MANAWATU SHOW

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 6965, 3 November 1909, Page 3

MANAWATU SHOW

SOME OP THE SPECIAL FEATURES. ART AND INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITS. FEOil OUB SPECIAL REPORTER. PALMERSTON. November 2. The annual show of the Manawafcu and West Coast A. and P. Association commences to-morrow. Given favourable ■weather all gate records should be broken, for the programme is the most attractive the society has yet provided for the entertainment of its patrons. The ring events are' the most varied and complete which have appeared in an agricultural show programme in this country. Additional interest attaches to this year's fixture by reason of the support accorded, the fixture by breeders of pedigree stock in the Waikato. Generally, the society has all the material for a record show.

The section of the show devoted to art and industrial exhibits is at such a pace that it is now an exhibition in itself. This year it is easily a record. In, art and technical school work there arro no less than tSO exhibits, many of which have come from "Wellington, while Christchurch and Hnnedin schools are well represented. The public schools' section is also splendidly patronised, the exhibits numbering 597, and these include entries from Waikato, Hawke’s Bay, Taranaki, and all parts of the Wellington and Wanganui Education Board districts. There are 193 exhibits in the industrial and needlework section, and 66 in a photographic section, which if not so comprehensive' as some of the other sections, makes up for this by the excellent quality of the exhibits. These classes wore judged today. Industrial and Art Needlework. —There was very hoafthv competition in the majority of the classes in this section. There were 193 exhibits in all. t Hiss S. Reid exhibited the best ■ specimen of fancy work, and Mias H Wuson the finest work in point luce. M. Toalson, of the Wellington Technical School, secured a vjh.o. in the former, and B. Hickson, of the same school, a v.h.c. in the latter class. In a dees of 18 Miss E. Hughes Johnston secured first ticket for a cushion. Eirst prize winners in the other- classes were:—Coarse point lace, Bertha ' Hickson; point lace handkerchief, Miss H. McHnif; coarse eyelethole embroidery, Mrs J. E. Graham; fine ditto., Mrs M. Murdoch; cotton crochet, Mrs E. Pilcher; Irish crochet, Mrs A. Crawford; Mount Mellick work. Mrs W. Renton; coarse drawn thread. Miss Bennett; fine ditto.. Miss Mary Smith Taylor; 'afternoon tray doth in silk. Miss T. Haszard; dittos in cotton, Mrs J. R. Graham; ditto needle pointing, Miss M. Hear love; table centre embroidered in silk. Miss Eftie M. Taylor; ditto needle pointing. Miss M. Doariovc; tea cosv in point lace. Miss K. E. Bryant; any other kind. Mrs C. H. Johnson; point lac© table centre. Miss E. Wilson; any other kind, Mrs C. H. Johnson; shadow work. Miss Bassett; pillow sham. Miss C. Robertson; novelty pin cushion. Miss A. Ashton; monogram. Miss A. Hons; embroidery. Miss C. B. Mitchell; hand buttonholes. Miss K. Snelgrovo; smocked frock. Miss L. H. Cunningham; fanny work. Miss M, S, Taylor; hand-knitted cocks. Miss P. Tait; hand stockings, Mifis M. S. Taylor; woollen jacket. Miss H. Higgle; baby’s boots. Miss K. Bnrmeister; woollen petticoat. Miss M. A. Bromley; band-made lace. Miss S. Holy; ribbon work. Miss N. Thomson: Hebedo embroidery, Mrs J. R. Graham; bandarger embroidery. Miss C. Robertson; applique, _ Mrs Tosswill; handkerchief socket. Miss K. B. Miller; handkerchief with monogram. Miss M. Murdoch; huckaback darning, A. Oliver; woollen jacket, Mrs E. M. Hayward.

hot criticism. Mr Payton, of Auckland, in criticising the art -work, was especially severe om the design. Waving his arm over the leading group of Wellington students’ worts he exclaimed: "These are not designs. The students have not even, been taught the rudimentary principles of design. It is the same in nearly all the classes. They seem to have an idea that all they have to do is to chuck certain objects on to a piece of paper, and fill a space anyhow. I'm very much disappointed. I thought Wellington would do much better.” He thought Mias Nelson’s wanning exhibit in this section was a good attempt at design. Mr Payton thought the objects which the designs wore meant to decorate should be stated. Some butterfly designs were rather severely / handled, the judge considering there was neither rhyme nor reason in them, while he thought many of the others were entirely unseated to the spaces they occupied. Of the general work of the younger students Mr Payton had little to say which was commendatory. A group of studies, which all happened to come from Wellington, were severely condemned. They were a series of elaborated drawings of butterflies aud similar objects, which he considered so much waste of time and absurdly out of tone, being much too black, a fault found also with the studies from the life and the oast, the most frequent sinners being Wellington student. Complimentary reference was made to some of the animal studies, while others were condemned in round terms for their woodenness. Mr Payton thought the landscape work was good, and one of the strongest classes in the show.

The average value , per bale of all the wool sold in Australasia during the past twelve months was All 6s lOd, as compared with Al 3 0s 2d for the previous year—a decrease of ill 13s 4d. or 12.8 per tent.