The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-10-07


This was necessarily one of the mos
attractive features at the state fair :.ant
the most popular exhibit in the pavilion
All sorts of needle work, by young an'
old women. Crochet work, burnt leather
wood work, hand painted china, of which
Mrs. f. B. Moore's and Miss JESSIE
Scott's are deserving of special mention
were fitting contributions to this depart
ment. There were also exhibited speci
mems of, cookery, such as doughnuts
cakes, cookies, biscuit and light bread
but to begin in detail it is necessary t.
list the various exhibits and also the
prize winners among the ladies.
Their work was gorgeous and some o.
! the point lace display, of which Mrs
Stone and Mrs. E. Gordon took first and
second respectively, was more than
admirable.
Mrs. Tyrrel had on exhibition beau.
tiful piece of Battenburg that took first
premium easily, and Mrs. Barge for
Battenburg tea cloth carried off the
honors.
Miss Helen Dixon for silk embroidery
tea cloth, was closely seconded by Mrs.
Shuck, while for the old ladies over
sixty years of age, Mrs. E. Gorden s
work in silk embroidery was the best.
Mrs. Scott, for old ladies under 60,
won first prize for the best lace hand.
kerchief. Mrs. Alex McCredy and Mrs.
II. M. Bartlett's exhibit of lace curtains
won over all others. Mrs. G. A. Ora.
ham took first premium for the best
sofa pillow.
CHILDREN's DEPARTMENT.
For young girls under Is years of age
Marion Whitson took first prize for the
neatest sofa pillow, and Marion Miller
came second. The work was indeed
creditable for such inexperienced hands.
Little Miss Drew won first in drawn
work and also in silk embroidery.
Nora Cox and Mabel Burlingame first
and second for the best lace handker.
chief, and little Miss Norton won first
prize for the best handmade garment.
COOKERY.
This department was on the elaborate
order, and. one of the most inviting dis
plays in the pavilion. Some of the
cakes were delicious, THE HERALD re-
porter was told by those who kept watch
over the delectables. Mrs. J. p Craw
ford's doughnuts were first premium
doughnuts, and she ascribes her success.
to the brief recipe used in making, viz
"Take hole, put some dough around
it, and fry in grease" This recipe, i
followed out to the letter, will always
win at any state fair.
For fruit cake, Mrs. Innes took..sth,
blue ribbon, and Mrs. Harry, Moran:f frs
for the best coffee cake. Mrs. Barge hat
a fine layer cake which, took the. biz
ribbon over Miss Myrtle Phillips, which
came second. MRS. Alex Miller wa
first for the best loaf cake; also win
ming first in baking powder biscuits
Mrs. James and Mrs. Leeper got blue an,
red ribbons respectively for the bes
cookies, and Mrs. Crawford also too
first prize for bakers bread.
. Mrs. +. B. Moore and Mrs. Fletche
won first and second prizes for the bes
, exhibit of handpainted china, and i
speaking of handwork it might be &C
, visable TO mention that Mrs. II. NJ
Bartlett and Mrs. George Vance wo
handily over all competitors in hen
stitching. In the ladies' section of tn
; pavilion Photographer James adde
much to its already artistic appearance
by complete exhibit OF crayon an
: Photographic work. l.. O. Janeck ais
permitted the ladies TO exhibit his wor
, derful collection of Indian curios.
; solid show case of arrow heads an
, broken tomahawks at once call back tn
palmy days OF the prehistoric red ma
when unmolested by the pale face, h,
monarch OF the western hemispher,
roamed the prairies in quest OF tn
, buffalo
; There was also in the extreme soutl
west corner of the woman's departmer
; an amateur display of camera work fiji
ished by f. I. Croker. Some OF the,
. pictures compare fayorably with II
, work of the best professional pilot
: graphers in the land.
) DIR. Stevenson had very fine exhib
, of dental work of various kinds whic
carried off blue ribbon.