ARTS AND CRAFTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14221, 10 June 1910, Page 7

ARTS AND CRAFTS.

MUSICAL COMPETITIONS. There was again a large and appreciative audience at the exhibition last night, when the brass instrument competitions were got off, and the art union drawn. The results of the instrumental competitions are as follows : —Tenor horn, J. Lee (Eidleweiss) 50 points 1; E. G. Hunter (Ash Grove; 51 2: W. Bicknell (Zenohia) 76 3. Basses—J. J. Collins (De Beriot's fifth Air) 92 points 1; H. Seager (Ponderous.) 91 2. Euphoniums—\V. Craig (Nordisehe) SS points 1. The only competitor. Cornets —J. Burns (AsnGrove) So points 1; R. 11. Muuro (Eidleweiss) S4 2. Trombone —E. J. "VVilliams (.Robin Adair) 91 points 1. The onlv competitor. Quartettes — W. Taylor, R. R. Munro, E. G. Hunter, and \V. B. Craig (.Echoes ini Gehirsre; 101 points 1: J. Burns, M. Mayo, W. Bicknell and H. Mayo, (Remembrance) 88 points 2. Mr H. A. Humphreys, late conductor of the Ashburton County Band was the judge, and he remarked alter the contest, that the basses, trombones, and euphoniums were particularly good, and the horns and cornets were verv fair. THE ART UNION. "

Considerable interest centred in the drawing of the art union, the winners being as follows:—No. 1 B. tjiigour, 2 Miss Black, 3 D. Grant, 4 J. Donald, 5. A. M. Paterson. 6 C. H. Beslev, 7 Mrs B. Gray, S Miss E. Bruce, 9, Mrs Mcßeth, 10 G. Robinson, 11 Miss Rowley, 12 J. Brown, 13 Miis Hampton. Picture No. CO "When Leaves are Falling" (Avon-Christciiurck) by E. B. Luxton, was sold last night. To-night there will be a full orchestral concert at the exhibition, and to-morrow will be the closing da v. LACE AND'JEWELLERY. Tile public of Timaru are to be congratulated on the opportunity afforded them at the Arts and Crafts exhibition of seeing such a fine collection of old lace and jewellery. Mesdames Hunter-Weston, Orbell, Costello, Loughnan, Wigley and Smith have lent beautiful specimens of old Brussels, Limerick, Honiton, and Buckingham. Amongst the jewellery an old hair pendant, studded with seed pearls, and a miniature of a lady surrounded with brilliants, both lent by Miss Elworthy of Christchureh have been much admired. Mrs Orbell has some most interesting curios, "among these being a chatalaine two hundred years old, a. blister pearl pendant, 200 years old, an old clasp oramented with diamonds, dug up from an old church, small black lace parasol with jewelled handle and ferrule. And an enamelled bracelet belonging to Mrs Hunter-Weston has been greatly admired. Mrs Herbert Elworthy's old Egyptian pendant and Mrt Feilden's antique torquoise and miniature,

and Mrs Loughnans necklace and cross, Mrs Wigley's nn'niaturesand old jewellery are all very valuable. Also worthy of mention is the exquisite miniature in ivory of the Hall of Del-, hi, lent by Miss Ehvorthy, which is so suggestive of the luxuriant art of the East. Miss AYaymouth of Christchurch has a. case of beautiful enamels, several necklaces, pendants and brooches.