Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-02
FOR ART AND EDUCATION
FLORAL HALL EXHIBITS SHOW
SCHOOL AND NEEDLE WORK.
Pleasing and Commendabe Work Of
Valley Schools-Some Fine Express.
ions Of Art-Lace and Linen Work.
Bedouijts and Sofa Pillows.

Inc atmosphere OF lne moral MAJ
was strongly educational this year, ex
ira space was given the exhibit of thu
work from the local schools and every
body who saw the result will surely ad
init that the space was well filled
Nothing could have been shown there
more helpful and interesting. Tit
specimens of work shown We're mostly
drawings and water colors, language
and arithmetic papers and musica
studies; but there were some beauti'
full results of nature study, pressed
flowers, MOSES, birds nests, and pa
pers on botanical topics. Work from al
the different grades was Literally
displayed and most of ii was very goo6
indeed Schools in this town, village
including parochial school, West Brat
tleboro, Bellows Falls, Vernon, West
Chesterfield, Mortified, including Sem
mary, Newfane Townshend and West
Townshend, Warwick, Gill and Leyder
We're represented and it is hoped Others
in the Valley fairs field will join the
good work next year. 1t pleases the
children and furnishes a strong incent-
i've to progress; it creates an interest
among parents and teachers and helps
! us all to become better acquainted. as
we should be, with this important
work.
! Some exceedingly beautiful works OF
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the Brattleboro schools. Marion Chaplin
and Edward Leonard, '04, exhibited
drawings of faces and figures that We're
decidedly good and Robert Hemmings
collection of sketches both in black
and white and colors that We're a treat
to art lovers. His Indian figure was
especially beautiful. Another hand
some feature was the settle decorated
in typography by, Earle C.'Titus. The
a aci IN, oh, ca N 4 h and
lanterns, cut by the Sth grade attracted
lantern, cut by the Sth grade attracted
considerable attention as did the APP
paratus for experiments made by the
high school pupils and the note books
used in their work.
Among the exhibits of the Vernon
schools We're ten exquisite specimens
of pressed flowers Spring Visitors"
prepared by the pond district school
and some unique maps. water color
drawings and historical papers. The
Bellows Falls exhibit was very good
and similar in character to those al
ready mentioned. The parochial school
in this village in addition to these, had
a very creditable showing of fine needle
work and the Mortified seminary sent
a household art exhibit, specimens of
dressmaking and fine needlework with
topic books on these useful branches of
schools showed some fine collections of
birds nests with descriptions of same
and the. West Brattleboro grammar
school a fine collection of MOSES, Itch
ems, conifers, leaves ferns, flowers, etc.
The Chase street primary school had
case of pretty braided work, hats.
baskets and mats and grade H. Canal
street, collection of moths and butter
flies. There was also an exhibit of
the work pf the local int jppnI ror-
respondence school pupils.
The Albany Business college showed
pictures of the interior and exterior of
the college buildings, and some fine pen
drawings of Rosa Bonheur's Horse Fair
and of the Chariot Race from Ben Hur.
c. d. Swazey & Co, Barre, manufac-
turers of Barre granite exhibited sam
pies of this stone and showed a carved
tablet 15x10 inches worth 800
considered one of the best pieces of re-
lief work ever done. Goodnow & Pear
son, Brattleboro had large fur ex-
hibit; Mrs. G. H. Smith some fine mil
linery and Indian bead work; r. L.
Manley exhibited White sewing ma
chimes; Emerson & Son Glenwood
ranges in great variety; A. e. Atwood
souvenir Valley fair calendars; and the
Bellows Falls pulp plaster company
was also represented. G. E. Hail.
Bridgeport, Conn.,. showed his coffee
pot and his Old Home coffee.
In the department of fancy work
We're shown some wonderful things in
lace and linen. Mrs. r. f. Mitchell of
Rutland had large exhibit of Batten-
berg, duchess and point lace; Mrs. S.
M. Bullock of Guilford showed beauti-
full Battenberg and Mrs Charles II.
Clark of Brooklyn mountmellick work
Mrs. G. w. Shipman of Newfane black
lace and Mrs. Cora +. Fox several
pieces of exquisite duchess lace Miss
Sarah T.. Winslow exhibited tatted
doilies, handkerchiefs and collars of
astonishing fineness and an elaborate
table cover. Mrs. Amelia
r. Fisher showed handsome lace and
drawn work handkerchiefs and Mrs.
Lillian Wright of Westfield VT, Ven
etian point collar. Mrs. d. w. Blake
of South Royalton showed many pretty
doilies and drawn linen work Mrs. f.
F. H. Stevens, Brattleboro IS, had
exhibit of embroidered
doilies and centerpieces. Mrs. owen |
R. Washburn, Guilford, showed beauti- |
full Apache Indian bead work. The
display of lace of various kinds silk |
linen and drawn work was
extensive and elaborate and impossible I
to enumerate in detail. 1t held many |
spellbound for rapturous mo-
ments by its beauty. Many knit and |
crocheted wool shawls and sacques
were also shown, a rose mat by
Mabel Briggs, Brattleboro. and several
other handsome crocheted silk mats.
Miss Marie Dyker was not present with
Ter loom work this year, but specimens
If her work were shown Miss Anna
w. Smith of West Brattleboro exhibited
Ter basket reed work and H. NJ. Wood
lad a showing of kodaks and sporting
goods.
The usual line of bedquilts was
of many pieces and in
Intestinal stitches. the silk, the wool,
he old blue and white and the white
United or crocheted. Side by side hung
silk spread pieced by Mrs. Lucy w.
rorrey 81 years old and one by Maude
rhurber, 10. Mrs. A. j. Svenson had ;
wo silk puffs, Mrs. F. F. H. Stevens
wo pieced silk quilts, lace bordered,
Irs. oscar Dix of East Dummerston,
wo silk biscuit" spreads, Marion
two crocheted afghans. and I
iertie A Bailey canton flannel quilt {
utlined in red patterns and cross
titched., ,
Mrs. F. H. Lawton had some elegant
ainted tapestry displayed tapestry =
overed chair, a painting from nature !
nd some hand painted china. There !
Ias large display of braided and r
Their rag rugs and sofa pillows of
ldls SOIlio tACetulISly IldIlu-
ONE and well made. One had a tatted
over, one blue and white crochet wool,
18th blue ribbon drawn in. Beautiful
nitted and crocheted shawls were also
nown.
Mrs. c. L. Stoddard of Westmoreland
Exhibited set of old fashioned china;
). F. Benson, Fitchburg. Mass, col o
ction of crepe paper flowers; F. E. il
lyman. Brattleboro. passepartout Il
ork; Ella Bohrman It, a collection of n