The Portland daily press., 1897-05-15
AT THE FAIR.
Good Weather at Last Greets the
Public.
A Much Increased Attendance-some
More of the Handsome Exhibits.

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| Yesterday gave gratifying change n
weather, and the spirits of managers anf
exhibitors at the industrial exposition
went up in proportion. AS the
clock indicated 100 p. m. the band he
gan to play, the attendants were all in
place at the booths, and the VIII cells of the
machinery began to revolve.
Among the beautiful exhibits is that
of the John P. Lowell Arms Co., Chase
and Hall agents, and one or the other ri
these gentlemen is constantly on hand r.
explain their goods. The exhibit occu
pies space of 8x16 feet, and is very pref
lilly decorated. A most brilliant electri
cal sign comprising PAL electric colore6
lights in white and red surmounts the
booth, and the front is prettily dressed
with wheels from the factory tied to the
railing with colored rib bons. The Lowell
Arms Co. IS works at South Portland EN-.
brace four large and several small build
ings, and this year another three-story
building 1ooxe0 will be added. About
$50 men are employed in the. manufae.
ture of these wheels, and this exhibit
shows the product of the manufacture OF
the Lowell Diamond wheel, of which
there are nine displayed here. The $10O
wheel for both ladies and gentlemen is in
different colors. These wheels are con-
sidered among the best made. There is a
novel two-seated companion wheel that
is great feature. 1t is so arranged
that two persons ride side by side, and
they may be of unequal weight without
making any difference. While riding
the appearance is given of each riding on
separate wheel. Such wheel costs $780,
Besides the wheels there is a large
board bearing all the various parts of a
wheel. Then there are implements for
testing the strength Of the metal that
goes into the wheel. Two special fea-
lures of their wheels are the, divided
crank axle that does away with the crank
pins, and makes it easier to clean the
wheel, and the large sprockets that cause
less friction
Many comments have been made on the
exhibit. and it has been said to be far
ahead of the Boston exhibit.
At the eastern side of the building,
next to The Barn, will be found Hooper,
Son & Leighton's splendid display. They
have taken section of fifty feet, the
largest space occupied by an exhibitor
and divided it off into bed room, dining
room, library and kitchen The furniture
in the bedroom is of beautiful solid carved
mahogany. The bed is double bed and
dressed with handsome spread and rich
shams. The style of, the furniture is the
old fashion ed Empire, now so much in
vogue, the bureau with oval mirror and
spindle legs, and bright gilt handles. THE
mirrors are all of the best French plate
glass. The wash stand, chairs and brio
a-brac are all in harmony with the large
pieces and the toilet articles are in valua-
BILE Dresden china. It would cost fully
$500 to reproduce this furnishing in any
residence in Portland This sum does
not include the beautiful tapestries that
decorate the room, or the valuable oil
paintings on the walls. The library set
is in leather, the tables and bookcases of
quartered oak. In this room is also a
large Morris rocking chair upholstered in
the best car plush. The carpet on the
floor is an elegant imported English art
square, and there are handsome fur rugs
scattered here and there. The dining
room furnishing is all in quartered oak
and the beautiful table set with the latest
pattern Of Haviland ware and cut glass.
In the handsome china closet the crockery
displayed is all in the newest designs of
Flow Blue Marie The sideboard is a
magnificent specimen of it's class, and the
beautiful buffet is set with full nickel
chatting dish SETS The kitchen contains
full line of Majestic hotel goods omit
ting nothing needed in hotel kitch en- or
restaurant. There are large hotel ranges
with charcoal broilers, steam tables
samples of family oranges, that run : in
price from $35 to $500. Mr.. H. E. San
ford of st. Louis, the eastern representa-
tive of the Majestic company, is in charge
of these ranges.
The decorative work about the booth is
exceedingly tasteful and reflects great
SAOu3o I'LL 4uI. lJClllCI WIN U6SlRu6u anu
put it in place. Mr.. Delano has charge
of the exhibit.
Loring, Short & Harmon, the well
known book firm, have very pretty little
booth, decorated in excellent taste. Here
they display stationery of the finest makes
and diversity it with all kinds of articles
that go with the writing table, like the
daintiest paper cutters, pounce boxes,
paper weight, odd shaped 1nucilage bot
ties, etc. In the rear of the booth is a
tall stand, surmounted by great bottle
of Carriers writing fluid, that is filed
with blank books of which they make a
speciality, bound in all styles from the
finest Russian leather and morocco, to
ordinary calf.
Cyrus Farley yesterday put two new
windows in the south western part of the
building at the rear end One of these
was rose window for church, COM
posed of opolescent glass, and the other
beautiful stained glass window for A. E.
Marks, new house on Forest avenue, Deer