The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-10-04
THE COUNTY FAIR.
A Column in Which The
Ladies Are Interested.

Everybody is agreed that there nev
er was so lovely a display in the Ar
Hall as this year. Certainly the mana
lgers, helpers, and the good women o
the county have done their share te
make the Fair a success. The only
complaint that any one could make is,
that the wire netting is too hight
hurts the eyes to look through it. 1t
could be low enough to see over, and
serve all practical purposes.
Entering at the front door and turn
ing to the left, you are attracted to the
exhibit of needle work in the glass ca
ses, the work of Mrs. Morgan Nichols
and her pupils. On the wall
there are number of exhibits made
by the same fair hands. Mrs. Nichols
has an exhibit far beyond anything at
the Ohio State Fair, and will enter it
at the State Fair, next year. The lace
work is almost marvellous. The larg-
est piece with the greatest amount of
work, is table spread, or lunch cloth,
made by Miss Emma Thompson. Mrs.
Ida Odor, Mrs. E. T. Butler, Mrs. Car
rie Bell, and Mrs. Mamie Cassidy are
among those who deserve srecial men
tion in this line.
The needlework in the centre-in-
fants' dresses, childrens' dresses, la
dies underwear-is handsomer than
usual. Thy amount of hemstitching
makes ones eyes weary, so many spec
linens there are. Mrs. Samuel Cooper's
child dress has yards and yards of it,
and the work is beautifully done. Mrs,
Bertha Stinchcomb and Miss Bertha
Thompson have fine specimens of hand
made garments.
The pillows never were so numerous
there are more than one hundred of
them-and the variety is greater than
usual.
The hand painted Chinal Oh, MY
There are not adjectives in our vocab-
ulary to express our admiration OF it
Miss Avis Fisher heads the list in
number of entries, having 4S. She re-
ceived 25 red cards and 10 blue ones,
getting first premium for amateurs
best display. Mrs. Kizer has As entries
with 25 red cards and 10 blue. Mrs.
Pollock has smaller number, but an
equal proportion of red cards. Miss
To Pnf1 Of ho oil
ready named, had 3S entry cards, with
81 red, 6 blue, besides best display.
Miss Ella Dow also makes fine show.
Fourteen entries, and every one got
premium. being first. Tables were
furnished this year, exhibitors could
make better displays, and patrons
have much better chance to inspect.
The bead purses are among the pref
tiest things, and there is fine display
here. We were attracted by three on
a card, two round ones, and a long
black one in flenrdelis pattern. They
were entered amateur" bead purses,
and we could see no reason, for there
were no prettier ones, we thought
On inquiry, we learned they were made
by Mrs. Reuben Kellar, who never
makes to sell, and modestly thought
they should be classed with profession
ais. Mrs. Ella Wilson displays purses
of several colors.
The public expects much, and is
never disappointed is work from the
hands of Mrs. Wilson. There were a
number of others, but we did not learn
who brought them. 1t always seems to
us that every purse we'll made, should
have a red card, The material is ex-
pensive and the work so tedious.
Miss Lou Denny has beautiful speci-
mems in typography, notably Indian on
leath er, lion on wood, and leather pill
low. Whatever she brings is sure of a
premium. Mrs. Robert Cotton has a
number number Of pretty things in
Typography.
There are more than one hundred
pictures in water color and oil. Mrs.