The Progress., 1893-11-04
Features OF The Fair

Acting upon Addison's principle Of
;. the Citizens Committee have
n... ,.,d indefatigably for the good of
,soF Fair. and have deserved the success
that is overwhelmingly theirs
:. attendance, superior attractions,
,hordsome and varied exhibits, the
S'rhtb o. Annual Shreveport Fair may
,"o .lossed As a rccOrd-breaker. Special
devoted to the school children,
'%s ~ merchants, journalists, veterans
I'd drummers have drawn large
.owds-aud from racing by rapid
,.os 70 the feats of Samson, the |
onarch of muscle, Fair visitors have
tod endless amusement.
In the afternoons, the grand stand
hos been thronged, and there the OBJ
orrant spectator saw the boasted
hoautv of the woman of Shreveport, for
r helles. fetchingly gowned, were in
evidence.
The sight-seer entering Exposition
Hall found much that was attractive
% arrest the gaze-as the enterprise
- axbibitors covered every available
t,o. Of space IN the building.
Al the central fountain, where the
nortlv pelican splashed his yellow feet
T. the water, the floral exhibit was
nleasingly disposed. Palms, ferns, be-
aonias cacti. foliage plants, geraniums,
cbrvsanthemums, jessamines and roses
were shown in luxuriant profusion. "A
,,,hher plant in Mrs. L. Youree's col
laction was striking in size and appear
once and very handsome palms and
snruce pines were observed in Mrs. T..
Alexanders display. Mrs. IOuree, Mrs.
Alexander and Mr.. Monkhouse were
the chief exhibitors in the floral de
partment
Art beauti[ies the waste places OF life,
and by its magic means waste place
at the Shreveport Exposition was made
affair oasis. The art department occu-
MED four rooms, and was ably directed
nv Mrs. ]. G.. Newberry. Seventy-five
large canvasses were exhibited and
there were small pictures innumerable
The display comprised oil, water colors
pastel. crayon, charcoal, painting OF
china, glass and fabrics. Mrs. DIR
Terry and Mrs. Stephen Steere, o
Shreveport, and Miss Marie Seebold
of New Orleans, were the leading eX
hibitors in oil painting. Miss Seebold1
fruit and flower pieces were especially
GOOD. and an oriental landscape an'
marine view by Mrs. Steere wer
worthy Of praise. The largest canya
In the department was picture o
Beauvoir, the gulf-coast home OF Jel
ferson Davis-painted by Mr.. Marshal
J. Smith, of New Orleans. The pictur'
is striking, and is valued at Sl5o. "A
Il is for sale, we suggest to our vetel
ans association the advisability c
keeping it here. In pastel. Mrs. Myrtl
Hamilton exhibited two charmin
heads-one a woman's delicate proflt
and the other the roguish face of
peasant girl.
Lovely specimens of painting on satl
and gauze were exhibited by Mr.
Proper. of What Cheer, Iowa, and Nj
Goldstein. of Shreveport, entered
panel of birds and flowers beautiiull
done on silk gauze by a German arts
Mrs. Proper's daintiest conceptio
was a painting on bolting cloth repre-
senting Spring" A woman IN ar
drapery, stood with arms up-lltted 10
bough of peach blossoms and aoo'
her were daisies, butterflies and aelou
Of cupids-a tender inspiration iro
''the sweet o the year"
Among the crayons, Miss Saenger
"Nydia" and ''Three Fates" were e
celleut in pose and shading. Two
the finest pictures of the art eNhlo
were a life-like portrait OF eX-Uo
Lowry. of Mississippi. and panel
lilacs. from the brush of Mrs. Newoerr
In the panel piece, lilac SPRAYS again
back ground of soft luminous gre
showed the master touch, and Tor I'd
exquisite creation, Mrs. Newoerry n
refused $3.50.
The educational department una
the superior management of Mrs Il
Crane. presented the best display ev
made at Shreveport Fair. Tne e
hibit was extensive, and its lntere
was heightened by admirable arrang
ment.
The Thatcher Institute display
thorough work in every grade ana I
public education OF shreveport "
represented by fine exhibits from u
schools of Mrs. Florence Jones and NJ
7. Nolan, consisting of map DRAWN