Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-01
WOMAN'S DEPARTMENT,
Best Display Ever Seen in Floral
Hall.
The New Show Cases Great Improve
ment---EIegRnt Embroideries and
Choice Hand-Palnted China Were
Special Features.

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sivey proven in Floral hall this year. Show
cases were provided for the needle.work, which
Is decided advantage and will result in finer eX
hibits as people learn that their choice bits Of
work Will be protected from the handling Of the
crowds. The better classification OF the work is
an improvement, also, giving better chance for
comparison. The management, IL is understood,
plans for more xact classification next season,
as well as additional case room. Another row OF
cases the length Of the hall could be used to ad
vantage The use Of the entire floor, or further
increase in facilities in some way, Will no doubt
be demanded before long. Nothing but com
meudation is heard Of Floral hall arrangements,
and the exhibits in every line were superior 10
those OF any former year
In the embroidery exhibits Mrs Cartons OF
Holyoke, who had such handsome display last
year. stood first. One long case was occupied by
her exquisite work, which Included Battenourg
lace jewel and feather embroidery, ishnet APP
plique, huCkabuck darning, sofa pillows, one
handsome black satin with dragon in yellow silk.
Two rich pieces were a five O'Clock tea cloth with
roses, and one with carnations. large number
OF pieces begun were also shown.
Among the owners Of smaller exhibits were
Mrs. Thomas Gull, who had handsome centre
piece and other smaller pieces; Mrs. G. +. Alex
ander in whose exhibit handsome lamp screen
and several larger pieces were noted; Miss Eliza
beth ktnney. with centre pieces aud doilies IN
delft and violet designs; Mr.. y. VI. Frost, side
board cover aud lilies in clover pattern OF orig
inal design, and pillow shams in coronation
braid; Mrs. r. 7. Hamilton, " hose clover pieces
were also from original designs; Mrs. }. G. Lutz,
BAtteuOurg lace MISS hhlc StlitChs lphNltubulE
lace collar and centre piece; Mrs. +. l.. Putnam
embrui cred napkin and case; Mrs X. b Somer
vile, Mary 4. Stratton Mrs. Nettie Fessenden
and Bessie SOmei vile, handsome Mexican work;
handsome aprons chatting dish dolly, pillow cases
aud lunch cloth in Mexican work 10y Mrs Harris
OF Rhode Island; aprons by Ellen Franklin,
Guilford. Abbie Jaquith, Guilford Centre, Mrs
Fred Billiard and Mrs Ralph Slmonds Mrs.
Cooper Of Westfeld, centre pieces and dohies IN
several styles of embroidery; Mrs. q. l. Towns
end, putney, tray cloth; Flora Sanders, velvet
table scarf embroidered.
Florence Estey Gull, Maude Stearns and Flor.
ence Hidreth. three young girls OF 10 or - had
creditabe specimens Of wors displayed. square
Of crazy patchwork was exhibited W Mrs. sarah
johnson, -, West Brattleboro.
An apron in old fashioned Dutch embroidery,
style Of 1900, was shown by Emma Gros smau, and
drawn work made IN Sweden exhibited by Marion
Chatheld; handmade table cloths, 100 years old
or over, were exhibited by Mrs. Dwight Mathei
and Mrs II. A. Thayer.
Not so much Of knitted and crocheted work was
shown as has been some years. but some OF these
exhibits were the following: Knitted doilies and
centrepiece by Mrs. 5. +. h Pies; CrOcheteC
table mats, Mrs. VI. c. Taft, and Carrie johnson
| Mrs J. W. Amidon Of West Chesterfield, a vari
ETY. OF articles including edge, doilles etc pillow
| shams. Mrs. Edward Lamb; knitted and crochetec
| lace Ellen 5 Miner, Mrs. Ralph Simonds, Yer
| non Mrs. Samuel johnson, West Brattleboro
Lillian VI. Livermore. crocheted cornucopia, Mrs
| {. j Staples; tidy, Mrs. q. q Convey, West Brat
tleboro and Ellen Franklin, Guilford: crucheteC
| doilies and picture throw, Mrs. Nelson Goddard
lace samples, Ellen Franku; crocheted sacks
| VI
socks Mary Z. Strattou, West Bratteboro; aprot
with edge, Carrie NJ. Donelson, Il years u d.
Some handsome hand made lace was shown by
| Mrs Nettie Fessenden, and tides OF lace. rbboI
| and crocheted rings by AdAh Gale and JENNIE
Barrett, the latter also having table mats. Carrr
johnson ea hbted darned lace tidy, and al
| apron made of dArned lace was hown by Carrs
| L, smith, who also exhibited very handsome
| doies. collar points, etc. IN fine tatting.
| pretty dolly, with tatting, was shown 10y Mrs
| Sarah Goodnow.
| There were noteworthy exhibits in the quilt an,
| rug department. silk quilts in crazy work Wer
| entered by Mrs II. W Stearns, West Chesterfield
| Mrs Harvey Houghton. Mrs J. :. Cutting, IVES
| BrAttleboro, Mrs Lorenzo Leach, Mrs. Cora +
| Dix. and by J. A. Powers, 70 years old, who ais
| had several other exhibits Of needlework- /!
