Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-02
WOMEN At STATE FAIR.
RARE AZTEC POTTERY.


which Opens oesobsr -.
Experience hes demonstrated to the
officials OF the State Fair Of Texas.
the twenty-fsurth annual meeting Of
which will be held Mt Dallas October
1851. that IL women OF the South
west enjoy practically every depart
ment The women like the horse and
cattle shows. the races. the dog and
poultry shows. And then the exhibi'
tions Of fruits and flowers. tho honey
displays and dairy products. with dem
0nstrations In butter making. always
hold the Interest Of the women patrons
of the Fair. but that department OF
the Fair which Is considered their es-
peciai sphere Is where the handiwcrk
Of the women Of the South IL display
ed. the loan art division and the cult
nary department.
Perhaps no department Of the Fair
last year occasioned such universal
praise N the loan art exhibit This
magnificent collection was exhibited In
art hall. an apartment especially built
for the purpose and situated directly
In the center of the textile building.
Visitors from the North and East.
who had visited the art galleries and
studios OF New York. Philadelphia and
even London and Paris. declared this
TO be- the finest collection ever ex.
hIbIted In one hall A great many Tex
ans avalled themselves Of n rare OPP
portunity Of purchasing works OF art.
usually unobtainable except In New
York This year he collection win
be even greater and viii contain the
works OF John Sloan. r. J. Onderdonk.
Gilbert Stuart. A. T. Van Lear. Charles
Peter Book. Carlton 7. Chapman
Charles G. Curran and others.
Outside the loan collection hall. but
IN the vamr building. arrangements
have been made for exhibitions BY art
schools.
The textile building Is again going
10 overflow with displays OF needle
work. handmade lace. embroideries.
photography. arts and crafts. oil
paintings and water colors. hand-paint.
ed china and ceramics. As premiums
totalling $3.50 are awarded in this
department, exhibitors who have car.
ried Off ribbons and cash prizes year
after year need to look TO their laurels
II the coming Fair. for fresh compe
titors from many new sources VIII be
In the fieid.
That which will be an interesting
feature Of the textile division Is q
general display Of manual art. an ex.
hibit open to the school children OF
the state. This is new department
and one that will result In great bene-
III 10 the children OF every town In
Texas. Prizes ranging from 81 to 75
cents will be awarded for domestic art
and domestic science work. metal
work. carved woodwork. pencil draw.
Ing. and other work taught IN the
manual training schools In the arts
and crafts. another new feature. prizes
will be awarded for the best speci
mems Of burned or stained leather.
metal lamp or candle shades. metal
book ends. etc. There will be- dis
plays OF old ladies' work. lace work.
knitting and crochet work. plain and
fancy sewing and decorative art
One Of the features Of the Fair viii
be a rare exhibit OF Aztec pottery.
carvings. miniature gods. etc. loaned
to the geological department by the
Mexican government An interesting
detail Of this exhibit Is that these fig
ures are all females. and In addition
represent the various races OF man
Chinese. Indians. etc.
How these Aztecs and the people that
lived before them knew OF Negro. Chi.
nese and other races. II left 10 the
Psychologists TO solve
In the culinary department all those
rare dellcacies OF the table, In which
the women OF the South lead the world.
Will be displayed and there promises
20 be an interesting rivalry among the
housewives Of the state The offer.
inrs are exceedingly generous and are
classified In the three following di.
visions: Breads, cakes, etc. preserves.
jellics. pickles. canned goods. etc. and
fancy prepared fruits
In the anthropological exhibit there
will be panorama Of Texas from the
days OF the carly Spanish conquerers
until now. The story viii be told In
antique furniture. weapons. wearing
apparel. etc. Then the coming OF the
American colonist with his crude but
substantial furniture. and then the
manner In which the rich planters
lived 'befoh de wah." An interesting
dating back to the days of
the mission fathers. promises 10 add
much inter est 10 this exhibit