Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-28

looked like that of a cigarette tlend or
a male tenor in ten cent opera.
Ask any one who has been at the fair
for the past three days, what class or
people enjoy it the most and they VIII
tell you that it is the 'tenters. Ihese
are the people who come to the tair the
first day, or the day before, pitch their
tent on the grounds and live right there.
They have camp fire, do their own COOK
ing, possibly buying some little stun
from the baker wagons which visit the
grounds several times each day. There
are whole families, father and mother,
sons and daughters, who come ard live
this way and they seem to crowd more
sport into the fair than do any class of
people.
I Take n trip around their settlement and
YOU will be convinced of this. They are
/ ALWAYS laughing and jolly; cracking jokes
with one another and in every way max
ing merry. There are no frills with them
and conventionalities have been felt he
hind for the week. although many of them
would he greatly shocked to see the
same things done at home, as they are
here. Not that there is anything bad,
but it is the point of manners. Men will
SQUAT down on the little seats, which they
nave arranged around the rough board
table, and eat the breakfast, supper or
dinner as the case may be, without their
coats, who at home would no more think
of such a thing than Of cutting their hand
! off
| Fingers, too, are used at these meals,
| by those who would raise howl of indig-
nation and protest We're one of the
children to do the like at home
| In every way Il stroll among these
"fairites, during the meal hour, is one
! of instruction in the ways and manners;
! of the human race and is something
which no visitor should miss
| If any woman can visit the big audi
forum and get out inside of two hours
she's a wonder, that's all. The large
building is filled with pretty things
| from one end to the otker and turn
whcre you will, there IS something
to catch the eye of all persons of the
feminine gender. There are handsome
rugs, beautiful doiIies ana ether GRIM
cracks, which to the masculine mind
,are incomprchensible, but which the
women think are about the best things
! i'll the world
Take trip down through the build
ing and see what you Will and listen
hard to what they say. Here's a SAM
pie:
ooh, dear, how sweet"
Don't you think that's Just lovely ~
"O-o-e, O, look at that, its delicious
| ly lnagnifcent!'
DO see what sweet. pretty thing
that isl
What exquisite tastc."
| Dear, re. who do you suppose per-
petrated that frightful thing?"
''Frightful, why l thing it is just
elegant"
so, do l."
Il must say that admire your judg-
ment. Why, look at the color arrange
lment-it's perfectly horrid"
II don't see it that way-just look at
that"
And that's the way it goes. They
comment on things, get into animated
discussions and finally end up by
agreeing that everything in sight is
just about the correct thing
Eut, that's woman.
u in the corner devoted to the art
display there is no set of paintings
which attract more attention than do
the floral studies by Mrs f. T.. Sweet
of this city Mrs Sweet stands rre-
eminent among the artists of Maine
who paint flowers and it is always d
pleasure to View the product of her
brush at the annual exhibits of the fair.
The coloring is always correct and it is
difficult to pick flaw in the work,
which she shows.
Another exhibit which attracts a lot
of attention in the building, is that of
L. l.. Morrisons Oriental Rug Works
of SkoWhegan. 1T is a large display
and one which is guaranteed to make
any woman want to take the whole lot
home with her