Milford chronicle., 1927-07-22
Harrington
Prize List Large in Ladies
Department at Kent l. Sussex Fail

of Kent and Sussex Fair. Both o.
these ladies have handled this de.
partment ever since the fair was
started. According to Mrs. Cahall
her department is confined to eX-
hibitors from the State of Delaware
and Delawareans who may live in
other States. There are number oi
rules that must be followed in order
to keep the department up to stand
ard. The entries closed on July 13
All exhibits required to be mounted
must be placed on white card board
or white paper. The exhibits must
be on the grounds by 4 p. m. Satur-
day, July 23rd All articles must be
made by the exhibitors and must be
new, no article having previously
won a prize can be entered a sec
ond year. Articles for exhibit must
be classified in the premium book,
! an article not listed in the book
cannot be exhibited. Mrs! Garrett S.
Harrington is superintendent of the
Art Department which is for anna
: ,teurs only. Miss l.. May Jones is
superintendent of the Culinary De-
. partment. Bread, cake and pies can
be delivered to the fair grounds on
Tuesday, July 26 before IL a. m.
According to the superintendents of
: the different departments the exhib-
its promise to be very varied and
more numerous then previous years.
! The prizes offered for white cotton
embroidery and other fancy work in
white are from twenty-five cents up
!. to $500. A $500 prize is offered for
the best pair of embroidered pillow
cases; also $500 for the best eyelet
centerpiece over % inches. For the
best embroidered luncheon set SO 90
and $500 is also offered for the best
display of centerpieces, three of any
kind. A dining room set, pieces,
carries a prize of $500, while bed
room set of five pieces $500. In the
colored cotton embroidery and other
fancy work in colors, the prizes Of
fered are from twenty-five cents to
$500. Embroidered luncheon set 13
pieces, $500. Colored embroidered
. bed spread $500. Cross stitch on
pillow case $500. Cross stitch lun-
cheon set and cross stitch on bed
spread each $500. Bed spread in
French knots also $500. Italian
hemstitching on luncheon set 81,
while on towels and table scarfs 81.
In the applique section the prizes
offered are from SOC to $3.50. For |
the best bedspread $3.50. Best appli-
que dress for both adults and chill
dred also 50. Best stenciled curtains
$2 Applique buffet set S. The
prizes in silk embroidery run as
high as $500. Centerpiece any de-
sign over 80 inches $500. Silk gar
ters, hand painted, 81.
Centerpiece, conventional design
embroidered in silk 81. Hand bag,
tapestry work in silk $3.50. Tatting,
white or colored. Best display of
tatting 50. Tatted luncheon set not
under 13 pieces, first prize, So; sec
ond price $1.50! Tatted luncheon
cloth So. Tatted buffet set not less
then 13 pieces So. Crocheting, plain
linen lunch set, not less than
pieces, crocheted edge SO. Solid GRO
cheted luncheon set So. Crocheted
luncheon cloth, all crochet So. Filet
bedspread SO. Knitted, crocheted and
embroidered articles in wool carry
valuable premiums. Infants wear, 4
pieces So. Infants sacque knitted 81.
Sweater coat knitted SO and sweater
coat crocheted So. Hand bag, tapes
try work in wool So. Ladies slip ov- !
er sweater, crocheted So.
Practical ideas and plain sewing. .
Neat and practical house dress S2.
Set of underwear, three pieces So.
Dressed rag doll workmanship to
count So. Childs silk dress, 6 to 10 {
years size So, and cotton dress $1.50.
Quilts, counterpanes and rugs. Coun-
terpane, crocheted in cotton and al t
so knitted in cotton each SO premi- '
ums. Best worsted quilt, velvet quilt
silk quilt and silk comfort each
So. Best log cabin quilt $1.50. Work {
done by women seventy years and {
over, knitted sweater So. Rag rug
plated $2 Patch work quilt and &
crazy quilt each $1.50 premiums.
Under miscellaneous there are sew g
enteen items in the catalogue with s
premiums from fifty cents to So. In S
he art department for amateurs the I
premiums are very attractive. For G
he best afternoon tea set, sugar,
,ream, cup and saucer and plate 7
st prize is SIS and second SO. Three C
,iece China dinner set design, three b
,iece breakfast set, and three bouil- d
ion cups and saucers each carry u
premium of So. Article in lustre So. s
specimen of colored Japanese ware n
.lso So. Chocolate pot, 2 cups and b
aucers So. Vase 10 inches high p
So. Best display of oil t.
'aintings not less than five pieces "
4. Oil paintings, floral, landscape,
ax-fr1 Of | n
nd spring secene each So premi- u
ms. Best display of water colors b
hree or more So. Water color land m
cape and marine each So. Plaque in tt
ealing wax and also hand painted 81
ach So. Hand decorated wall shelf a.
1.50. Hand decorated nut bowl and pl
lso candle stoicks each 81. Wool tt
ipestry petit point and gross point, n
hair cover 81. Picture So. Reed and fr
ther hand work, table lamp So. sc
ardiniere to IL inches in diane p,
II So. Fern basket 81. Waste bas- 81
ct 81. Fibre flower ern thirty to
lirty-six inches high SO. Fibre tb
ridge lamp $5l Oil painted fiat reed 81
,rving tray So. Dennisons crepe r,
aper, rope work, table lamp SO. ti(
ardiniere So. Flower basket S1.5O. ON
or the best bread and pies the sh
'emiums are from twenty-five w
,nts to ST.. For the best jelly, mar 90
alade and jam the premiums are ioi
sch 25c to SOC. Preserves are also ~,
&c to SOC. One pound combed hon su
: also strained honey each So. Lay M
cakes, all kinds $1.50. Angel food mr. mr.
Ike So. Crullers, cinnamon buns Fr
i'd ginger snaps each SOC. Fudge ola
oked and uncooked each soc, Lar hit