The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-15
FANCY WORK AND ART DISPLAY
SOME BEAUTIFUL EXHIBITS IN
THESE DEPARTMENTS.
A seven-Yenr-OId Musical Prodigy
of Calvcrt-Committec to
Serve Today.

The textile and fancy work department
is one OF the largest in the Auditorium,
and 1t is always crowded. Among the
things worth mentioning in this depart
ment is a foot stool used by Israel Put
man, 100 years old; an embroidered egg
shell entered by Mrs. T. w. House is re-
markable for the skillful workmanship.
The shell is embroidered all over in green
and yellow.
The oldest piece of embroidery on ex-
hibition is entered by Mrs. r.. NJ. john
ston. 1t is an old fashioned bed drapery,
and is over 800 years old A picture of the
oldest house in America, done in ham,
mered silver. The house is at Medford,
Mass. There Is a collection of postase
stamps worth over $780, and one beautiful
collection of Mexican drawn work, entered
by church society. Among the curiosi-
ties ON exhibit is collection of birds
eggs entered by Randolph Burns
The most beautiful individual collection
of embroidery is entered from Dallas.
Quite pretty display of drawn work
and embroidery is entered by Mrs. Putney
of Alvin.
| Another pretty curiosity is a picture OF
a white owl sitting on an oak bough. Tine
picture is made entirely OF fish scales and
was entered by Mrs. r. NJ. Johnston. The
suite of doll furniture. made with pocket
| knife by Willie Foster. a little boy IL years
old, is attracting great deal OF atten-
tion.
One Of the most exquisite things in this
! department is u drawn work sofa pillow,
made by Mr.. Hough. brakeman OH the
| Houston and Texas Central railroad. 1t
is made over blue satin and shows ex-
| uuisite taste and skilled workmanship.
! There is quite a guessing contest goina
| on in the fancy work department over the
name of a pretty doll. The Ladies' Read
! ing club are selling tickets to this con
test for the library fund There are two
exquisite silk quilts, made by two ladies
aged 81 and 81 years. One pretty thing Is
bed spread made OF 1900 pieces OF en-
broidery. 1t is made by. Mrs. Maurice.
In the art department there is collec-
ton of beautiful handpainted china. 1t
consists of about twenty-four pieces and Is
the work of Miss Hattie Smith. Miss
Smith has only just recently come to
Houston. Her painting of Queen Louise
of Prussia and her punch bowl are very
beautiful. Miss Smith studied in New
York.
The portrait of Mrs, Briscoe. an old
Houstonian. is one OF the best things on
exhibition in this department The work is
done by Mrs. NJ. C. kimball of Calves
ton.
The Photographic exhibits by Blackburn
and Hitchler are very fine and the loan
exhibit is one Of the prettest here.
There are also some good paintings by
Miss Emily Williams and Mr.. Bernhard
Wall.
The musical feature at the Auditorium
is one OF the chief attractions. Yester-
day there was quite an addition in this
line. Little Marcia Ford of Calvert, Texas
who Is veritable musical prodigy, quite
won the hearts OF all who saw her and
heard her play. She is only years old,
and does not know note, yet she plays
all the latest pieces and plays them we'll.
Her tiny hands are very supple and she is
the very prettiest little baby Imaginable,
with her soft blue eyes and long yellow
curs.
The vegetable exhibit from La Porte is
one OF the finest ever seen in this part OF
Harris county. the Houston exhibits being
individual.
The finest sugar beet in the Auditorium
Is in this exhibit Its weight is twenty.
Ave pounds Mr. W IL Palmer and MIR.
T. ". Johnson have charge of this depart
ment and Miss Maud Mccoy has charge of
the flower department
The Post reporter is indebted to Miss
Mccoy for magnificent bouquet of La
France and Bride roses.
The vegetable exhibit from Alvin is at
tracing great deal OF attention 1t is
splendid exhibit and one that will be
remembered quite long time by the
thousands Of people who have seen It In
the last few days. Tho Strawberries In
this exhibit are magnificent and the flavor
is delicious. The reporter also sampled
the strawberry wine. made from Alvin
berries. Tho crowd yesterday was prob
ably larger than any preceding day. which
goes to show that the interest is not
waning
The following committees will serve to-
day;
Fruit--Mrs. w. n, King. Misses Blanch
Dennis and Cora Shepherd.
Flowers--Msses Nary Waldo. Fife
Jones and Anna ouinlau.
Tobacco Mrs. Ed Heninger, Misses Eta
Grimes and Fischer.
Textile and fancy work Mesdames G.
A. Mckinney Katie MONTGOMERY. DR.
Whipped pudor r G. Cole. DIR. phoenton
]. A. Milroy. William Peacock Misses
Hall Brooke Nugent. Annie Theilen. Alice
Theilen.
Dairy products--Miss Claudia Burns
Miss Byrona McKeen. Miss Maud Cameron
Home cooking-Mrs. Richard Nors-
worthy. James Adair Paul Evershade
Vegetables-Mrs Charles pescay Miss
Mary Hobby. Miss laura Hobby.
Art Mrs, s. r. Carter. Mrs. 81 Packard
Mrs. B. A. Everts.