Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-31

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TINE.
/ ! I mile
First heat, 80 l.5S 24l4
Second heat, 314 LIS 90 2.34.
The extra 800 was awarded to the horse
Seer, magnificent animal who trotted the
two heats with the eveness and beauty of a
piece of perfect machinery.
The HALLS.
Norombega Hall never looked more attrac
tive at any fair held in Bangor within the
recollection of your reporter than it does
this year. The disposition of the tables, col
lectve and individual exhibits, and decora-
tons, are so arranged AS to produce fine
effect, and make display more than usual
in extent and more noteworthy in character
than has generally been the case at previous
exhibitions. II is true much of the dis
play is made up of "store" goods
but store goods nowadays are wonderfully
artistic and pleasing, especially in the mat
ter of furniture, decorations, draperies, etc.
and a good collection of such cannot but be
interesting. Still there are enough exhibits
contributed by the ladies of Bangor and
vicinity in the department of ornamental and
fancy needle work, embroidery of various
kinds, fine arts hand painting on plaques,
banners, scarfs, afghans sofa cushions,
table covers, etc. to redeem the displays
from being merely advertising schemes. In
deed the more common and useful articles
such as rugs, bed spreads, domestic car
peting, and such articles as go into the Com
Portable furnishing of every well ordered
home, are so fine in quality and so artistic in
design as to be invested with an interest far
above the mere service for which they are
intended.
The tables are arranged in the form of a
diamond, on the main floor of the hall in
the centre space of which are pianos and
sewing machines Upon these tables are p
bewidering collection of rugs, table scarfsl
brequins, sachet sets, hand bags and en-
broidered work in almost endless variety.
Suspended from lines across the centre of
the hall, are more than sixty quilts, counter
panes, comforters and bed spreads, in silk.
worsted, crazy work, embroidered and other
styles. At the sides of the hall, under'the
galleries the space is divided off into large
individual exhibits, all of them choice
while the best wall of the stage-from
which the platform has been removed-is
hung with pictures, paintings and crayons
the whole effect being artistic. The choice
management of the hall is due entirely to
the fine taste and good judgment of the superin
emit Mr.. X G. Rollins Some of the more
meritorious exhibits, only, amid the exten
sion collections, can be noted. We note
first some of the individual booths" and
where not otherwise mentioned, the residence
of the exhibitors is understood TO be Ban.
gor.
Mrs. Rufus IIamm room arranged with
hangings and fancy work. p. ii. Vose &
Co. China and plated ware, lamps, vases
and glass ware. Stuart Bros, pictures and
frames. A. II. Roberts & Sons have made
nantes. wall and curtain draperies, carpets,
+. G. Hathorne and j. +. Gerrity & Co,
crayon portraits. Atkinson House Furnish
ing CO., room arranged with furniture, dra-
peries, carpet, mirrors, etc. Individual eX-
hibts are silk quilts, Mrs. Lucy J. John
son, Oldtovn; silk portiere, Miss +. w,
Eaton; hand made silk portiere in crazy de-
sign, Mrs. G. w. McCauslin, Pittsield;
ladies invalid dress, Miss Annie j. Porter;
cases of different kinds of needle work, tot
let sets, table cover, sofa pillows, lambre
quin, fire screen, fir pillows, tides, Mrs. r.
\. Webster; case of Mexican work compris-
ing about thirty different articles hand made,
Miss NJ. A. Wetherell, Fairfield; case of
mounted butterflies. Mrs, Frank Holmes
fine collection of painting and art needle
work is shown by Miss Aline McQuinn, who
is recognized as one of the leading amateur
artists in the State case of hair work, Mrs
A. II. Billings. There hundreds of choice
exhibits which cannot be particularized on
account of space, much to our regret. If
all the articles in the hall worthy of mention
were to be named, it would require whole
column to Just mention them, to say nothing
of special words of praise which so many of
them deserve. Mention however must be
made of two large cases near the Art De-
partment in one of which is display of dec
grated art work, hand painted porcelain the
other containing articles in needle and cro-
Chef work.
The Art Departmental which a special
catalogue has been issued-extends to 234
exhibits in four classes oils, water colors, |
erayon and pencil work, and decorated work.
Ii is quite safe TO say that at no State Fair
in Maine for many years, has so fine a dis
play of original work by our own artists,
been shown as are upon the walls of this at
trac,ive gallery. There are Ill oils, elev-
en- water colors, and thirty-one crsyon and
pencil pieces. Mr.. C. L. Dakin. Superin-
tendent of the Art Department has hung the
pictures in such a way as to produce good
effect.
The Cattle Glasses
In the thoroughbred cattle, Holstens and
Herefords, ii. C. Burieigh exhibits in all
thirty-two head, included in which is lot
of Sussex. His son, Thomas G., also exhib-
its herd of seven head. Gen. r. B. Shep-
herd also shows heard of nine thorough
bred Herefords, led by the year old Som
erset, the remainder being cows and heifers.
Gilbert Underwood of Fsyette has sixteen
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