The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-10

size. Messrs. Percy Harrison and lla.rs
Bailey also hAyc some sttfd.es In this
class Of work which chiDtAce conicai sat
,iations In charnetef WORK and Il worthy
mrs. hiplky* 81 sprlnRfield. no.. ex4do.ts
some ve.y pretty wall PAGER designs. fwntsh
ARE very delfEnufui patterns AZ well A.
soft coi0ring. fs f,4, a 3.
AR. Bernard Wall. formerly OF Houstou.
but. now OF New York. han coln,dsrA
bic REPUTATION even in his new home as .
4 Saitoofst. and the specimens he hos on
exhibition in his space are remarkably fine.
lAsy are oil n comic and soml- sentImsutal
mature.
An entire wall is given up to abou, fifty
sketches In all varieties Of work by the
/ pupils OF Mrs. Cherry and Miss Moqjy.
Mr.. Robert Chadwick of Houston. who
has spent so much time In gathering up a
magnificent collection OF posters. has made
an exhibition OF about 100 uf the finest In
his COLLECTION Of about three times that
i n,YuIber They are from the finest a tists
In the country. and while Intended chiefly
FOR striking advertisements contain al The
same time some very graceful myths and
figures that are to be considered a. vers
| artistic.
The plaster cast work OF Miss Jennie
i Hunter. shaving plaster hands of various
| persons, are OF coufNt being moulded cx-
act limitations OF the originals very
! pretty and unique study.
a plaster cast OF very sweet fasc. show
1 Ing all the features as natural, as II look
! ing a. the face OF the lady who was tho
1 subject.
III tho line OF photography Houston's
i leading artists. Messrs. Guy, Wright and
i Blackburn: each have magnificent displays
lof all the leading kinds of phoiox aDtBs.
/ which are exhibited In glass frames. Here
are some beautiful portraits OF we'll known
| Houston people. all the work OF the cam
sIs.4n lrti Gftg nh
| Mrs Charles Stewart exhibits III eleTant
COPY in oil OF General Sam Houston. taken
| from one of his bost piotozrapbs Some
| crayon work OF children who had no In
sttucitiou is very croditahle. many Of the
| uicturcg having been taken frcrn original
| liioas and life copies. Noticeable here Is
I the work OF Masters 4. Farewell and g.
/ Van Liew.
| Little H. b. SAMSON of Orange only
wars old. shows u crayon sDectmen OF n
| locomotive and tendsr. very cleverly done
TO- one OF his years the mechanical feat.
ures being we'll placad and fairly we'll
Ircportloned.
Mrs. b. A. Randolph. who has charge
OF the art depa;'tnent has exhibited some
very fine specimens OF her work with the
brush but not for conipetition. Bunches
o. grapes from an upturned basket is ono
of this best ami received blue ribbon at
the Dickinson fair two wars ago.
Some very pretty paintings OF cranes
lilies and wlter scenes are nottce1 In the
pane's of seyeral ornamented screens AMI
ara very artistic.
Several large glass show cases, which are
themselves very magnificent in oak and
double thick glass, contain hand painted
ard decorative china. Among the exhibitors
Miss Scarborough OF Houston, Sister E.-za-
beth OF the st. Joseph's lntirmaw. Miss
Ochilte OF Orange and Miss Chandler OF
St Louis all have magnificent displays.
The work 10 done on all kinds of china in
Guiding tea cups. saucers. jariiLieres, ya-es.
plates punch bowls, and Is in all coiors.
representing blooming Woes and flowers OF
ali descriptions, also some pretty land
scape views.
This corner of the art department IN re-
markedly fine, though the work Is Of a
sameress In character.
~
Colonel Albert D. Rust. editor OF the
Journal OF Rock Island, Texas. has some
specimens In his Individual collection which
appears i'll the Rock Island exhibit that are
worthy OF special mention. He has y copy
of a genealogical ana historical record of
| the origin. descent and marriage Of the
| royal families OF the world from Adam
/, down 10 1924. showing Queen Victorta's
birth IN 1873. All royal lines are diagran,ed.
! showing the different branches. In this cnn-
! ntClJOu ne nus OH Duuhs Us Liz itistois VI
the Indan Chiefs" 1892; Life OF Davy
| Crockett" 1915: "Ruter's Church History
! 1884. "Llfo of General George Washington,
1890; copy of the Pensacola tFNa) Gaz-
cite. 1927; q copy OF the Ulster County an
| VI Gazette. published in 1900 containing
fun particulars OF General Washipgton's
! death. burial. etc. a aoctmn mt executed
! May s. 1885. in New Orleans. entitled In
| denture Of Slave" in which n Save p,ir-
chases tho liberty OF himself and two chill
/ dren. A Confederate nag carried all through
! The war BY Sergeant j. T. Ho.chkiss of
| Marshes squadron, Texas cavalry. II was
with this company until General Kirby
smith surrendered May "a. 1865 This relic
OF the Lost Cause shows many bullet holes
and hard service These are few OF the
articles OF general Interest here. There
are also many family relies, one being
II tab 9 c 9th spun ana woven by Mrs.
Mary Eastman az Massachusetts In 1772.
| ~
| The hay question is growing in import
arce in the coast country and tho interest
shown this year is much greater than last.
4, ]. Caruthers OF Canada has very cred
liable exhibit Of seven bales cut in Sep
ier ber. Jhie exhibit was not eEtsrel for II
prize. but Is evidently of superior quality.
Another exhibit OF hne bales of prairie
h! and one OF California clover cut In
April Is rot only of good quality, but shows
interest In properly putting NJ UP. One lot
Of seven bales of prairie hay from Psarlsnd
is also a good quality and deserving mar
itorious mention. a four-bale exhibit from
II Cgmro shows that that conntry is ma
turaly adapted to raising hay and all that
essay q to push II to tho front.
The samples OF Wild blue stem hay
tandropogon provincialis). raised near
BoDncy Texas, is very remarkable for Its
lergth and nutratiye qualities.
he good work Of the South Texas Hev
association is manitesting ITSELF in these
exhibits and large numbers OF hay men
are In attendance
The Alvin Nursery company. under the
management Of R. H. Bushaway, derervas
SPECIAL mention for a very nice disriay
Of nursery stock and ornamental shrubbsry
grown at their nursery at Alvin. They have
fruit trees OF Ill sizes and In all
variety nicely rooted from cuttings. alxo
grapes ready for planting and In varieties
10 snit the trade.