The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-15


centerpieces, handsome white pillow
embroidered in pink roses; the sweet
peas, roppies, pansies, roses and all the
flowers looked so real that one was al
most tempted to pluck them. The dis
play OF drawn work was also very fine,
showing most careful and neat work.
Mrs Robt. Leavens had nice collec-
tion Of this work with numerous blue
ribbons attached. There was also a
splendid display Of battenburg, two Of
the pieces, a sidebosrd scarf aud round
center piece. being especially fine.
This work was displayed BY Miss Jessie
MoKellar, sister Of Mrs. DR.. Rinehart,
who also had beautiful lunch cloth
and napkins, embroidered in white;
she also exhibited several very pretty
paintings. Other studies in oil paint
ing were entered by Mrs. y. r. Scott
and received much praise, especiallylher
" Moonlight Scene" and the rPoppies
and Roses. !" She had OH exhibition
about twenty five paintings, in oil and
pastel, nearly all being in beautiful
frames.
The study Of sweet pens, il waiercol-
or. by Miss Hattie Brayton. was very
pretty, and also tho water color work
done by Miss Lizzie Barstow. The
Blue ribbon" pencil drawings were
exhibited by Miss Lulu Railsback, who
also received first prize for her neat
doll outfit. Mrs. Sam Gar,in had q
very fine collection Of different fancy
articles, receiving goodly number Of
blue ribbons. Miss Gertrude Grove
had some very Leat, pretty work, her
small battanburg piece being wonder-
fully executed tor girl Of her age;
she also had some neat articles made
from fancy handkerchiefs, pin-cush-
iuu und handkerchief case. II was
said by several who have visited county
fairs that this years display Of en-
broidery and drawnwork is the finest
ever exhibited in the state.
Some very beautiful flowers were dis.
played, among them being large bask.
cts Of sweet peas, nasturtiums, daisies,
asters, roses, marguerites aud numerous
other kinds. Flowers were exhibited
by Miss Panton, Mrs. Fl. s. Hammond,
Mrs. Eilers, Mrs. Wilkinson, Miss
Sohmudlaoh and others.
In the canned fruit display were
jars Of fruit, preserves and glasses Of
jelly, exhibited BY Mary aud Katie
Flanagan, Mrs. Fl. s. Hammond, Mrs.
P. j. Donohoe, Mrs S. +. Scott and
Mrs. w. s. Bollas.
One entire table was laden with
cakes, pies, bread and all other dain-
ties, furnishing a very pretty and
tempting display. Much Of this ex.
hibit was entered by girls and they re-
ceived nearly as many premiums az
the ladies. This entire display was
very fine and the judges enjoyed
feast when 1t came time to sample the
articles in order to award the prem
iuins.
Just outside the floral hall, at the
northeast corner, were exhibited
number Of crates Of fine poultry, con.
sisting Of chickens and ducks. The
exhibitors were F. i. Mann, M. Flana-
gan, Mrs. +. Wilh,te, Bert and Harold
Tomlinson, r. Groin and Mrs. Sam
Garvin.
The firms making displays were
Chapple Bros. drug store, YeRen Bros,
the A. T.. Baboock Hdw. Co., and Vel.
lowstone Valley Mills. Chapple OK
hibited a nice line Of fine soaps, per-
fumes and hair tonics. YegeD Bros
display consisted OF stoves, plumbing,
an enameled brass bed, nicely fitted
up, beautiful set Of china dishes and
a number Of buggies. and wagons An
addition was added to the southeast
side Of the floral hall and connecting
with it by large arohway, in which
was found the stove display Of the A.
Il. Bahcook Hdw. Go. A speciality
was made of exhibiting the Majestic
Continued on Eighth Page.