Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-11-17
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHS
On Exhibition In Large Numbers at the
Y. M. G. A.

Third Annual Exhibit a Marked Sue
cess---Hand Decorated China and the
Department OF CurIOs a Feature OF
Much Interest.
The third annual amateur Photographic
exhibition which opened in the Y. NJ q.
A. parlors yesterday under the auspices Of
the Woman's auxiliary, and which will re-
main open until 10 o'clock tomorrow night,
is a flt successor of the two which have
preceded 1t. The photographs shown are
about equal numerically and artistically to
those seen at the previous exhibitions, and
in addition there is large exhibition OF
bric-a-brac, curios, etc., which makes the
whole exhibit decidedly more interesting.
II is not practicable TO make individual
mention here of the pictures. The first
class consists of portraits and animal stud
les not made in studios. In this class the
first premium of SO has been awarded to F.
W. Chase of Townshend. Mrs. A. P.
Ranney of Westminster West is the win
ner of the second prize of a water color
study donated by Miss Maria Stedman of
West Brattleboro. Other exhibitors in
this class are d. II. Stafford and II. A.
Bigelow Of West Brattleboro, r. Orkins
and Miss Florence l. Pratt of Brattleboro
and Frank F. Gray of Townshend.
Mr.. Bigelow has been awarded the first
prize of 81 in the second class, exteriors,
landscapes and marine views, and ID. II.
Stafford the second prize of fine platinum
print donated by Clapp d Jones Mrs.
Ranney and Mr.. Orkins, Jesse e. Haynes
of Brattleboro and Miss Abbie A. Bennett
OF East Dummerston are the other exhib-
itors in this class. There are but two FIX
hibitors in the third class, interiors. Miss
Bennett has been given the first prize Of
81 and d. Il. Stafford the second prize, a
fine framed etching donated by W. r.
| Geddis.
The fourth class consists of exteriors,
| landscapes and animal studies taken with
a camera not larger than 81 by 81. Miss
| Florence l.. Pratt has won the first prize
Of 4 by camera donated by Morris &
Gregg, and l.. II. Stafford of West Brat
tleboro will get the second prize of fold
ing tripod donated by II. r. Jordan. Miss
Edith Esterbrook of Brattleboro gets first
and second prizes in the fifth class. freaks,
she being the only exhibitor. The prizes
are piece of hand decorated china and a
| darkroom lamp.
In the department for exhibition only
are large collection Of aristo platino
prints by A. NJ. Corser Of Putney, COL
| %
| Fred l. Swift of Brattleboro, some enlarge
ments of photographs made in Europe by
Rev. F. K. Marble OF Brattleboro, a large
and interesting collection Of Cuban views
loaned by Edwin w. Haskell of Brattle-
boro, who is with company F, lst Infantry,
stationed at La COloma, Cuba, some admir-
able specimens of work with velox by II.
| F. Jordan and Louis Whitney of Brattle-
boro and an unmarked collection by local
amateurs.
An excellent display of pastel work is
made in the art loan department by Benja-
min A. Crown of Bratteboro. In this de-
partment also are some strikingly hand
some platinotype engagements made by
the Berry Homer company of Philadelphia
from negatives sent by II. F. Jordan. Mr..
Homer was formerly in business in Brattle-
boro.
One is surprised at the number OF local
women who are adopts in the art of china
painting. Some beautiful pieces of work
are shown in this department by Mrs. r.
| D. Morris, Mrs. Leroy F. Adams, Mrs. c.
F. r. JENNIE, Miss Jessie Gregg, Miss Hor-
tense Hall, Mrs. c. r. Crosby, Mrs. Frank
Burnett, Mrs. Lyman Z. Holden, Miss Ella
| T. Waite, Mr.. Geo. G. Averill and Mrs.
Albert Rockwell
There is large and varied collection of
curios, but lack of space forbids mention
of them all. Among them may be found
a Hawaiian collection by Mrs. J. II. Bah
bitt of West Brattleboro, a Samoan collec-
ton by Mrs. George Tyler, Turkish read
ing stand, inlaid with pearl, and other an
cient curies by Mrs. c. f. Thompson, bark
from one Of the huge trees of California,
japanese lunch basket and other articles
by Mrs. Fannie c. Rice, an Indian collec-
ton by Mrs. l.. X. Fuller, including a moe
casin worn by Sitting Bull, Sioux Indian
ghost shirt, ETC., lamp from the cata-
combs of Rome by Mrs g. F. r. Jenne,
three ancient Scotch dishes by DR.. j. W.
Gregg, chop sticks and other Japa ese
articles by Mrs. l.. w. Hawley, bark from
the lace tree Of Bermuda by G. II. Thomp-
son, copy of the New York Herald OF
April 10, 1865, by Secretary G. c. Wilson,
containing the account of the assassinati on
of President Lincoln, and an ambrotype OF
Gen. j. j. Estey and Mrs. L. K. Fuller
when they were small children.