The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-24
4 RAMBLE AMONG THE HANDSOME EXHIBITS
The Display This Year Is Remarkable For the Beauty
and the Variety of the Articles to be Seen.

MIS-. VIII avery, OF SmltnHelQ. FOR InlS
she receives the Royal Felt Mattress,
given by Royal & Borden.
Upon inquiry l learned that there were
227 entries in this department an enumer-
alton of the good things to eat making
one wish that breakfast, dinner and sup
per were continuous performances. Bread
of the best cooking and butter fine were
| there, jellieS and preserves and canned
fruits, pickles made from many vege-
tables and fruits, biscuits of tempting
look, fruit cake, jelly cake and cake of
every description. Among those who
made excellent exhibits were Mrs. j. c.
Pruitt, of Dallas, Mrs. w. A. Taylor,
Mrs. M. ]. Lumsden, Mrs. Chas. E. John
i son and host of others from Raleigh;
Mrs. Sarah Cowan, of Durham, Miss Oc-
tavia Rand. of Rand's Mill. Mrs. D. P
Anthony, OF Burlington, Mrs. C. N. Allen
of Asheboro, Mrs. Harry Hunt, of
Greensboro, and a long list of ladies from
every section of the State. fl
Seeing the work done by the ladies for
the palate / thought best to see what
was being done with the needle, so /
climbed the stairs and paused in the
door of the hall above. To the left was
display of fine arts and to the right one
of ladies work, the directors of this last
department being Messrs. John S. Cum
ingham and Jas. r. Young | asked the
group of ladies to tell me the names o.
some of the exhibitors.
I'VE dare not, = was the reply.
.'Why?" / asked
Because there are only 666 entries and
if we gave the name of &C articles and
left out any of the 500 there would be
trouble" was the answer received. How
ever, by dint of guessing found that
few Of the entries came from Mrs. j. r.
Cunningham, Raleigh; Mrs. w. W. Gilkins
Palmyra; Mrs. w. I. Earnes, Warren;
Mrs. A. c. Tuthill Wisconsin; Mrs. G.
". Vance. Illinoise; Miss Sarah Tilling-
hast MOrganton; Mrs. ID. and J. G..
Goodman, Raleigh; Mrs. p. l.. Shuford
Newton; Mrs. j. r. Darden, Mississippi;
Mrs. Geo. T. Winston, Raleigh, all of
whom had large and varied entries.
In this department there are quilts,
rugs, stockings, table covers, sofa pillows,
slippers, cloaks, towels. scarfs, centre
pieces, handkerchiefs, lace collars and a
long list of beautiful fancy work articles
which are credit to the handwork of
ladies in and out of the State.
In the same hall is the fine arts dis
play, of which Mr.. w. S. Primrose is di-
rector. Here there are exhibits Of paint
ings in oil, water cOlors, pastel work,
crayon, plaster casts painting on china,
photographs, and other art work exhibits.
No names of exhibitors were at hand
and obtainable till the awards had been
made. / learned, however. that Miss Mary
Latta, of Raleigh, had been awarded
premium for some exquisitely painted
china, and that among the exhibitors with
large and handsome collections were Miss
Temple Hill and Miss Annie Rogers, of
Raleigh; Miss Adele Huguenele and Miss
Faust, of Philadelphia. The Baptist Fe-
male University also has mcst credit
able display.
Coming downstairs | proceeded directly
to most unique and complete exhibit 1t
is that of the A. and NJ. College and it
occupies one entire side of the east wing
of Music Hall, covering about one hun
dred feet, and two thousand square feet
The exhibit is displayed with great taste
and skill 1t shows in a striking degree
the new life of the college and is most
auspicious omen of it's future develop
ment
The A. and NJ. exhibit includes seven
different departments, and illustrates the
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college 1t emphasizes everywhere in
dmstrial training, technical knowledge
skill in handicraft. After seeing this ex-
hibit. one can easily understand why
the students of the A. and nj. College are
in such demand, all the graduates every
year being sought after for very profitable
employment, and many members even of
lower classes, before they graduate. The
motto of the college seems to be WORK,
work, work work with skill, work with
knowledge, work with efficiency; COM
bination of brain and muscle.
The seven departments represented in
the exhibit are as follows: Agriculture,
Chemistry, Dyeing, Textile. Drawing and
Designing. Engineering (including Civil
Engineering, Electrical Engineering and
Mechanical Engineering), Metal Work,
Wood Work
In each Of these seven departments
there are exhibits Of striking interest In
Agriculture the equipments of a model
dairy, and food stuffs of all kinds; in
Zoology of living animals of the lower
group under microscopes; in Botany her
barium specimens. seed collections and
papier mache models;in Chemistry bulle
tins and apparatus; in Dyeing there illus
trative notes. and scrap books $50 sam
pies of dyed yarns, apparatus for dyeing;
in Textile work exhibits illustrating card
ing, spinning weaving and designing; in
Civil Engineering testing machines with
specimens of materials for making tests
in engineering construction, drawings and
Instruments: in Electrical Engineering
much of the equipment; in Mechanic Arts
the result Of work in carpentry, wood