The Portland daily press., 1895-08-27

the blue prints to work from, and then
are given models, and some very artlstlc
and beautiful specimens are the results OF
their skill and taste Here can be found
easels, bats, backgammon boards taples
shelving, etc. Among the best work Is
that of Bradley, Burr, Harvey, Sears
Spear, Connean and Higgins.
The Nonesuch Silk Company OF 10
Summer street, Boston, by A. h. Terry,
agent, have al kinds of most attractive
fancy silk work, in the shape OF suspend
ers, ladies' and gentlemen mlttens, anu
infants underwear. The Palmer shoe
Company Nelson & SargenO Will nave
as fine display of foot wear as was ever
seen in New England At least TWO nun
dred and fifty different styles Will DC Oh
exhibition. They will have every Klno OF
boots and shoes, slippers and CATERS
This firm has always held high reputa-
ton for the style and character OF It's
goods.
The ladies will all gather about the V.
n. x. Fairbank Company booth -of Chl-
cago because the advantages of their pre-
paration of cottolene will be tested there
under the sup erintendance OF tlrst-class
cook, and two lady demonstrators.
Waffies, fapjacks and other delicacies will
be cooked with cottolene and the ladies
will have a chance to ascertain now good
they are. T. F. Foss & Son will make quite
an exhibit of the Glenwood stoves OF
Taunton, Mass, Kendall q Whitney
have a very pretty booth, where can be
found 10 varieties of seeds, aud sheafs OF
different grains. They also display
very handsome pyramid of Worcester salt
in bags of which the firm are the sole
agents.
| There is one booth that should not es-
cape attention. 1t is the one made prom
inent by the full length pictures OF mil
| itary and camp life. Here, for small
fee, can be seen pictures of battle scenes
| taken from the original photographs and
showing the most exciting scenes OF the
great rebellion as they appeared at the
time The Boston Shredded Cereal Food
Company exhibit shredded whole wheat
biscuits and shredded cereal coffee. Wal
ter Corey Company have a very pretty
railing about their exhibit, which Is
composed of the most attractive styles of
modern furniture such as will take rank
with any in the country. The Dlrlgo
Cash Register, made by the Jordan Man
ufacturing Company, calls much atten-
ton and especially its new advertising
register. This Is circular shaped pillar,
divided into short sections, on each OF
which is the name of business firm.
Every time the cash drawer is opened
these sections turn in and other sections
appear, bearing the names of other firms,
so that one register will do duty in adver-
Using a large number of firms.
| Cloudy & Kent will probably have as
elaborate display as any frmsin the hall.
They not only have secured good deal OF
space. in which they exhibit their spec
ialties arranged in most original and at
tractive designs, but in addition in the
Reception Hall they will furnish their
ice cream and cake to all patrons. The
New England Telegraph and Telephone
Company have also laid out great dis
play under the superintendence of Mr..
FarnhaIa, so long in this city. Their
great cornet will furnish music, played
in Boston, every night, and played in the
office every afternoon. Here can be seen
specimens Of the underground cable, the
long distance and regular telephone in
struments and wires. A pretty little
room will enable visitors, without distur-
bance, to talk with parties in Boston.
Then there is the automat tic pay station,
showing the New England Standard
switch board for use in smaller exchang
es, equipped with modern apparatus such
as visual tests and lamp signals, to be
used in place of drops. Very neat small
instruments are shown to be used in fac
tories Or large buildings, like the City
Hall or a great hotel, which can be pro-
vided with their own batteries and indie
pendent OF the home office. The II. j..
Heinz Company has large booth at the
end of the hall. which is given to the dis
play of their preserves, pickles and such
like goods. Many of our Portland people
have tested these pickles and have given
them a great deal of praise
The Reception Hall has its walls lined
with pictures oil, water colors and
crayons, Photographic work, etc, The
tables are filed with magnificent displays
of hand painted China and e1nb1olderles,
and ladies fancy work of every descrlp-
ton. The great Christian Endeavor
painting adorns the lower wall, and
while the subject is not one perhaps that
would recommend the picture for a home
ornament it teaches an excellent lesson.
In the ante-room between the@hal proper
and the Reception Hall will be found an
exhibition of the tableaux OF the Passion
Play of Oberammergau or scenes IN the
life of Christ. These tableauxaWere given
at the great exposition in Atlanta, deor-
gia, where they created great impression
and received the highest praise from the
press and public
B. O. True of New Gloucester exhlb-
its twenty-three pictures, OF which hf-
teen are oil paintings and eight water
colors; Miss Hilton of the same town
displavs three oil paintings; Miss Law