The Topeka state journal., 1913-09-11
TOpekan Awarded for His EN-.
brOidery Work.
+. w. FELTON, Only Man to En-
ter a Centerpiece.
ART BUILDING A WONDER
State Fair Feature of Interest
to Women.
Local Firms Have Many High
Glass Displays.

A Topeka mani. w. FELTON,, sos
Madison street-won first prize for
embroidery at the state fair. Although
Mr.. FELTON, was the only man to enter
a centerpiece, there were 1913 entries
by Kansas wOmen-twice as many as
last year. The art building, with its
exquisite needlework and daintily
painted china, contained some of the
most interesting exhibits of the fair.
GrownupS and children leaned over
the counters. Since the awarding of
the premiums late yesterday after
noon. youngsters have thronged the
aisles.
1t is impossible to mention the
scores of choice articles in the textile
department. The counter is in charge
of Mrs. Charles Barnes, who has been
assisted by Miss Lillian Trapp. Miss
Myrtle Howard and Miss Edna Bear.
One of the first prizes was awarded
to a deaf and dumb girl. who en-
broidered tablecloth in. Mount Mel
lick work. Miss Leona Curtis won
first prize for an Irish crochet waist.
Miss Madge Williams of Usage City
won first premium for an embroidered
table cover, Mrs. Sherman Petit for
cross stitch, Miss Blanche Wolf of
Usage for table napkins, Mrs. H. w.
Charles for a crochet bedspread, Miss
Minnie Pollock for an Irish crochet
collar, Mrs. Mccormick for a Kansas
pillow cover, Miss Harriet Cain for a
cloth, Mrs. Herbert Armstrong for
Queen Ann darning, Miss Bess Fitz-
gibbons for embroideries, Mrs. Barney
Ley for a baby frock.
All Kansas was represented in the
exhibit, which surpassed in excellence
as well as size all former displays.
Mrs. Marie Price Wear has charge
of the art display, assisted by Miss
Marian Wear and Miss Gertrude Dick.
Mrs. Wear listed 325 entries.
Mrs. Wear was unable to enter her
own work. She recently returned
from studying in New York. bringing
with her several choice original ma
rine sketches. Mrs. Wear is inter-
and made for herself the most stun
ming dinner ring in Topeka.
One of the features of the art eX-
hibit was a painting. EARLY Morning
Sunrise at Mt. Shasta, Calf" by Mrs.
Everett NJ. Fowler. Miss Raymond of
Winfield showed charming water col
ors, and won several prizes as she did
last year. Hand carved chair. chest
and cabinet were features of the arts
and crafts department. Several To-
peka artists, among them Mrs. Rufus
Coppedge and Miss Kitty Lindsay, are
out of town. Both had interesting ex-
hibits. Miss Estelle Northrup of Law
renee had dainty designs in painted
china. Miss Dolly Tilford, Frank
Peers and Hampton Shirer did ex
tremely clever work in metal and
leather we'll as original illustra
tionS
Among the winners of first pre-
miums in china and designs We're:
Mrs. George Boone. Miss Estelle
Northrup, Miss Kitty Lindsay. Mrs. J.
b. Doncyson, Mrs. w. c. McDonaugh,
Mrs. Clark Berry. Miss Marie Mayhew,
Mrs. Culp, Mrs. Matthews. Mrs. Chas.
Hammond and Miss Pauline Haynes.
The judges were Kansas City art
lists. All the prizes were cash.
The displays exhibited by Topeka
oh a at no "a
Business college had booth gay with
red and white ''Strickler" pennants.
The Russian Fur company exhibited
white furs that did not look out of
place in the cold rain. Cleaners
the Feeny Vacuum Cleaner corner.
The counter of salt Water Taffy'' was
extremely popular. The E. Horn
company planning mill erected a
diminutive house. c. NJ. Hill & Son
had a yellow corner in true Kansas
style. Many of the visitors shuff1ed to
The Mills company had an artistic ex-
The Warren NJ. Crosby company had
an interesting display of various mer-
chandise. Crosby Brothers confined
themselves to a culinary exhibit of
stoves. The o. Mccormick Rug Fac
The Emahizer-Spielman company ex-
hibited rugs and pianos Various
household furnishings We're shown by
the William Schick Manufacturing
company.