Evening journal., 1914-09-09
Dainty EXHIBITS
OF WONENS' WORK
Productions With Needle
One OF Most Attractive
Displays at Fair
GREAT INTEREST IN
THE CANNING DISPLAY


While every department at the State
Fair was literally besieged and throng-
ed today by the thousands OF visitors
who came from this city and all over
he State, it would be safe to say that
lone received more attention or seemed
o prove more attractive than those ex-
aibits which comprised the women's
and children's departments.
All day long throngs OF women and
,hildren as well as many men, forced
heir way through the crowds that
aoyered constantly over the tables in
order to get closer views of the work on
display or to examine more minutely /
some particular article that had caught
heir eye.
Some especially beautiful needle
work is being shown this year and /
many well known women in the State !
are represented In the display. Miss /
Rehekah e. Poole, however, stands |
out as one of the most expert with /
the needle, having taken more prizes /
than any other woman in the exhibit /
and following her close second /
comes Miss Edna Kenny. Others /
whose names also stands stand out
prominently as being exhibitors OF
some of the best work seen in this de- !
partment are Misses Edith p. Ken
worthy, n. c. Justis, Nellie Corsano, Z
!. Nichols, Mrs. Laura Foster, A. E.
Ellwanger and Miss Catherine
Swartz.
Miss Sarah A. Poole, Of Kennett
Square, took most of the honors for
work done by women over seventy
years of age. Among some Of the
pieces sent in by Miss Poole was
fancy table cover, samples OF button
hole work. cotton embroidery and
crochet work.
Next to this attractive display of
fine needlework so artfully and taste
fully shown, and down by the door.
Is the TERED table of canned fruits
and vegetables that are so luscious
looking and so natural as to almost
make one think the glass jars
delusion.
Among some of the exhibitors in
this department are: Mrs. J. II Pier
son, Miss Anna L. DilwCrth Mrs. S.
S. Armstrong, Miss Edna A. Nc
Daniel. Mrs. Jester. Mrs. J. b. Stahl,
Mrs ]. NJ Moffett, Mrs L. c. East
man Miss Mary f. COnnely and Miss
". b. Snyder.
The canning demonstration which
is being held every day in the indus
trial building under the direction OF
Miss Anna Weer. is proving a most
interesting and successful feature,
Judging from the numbers Of people
L.n afT 70. -uufgh Misc WnnT
and her corps of workers at the can
ming art and from the numbers OF
questions that have been put to them
by certain ones desirous of knowing
and learning the right way to can
and preserve.
The baking exhibit, too, must not be
overlooked, as undoubtedly 1t is one
Of the most tempting at the fair. Pies
and cakes, rolls, buns, bread of all
kinds and rusks, all tantalizingly cut
and broken, form a display of house
wifely art that no one can resist.
The children's exhibit was another
department that seemed to be fully
appreciated and admired. It. is esti-
mated that many thousands of per-
sons viewed with apparent pleasure
the work Of the "kiddies" And
really remarkable display of child
needlework and manual labor work it
is.
There are quite number of
splendid pen and ink as well as
pencil sketches that could easily be
credited to artists of mature age,
not to mention several water cOlors
that are very well executed. being
well balanced as to drawing and dis
playing a splendid sense of color
value.
The needlework, TOO. is especially
fine, many of the centerpieces and
other pieces showing q remarkable
knowledge of embroidering and
crochet work.
Across the aisle from the art and
needlework display is the manual
labor exhibit which seems to be es-
pecially attractive TO many men and
boys. Among some of the unique and
splendid examples of this branch Of
craftsmanship are to be seen cleo
troliers, reproductions of antique can
dlesticks, tools, of all sorts taberets,
and cunning little lanterns. AS yes
terday was school children's day, this
exhibit of children's art practically
swarmed with thousands of interest
ed and lively children, many OF whom,
no doubt, experienced the pleasure OF
seeing some Of their own work on ex-
hibition.
Ii would be most unfair. indeed, did
one in speaking of the various ex-
hibits, neglect to mention that of the
hand painted china, which, though j,
has the smallest number of entries OF
any other exhibit at the Fair, is by
no means the least, as there are sew
eral lovely pieces of work here that
are so daintily and delicately done
as TO compel attention. One especial
ly beautiful is a stein done in dull
shade of green and finished with a
luiet border of purplish red grapes
and a touch of old gold Still anoth-
ar that Immediately attracts attention
Is that of a breakfast set the chiei
charm of which Is the daintincss and
refinement of treatment. The awards
or this exhibition have not as YET
leen announced.
MIR. TOMAN WILL RECOVER.
Reports from the Delaware Hos
Dital today indicate that James B