THE DOMINICAN CONVENT HIGH SCHOOL.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 7860, 25 December 1893, Page 1

THE DOMINICAN CONVENT HIGH SCHOOL.

One of tho finoub exhibitions cl art and industry displayed at this season of tho year is that of tho pupils and young Indies attending the Convert High School. It must bo very gratifying to tho&o interested in tho pupils to see ao brilliant ;\ display of work, which not only reflects tho greatest praise upun tho culture and attainments of tho teachers, bub speaks volumes for tho hkili and industry of thy pupiln. Thobo who visited the exhibition wore delighted with tho work and astonished at its magnifieoucoatul bouily. This has reference 10 the needle woik of tho higher class girl-*, and tho paiutingi and diawiogH showed in most instances that tho young ladies had considerable ability, and in cisfs ono could petceivo tho touch ot an artist's hand. Coming to notice tho ticudlonoik, Miss j Agues Cloland has an excellent dhsott- ! incut of work, fioni a drawingioom couch woiked in arasune to art embioidery and raised wool floweis. Miss Cuiootan's plain sow ng is icmaikubly w«»ll done, as was also hoi* fino pictu.e in Berlin woul woik. *>laiti sowing and a panel in art ombi'jiduty in noitly executed by Miss Falconer, while Miss Dugsjan has a nicely worked tea oosey, and Mi*-» Probert levels in art ernbroideiy and Canterbury bells. Miss Pa 1 on has a line piir of brackets in art etnbroideiy and her raised bead woik is very pretty. After noticing M'ss Jim nou'a plain Hewing, omo comes to Mi^a Ciombio's and Mihs limes' woik, llim which nothing moro bo ititiful i.s exhibited. Mi.vs Innis' chair in art embroidery is .» niagniu'cont pieco of work. Mivi II;ud ing has a Imo ottoman in laised wool work, and Mis.s Jane llood haa the largest collection of woik, and it, too, is very cleverly done in overy p.rbicular. Specul mention of her fender btoul in rased wool work and a contio tablo in ait ombioidery, and Iloniton pointlaeo hind kerohiets eliould be undo. Mihs Ciawford's chair in art umbioidoiy is a voiy h'no piece of work, and Mih-j M'Nauglit and Miss Maude llnding bhow piaibcwoithy exhibits. Alto^cthur thin put of tho exhibition is a highly creditable one, and wo have only been able to mention a few of tho befit thinge produced by these clever pupils. Next tho art exhibits come under notice, although on fhsfc entering tho largo school, room whero they aro displaced, the pictures and drawings would bo tho hist thing to catch tho visitor's eye, and lie would naturally concludo that a number of drawing-rooms had been temporarily denuded to grace tho exhibition. It i-, only when ono learns that thcie beautitul pictures have boon executed t»y tho young ladies attending the Dominican Convent bchools tint the tilontof tho pupils becomes nppareub. Nothing too extiavagaut could be .said in praise of thib work ; and we would only nibh to notice a few of the pictmos hung. In landscape painting Mlss M. M'Oallum takes the lead, and among her varied and interesting collection a painting of " Kenilworth Castle" and " (Jeorgo (Sound," New Zo .land, are tho best, while her paintings of natural flnwo'tt aro artistically executed. Mi^ Kli/,i M'Callum and Misb lie\>at hue studies in still hf« in oils, anJ wiiile the former h m a flue painting of a pray ot acacia in blossom on a tnuror, both display a reinwkiblo talent in tho portraiture of animalb. Miss lle.vat his a •splendid collection of .vator eulurs of Now Zeiland bcenery, including "Mire Peak " and " Like Coleridge.' A donkey in sepia is one of Miss liew.it'h bo.st, anil her flower studies aro worthy ot notice. Miba Maxwell has fiower-T from nature, and two cnyon btudies wero well done. All tho crayons are deserving of mention, i.nd Miss Wall, J. Pagan, Cleland, J. llood, Golding, and Hamilton display bomo excellent work of thi^j kind. 'J'he.so young ladies also exhibit some cipible studies in ilowero, and in ligute n oik Miss II inning and Miss H million excel. Miss Uauning has "Mater Dolorobi" and "Mr Ohdhtono' 1 in oils, and Miss Hamilton's '• Hi. Magdalen " as a crayon study. This last mentioned is vi ry elective. Miss Camerons tiblo in ouont'd painting was very much artmhel by all tho visitors. With model drtniugs, llower paintings, and drawings of anini,»ls Miss Ethel Robot th inakob up a highly cieditable collection. It was to bo rogieltbd that the tin favor able weather pi evented a large number of people visiting thu Dominican Convent High (School exhibition this y».ar.