Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-03
making most tempting display Of natural

making . most tempting display Of natural
beauty.
Not much can be said about pears. There
are about l40 plates all toid-smali,
half grown. gaarly, cracked scsboy things
With few exec puons. The few exceptions
wofth naming are: Sevea or eight plates
Of Ciapp's Favorisa shown by Elijah Low,
8. c. Harlow and J. W. Merrill. Bangor
d. P. True, Leeds: A. II. Harrington,
Hoiien; W. H. Stewart, Lewiston, and
J. E. Bennoch, Orono; and two Plates Of
Indian Qasen, the we'll known Bangor seed
liug. exhibited BY S. C. Holden and ]. E.
Bennoch.
The Fioral Exhibits.
The racks Of Gus flowers occupied the
entire righ. wall Of the hall, and numbered
over one thousand phisls. The exhibitors
were Mrs. Fsbysn Archer, Amherst Mrs.
C. c. Barer, Brewer; MIS-. f..
A. EDDY. Bangor. Mrs.. Chsrlss
Stanley. Winthrop; Mics Josie NJ. Wymar,
Bse yer, ard Mrs. A. 3 Ssrsttord, Monroe.
On the left aide Of the hall Mr.. Carl Beers
made large and choice display % pot
plants from his Bangor conserT stories. it,
clud:p2 palms hydrspgess. csunos, cAladi-
sms, ferus, dracsenars and orchids. This
iae display wgs gre atty admired. We cannot
mention each exhibit, but nots the most
beautiful or striking, which is not az easy
matter where all were select ard choice.
Very fine glsdioiss and Japsa lilies were
shown by Mrs. W ) Whitman, Bangor,
Mrs. + Eddy. Bangor. also exhibited
fine and perfectly grown elsdiolas. phioI
oy Mrs John Morrill,, Bre~er, and Mrs W
II Bailey, Bangor. Pe'uoias by Mrs Ar
cher, Mics Alice NJ Harrington, Brewer,
and Mrs C C Barrett. Chinese pinks by
Mrs A Eddy, Bangor, and Mrs d Cl
Harrington, Brewer. Asters by Mrs Chss
+ Mitchell, Bangor. Mrs Archer and Miss
) 2 Wiggin, Bsngor. Verbenas, Miss
Alice M Harrington, Brewer. Wild f1w-
ers were very pretsily arranged by Mrs A
Fl Rider, Orriuston.
Mrs. +. Allen. Bangor. made good dis
play of pouei plants. Baskets of Gu.
f3wers. dsintily arranged, we're exhibited |
BY Miss Alice NJ. Harrington and Mrs.
John Mor-ell, Brewer, and Mrs Eaton,
Bangor. Four beautiful table bouquets were
sho~n by Mrs A Ii Ryder, Orripgto /
Dishes of cut flowers were shown by d c
Harrington, Brewer and Mrs Ryder, Orfing-
ton. The leading floral designs we're:
PILLOW Of roses and white ssters, Mrs Chas
Stanley, Winthrop; pillow. Mrs B Far
ringtcn, Brewer; arch in white asters and
pillow of pausi.s, Mrs S.rsttard, Monroe
pillow, Carl Beers. Bangor.
fhs Art Display
is one Of the most attractive we have ever
seen at State Fair, because SO meri.orious
and the work Of native artists. In the
centre Of the wall is portrait of the late
J. Z. Hardy, the Bangor artist whom sll
hold in gr steful memory, ard surrounding
it six or seven pieces by Miss Annie Z.
Hardy, BsngOr's gifted fi)wer painter, who
has studied abroad, ard whose work
justly deserves the place Of honor
IN any Maine collection Of paintings.
Her pieces are: white owl, chrys-
roses, and two pieces which
may be called the gems of the collec-
ton, one Apple Blossoms the other "a
Tar gle Of Scotch Roses Miss Aline Nc
aim of Bangor displsys ten pieces, the
result Of her last winters work in Boston
under the instruction of Phermet.i, the
studies being paosies and roses. Mrs.
