Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-08-29

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| barker will sing the same sweet song
about the little lady on the right,
Fatima, Queen of the Moulin Rouge,
who has come all the way from gay
1 Farce to entertain you. Step up close,
gentlemen. Step up close. etc Then
! there will be the mechanical exhibit
tons which did not run Monday on
account Of the rain but will be going
! full blast Tuesday and the rest Of the
! week.
And eating places, One may get hot
dogs, sandwiches. lemonade and or
angeade of all colors. from plain water
| color with lone lemon seed floating
| halfway up the glass TO the pinkest
! of pink dyed liquid. which probably
comse within the pure food law. There
are scores of pop corn booths, and all
/ the new tangled contrivances for pop
ping the corn, from just a plain old
fashioned pepper, which hangs on
swinging chain, to an $500 continuance
i which pops the corn, buffers ii and
makes it all ready for the consumer.
The fortune tellers-snd there are
a million of them did not do much
business, Monday. but they Will start
, operations in good earnest Tuesday.
But beware, gentlemen, beware, for
the fortune teller while telling of the
future and the past has hard cold
eye to the quarters and half dollars
OF the present.
This does not begin to mention all
the wonders of the wonderful mid
place to note an improvement which
mas been made by the fair officials in
adding to the width of the street at
the rear Of the grandstand. This has
to be used both by people on foot
and by motor trucks, and there has
been Il hit of danger in this locality
III the years past.
The Coliseum
The coliseum is as wonderful as
usual. 1t is the big rest room of the
fair grounds. There is a platform
Tor speaking and for exhibitions,
such as the baby show and sottees
for the accommodation of older visit
ors TO the fair and for women with
small children.
department which is in charge of the
well known local artist. Mrs. Kate
Edwards Fox. Mrs. Fox has been in
charge of this exhibition during many
previous fairs and IS past mistress
of the art of handling this exhibition
She is ably assisted by Mrs. Edith
Frost Stevens of Unity, Miss Mary
Whitcomb in the fancy work depart
ment; Miss Lucille Jones, Miss Elm
or Hall and Miss LeOna Maxim.
Albert Larsen is also an assistant
to Mrs. Fox in handling great deal
of work which would be Impossible
for the young women.
To single out any one exhibitor in
the art department would be to do
gross injustice to many meritous
artists. but ono cannot pass by with
ont mention Of the work of the stu
dents of the Portland School of fine
arts.
Miss Alice bradley of Frycburg
las a good variety of landscape and
other work mostly in oil. Miss GcOr-
cia Worcester of Bangor has some
fine pictures in oil. water color and
dent of tho Portland school fine Arts
has some fine posters. Tho Portland
fine arts students have also done
wonderful work in costume design
ing. which mp to Il short time ago
was not considered part Of leciti-
mate art work. hut was relocated to
tho limhoes Of commercialism. The
examples show are exceedingly fine.
There is also 4 lot Of up-to date
work in water colors, charcoal and
Temporal work
There is n large exhibit Of china
among the exhibitors being Mrs. Do
othca Libby Of Watcrville. Mrs. Ma
rion Merrihcld of Benton. Mrs. G. G.
Hayes of Pennington. Mrs. Fox has
some wonderful work not entered for
premiums as she is the head of the
department, but it really seems a
pity that under the rules she may not
receive a whole shcaf of blue ribbons
for her bowls done in enamel and
lustreS. Mr.. Putnam of Fairfield has
some fine drawings and some excel
lent basket work which shows Won
dcrful artistic conception and eXccu-
ton. a beautiful boudoir lamp with
a basket base is greatly admired
\ fine display of old dishes by Mrs
Ellen Crafty Paine is one Of the fca-
lures of the section of antiques. Miss
Fannie Whitney contributes n rug
20 years old. Fine examples Of wood
carving are shown by Mrs. William
Simpson Of Fairfield and Mr.. Putnam
nr GoJ
Of fancy work and the usual quilts
and rugs. One Of tho features Of the
art department is n set of hoauti-
fully decorated candles, the work Of
Miss Leona MiXim.
There are many booths in the COL
lisium. At the left of the entrance
the renowned r. 3. Buzzell. chef at
the country club, is associated in the
combination of Weber & Buzzell for
lunches and demonstration of s. &
II. products. Norris Weber is the
other member of the temporary part
nership.
The Central Maine Power Co. have
a large exhibit showing all kinds Of
electrical appliances
Ralph Gilman is demonstrating
Purity ice cream IN a prcttily decor
ated booth.
The Singer Sewing Machine Co
is on hand with its usual fine exhl-
hit
The Anterior Furniture Co have
two immense spaces. In one is dem
cnstrated the finest line of victrolas
ever seen in Waterville, and in the