The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-30

return in two. weeks for an extended
visit with Mrs. Leavengood.
The Woman's Exhibit
The Woman's exhibit this year at
the Marion County Fair was without
question one of the best end most
successful of any previous year. I'm
der the supervision of Mrs. L. E.
Yonce chief superintendent of the
arts and needlecraft department, with
her capable secretaries, Mrs. B. F.
Condor, Mrs. Lester Lucas and Mrs.
J. A. Virgins, and of Mrs. J. Fl.
Brinson, head of the domestic art,
these departments afforded two of
the most interesting on the fair
grounds. Too much praise cannot be
given to these ladies for their dill
gent and painstaking service for the
women of Marion county.
The building where the art and
needIecraft work was displayed was
tastefully decorated with bamboo
vines, cedar. sprays, pine and palms.
And to one who loves daintiness In
handwork from the prettiest lingerie
| to the handsome and heavier work of
centerpieces, crocheted spreads, bed
linen and soft pillows. none could be
surpassed than those on exhibit this
year. Special note should be made of
the drawnwork-that dainty and al
most spidery web lace, out of which
a child'es dress and handsome center
pieces were entirely made.
It would be impossible to enter into
minute details but each article Is
worthy of the most favorable com
ment, all the more so because each Is
a Marion county product. None
others were accepted. It will be re-
membered that last year this depart,
ment included the Orange county
fair work as we'll as the home, but
this year every piece of fancy WORK
was done by women living in Marion
county.
AS much if not greater praise
should be given the domestic art de
partment in charge of Mrs. ]. ii
Brinson. Here was displayed al
sorts of fancy pastries, beautiful
breads, cakes, cheese and hundreds o.
jars of preserves, jellies, jams, wines
and pickles of infinite varieties. Ev
cry effort should be made to encour
age this department for domestic
science and the conservation of foot
is of tremendous Importance to on
nation at war.
An interesting feature just aside
from the art and needlecraft building
was the curio room. Among tn
relics was bedspread woven year
ago by the slaves. The owner of thi
counterpart is a resident of Marion
county now. There was hand-carvet
music cabinet made by a Floridial
and out of Florida wood; box o
needles used in 1860 which are still il
perfect condition, and two frames o
perfectly good looking Confederat
money.
Next year the women must striv
even for a still larger display; eacl
must be loyal to her county's fair an
be represented by some product o
her very own. Let the fair just clos
ing be stimulus for all to co-operat
and make next year the banner fair i
the history of Marion county.
Guests in the city yesterday fror
: Mcintosh were Mrs. Brown and sor
,, Mr.. Bennett, Misses Mary and Al
! berta Flewellen. Mr.. w. M. Gist, Nj
! L. H. Walkup and son, Mr.. Tom Fel
CURSOR, Mr.. and Mrs. Dickson an
Misses Lucille Collins, Jane Murrel
Lois and Lucille Dickson, Myrtice an
Gladys Rush, Isabelle DuPree an
Mr.. S. Fl. Gaitskill.
The friends of Mrs. r. L. Anderso
will be sorry to learn of the accidel
:. that be fell her yesterday. She ar
Mr.. Anderson in their Ford wei
turning the corner at Masters stol
i. on the way to the fair grounds, whe
Mr.. Anderson in one of those un;
voidable ways drove the car into
telegraph pole, throwing both occ