The decorations in this department are in
very good taste. The battle-fields of the re
bellion are commemorated on the walls in
letters of evergreen, and the flags and tro
phies are arrayed in such order as to at
tract notice.
The Department of Art is situated at the
northern end of the Avenue, and the collec
tion is mainly from Delatvarians resident in
Philadelphia. Two tables are devoted to the
works of art, and among these arc some of the
most beautiful articles within tlie Fair build
ings. The walls are decorated with portraits
on oil of General Burnside, General Hooker,
General Rosecraxk, Admiral Dudont,and oili
er military and naval heroes. Tauob & Co.,
of New ISedford, Massachusetts, contribute a
number of photographs and ambrotypes, which
arc perfect specimens of the art. Goupil &
Co., of New York, give a number of charm
ing water colors. Figures in bronze and Pa
rian ware ornament the tables, and add to the
beauty of the exhibition. The table on the
e ast side of the Art Department contains a
magnificent statue of “ Night,” in bronze. It
will be a rich prize for the lucky purchaser.
Parian bust of “ Spring,” bronze figures, cop
ies of Canova, including a beautiful bust of
“ Psyche,” are among a few of tlie choice ar
ticles in the line which the industry and good
taste of the ladies have succeeded in drawing
to their department.
The paintings include W. T. Richards’
•‘Harvest Scene,” and also a fine crayon
sketch. Two medallion copies of Tiiorwald
skx’s “Night” and “Morning” will prove
very attractive. In addition to these paint
ings and statuary, there is a fine array of
phantom boquets and flowers, and perfumed
French gloves, the whole forming a collection
which is second to none in beauty and value
in the Fair.
The other tables contain a large assortment
of fancy goods. A splendid Afghan graces
one of these tables. Fancy baskets, worsted
work, bead-work, chess-tables, are displayed
in great profusion, together with an assort
ment of new ware, styled “Majolica.” “The
old woman who lived in a shoe” is holding her
court in this department, ready to receive visi
tors and entertain them in her own peculiar
fashion. Mrs. Mitciiki.i,, Mrs. Harrinutox,
and Mrs. Grakff were very active in collect
ing articles for this department, and they de
serve great credit for their exertions. Wil
mington and New Castle have been particularly
energetic in the work, and the citizens of these
these two counties should be entered upon the
Roll of Honor.
As an indication of the great progress the
people are making in these days of rebellion
and revolt, we may notice that on one of the
tables of the department a rooster is represen
ted having in his claws a large snake of the
Copperhead persuasion. The reptile is firmly
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held to the ground, and beneath is the signifi
cant inscription :
“ When I have crushed the Copperhead I
will crow.”
A l’ost-Office is attached to the Delaware
Department, and as it is in charge of a number
of beautiful young ladies, it promises to become
very popular. The Post Mistress has made the
Daily Fare the official organ for the Depart
ment, and anxious correspondents or love-sick
swains, cannot do better than to peruse each
issue of our journal. Perchance something of
interest may be waiting an owner, and the
first intelligence can be seeux-ed through the
columns of the Daily Fare.
The Department of Curiosities of Delaware
is very rich, and the antiquarian will find a
large collection of articles connected with the
early history of the State. After examining
the display, we could not but xvonder that
Delaware had not, years ago, organized her
Historical Society. The Society is organized
now, however, and as it received a very good
start, and the right kind of men ax - e among
the list of members and contributors, it must
be a success.
Visitors will be surprised to find how often
Benjamin Franklin’s name is mentioned in
connection with articles associated with the
early history of the State. The Bedford
family, which furnished the first judge of Dela
ware, exhibit a large collection of these inter
esting relics. A punch strainci 1 , made from
the first silver dollar earned by Franklin
when a boy, selling papers about Boston, and
presented by him to Judge Bedford, is among
these relics, together with a pair of silver
sugar tongs, presented to Mrs. Gvnnino Bed
ford, by Franklin. The Bedford family also
exhibit a curious and valuable snuff-box, pre
sented by the Count D’ Artois to Mrs. G. Bed-
A piece of the fii'st calico printed in Ameri
ca, by Hamilton Rowan, on the Brandywine,
inIT'JG; a piece of a set of homespun bed
curtains, one hundred and thirty-four years
old; a bible, in two small volumes, one hun
dred and eight years old; and a book of Pryor’s
Poems, printed in 1718, are a few of the cu
rious articles in this department. The Penn
Tankard, presented to Judge Bedford by the
I’enn family, in 1788, is another of the arti
cles interesting to Pennsylvanians. There is
a fine collection of Japanese porcelain ware,
Indian and Chinese curiosities. The portraits
of several of the members of the Bedford
family add to the interest of this collection of
rare and curious articles.
The first, American flag i-aised on the soil of
South Carolina after the passage of her ordi
nance of secession, will attract attention. The
gallant Dupont was the hero of this achieve
ment. The rebel flag captured by the same
officer at Foi't Beauregard, is a fitting com
panion-piece. A number of rebel trophies
will be found near these ; and there is enough
to interest and instruct the visitor should he
give an entire day to the examination.
Delaware is not behind her neighbors in her
devices to secure money for the Sanitary Com
mission, independent of the sales at the tables.
A peep at the interior of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
can be secured at a very moderate i - ate, and
the visitor cannot do better than to invest. His
or her curiosity will be abundantly satisfied.
Our Daily Fare, on its fourth number, had
made, as nearly as can be estimated, about six
thousand dollars for the Sanitarv Commission
All advertisements of goods for sale in the
Fair are inserted gratis in this department.
They should be written in as brief a /arm as
possible, and left with any of the ladies at the
Newspaper Table, Union avenue, second centre
table from the Eigteenth street entrance.
Items of all kinds in reference to the Fair may
obtain publicity in the same manner We
recommend the Floral Departmentists to di
minish the number of their decoy ducks—or
else of their little navy. One or the other. In
real life ducks and ships don’t “coagulate”
together by the attraction of gravitation into
numerous clusters One of the most beauti
ful objects in the Fair is a table made of
“leather-work,” to be seen at the Dover table
in the Delaware Department, and which is
truly a work of art,, with its exquisitely grouped
leaves and trailing vines. It is offered at an
alarming sacrifice for the delightfully absurd
sum of Twenty-five Dollars.
Let every one take a look at the dear little Old
Woman in the Shoe, in the children’s Depart
ment. Where they find such darling little
girls we really can’t imagine. Be it remem
bered that,
* Every child who buys a toy
Heals the wounds of some bravo boy.”
So the motto of this department declares.
Apropos of the Little Old Woman in the Shoe,
our Daily Fairy declares that the said Old
Woman’s family are all on their best behavior,
and are quite willing to be seen, even at the
risk of being sold. We bid thee, however, 0,
reader, to pass not away from this room until
thou hast seen the exquisite doll and cradle—
which doll moves its hands and arms by watch
work, and has a large wardrobe. This impe
rial Puppetina Duchess Von Kinderspielzeug
is, however, to be raffled for, like any common
doll—at a dollar a chance. Among the books
for young folks for sale here we note The
Children’s Hour, of which the Daily Fai.y afore
said promises us a review. Of the automaton
rope-dancers, the magic, the trumpeter and
the monkey, and Blitz—who conjured unto us
in our tenderest youth, and yet seems younger
than ever, even as Cagliostro did of old—be
hold, are they not all there in full fling ?
Take the young ones there, and make them hap
py Would not this be a good time for our