The Republican journal., 1913-10-02
table cover. a pair of pillow slips in eyelet and
solid embroidery and wells in Swedish.

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table cover. pair of pillow slips in eyelet and
solid embroidery and towels in Swedish.
Mrs. h. A. Cooper of Monroe confirm, ~
pink and white roses in oil. ard two very arts.
tic pen and ink sketches; one winter scene
in Monroe. another sketch Of Belfast Bav.
Mrs. Fred Nickerson showed oranges and
blossoms in oil.
! QUILTS, SPREADS, RUGS, ETC
There was a good display of worsted. silk
and cotton quilts. Miss Hattie E. Thomson
of Freedom had cotton patch quilt containing
s.O65 pieces prettily set. Several very Pretty
crocheted spreads we're shown; two that were
exquisite samples of filet crochet Mrs. Lottie
A. Simpson and Neva Simpson of Dixmont
were the exhibitors. They are made in large
squares, the figures in one being birds of diff
ferent kinds, in the other, animals. A pretty
raised work spread was shown by Mrs Addie
futile.
BY the side of the quilts and spreads hung
pretty centerpieces and numerous attractive
small articles. One line carried several hand.
made worsted shawls. A pretty tinted one
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and another that of Mrs. K. V. Kent of Ban
gor. Mrs. Earl Dunton of Winterport showed
pretty poincietta centerpiece. Mrs Raw
Simpson had little thread bag of seeds and
heads. and Mrs. E. M. Nickerson of Swanvlle
a raffia bag daintily lined with blue. Daisy
Arbuckle and Mrs. Peavey had attractive table
covers in colored embroidery
drawn rugs were those made by Mrs. Carroll
Clement of Monroe. Mrs. Henry Col on of
Searsport and Mrs. Earl Dunton, Winterport
who chose autumn leaves and flowers as their
design. Other exhibitors were Margaret Cor
iva, Addie futile, and Julia White, who also
made pretty displays. Braided rugs mad bv
Aadie futile, Cora Robinson, and Mrs M. T.
Croxford of Carmel, and Mrs. and Miss
Nickerson of Belfast showed what NAV he
done with rags and diamond dyes in producing
useful and attractive article.
Sofa pillows of many kinds and much hearty
were exhibited by Miss Evelyn Peavy, Mrs.
Howard. Miss Twombley. Mrs. George King.
Addie futile, Cora Robinson and Mrs. E.
Morey.
Mrs. Thomas Lothrop and Neva Simpson
displayed pretty shirtwaists in solid embroid-
cry Addie Tuttle and Bertha Boynton. shirt
waists in eyelet, and Addie futile one in cor
onation embroidery
Handkerchiefs in embroidery, lace and tat
ting were shown by Mrs. King, Mrs. RAYMOND
Cole, Mrs. Mary Barbour and Mrs futile.
Tea cloths in drawn work. that is finely
done were shown by Mrs. Barbour of Sears
port and Mrs. A. E, Cunningham of Swanville
There were IL entries in the embroidered
pillow slip class. Those competing were Mrs
Howard, Mrs. futile, Flora Twombley, Mrs
George King, Mrs. Henry Luce. Miss Lena
Nye, Mrs. Lawrence Simmons, Mrs F. 0.
Holmes, Miss Laura Holmes, Neva Simpson,
Cora Robinson and Mildred Clark Drawn
w6rk and monogram slips were also shown.
In towels there were the embroidered, drawn
work and cross-stitch, and EVE Twombley and
Marie RoWell are among the new contributors
Mrs. Howard, Mrs. futile. Mrs. Barbour, Miss
Flora Twombley and Mrs. Cooper also showed
towels, Josie knowlton, Neva Simpson, Mrs
Cunningham and Cora Robinson had white
embroidered doilies
Premiums were offered for centerpieces of
nine different kinds, seven of which were
competed for. Nearly all before mentioned
competed in at least one of these classes
Additional names were Mrs T. W. Lothrop of
Belfast and Lucy Sargent of Seatsport.
a headrest knit from silk by Mrs. Mary A.
Hayes of Winterport 70 years old, was very
nicely done. Mrs. NJ L. Croxford of Carmel,
IS years old, contributed articles in several de-
partments which were credit to lady of her
| years. She is charter member OF Golden
Harvest of Carmel.
| Sideboards and bureau scarfs were shown by
Evelyn Peavey, Mrs. Cunningham, Mrs. How
ard, Marie Rowell and others.
Irene Cooper, nine years old, and Helen H.
Cooper. seven years, both of Monroe. were
contestants for the honors of ornamental
needle work by girls under Is The former
had neatly embroidered linen bag and Helen
showed pincushion in outline. Clara Lewis,
child of five years. had patchwork Guilt in
cotton that was very well done.
Mrs. Vesta Davis Higgins of Brooks had an
Indian exhibit which included an Apache In
dian water basket land water bottle and
Pima Indian mat and tray, the tray, basket
and mat being of closely woven raffia. From
the Philippines she had a pair of CAMERON
wood candlesticks, Filipino strainer basket
weave; Pulajares war bolo. taken from his
dead body in the Philippines, another weapon
from the same locality, which had an ivory
cay; from Bombay a lelicately rived
sandalwood box. showing flowers. leaves and
seven faces. each with different expression. a
wonderful carving, and two Mexican riding
whips of hair.
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