The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-26
INCREASED INTEREST
IN W0MAA'S BUILDING

Women's Domestic Activities Increased
Since the War VIII Add Interest
to State Fair.
Dot,bly as interesting as ever pc
fore In the history Of the virginia
State Fair will be the woman's exhibit
building this year. october liz 1he
building has always been noted ioF
being crowded with not only women
spectators but with men who couid
not refrain from entering out OF
curiosity. and once in, could not leaNe
for the pleasure produced WAeh theS
viewed the tempting array OF coohsi
and canned goods. Tae statement
that the building will be more me-
esting this year need not be quahheu
This wear. war conditions. the scarclty
OF domestic help, the use OF suos'i .
tute foods, and the popularity u
knitting haze all drawn women mo
the network of feminine duties 'hae
many have not been Interested III
heretofore, or have heretofore EN-
ployed some one else to do Tor tneii'
Newest among the exhibits VIII De
the war breads and cakes. Ihere
we're some last year, but they were
not as specific as the war cookery o.
this year. Prizes of 800 and WV
will be awarded breads containing
certain per cents of cornmeal, oat-
meal Irish potato, sweet potato, Rra
ham or whole wheat hour, lot
cookies of cornmeal and oatmeal ioi
gingerbread, and fifteen dll1efeh.
kinds of cakes. The bread ana care
exhibits will have many entries ms
year and the pies viii run cfose
second in spite OF the nour ana sugar
shortares OF course, substitutes Will
be used wherever possible. 10 mouse
keepers who have been limiting them
selves to one or two familiar suhsti-
t,,,es these exhibits will open field
of new eudeavor.
Patriotism will be the keynote OF
the exhibits of preserves and jeiheS,
pickles and catfups, canned fruits ana
Vegetables, aid the miscellaneous
table on which the special exhloits
from farmers wives and daughters
viii be placed. This table viii pc OF
much interest. There will be baked
home-cured hams home cured hams
home cured bacon dried fruits. crys-
talized fruits. apple vinegar. home
made soap. home made cheese, honey.
-hu;tsr- -hnmc- made lard. seed.
etc. Mary city housewives VIII hnd
this table OF exhibits an INDEX 10
which they may refer when they want
to buy choice products direct from
the producer t. the farmers waves
and daughters It viii he the means
of showing the city woman what theS
can produce. and above AL 1t VIII
demonstrate their patriotism Ther"
are two special prizes offered in TINS
sy-tfa n a
Bank viii give $40 IN gold 10 the NO
man who displays the best peck OF
Irish potatoes that she has grown
herself and Mrs Malvern c Patler-
son. president az the JAMES kiFer
Garden club will give prize OF 50
IN gold 10 ne woman displaying tn"
hes, quart Of dried lima 81 butter
beans homo raised,
OF course. here will he Tho usual
d!spl&s ~ embroidery and iaces,
knitted ARD croeheted sarmepts; and
counter aneS NH come IN Tor the
usual share Of praise Three Interest
ing prtzeS in this department, in ad-
tiitfon 20 the regular fair premiums,
are offered by Miller < Rhoads for
the hand@au' aSt Cotorcd embroidered
cetf+crH,tts Tha' Inner Brothers for
the hauts mes crocheted center
piece. and The Cohen company for
the t1uds0nest white embroidered
centcrAsece Each prize Is SIS
Ecd Gross knitting comes in a sepa-
rate - - Rnd premiums VIII nc gwen
the best Of those garments Sewing
and the much admired quilts and
bedSlYreads will be hang ny in their
usual places to the delight Of all wn-
men Hand painted china VIII have
It's place as heretofore. Hand woven
art toles. decorated wood. decorated
tin picture frames. basket work viii
cause the spectator to- pause Tor a
close examination.
The chiidrcn's work VIII bring
children visitors docking. There Will
be embroidery. darniug, machine sew
ing. and other kinds OF needIework by
little girls under twelve years az age.
ami from the hands OF children. boys
and girls under twelve, viii be shown
such articles and toys as bird houses.
weather vanes. footstools, bookracks
mechanical toys. clay models, ana
other things children make,
In short. the wonan's building Will
be worth while this year, AS IN former
years number of entries have
been made and many Of the exhibits
have already been sent in. No arii-
Gle will be received later than octo-
Der 8. except perishahle cookery.
which must. he sent Tuesday. pcto-
Der s, between $40 and TO O'Clock 10
ffie state fair headquarters. Mutual
building. Ninth and Main streets.