THE LAST DAY.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXII, Issue 26, 31 July 1911, Page 3

THE LAST DAY.

CLOSING OF THE EXHIBITION. FANCY DRESS CARNIVAL. As popular as ever might well have been said of the Industrial Association's Exhibition, which ended on Saturday, with a total attendance of 164,620. A hint of the financial results vras given in an interview which the chairman. (Mr. T. Ballinger) accorded Tho Evening Post on Saturday. As a place of entertainment and resort the Exhibition ha* been extremely popular, In the Stadium there have been held bowling matches, tennis tournaments, boxing contests, hockey games, wrestling bouts, athletic sporte, gymnastic displays, pageants, "living bridge," a ball, a baby show and finally a fancy dress carnival for children and adults. This took place on Saturday. There were nearly fifty children taking part in the afternoon. Many of the costumes were quaint, some original, others both pretty and original. The first prize agold-fill«l watch, went to a diminutive girl dressed as a wehine with her picca* ninny slung behind her. A tiny girl cowboy came second ; a ptejbty liUlemaid dressed as an orthodox "washerwoman, third. Other prizes Were alloted as follow:—"Gas Mantle," 46 votes; "TitaJiia," 22; and "Gas Mantle" (again), 22 votes; "Harem Skirt," 21; "Irish Boy," 20. In the evening the Stadium was again crowded with spectators and those taking part in the fancy dress carnival. Here again, the judging was left to spectators, with the following results :— _ Ladies.— First— No. $7 ("Red Indian'), 107; second— *No, 71 (representing the Exhibition Stadium), 89 votes: third-No. 97 ("Queen"), 50 votes j fourths-No. 67 ("Sunflower"). 48 votes; fifth—No. 61 ("Dawn"), 36 votes; sixth —No. 72 ("A Bird"), 24 votes. Gentlemen.— First — No. 110 ("A Chinaman"), 166 votes; second— No. 96 rMephistopheles"), 34 votes; third— No. 56 ("One of the Boys"), 30 votes; fourth^No. 124 ("Cowboy"), 22 votes; siith— No. 17 ("A Master"), 17 votes! The scene m the Stadium enclosure, reserved for those taking part, was very pretty, and a perfect riot of colour. The costumes worn, included those of cowboys, fairy princes, soldiei-s, and sailors, columbines, and clowns. A Chinaman with a portable laundry perambulated the enclosure. Lord Nelson was represented by one of the dancers, and other characters from history and fiction were also pourtrayed. FREE SHOWS. There were free pictures being shown, m the theatre, which was crowded} cooking demonstrations at the Gas Company's Exhibit, which were well attended ; also laundry and other work being done by gae-heat, The selling etalls appeared to be doing a thriving trade, especially those engaged in lolly manufacture. COMPETITIONS AND ART UNION. The results of the art union of Mr. W. G. Baker's pictures were as follow : First (value l2ogns), Mrs. Hamilton Moore, Te Horo (4880); second (value opgns), Mr. B. Blight, Wellington (5867) ; third (value 30gns), Miss A. Seager, Lower Hutt (4484) 5 fourth (value 20gns), Mrs. M'Shane, Avondale, Auckland (2401) ; fifth (value 12gns). Mr. J. Bailley, Wellington (1902); sixth (value Sghs), Mr. Truhauf, Wellington (2611). Mr. B. Phillips guessed that the number passing the turnstiles would be 6876. He was three short of the actual number, 6879, and his being the nearest estimate he was awarded the prize of £5. Mr. A. Brindley, Kaiapoi, won in a raffle the two model steam engines that were exhibited in the annex. DISMANTLING. Today the work of dismantling fittings and stalls was commenced, and the 1911 exhibition, of the Wellington, Industrial Association is now become history. There ie much work yet to be done, however, in connection with the enterprise, principally of an accountancy character, but there ie suflicient justification already for the chairman s statement on Saturday last that "the Exhibition has been a great success,"