Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-10-04
THE woMEN's DEPARTMENT.
4 Good Exhibit Of the Work OF Def
Finger----lIcrchnni-' aud nnnufnct-
urers, SnunuleH.


While the display in this department was
less extensive than last year, 1t was IN all
respects well worth seeing There were
not so many articles of II kind as has been
the case in previous years, but there were
one or more specimens of about everything
one could think of in the line of feminine
handiwork. In many cases the reporter
| was unable to secure the exhibitors names,
| either because the labels had become de
tached or were beyond the reach Of persons
of ordinary stature and this fact will ac.
count for the non mention Of many articles
some of them of superior merit. If there
| is room for Improvement IN the arrange
ment of any department Of the Valley Far
We think the ladies' will bear us out in say
ing that this is the one.
Among the attractive specimens of fine
needlework, perhaps the palm should he
| given to Miss Addie Bailey, whose linen
| dnilies and biscuit cover embroidered with
white silk, and tlmy handkerchief Of drawn
work, were greatly admired for their eN
quisite daintiness. Other pretty articles of
this kind were IA skirt aud apron shown 10y
NJ H. Smith Of Gulford, and embroidered
sheet sham hy Mrs II. L. Pickett Of Gui
ford
4 icwel-case of window glass and yellow
satin ribbon bore the name of Mrs Sylvia
| T. Davis Mrs IT, T.. Willis had hand
some painted banner aud embroidered table
scarf An outline spread and shams made
| bV Mrs s. A. Pollard at the age of ~ were
entered by Mrs r. :. Allen of jacksonville,
and IA spread 10y Miss Ella Hale Of Williams
Vile Mrs. f.. H. Cook had her usual case
Of tasteful hair jewelry silk and velvet
sofa pillow and afghan were shown 10y Mrs
NJ. O. Wheelock of Dummerston, satin toilet
cushion and crochet afghan 10y Lizzie G..
Bond, scrm scarf and embroidered pillow
by Lizzie Newcomb of Leyden, Mass Mrs
T. l.. johnson had two drawn rugs, and
Mrs $ Bradley aud Mrs. Jesse Weather
head Of Guifurd braided rugs, the latter Ice
ing particularly nice. Alice r. Wood show
ed II samples Of crochet edging Susie Dow
ley :, and Lizzie Cobleigh collection mum
herring lgj. \ crochet bedspread and sham,
10y Mrs Gilbert Morse Of Guilford, knit
one hy Mrs f. Park laged S0l. and Gro
chet afghan by Mrs. q. W. Bliss received
due attention \ handsome silk quilt an,
shams were shown by Lula Adams Of Gull
ford also crazy quilts by Miss : f. Girls
wold Miss l.. A. johnson, Mrs. II W Smitl
Of Winchester y H., and others Mis-,
Zeia Juhnson's toilet set, sdcboard scarf
etc in Russian embroidery were duly ad
mired, as was also dainty tidy in feather
edge and ribbon, which bore the name o
Mrs NJ. L. Corbett Mrs. d. Torrey Of ia
maica had pretty sofa pillow, and Berth'
Betterley Of Guilford linen tidy.
Paintings were exhibited 10y Mrs. Alber
Rockwell Miss George Cook, Mrs j G.
Pellet and Mrs. NJ, f. Wardner Of Brattle
boro aud by Annie Gray of llinsdale
1t is 10 he hoped the display Of girls worl
was not true indication Of the ability u
in inn IBts "a
noted only five exhibits Of this kind. Their
may have been others but of course if tn,
age was not stated it could not he known
Matte Parker, aged 5, exhibited hand
somely decorated silk quilt Eva Sweet Is
and Daisy Bishop l3l also had silk quilts
while Nira Marshall Cl2J showed silk sof
pillow and Lucy Simonds O0l splasher il
outline work All these were Brattlebor
misses,
II c. Harris Of West Brattlehoro had o.
exhibition massive and finely finished wal
nut picture frame. Attractive noveltie
were the mat composed of nearly 1000 diff
ferent buttons. entered by + T. Walker O
Bratteboro, and an inlad box containn
, $500 or more tiny pieces of wood made b
; George Pratt of Brattleboro. Mr. Pratt
= has been sick for ten wears, and is able t
| sit up only few minutes at time.
! II W Sargent had on exhibition coupl
Of those substantial plant stands with whic
e he is ready to supply the public Wyatt an
$ Howe each had fine collections of photogra
p pliers work Hayes x Co., harnesses, etc
4 &. II. Eddy x Co, fine ilavoring extracts
. Mrs Phillips X Jones and Mrs Goodenougi
millinery Scott Duuklee and Dwinell 1
, Collier, the New Home aud Singer SEWN
4 machines, respectively Excellent exhibit
+ were also made by Pratt, Wright * Co
, cloths for mems and boys custom mad
overcoats and suits f. A. Hubbard, clock
. aud fine iewelry \. f. Miller, choice coI
( fectonery II. A. Chaplin, druggists sui
D., plies Knight a Whitaker were ON han
- with their patent dictionary stand and draw
, ing table, aud the Estey pianos aud Carpel
ter organs gave forth melodious strains t
. either end Of the hall