Florie Sweet, Bangor. exhibits six oils
mostly of large size. embracing studies Of
|
,om, Old Town, has piece of nasturtiums
IN oil that are very beautiful. One of the
clues is a study Of carnations by Miss Liz
zie Roberts. Bangor. "A Winter Scene"
BY Mrs Arsd Thompson, Bangor, occupies
A prominent place. A sketch in old WA
ieffsn." and TWO water colors, Col. Pres
s5n's re.idence, Pepperell, Mass and the
Brookliue Hill. from Lenox, MSS, as the
90 (Nsr1 TUn .
gems in water colors are from the gifted
1and Of Mis- Mary Hommatt. Bangor. one,
,tudy Of the "Trsilirg Arbutus," which al ,
most makes one wish the Maynower were
,ur national flower, and the other
. view of Lovers Leap" local
place Of Interest. ''Study in Ma I
ure", Miss Edith S,esrns, Bangor. A
srgs collection of water colors are shown
oy Miss Marian Hammatt Rdeont, Bangor ,
which evince fine taste. and also an ex ,
lusite piece by the tame hsDd, Chry ssnthe- ,
nuns on satin, in oil, is greatly admired {
A graphic sketch in oil i. the poor mother
mouse With her head ia trap. and two
title mou-ies irigh'eued almost to death in {
by Mrs, Alice NJ. Hodgon,
Ismpden Corner. One piece in oil, Head
# Spaniel is from the brush of Mrs.
1larsnce s. Lunt, who also exhibit.
hsnd-paipted lamp in imitation
II Royal Wooster ware, which is exceed I
pgiy artistic. fruit piece, flowers and ,
tudy from nstnre, are exhibited by Mary ,
? Robinson of Elsworth. Study of straw
,erries, in oil, by Miss Josephine Holyoke,
Brewer, is quite satisfactory. Mrs Alice {
VI Hodg6on also exhibits study Of dsnde- 4
ions in water color, that is so natural one
IAN almost blow the seed-wing c # from the ,
item. A pair Of baby shoes in black and
-h,te, by Mrs Susie Davis, Bangor, are ,
mech admired.
In the foe and large display of china
mention is made Of the ex-
luisite work Of Miss Lizbeth Strsine, Miss
fannie Stewart, Miss Lulie Thompson and
Miss Katie Parker, Bangor; Mrs B +
True, Castine, and Mrs Alice NJ Hogdon,
Ismpden Corner. {
Miss Mamie G. Welch, Bangor, aged Is ,
gears, and Miss Susie Davis, Bangor, ex-
iibted very c,editsbe map drawings.
We note fey things so artistic !.
IS to deserve mention. out Of the
srge and fipe display Of decors- !
i've work with which the balls are so we'll &,
illed: Table scArf painted with a pallet
,rush, Mrs. S. Hancock Bangor Lamp, ,
Fhite, decorated in gilt May Lobdell Plum
ner. Bangor. Mantle lsmbre quins, Mrs.
". II. Gardiner, Brewer, and Miss Alice
Pond. Fredericton, N. B. A tab g in
ebony, very daintily decorated with cupids
n gilt. by Miss Grace Clergue. A sofa
pillow in tapestry painting, in figures, Miss
". Hammett Rideout.
About thirty portraits in crayon by
Mr. J. r. Gerrity the we'll known artist,
formed a great attraction to the hall.
Among the best kuowD portraits we're those
# Secretary Blaine, Longfeilow, Hannibal
II ,mlIn and Hon. L. B. Simonton of Cam
len. Miss +. l.. Wisvell of Bangor exioit
ed of Bishop Phillip Brooks that .ss
very life-like.
The srt department was in charge Of
Mrs A l. Simpson as superintendent. Mrs
l. Haskell assistant superintendent. and
Mis-. Emma d Hincks secretary. To these
lsdies the Journal expresses acknowledge
ments for kindly assistance in the prepara-
ton Of the above notes.