrs. 4. A. Holmes. Miss Carrie NJ. Nc
Kenney exhibits very artistic table scarf in
felt and plush, the work beautifully done.
Miss Nina Perry exhibited several speci-
mems of French decorative work on china,
quite exquistely done. We understand that
Miss Perry gives lessons in this beautiful
art.
In our report of articles on exhibition,
numerous silk quilts in crazy and other de-
signs, chiefly the former, have, we fear, been
overlooked in the multitude of beautiful ar
| ticles in this line which are suspended above
the tables in the larger hall. Among exhib
itors in this class are; Mrs. A. C. Williams
Miss Maud w. Whitman, Is years of age
Mrs. +. Gilbert, beautiful quilt trimmed
with lace, and silk bed scarf; Mrs. NJ. A.
Nolin. Quilts of other material than silk
but exceedingly tasty in design and work are
exhibited by Mrs. C. f. Tibbetts Mrs b. II
Page, Manchester, (this lady shows two,
both fne), Mrs. J. T. Bradley, Hallowell
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Brown, Gin Oscar Wilde pat.
term, Mrs. V, A. Bragg, Mrs. F. l.. Pond
"a very pretty quilt in worsted, crazy design
Miss Eta NJ. Smith, Mrs. C.. A. Bennett
The following showed sofa pillows in silk
crazy design: Miss Mary NJ f. Duncan
| 10 years of age Mrs. o. X. Wellman, Mrs
e. c. Hunt, (made by the children OF
the Mission Board of the First Baptist
made by Miss Nellie |. Mills. wall ban
ner in Kensington painting was hung in the
art room by Mrs. Ida Colburn. Embroid-
cred calendar case, Miss Maud w. Whit
man. Worsted tidy, Mrs. H. A. Rand.
Table scarf in plush, Mrs. c. A. Libby.
Carriage afghan, Mrs. W II. Pettiner. Pill
low shams in outline stitch, Miss Nellie /.
Mills also, by the same, a bed spread or
sheet sham, in the outline stitch. Beautiful
white spreads were shown by Mrs. Roscoe
+. Penny and Mrs. Pauline Cony Clark. A
carriage afghan made by Mrs. Hannah Rob-
inson when 50 years of age, was exhibited
by Mrs. c. c. Hunt. fnely-worked GRO
chetcd afghan, in squares, was exhibited by
Mrs. Frank P. Beck. A lace shawl, so
years old, was exhibited by Mrs. Addie
Richards. Specimens of eight different
designs of lace edging, made by
Miss Annie l.. Cotte. Pair of knit
slippers, Mrs. Frank p. Beck. A lovely
Mrs. Daniel Noyes of Cushnoc Heights.
Feather flowers, Mrs. E. A. Lapbam, Pitts
ton. Mrs. Roscoe +. Penney exhibited a
rich looking purse, crocheted with beads.
Mrs. Daniel l.. Allen flower work in a circle
holding family portrait. A sofa afghan
and braided rug were shown by Mrs. +. A.
Lapham, Pittston. Mrs. NJ. NJ. Bowler ex-
hibited very fine hooked rug. Beautiful
table scarf, Mrs. C. II. Brick; plush table
scarf Miss Maud w. Whitman; yarn rug,
Miss May Merrill, Manchester; crocheted
table mats, Mrs. Rosco G. Penney.
ENDS GATHERED UP.
There are many interesting articles in the
fair to-day, which cannot well be classified,
which are worthy of mention, and should not
alton before this, and we hope none have
been omitted by the Journal reporter-surely
none have been overlooked excepting few
articles not properly labeled, and the owners
of which the reporters could not ascertain.
c. A. Brett exhibits specimens of wood in
laying in stand, tray and small cabinet.
The operator who SO deftly runs the White
Sewing machine, exhibited by j. c. Lander,
Gardiner, shows a remarkable collection of
articles in decorative needle work all done,
we are assured, upon the White machine.
HtN tuubldIt HoANi'ites Nui vain NioRNANo
table scarfs, pillow shams, mantel lambre-
quins. and other designs, all of which it is
almost impossible to distinguish from hand
stitching The elegant Vose piano exhibited
by Bean Hamlin received many high COM
pliments for its splendid tone while its keys
were under the touch of Prof. Benson, the
skillful blind pianist
In the line of old and rare curiosities sew
eral were exhibited by Mrs. NJ. A. Chandler,
among them pair of solid silver shutters, a
trophy of the war of 1912, having been taken
from an English vessel by the Privateer
Dart; christening robe and blanket in silk
made in l7l5-the colors bright and fast
even now; a fashionable waist or basque
of one hundred years ago. and many other
articles. Mrs. C. o. Tibbestsr exhibits an
Oxford bible of the date of ITO. W. r.
Stone shows pewter platter which has a
family history running back through five
generations and is known to be over 25G
wears old. A very handsome warming pan,