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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
105 
f urns EOTSEiiem, 
(For other Household Items , see “ Basket ” pages.) 
The Patching and Darning Exhibition. 
“ What a pity,” exclaimed many a visitor to the 
late Patching Exhibition at 245 Broadway, “that 
CLASS B—PATCHING—SECOND PRIZE—COAT. 
ail the ladies who have contributed cannot be here 
to see this display!” It is a pity, for truly the 
sight was strangely interesting and suggestive. 
And, “what a pity,” have we echoed over and 
over again, “that they could not have seen the de¬ 
cloak made of sixty-eight pieces, arid the darner of 
the stocking with one hundred holes. To be sure 
the February Agriculturist 6tood ready to tell all 
that was to be told, but it was in a hurry to be off 
to the printers, and so could not take everything. 
There were photographs of garments, darns and 
patches to be shown, interesting letters, also, sug¬ 
gestions and hints to be communicated, and, be¬ 
yond all, a document from the Committee of 
Award. “ If we could but stretch the prize-lists,” 
exclaimed one of the judges, when, after examining 
the mended garments again and again, they laid 
this piece aside as best, then that piece, and an¬ 
other, and then, after anxiously comparing the 
three, settled the matter with a sigh. The press- 
sure of about fifty “ nearly bests” was torture. At 
every award the Committee could feel the reproach¬ 
ful eyes of wonderful patehers and darners turned 
in surprise toward them. One lady was almost sure 
she heard a plaintive “ O don’t!” from a marvel of 
a mended stocking, when, after much discussion, 
it was placed on the no-prize pile. 
So it happens, that while the February Agricul¬ 
turist gave the prize-list entire, and, through the 
brilliant description of a lady visitor, took every¬ 
body to the show, this March number also has 
somewhat to do with the matter. 
The following were awarded a copy of the 
American Agriculturist by the Publishers : 
No. 83.—Mrs. Laura S. Bixby, Honesdale, Pa. ; 
Class D, Men’s Pantaloons. No. 195.—Master 
Newton G. Leslie, Comstock, Kalamazoo Co.; 
Mich.; Class A, Shirt; Class E, Socks. No. 92.— 
Mrs. (Widow) F. G. Chamberlin, Locust Grove, 
Saratoga Springs, N. Y., care of Luther W. Cham¬ 
berlin, Saratoga Springs, N. Y. : Class F, Pair of 
Stockings. No. 482.—Miss Ellen A. Fisher, George¬ 
town, Ill.; Class B, Boy’s Pantaloons (1 pair). No. 
671.—Mrs. Betsey Baker, Genoa P. O., Pawnee 
Indian Agency, Platte Co., Neb. ; Class D, Panta¬ 
loons ; Class B, Coat. 
COMPETITORS DESERVING HONORABLE MENTION. 
IdaIngalsbee,N. Y.; MissM. E. II. Haunetto, Conn. 
Mrs. E. S. Tank, N. J.; Miss J. Hague, N. J.; Mrs. 
S. S. Hooker,N.Y.; Mrs. B. K. Audrews, Mich.; A. B. 
Wilcox, Mass.; Mrs. S. D. Hopper, N. Y.; Eleanor 
Wood, N. Y.; Miss Jennie Megie, O.; Mrs. Jennie 
Minden, Ind.; Mrs. CynthiaEstler, N. J.; Mrs. Emi¬ 
ly Clifton, Pa.; Mrs. J. B. Armstrong, Md. ; Grace 
L. Sargent,Mass.; Mary A. Sargent,Mass.; MissM. A. 
Chittenden, Mich.; Miss Annie E. Williamson, L. I.; 
Miss LibbioMinsr, Conn.; S. Elizabeth Koons,Balt.; 
John Doolittle,Conn.; Newton G. Leslie,Mich.; Mrs. 
S. C. Cleveland, N. Y. ; Ellie, care of C. S. Nichols, 
Esq.,Mass.; Miss Y. M. King, Md.; Mrs. E. J. Ander¬ 
son, N.J.; Mrs. Elizabeth Barker,N.Y.; Miss Maggie 
J. Shaw, Pa.; Minnie Tullululi Bliss, Vt.; Miss 
Augusta Brown, N.C.; Flora Sortorc, N.Y.; Abbie E. 
Saxe, Pa.; Miss J. L. Stephens, O. ; Nellie B. 
Foote,O.; Miss II. T. Halkins, N. Y.; Mrs. F. G. 
Chamberlin, N.Y.; Emily Harrod, N. J.; Mrs. Nancy 
Randolph, Minn; Eurice Bassett, Ind.; Mrs. Marga¬ 
ret B. Rundle, Miss. ; Miss V. M. King, Md.; Mrs. 
Mary B. Thompson, Mass. ; Kate E. Sinclair, N. Y.; 
Abbie A. Haviland, Md.; Mrs. Win. H. Steere, R. 
I.; Mrs. J. H. Reed, N. Y.; M. P. Wyatt, N. Y.; 
Miss M. A. Chittenden, Mich.; Mrs. W. A. Bass, 
Conn.; Emily Har¬ 
rod, N. J.; Miss 
M. A. Fralick, 
Mich.; Mary K. 
• Lillie, N. J. 
Our readers have 
already heard of 
the wondrous little 
cloak, pretty and 
demure - lookiug, 
that concealed in 
its fair expanse we 
cannot remember 
III?/' how many old pan- 
|P / taloons, vests and 
coat-linings. Its 
picture is given 
on this page, and 
here is the letter 
class B—first prize—girl’s cloak (inside). that came with it: 
FIRST PRIZE—CLASS B. 
Washington, Iowa, Bee. 5th, 1870. 
Dear Ladies of the Mission: You seem to be 
CLASS E—DARNED STOCKING. 
light of those who, after the show, opened the 
great bundles at the “ Old Brewery” or Five Points 
Mission. That would have been reward enough for 
any one, even for the lady who sent the little 
CLASS D—DARNING—1st PRIZE. 
CLASS B—PATCHED 
TROUSERS—FIRST 
PRIZE. 
getting desperate in search of an economical wom¬ 
an. I presume, when you view this cloak, con¬ 
taining sixty-eight pieces, you will think you have 
found one. The garment you now see is made of 
four pairs of old pants, one old vest, and two old 
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CLASS C—DARNING—SECOND PRIZE—GIRL’S SACK. 
coat-linings. It has been worn by my little girl 
three years to public school just as it is now, with 
the exception of rclining the hood and rebinding 
the cloak each season. Each garment from which 
this is made was worn over one year, and some of 
them were worn three and four years. I made this 
CLASS B—FIRST PRIZE—GIRL’S CLOAK (OUTSIDE). 
