The Newtown bee., 1905-09-15
Country Club Fair AT GREENFIELD HILL A Booming Success.-Fine Exhibit of Cattle and
 Horses.
1000 IN ATTENDANCE, WEDNES-
 DAY.

After the storm of Tuesday, many were the anxious glances of the mem bers of the Country club as they scanned the sky, Wednesday morn ing. The rainy day had given the com mittee an opportunity to arrange the exhibits without the usual haste, and everything was displayed in the best possible light.
 The balcony was made very attrac tive with it's display of art, both home talent and copies of the great artist in photographs.
 Miss Emma 0 Sanford of Colorado Avenue, Bridgeport, had loaned q very large and valuable collection of these ph 'tDgraphs. All of these are imp IT. ted and cAme directly from Italy anl Greece. Among the subjects were St Peters, Arch of C)nstan5ins, the M sdonnas of Raphael, Murilla, Bridge of Signs and large number of other subjects. One can spend apy length of time looking over these pic lures and they are not only lesson in Art, but in history and mythology as we'll. There was large collection of oil paintings by the young people con- sisting of fruit, fDwers, animals and landscapes. The two cases of decorated china attracted much notice. One case was filed with the work of Mrs Doremus, whose work is so we'll known in that vicinity. The other case by the work of some of her pupils and which showed great credit to their teacher. The work of Miss Bucking. ham of Southport and of Miss Lizzie Morehouse of Greenfield being most creditable.
 THE MAIN HALL
 of the club home was filled as usua with the needle work of our towns peo pie. The booth in the center was filled with articles which were to be sold. Bags, pin cushions, dolls aprons, dust caps, sofa pillow, bea chains and other things too numerous to mention, all of which attract tht eye and more than all bring in large revenue to the treasury of the Country club.
 Sonneberg & Co.,, made the hall very pleasant with the music from their Pianola. Among the exhibits of fine needle work, there were sofa pillows crochet and embroidered doil,es, alst dolly scarfs and other articles in Bat tenberg, HardanRer and drawn work Hanging on the wall was quilt piecec by a a lady 75 years old. The design being "Tne house that Jack built. The colors red and white. In another case were seen Teneriff collar and cuff set, aprons in cross stich, sweaters, afghans, embrOided hats, lace ane worSted shawlA The childrenS ex al, but the children are better to be out in the opea air than to spend too much time shut up in the house work ing for prizes. There was d sofa pill. W which showed considerable labor uI the part of some little miss. There were bead and ribbon collars. doik dressed, and one or two had shp"n some talent in drawing. The drlne> tic department devoted to the chllureL showed delicious canned tomatoes aud plumS, pickled OniunS, bread aud cak e all done by the young huusekeepers ,1 15 years and under.
 Mrs Splatt of Stratford had d nun Der of rugs on exhibition which sht designed and wOve herself, and is talk Ing orders for more. One rug Wa. made from the covers of the cushion, Of the church that had been used 5( years, but still have made very pret ty shaded red rug. Another rug is {