| pretty biscuit quilt in silk was shown by Mary
| Bullard Of Greenfield. IL. and one In cotton b.
| Mrs. Mary +. Sessions, - An old quilt, mad
from homespun cloth, natural wool, for waddine
| was shown by Mrs Alonzo Weatherhead.
| Patchwork quilts in cotton had number OF e1
| hibitors, among them: Grace VI. Donelson, Mau
| VI. pouelson. Mrs. Lorenzo Leach, Mrs. G. 4
| frankie. Lottie f. King, GuIltord Mrs J.
| Amidon. Mrs Fred Coombs, Guilford. qui
| with II $50 pieces was exhibited by Martha 4
| Parmalee, and one with S9l2 by Mrs Ralph ;
monds; album quilt by Mrs Alonzo Weathe
head, Guiford
knitted bed spread Of very fine cotton wa
shown by Mrs. + f. Pomeroy, and another /
the same pattern, but Of heavier material by Mr.
| Richard ?. FArr, West Chesterfield A hanC
some old fashioned coverlid and an embrudere
wooden blanket spun and woven by Mrs. Rub
Crocheted afghans we're shown 10y Mrs 4.
| Hill Mrs :. X. Bullock. Mrs. II W. Simond
Marion Chatfeld, Mrs Helen J. Austin and Mr.
! A. NJ. Graves, and Il baby 5 carriage robe by Mr.
| J. X. Pratt handsome carriage robe, en-
broidered in wool on canvas, was shown by Mr.
A. y Kingsley.
| In the rug Department there were very han,
some drawn rugs among them those OF Mrs
W. Stearns, J A. Powers and Lottie King
Knit rugs by Mrs. Ralph Simonds, Vernon. Mr.
s NJ Wood and Mrs l.. j. Johnson; caochete
rug Mrs Ralph Simonds; chenille. Mrs. q
| Townsend. Putney; braided rug, Mrs Ralph
monds; rope rug. Mrs. f j Kendall, Bondyille
Fourteen yards Of linen crash was exhibited
Mrs "A. VI. Huling of Hale. The fax was raise
on MIR. Huling's farm and spun aud woven
| 1894 by Mrs Huling and her sister.
Rag carpet woven by Mrs. Smith Of West Che
terrified, who is over ~ years old, showed that 81
is still capable Of doing good work
| Flora Sanders and Mrs Nettie Fessenden ha
sofa pillows in crazy work, Mrs, Fred Billiard OF
in figured plush, and Mrs. T. A Woodbury. Of
pieced of old.fashioned silks.
Lottie King exhibited a rich looking ribbC
cushion, Mrs. VI. {. Taft a knot stitch pictu
throw, and Mrs, E. X. Bullock a handkerchief
knot stitch
Among the novelties was acorn work-glo,
| box baskets etc.-by Emma Whitaker. A lafJ
mirror frame, decorated with horns, was enter
| by +. F. Carruthers.
Anna W Smiths exhibit included the attract
forms OF birch bark work previously shown, al
dainty little Indian baskets in variety of. shAP
large case OF Florida specimens shown
Alice Adams worth the attention Of those
terested in products of land and sea In that pa
Perhaps the. most valuable exhibit was Il
case uf exquisite painted china, the work OF MI
Geo. A. Briggs or Claremont. The pieces were
great variety, both in shape and decoration, al
were the centre Of attraction in that part OF 4
= hall.
4 There were very few paintings or drawings.
4 oil 10y Florence Goodenough was well done; a
= other was by Mrs. q. VI. Bullock; architectul
\ | drawings, well executed, were shown by w
Cheney; pastel by Mrs. Z. -. sheldon Of w,
e A few pieces OF old-blne and white china We
8 displayed by Mrs. Fred Coombs, Guford, anC
/ collection Of old Britannia tea and coffee pots
Geo. H. Hall.
Fewer local firms than usual had space in t
hall this.y ear, but several-new onesl we're rep
. Mrs S, S. Hunt had a large display Of MILNE
. goods, the big doll attracting the admlriug
q teuton Of the younger as well as older fair zoe
Misses Prouty Calvin, another new firm, y
- | represented, as well the longer establish
- houses of Miss Emerson and Mrs Smith, the !
]. ter having case devoted also to the busIn,
|. branch she is taking up, mancuring and HI
- work Edward Clark occupied his usua adv,
&c tageous quarters at the end Of the hall with
Il good display, having four Carpenter organs a
& a remarkably fine toned Fischer piano
y, | Clark has just taken the agency for this piano
ie which more that 100000 have been sold
pianist was Fred T. Bearce, of Waltham, Ma
la Guild & Whitney occupied a large space, Civ
a a good idea Of the large and complete stock
Photographic supplies ana cameras which Il
Or carry, representing all the leading compani
e. Mrs. G. l. Stafford, manufacturer OF ladies'
children's underwear and dresses had very
tractive exhibit, including several wool hou
I'D gowns and children's gowns, ladies' waists
~ P Flemming's exhibit consisted of four Qua
x ranges and furniture,
Is A Belle Guild had case of very handsome
he broideries, showing a variety OF new styles
- stitches, silks, etc.
D. f. A Gordon, the new photographer. hat
at large exhibit of photographs in dun finish
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