The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-25
SHERWOOD HlGGs & co.
The Great Display of Fine Millinery
and Fashionable Dry Goods.
j. W. BARBER & SONS EXHIBIT OF BueGIEs
The Southern Plumbing and Heating Company
Exhibit, the Only Plumbing Concern Re-
presented at the Fair. Exhibit of
CARPET Mill in N, C.,
Carpet Mill in N. c.

The most popular and to the children
at least the most attractive exhibit in
the Exhibition Hall is that of Sherwood
Higgs & Co., containing as it did the
most novel feature in the building This
is the scene from the famous Little Red
Riding Hood story. 1t represents Little
Red Riding Hood, dressed in her famous
red hood, and carrying in her hands flow
ers and sweets for her grandmother, ap-
preaching the door of the house, wherein
can be seen the terrible figure of the
great wolf, seemingly ready to close upon
his unconscious victim at short notice. The
house is made almost entirely of hand
kerchiefs and loose cotton. The handker-
chiefs compose the sides and walls while
the roof is covered with the loose cotton,
the whole making a very realistic scene
of snow-covered country house More
than one thousand cambria handkerchiefs
We're used in the making of the house
The children take the greatest delight in
this realistic picturing of their time-ho
ored and favorite nursery story.
The exhibit occupies a space almost
directly in the center of the large hall,
and the stand is a very conspicuous and
noticeable one, and no one fails to stop
for awhile to admire the taste and judg-
ment displayed by the firm in the ar
rangement and disposition of the goods
In the center of the floor is large glass
case at least eight or ten feet in height
lighted inside by electric lamps. This
case contains French dress patterns with
trimmings to match, spangled robes of all
kinds, and tailor made suits. The cape
and hat on the model in the case are re-
productions of cape and hat exhibited
at the Paris Exposition. There are also
fans from Austria, and many beautiful
and striking novelties in ladies' neckwear,
as well as some very fetching French pat
tern hats, and models in silk and flannel
waists of the newest styles. The Queen
Quality, the famous shoe for women, has
prominent place. French flowers for
hats, furs, dress trimmings and ornaments
are also to be found among the rest of
the beautiful things. In fact, there is
nothing in the millinery or dress goods
line worth seeing that is not represented
in this large case, which is little fair
in itself.
1t occasioned no surprise among the
people this morning when two blue rib
bons were awarded to Sherwood Higgs &c
and the other for the best exhibit of mil
linery.
This firm has assuredly contributed
much to the success of the Fair. One
of the features of the parade yesterday
was the float of Sherwood Hggs &
Co., which consisted of a maypole with
little girls dressed in white dancing
around it. Many were the expressions of
admiration heard as it passed on its mer-
ry way to the Fair Grounds. Then the
windows at the store on Fayetteville
street this week have been remarkably
attractive. In one is an automatic ballet
dancer whose motions are life like in
the extreme, and whose costume is the
wonder of all who see it; in the other
window is a wonderful performing gym
mast. This acrobat does some of the most
hair-raising stunts imaginable upon a lad
der which he balances himself. There
is crowd watching him almost all the
time.
There is no doubt that Mr.. Higgs en-
terprise and activity on this memorable
occasion of the Fortieth State Fair have
done much to make his firm still better
known among the many visitors to the
city this week.
Southern Plumbing and Heating Co.
Mr.. H. A. Hart of the Southern Plumb
ing and Heating Company, is to be con-
graduated. His is the only plumbing
concern in the city that has an exhibition
at the Fair. His booth, adjoining the Lit
tile Red Riding Hood scene of Sherwood
Higgs e Co., is arranged in a very at
tractive manner with all kinds of decora-
ted bathtubs and the newest styles of
plumbing. One tub, placed on high pc
destal at the back of the booth, is quite
a work of art, being hand painted in
beautiful designs A feature of this ex-
hibit is Master B. Freeman Hart who,
seated in one of the tubs gives the en-
preston of a wax figure. This attracts
a great deal of attention, and affords a
most ingenious novelty.
Mr.. Hart is distributing as souvenirs