Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-01
In the Coliseum.

The Coliseum exhibits were visited
bv many during the day and were pro-
nounccd by those who had attended the
previous fairs to be in advance OF
any previous year.
The large art exhibit is located in a
favorable condition for receiving the
necessary light to make it show up tC
Tie best advantage and is larger than
ever before. Mrs. H. B. Fletcher OF
Bangor has a fine exhibit of oils and
water colors and Mrs. A. NJ Pulsife1
exhibits several pleasing water colors
from nature. Miss Dealing, instructor
of drawing in the Bangor public
schools, also has the same exhibit which
attracted so much attention at Ban
COR. Miss Elizabeth Warren of Brook
line. Mass, formerly of Augusta, ex-
hibits some noteworthy charcoal. pen
and pencil work Mrs. Mabel II.
Thompson is represented by pastel and
marine work and Miss Mary c. Patten
of Bowdoinham exhibits water color,
oil and pastel work. Mrs. Alice H.
Moore of Old Town has number of
fine paintings in oil and Clyde Marshall
Stewart of Augusta is represented by
pencil, pen and ink sketches. Miss
Blanche S. Minot of Belgrade exhibits
several water colors of merit and Mrs.
Fl. F. Tibbetts of Augusta also makes
a water color exhibit which attracts
considerable attention. Miss Irene
Tetreault. one of the younger Augusta
artists, also has an exhibit in water
co!ors.
The china exhibit is large one this
year. Most of the old exhibitors are
represented together with large num-
Der of new ones. Mrs. A. NJ. Pulsifer
of Watervile, Miss Ann Dorr. Mrs. w.
Il. Arnold and Mrs. K. E. Fox of Wa
tcrvlle and Myra Jenkins of Pitts
field are among the exhibitors OF china
Especial mention should be made of
all exhibition of china bowls by the
Decorative Club of Augusta, which is
connected with the National China
club
A hand made quilt exhibited by Mrs
G. p. b. Pepper of Waterville attracts
much attention in the fancy work de-
partment. Miss Emma Chadwick of
Waterville has some artistic speci-
mems of hand made lace and there are
excellent exhibits of fancy bed linen.
table linen and sofa pillows.
In the burnt wood exhibit Miss Nellie
Clark of Waterville has a pretty shirt
waist box and a dresser and other
pieces exhibited by Miss Helen Crowell
are very artistically done
Mrs. Nora p Thayer is the superin-
t"ndent of the art, fancy work and
china department. The general over
CT oh Of 40 ovh tn, (n1icnnyo1
devolves upon J. c. Fuller and he has
left nothing undone to make the Coli
scum exhibit first-class in every re-
spect. 1t is of the flower exhibit that
Mr.. Fuller is the proudest for while
the exhibit is in charge of a committee
consisting of Mrs. A. M. Richards, Mrs.
Ara Pike and Mrs. Frank Wing. he has
done all the soliciting for the entire
exhibit, which occupies a space of more
than 200 feet. Tuesday morning as
Mr.. Fuller was putting the finishing
touches upon the floral exhibit he was
agreeably surprised to receive a gift
of beautiful floral wreath from Ernest
Saunders of Lewiston, which now
hangs in conspicuous place in the ex-
hibit.
| The visitors to the Coliseum this
year are much surprised that all tho
booths should be of such good quality
and material, none of them cheap ir
design or construction. and it really
is something of mystery until Mr.
| Fuller explains that he first construc
ted three or four sample booths anf
after that most of the exhibitors car
ried out his idea as to the character o
the booth.
Most CT the floral exhibits that com
pete for premiums are from Water
Vile and one Waterville lady. Mrs. Fl
l.. Emery, has an exhibit of over 200
sweet pea blossoms. An exhibit which
does not compete, but which attract
a great deal of attention is one o
gladiolaS from Thomas F. Calvin O
Boston. J. X. Alexander of the Eas
Bridsewater Dahlia gardens has sen
to this floral exhibit a case of 500 dab
liza bulbs. Mr.. Alexander is known a
the dahlia king and is said to be tn
largest grower of dahlias in New Eng
land.
! More than 100 deer heads are exhi