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Show THE FAIR. A brief description of some of the exhibits. A number of exhibits at the late fair deserve especial mention, which the Journal was unable to accord in its last issue. Among them were two small paintings by Miss Ida Hitchcock, which showed remarkable talent for one so young; a collection of photographs by I. B. Cardon; a show case of jewelry, of great richness and elegance, by Cardon & Thatcher; a large number of articles of ladies' work, including a vase of stuffed birds, very life-like in appearance, displayed by Mrs. Edwards in the department of ladies' work was a large and varied display of such articles as quilts, mats, tides, etc. Cardon & Thatcher had a display of furniture that was very fine indeed and included some splendid specimens of upholstering done at their establishment. The U. O. M. & B. Co. showed some elegant homemade furniture; also a fine variety of mouldings, panel doors, etc. In this display was a small pannelled obelisk, painted in a manner that showed great skill in imitating different kinds of wood and stone, with colors and brush. Messrs. J. H. Brown & Son showed some splendid work in marble head stones, equal to the best ever produced in Utah. P. A. Neilsen had a fine collection of home-made and imported boots and shoes; two pairs of gent's fine boots, deserve especial mention, E. J. Pierce had a fine collection of home-made baskets. Jacobson & Son exhibited a panel of red iron fence, a very creditable piece of work. The Foundry showed some excellent castings and horse shoes. Ormsby & Riter had two splendid show cases, one containing confectionery in delicious variety, and the other filled with toilet articles and medical and surgical goods. The display of soap by the Utah Soap Manufacturing Co. was very pretty. In the Primary department the display of children's work was surprisingly excellent, and contained many articles worthy of mention did space permit. The fruit department contained a large variety of ripe and luscious specimens and the department of vegetables contained a fine and varied display. The North Star Mills surprised every one with their excellent display of home-made woollen goods: some specimens of stocking yarn were particularly fine. The Ogden Mills exhibited a large number of excellent specimens of home-made woollen cloths, as did the Provo Mills. J. T. Hammond had a fine show-case filled with specimens of books, stationery, etc. The Smithfield Co-op had some good specimens of home-made leather, and Z. C. M. I. showed a collection of the courser kinds of boots and shoes, all home-made and sensible goods. P. A. Neilsen's exhibit of ladies' hats and dolmans, the latter home-made was much admired. A colony of bees in a transparent hive, displayed in George Hilsbard was an object of interest. Ricks Bros. had a fine show case of groceries and confectionery. O. Hansen, the tailor, had a good display of gents' clothing and ladies' dolmans. Carl J. Cannon also made a good display of tailor's goods. Samuel Holt, Evan Owens, A. Harris, and Mrs. Preston each displayed a beautiful lot of butter. Hopkin Mathews showed some nice dried fruit, and a toy steam engine made by a boy named J. Z. Farnes, and a water clock made by John Ash were interesting pieces of ingenuity and workmanship. Zion's Board of Trade had, outside the building, several specimen Studebaker vehicles and Paine and Mattison displayed a fine farm wagon, ?? spring wagon of Mitchell & Lewis' make, and a combined seeder and dropper. Other articles and displays deserve mention, not forgetting specimens of stereotyping executed by the Journal, but all cannot be named here. On the whole the fair will compare favorably with the display of previous years. |