San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-11-24
TIE SINGER EXHIBIT.
The Only Sewing Machine that has
Never been Left.

| company, Mr.. Ed. ScruggS, mas swept
the board as completely as if there
had been no other sewing machines
entered for premiums. The nine pre-
miums offered by the association in
this class were all taken by the Sim
ger exhibit and it could have taken as
many more had there been as many
more in sight. The exhibit was eX-
| cellently placed to attract attention,
occupying conspicuous position on
the right just as one enters the ex-
position hall by the south entrance.
The space occupied, about 20x34 feet
was completely filled with machines
and specimens of their work, many of
these creations more resembling the
works of the painter and the artist in
crayOns than those of a sewing ma
chine needle. 1t is impossible to give
any adequate idea of the variety and
beauty of the work done by these
machines, without special attach
ment, under the hands of skillful
manipulators.
The cosy and elegantly arranged
quadrangle occupied with this exhi-
bit, had artistic specime of the work
of these machines disposed on easels,
as tides over the backs of chairs, as
paintings and crayons in frames, as
well as in show cases and otherwise,
and these works of art were the cease
less admiration of thousands who
seemed never to tire of examining and
praising the innumerable articles of
this display. Particularly noticeable
among these elegant and artistic crea-
tons of the Singer machine, under the
skillful manipulations of Mrs. Nc
Dowell's fingers, were a spanieps
head, in silk etchings, so perfectly re-
sembling the finest pencil work, that
only close inspection convinced the
eye that it was really in silk and not
in pencil. a group of game birds, by
\. l.. Baldwin, so true to life and so
real in color as to deceive even the
critics; some flowers on boiling cloth
that rivalled the finest hand embrOi-
derry in the perfection of their form
and color. These three articles were
particularly deserving of attention
and the wonder was universally eX-
pressed that the machine could lay
such heavy embroidery upon such
delicate ground, the body upon which
the work was laid being so much
lighter than the work itself. The SIM
pie fact that the machines were there
at work before the eyes of thousands
doing the same kind of work as that
exhibited, was guarantee that no
special machines were employed for
this work, and that the ordinary ma
chimes were to be credited with an
execution which no other machines
had ever even approached unto. The
portrait of Mrs. Cleveland is another
attraction Of this exhibit well worthy
attention. The face OF this half length
portrait, is a colored engraving, but
| the body is in tinsel and arasene in
all shades of brown, the whole form
ing most perfect bust and giving al
| a few feet the impression of a portrait
| in oil by skillful artist. This work
| has evoked much comment, being
more striking and conspicuous from
the well known person of the original.
The exhibit was merry with the hum
| of machines in operation under the
hands of experts at the time the
LIGHT representative visited it, and
these were busy turning out Orna-
ments in tlnsel and silk and chenille
and asst )niShing the ladies with the
| wonderful beauty and delicacy of the
| work executed before their eyes. Be
sides their large variety OF family
machines the company manufacture
some twenty special machines or at
| tachments for making button-hOles,
| sewing on buttons, making eyelets
| and working buttOn-hOles on leather,
| the machine cutting the buttOn-hOles
automatically. Their list embraces
| the following, nearly all of which are
| on exhibitions: Carpet overseaming
| eyelet |. NJ. l. NJ. Wheel-feed, I. M.
| cutting attachment, I. NJ. cylinder
| Fright or left hand), +. NJ. cylinder to
| feed up or down, l. F. for cOrsets, I.
! F. for gloves, L. F. for shoes, I. F. for
| collars, cuffs, shirt bosoms, etc. Uni
versal feed arm machine, 26-inch ma
| chine for carriage and harness work,
32-Iuch for very heavy work, 32-inch
with feed rolls for betting, and l6-inch
| foot machine for wide, heavy betting.
Besides the machines enumerated the
company will frrrish to order special
machines for other purposes.
The company have two machines
which they will give away at the
| close of the fair. One to the lady
drawing the lucky number in their
registry LOTTERY, and the other 10 the
Fair association as special premium
to the mother of the prize baby of the
| baby show. AS to the first, Mr..
| Scruggs has kept a register of all la
dies visiting the exhibit who would
accept an invita- Gion to register. This
list now includes about 1000 numbers.
At the close of the fair these numbers
will be placed in a box and drawn
| from, the holder of the lawn number
will receive the me- chine. The baby