The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-09-13

| In the back ground, while curtains, lace and
| chenille, were hung about in pleasing way
| and fine screens and notions only served to
increase the general attractiveness OF the
booth which was a sample of what Is found
every day in d. M. Christians dry goods
store.
The Michigan Sewing Machine a. Organ
Co., filled the central space on the north
side with an exhibit of sewing machines,
organs and pianos. They had the White,
the Standard and the Wheeler & Wilson
machines, which are all well known and
hrst class. Story & Clark and Clough g.
warren organs are too well known to need
any praise here, and they were there, as
also the Sterling and Kimball pianos. The
latter were called upon to help entertain the
crowd, the company having pianist here
for the occasion. In the north wing, i'm
mediately around the corner was arranged
the bicycle exhibit of the firm, and this de-
partment had also received its share of at
tention. The company handles such well
known wheels as Victors, Ramblers, Niaga-
ras and Crescents, besides wheels not quite
so we'll known, but well made and designed
to accommodate a simmer purse The ex-
hiblt well illustrated what they are doing in
this line
IL. w. Mann had pretty display of
fancy goods, which are as useful as they are
handsome and ornamental There were
dainty toilet sets, manicure sets, mirrors,
albums, pictures and books. If the many
people who sat- this exhibit did not stop
and attempt to buy some of these articles it
was only because they felt confident that
FL. w. would have still more in his store,
and so made mental note to call and see
him before the holiday rush.
Grove Bros always fly when there is any
trade to pick up and they know how to find
it, too. Their exhibit of shoes was neat
and attractive one, in fact they never make
any other kind of a display, as glance In
their show window will prove any day.
j. Dodge & Son said that the twenty-one
stoves in their exhibit were not even missed
from their large stock. They had stoves
for every kind of fuel except electricity, and
it must have been owing to some oversight
on their part that they had no electric
heater there. The exhibit was arranged
with the idea of having room TO show the
working of their different stoves ana they
were there to do it. The exhibit included
everything in the stove line from big range
and coal heaters down to small oil stoves.
The art exhibit was not as full as usual
and there was room to spare, but what
was there was worth seeing. Mrs. Reimer
exhibited several pastels which were beau
ties. as her work always ls Mrs. g. w.
Loring exhibited a large collection of dish
es which were prettily and daintily painted.
mented with pretty and neat designs. One
very pretty work in sepia was done by Miss
Allie McHardy. Miss Gertrude Faxon ex-
hibited number of attractive water colors
and Miss Bertha Archer showed three
panel fire screen, the central panel of
which was ornamented by herself, the two
outer ones being of Chinese workmanship.
Mrs. Warren showed a collection of paint
ings, two of which, "The dance of the
Wood Nymphs" and copy of Toby Rosen-
thal's Constance de Beverley attracted con-
siderable attention.
Moore's Corunna gallery was well repre-
sented by an exhibit of finely finished
photographs, the whole being neatly and
artistically arranged.
Mrs. Pound was another exhibitor in this
class, who showed attractive pictures, in
cluding both water colors and oil paintings.
The youths department was we'll filed
with varied exhibits of every sort. All ex-
hibits in this department belong to the
children, and when person looked at the
vegetables, mammoth pumpkins, etc. he
was obliged to admit that Sbawassee
county children do something besides play
or get into mischief to take care OF and
successfully raise such specimens. Then
there were various fruits, melons, etc., a
map of the county and of part of the city
of Owosso. A large number of samples of
cookery showed that the girls had hand in
the work and we're not a; all in the rear of
the procession. Two collections of BIRDS
eggs of sixty, and fifty-seven varieties each,
received their share Of attention, and more
commendable and less harmful display was
one of twenty-sx varieties of wood, cross
sections of which were mounted on board
prepared for the purpose, and each correctly
labelled. There were also equally pleas
ing and instructive collections Of minerals
and OF leaves, carefully named and collec-
tion of butterflies and insects.
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