THE NEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXV, Issue 282, 12 December 1889, Page 3

THE NEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION.

0 ■ " HOME INDUSTRIES BRANCH. PICTON EXHIBITS. a. pboposaii tolTend exhibits HOME. [DOTTED PEESS ASSOCIATION.] Donedin, December 12: There is perhaps no department of the Exhibition in' which so much confusion prevails as that m the Home Industries branoh, and visitors are loud m their complaints respecting it. The exhibits are m astate.of : the utmost disorder, and it is quite impossible for visitors to see or appreciate many . o£ . the. beautiful objects of home industry, which have been for- - warded to Dunedin. A reference to the catalogue only makes confusiort worse confounded. 'Auckland's exhibits, for instance, are placed where you would expect- those of Southland to be* while some of the district courts have kept the exhibits to themselves. In some of the bays the exhibits, are at this moment lying m the most higgledy piggledy fashion, ■ and it is impossible^ to ascertain by whom they have been sent. In the main home industries court the arrangement of the exhibits is extremely faulty, and numbers of them are placed at such a height' that a great injustice has been done to r the exhibitors. Others again are neither labelled nor numbered, and whom' they belong to is an 'insoluble enigma at present. This is much: to be^regretted, as the display taken altogether, is of a most creditable kind; and as an evidence of, . skill, , taste, and patience on the part of the workers.; could not be excelled. Crazy work constitutes a considerable percentage of the exhibit Bin this department, and gome of them are exceedingly beautiful. . Amongst the most striking may be'mentioned a quilt exhibited by Miss J. Dow* of Dnnedin, on various : positions of which are worked correct illustrations of Knox Charoh, tha Boys' High School j and other publiCibuildings. There'is a very striking sample of crazy work m cretonne by Mrs Katharine Allea, of Picton. This lady also shews a mantel drape upon which, a great amount of taste. and.patience has been displayed. On'entsrhiS tne Court the first exhibit to strike the visitors attention, is what Elise of the N.Z. Mail calls, the national dress or the divided skirt, which obtains no end of inspection. Then follow pioture frames m endless variety; a design composed of leather shells j cones, etc. Mrs J. W. Barolay has a magnificent exhibit of a pair of plush window hangings, worked m crewels, besides cushions of like material, on which are worked a flowering bluegum and, waratah. There ■3S also m the same case a stand with a ' globe cover, . containing bleached New Zealand ferns, and there is no lovelier exhibit to be seen m any part of the building. Next comes alace crown for a lady' s cap, handkerchief and trimmings made from New Zealand flax_, ' the dressed material from which it id made being shown alongside 'the lace itself. This handsome exhibit comes, from Mrs Ginders of Rotorua. Mrs Smythieß, an old lady m her 7Sth year, contributes, a. fine specimen of lace work, and a stand of wool flowers by Miss Harriet Wilkins deserves great commendation^ Caroline XHarris shews a fine specimen of imitation anagolica, and Mrs H. A. LeCren exhibits a beautiful crewel worked chair. There are several exhibits' of flowers worked from human hair, but the best of the collection is that by Mrs'E.-H. Ridley, a Dunedin lady. G. R. West shews several nice specimens of fretwork, and. then follows a remarkably beautiful card trad chess octagon table' manufactured from New Zealand -woods ' by W. ' N.. Spiers. H. -Wilson sends some really fine' specimens ' of carving, and Mrs Cathoart of Oamaru Phas a. case ' containing; fret work and cushions. ' There are models of ships and : boats and steamers m great variety by John Cadzon,. and m close proximity there are model. illustrations of the settler's home m the early, days and his, home at <' the pieseat time,, when he has become tolerably .'a'fiauent. Geo. Palmer's self: supporting circular stair v is"a nice contriy-. ance, arid there is close at band acase containuig a number of fans moat artistically formed out of the light and dark species of kauri, by an ordinary pocket, knife. • There ••: is ■ a model shown of a locomotive and. tender fillea-with' Kaitancata coal, and a model fire escape by A. McGee h.^'ft interest for members of Fire Brigades. There is a very beautiful labe exhibit by Mrs J. D. Balsille, also a quilt knitted by Mrs Jamieson, of Gisbqrne, ia her 76th year, and fllopgside a handsome croebet-frock by Mrs Boylan of the same place. Mrs C. J. Hansen of Wellington, shows a w»ll*assorted collection of corsets and surgical belts; and Thomas Harris of Humphrey's Gully, - West Coast, sb6ws a beautiful handworked wooUen hearthrug. Mrs Newrick, of Stafford^ is the exhibitor of some lovely mantel drapes; and Mrs D. Mcßae, of Palmerston, shows some tastefully worked plush chairs an 3: CBshion ; Mrs J. Mac kenzie, of .the same place, has a mantel drape of rare attractiveness, Altogether the whole display is a magnificent one, but tiie arrangement of the exhibits Is so unsatisfaatory as to militate against the success of the Court, and many exhibitors wouldJeel" exceedingly annoyed if they could see the way m which their contribuiions have.been dealt with, A proposal will be made to the Government irom the Executive of the Exhibition that all New Zealand goods now exhibited here be sent to London for final New Zealand Exhibition. The Government will be asked to arrange an advance of £12,000 to cover all expenses, bnt M.Joubert is sanguine the money will be recouped. There will be a land and Immigration * bureau m connection with the proposed -Exhibition.- The promoters are very sanguine of the success of the venture, and are prepared to undertake it, but feel that should it he undertaken the Colony should ensure its -pronounced success. It is understood the Colonial Secretary warmly approves of the idea, A considerable sub-divieion of classes has been resolved upon before any judging of exhibits commences and the work of sub-divi3ion was commenced to-day. At * meeting of exhibitors m one .class to-day to deal with the question of appointing jurors, it was elicited that no gold medals wUI be awarded, and a request that first-class certificates should be called • gold medals, second-class silver, and third bronze was declined, as it would be sailing under false colors. 'As a result of their exhibit m the industrial section, where the process of bootmaking is practically illustrated, Burrow and Co, have received an extensive order frbina'firm at Apia (Samoa) which has hitherto dealt with San Francisco.

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