The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-11-05

culture OF roses and crysanthemnns-
The roses are beautiful to look upon
and very fragrant.
One Of the departments that mas
has attracted unusual attention IS
that of the curios There are some
excellent displays In the euro me
with n collection by judge q. y
Dunlap heading the list. These
curios we're collected by Judge Dun
Ian during his travels through the
far east and make most intercstiny
study.
A back comb exhibited by Miss
spalding, was worn by her grand
mother. Mrs Woodruff Parks, more
than SIS years ago. The comb y
perhaps ten inches broad and seven
inches high. Miss Spalding also
showed a button box carved from one
OF the cedar logs taken from the
first court house In Waxahaehie.
Another article exhibited is letter
written in 1915. which bears date OF
June %.
Miss Rice exhibited hair breass
Pin that is f25 years old and darn-
ing gourd that is $50 years of age.
Mrs. Harrison exhibited : shawl
rede In India. which was transferred
To England in 1857.
A pair of trousers worn by X, y.
Seagrave, grand father of Mrs 9.
| u Bennett, and made from material
bought from the store of Jolesch
Chaska in 1880. was very inter-
esting exhibit when the local feature
Il considered.
Mrs. II. p. Mizell exhibits a horn
OF d Texas loEghorn that was driven
to New Orleans from Texas baforc
| the war, The herd OF cattle were
bought by her brother.
/ Miss Moilie Briggs exhibited the
first rolling pin used n the Rogers
hotel, during the year lsis, which
has seen service ever since. She
also exhibited samples OF cotton
picked from the seed before the days
OF gins, which was carded and aoug
into thread. from the thread lace vas
made. Samples of the lace, the
thread and the cotton We're exhibited.
A dress worn by her mother when
child Is we'll preserved and reagoa-
ably fashionable.
| Mrs DR.. Stone offered plan~
used to make gun barrels before the
revolutionary war
Old fashioned steak dish. made
from heavy cast iron by the grand
father OF Mrs c. ] Penn. over 100
/ years ago, was also an interesting
exhibit.
Mrs Givler exhibited shark
| egg, shalw that is 1o1 wears old.
ard some of the oldest books.
Will Moore exhibited mug thai
has been in the Moore family since
1860. He likewise exhibited a plate
taken from debris OF the Cecil hotel
IN San Francisco after the earth
quake.
j. r. Shelton exhibited Confedor-
etc money, q durringer brought from
| England by his grandfather somc
| ninety years ago. He also exhibited
Q powder horn he bought before the
var.
A small mirror that is more than
100 years of age was exhibited by
Mrs. Jno. +. Smith Ii was brought
from Damascus.
Mrs F. Gray Johnson has very
instructive exhibit which embraces
articles made ia the Philippines.
showing The advancement made
under civilization This is best ex-
planned in the difference in tha
weave of small baskets.
A carved vase belonging 10 Mrs.
Manuel is from the Philippine and
Is very deliberately carved article.
| Mrs Emily Kennedy exhibited an
old time sampler, made in 1892.
which is interesting.
Mrs O. b. Bennett exhibited a
tiny dress that was worn by mrs.
saograyes grandmother in fS2e.
This little dress has been exhibited
ia four states
There We're various other eerio
exhibits embracing Dutch shoes. Ger
M n, English end Japanese china.
nnd various end sundry articlea an
o. which 80 to make 40 a successful
exhibit
Domestic Science.
In the domestic sciauce and menu.
\ 81 training departments ,he exhibits
we're taken from Che every day work
OF she students of public scsool.
and showed what ia being tanrlt
here There v-nre fof,rfn1u f,..,.,..