The Portland daily press., 1895-08-28
THE FAIR OPENED.
A Most Attractive Spectacle Presented
at City Hall.

Goods-A Large Crowd Throng in TO
the Opening Day-Music Heard on
Every Hand-The Art Exhibit Mos
Pleasing Feature.
The great New England Fair is open
In City Hall there was no flourish o
trumpebs when the hour OF 2 O'CLOCK al
rived yesterday afternoon, but the DO
Office was opened for the sale of tickets
While all the exhibits were not in place
and there was considerable hustling OF
the part of the tardy ones, still the ma
jority of the booths and tables were decor
ated, and the goods well arranged. Th
odds and ends had been cleaned out, th
dirt and rubbish sw ept away. As TIL
visitor passed up the steps, strung acros
the street, over his head, swung a grea
canvas sign bearing the word "NeV
England Fair" Glories of flags, festoon
of bunting and hundreds of banners,
waved from the front of City Hall ant
framed brilliant picture Of the Goddess
of Liberty Over all fioated the National
banner Windows in the corridors were
draped with pink and white, and the
lavish decorations, already described,
were heightened by fringes OF crystal Ike
material of different colors, that nashed
and glistened in the electric light. 700
Geo. l.. Brown of this city and Mr..
I4alime of Worcester Mass, for the taste
displayed by them in the beauty and har-
mony of the drapings.
Entering the hall magnificent coup
d'oeil greeted the spectator. The many
forms of decoration, the little klosks re-
splendent in light and COLOR, the tall col
umns that separate some of the booths,
each surrounded by the American flag
and entwined with bunting; pillars OF
gilt used simply for ornament, long and
short signs of every conceivable shape
and lettering, betokening the location of
exhibitors; the imitation pine forest on
the stage where roamed the animals of
every description of Mr.. Gifford's Zoo
clock, manufactured by Mr.. Abraham
Johnson of Portland, suspended from
the center of the ceiling; these and many
other features the eye gladly dwelt upon.
AWhile the PRESS yesterday mentioned
many of the exhibits there are still a
number of..features, that have not been
dwelt upon, as we'll as the displays not
yet referred to. On the right of the main
entrance e. Z. Kidder & CO. display a
large table loaded with polishing tablets.
Then there is Smali's patent check rein,
which attracts all the hOrSemen. OF
course the Victoria, preparation to
remove grass spots, interests the women.
Just beyond stands a very handsome side
board and cabinet desk, that bears no
card, but We're said to be the exhibit OF
Mr.. jacobson of this city.
In addition to the other features of the
most attractive exhibit of Loring, SHIRT
& Harmon is the full line of toilet cases
and fancy articles. This booth pleaSeS
so many that it is almost impossible to
get near enough to obtain real good
viewsof all it's components The Dirigo
Cash Register, which stands next, and
which is most tastefully decorated, is the
invention of l.. f. Jordan of this city,
and the painting is by James Doyle
The Belknap Motor Co. IS display and
that also of the New England Telegraph
and Telephone Co. are continually sur
rounded by the curious. The Motor Co.
flash the search light, and the colored
lights, all over the hall, and the Tele-
phone Co. afford every opportunity to
hear the music from the great cornet,
OF to chat with Boston parties through
the long distance telephone. The exhibit
of f. A Baker in hand painted souven-
irs, and moss work in pretty designs
such as slippers watch cases, ETC., de-
lights the ladies. In the little kirshs of
respectively by Miss Dora Hanson and
Miss Mabel Deepen. sample bags of Crys
talline salt and Wheat Germ Meal are CIV
en- away, with the the samples of meal is
given "orusty bread pan, SO arranged
as, in the cooking of the bread, to kill all
yeast germs, baking the loaf thoroughly
to the center. and avoiding. all danger
of fermentation in the stomach. a
Trefethen 85tBearce, agents for the Dia-
mond Crystal Salt, have neat exhibit OF
this product and present each visitor
with a sample bag. Dickson's Safety
Sled sets the boys wild. 1t is after the
fashion of a bob-sled, with hands ONE
nickel side protectors, is beautifully up.
holstered, and SO arranged that in case of
threatened accident it cab be tipped over
without injury to thu occupants. DIR. W.
G. Rich has a table where he fits the Wis
itor to spetacles. provided they require
them. In the State Engraving and Man
ufacturing Co.'S. booth, attention is par
ticuiarly called to the various panels rep
resenting all the different varieties of
marbles, highly polished. and also new
thing in the way of mantel of natural
slate in dead finish, that corresponds per-
fectly with the wrought iron fire-irons.
Many of these mantels have been ordered
for we'll known Portland residents and
institutions, including the Eye and Ear
Infrmary, and j. G. Stevens, the archi-
tect.
Miss Nellie Thorndike has charge of
the exhibit of MIR. L. Schlosberg, the fur
rier. and the display is almost wholly
composed of the most expensive furs
Mrs Loring will be the demonstration for
the Plymouth Rock Phosphated Golatine
Co. The company manufactures the jel-
lies in the hall and Mrs. Loring serves
them. H. H. Kni ghts is manager for
the company. A good deal of attention
is paid to the model of a schooner in full
sail, made by Thomas johnson, who tim
bered. planked and caulked her.. The
vessel is feet, 1-2 inches long, feet,
s inches length of keel, IA 1-2 inches
beam, and 4 1-2 inches deep. Vernon
johnson, 1131 Congress street, exhibits it.
). f. Richardson, besides displaying
his fennel cream, also serves A. II. Has
kell's California Orange Wine. In the
Hooper, Son & Leighton's exhibit the
women take great interest in the Culinot
cook stove in which the fire box is in
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