Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-03
Women to Figure at
Delaware State Fair

Now is the time for women Of Della
ware To be preparing their exhibits for
the Delaware State Fair, September 8
90 o, inclusive AZ the entries close at
noon August 20, all entries should be
made in writing 10 the office OF the
Fair Association, 800 Shipley street,
as carly in the moath ms possible.
Many women and children exhibit
specimens OF their work year after year,
and consistently win blue ribbons. IL Is
the desire Of the Fair officials, however,
not To have the entries Of these loyal
supporters alone, but Of women who
have never entered their work. As the
work is displayed under a number ADD
never under the name of the competitor,
new corners and veterans have an equal
chance. II in remarkable not that 50
many women enter exhibits in the talr,
but that there are 50 few in considera-
ton OF the fact that there is not only the
chance of winning substantial money
prizes. but the offer Of season tickets TO
exhibitors whose aggregate first prem
iums equal s15.
There is a division in the Women s
Department to interest every type Of
housewife. The good cook has chance
to exhibit her cakes, pies, bread and
roles. She has an additional incentive N
the special premium, gold medal offered
by Miss Alicia du Pont for the best loaf
OF wheat bread Even in these davs Of
40 many brands OF bakers bread, there
| Is considerable distinction being known
as the best bread baker in the State.
The culinary section also offers pr1zcs
| for lars of canned and preserved fruit
isilies and canned vegetables, although
| the mere sight of the list Of eligible
| fruits IL apt to make an earnest house
wife heart sick this year Of blighted
lruit crops.
Premium on NeedIework.
The woman who is handy with a
needle has wide field from which to
choose She may enter displays Of white
or coIored cotton or silk embroidery,
ranging from an embroidered mono
gram on a HANDKERCHIEF 10 an en-
broidered set of underwear. The in
genious woman may exhibit any ern
embroidered novelty novelty lunch
con set" or "a dressed rag doll For
the artist in crochet or knitting there
il plenty of choice from d tatting edging
10 knitted afghan. The strictly prac-
teal woman maytxhibit neat and
practical home dress, infants clothing.
rugs. uuiIts. on button holes There IS
Iivisi0n for women Of seventy years and
over where often the neatest and most
painstaking sewing in the department
is shown.
There are two sections Of china paint
ing. one for amateurs, the other for pro-
fessionals. The work exhibited Is
exauia,.e and must often find market
later among the spectators. For the
garden loving woman there'is section
where she may exhibit her choicest
,Iahlias, cannas, and asters.
ChiIdren's Opportunity.
MANY children throughout the State
End in the State Fair stimulus 70 learn
~ cook and sew. They have a chance
to exhibit nearly rs many varieties oi
canned goods, cakes, pies, and bread as
the women. and on at least one OCCASION
an exhibitor in the children $ department
has taken the gold medal for the best
loaf of bread.
There Is plenty of variety for the little
scamstress. who may enter an example
of plain hemming or SIX button holes, or
II more ambitious. a child's dress, made
bv hand or bv machine Thrift IS EN-
nhasized in entry 403 Child dress
made from a mans shirt handmade.
There are sections for fancy work, bead
work. and crochet and knitting. Among
miscellaneous entries are tam-o shsnter.
wool embroidery on dress, scarf Of
light wool, and samples OF sewing, show
Ing different stitches and methods OF
putting on hooks and eyes, buttons. and
| tapes. What appeals 70 the small glrl
| more than such plebian but essentials
| tasks is the dolls wardrobe OF hats,
dresses and even a paper doll and outht
The little artist may exhibit specimens
| of his water colors or pen sketches.
| Time was when only little sister
entered her work in the fair, but little
/ brother has a chance now when there
are sections for doll furniture to be made
| of cigar boxes or card board, clay model
ing and manual work In wood, includ-
| ing iig-saw puzzles, bird houses, boats,
aeroplanes and carts.
! Emphasis is placed not alone on skill
but on cleanliness, for no untidy exhibit
will he received. The children's depart
ment is divided betweeo children under
thirteen and children from thirteen to
| sixteen.
Children's Farm Clubs.
There are also State wide contests for
Delaware boys and girls between the
ages of 10 and q years, who have been
working on farm and home club projects,
of enterprises in which they are entered
under the direction of the Extension
Department of the University OF Dela-
ware and the County Farm Bureaus, IN
cooperation with the Z. S. Department
of Agriculture and the Public School
communities. There are Boys and Girls
Canning Club Exhibits, Boys and Girls
Clothing Club Contests, Boys and
Girls Bread Club Contests, Boys and
Girls Pig Club Contests, Pure Bred
i Dairy Cattle Club Contests, and Corn
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