DUNEDIN WINTER SHOW

New Zealand Tablet, 10 August 1911, Page 1539

DUNEDIN WINTER SHOW

The Dunedin Winter Show as opened on Tuesday of last week by his Excellency the Governor, in the presence of a very .large gathering, including visitors from all parts of : the Dominion. The show, which is generally held in June, had to be postponed until the beginning of August this year, owing to the destruction of the Society’s building by fire. ■ The change, however, did not militate against the attendance, which was splendid throughout the week, this being due no doubt; to the very fine weather which prevailed. The entries, this year were 150 more than in any previou| year, there being ' close on 1200 exhibits and stands. On the whole, the Society is to be congratulated on the success achieved, and there is every reason to hope that the show will increase in popularity as years go by. ; The comprehensive exhibit of the Christchurch Meat Company was a striking testimony, to the progress made by this Dominion within the past quarter of a century or so. Here were goods-delicacies they might be called—of all kinds put up in a manner equal, if riot superior, to those of any country in the world, arid w r e know for a certainty .that the goods were the best of their kindsheep and ox . tongues in glass , jars arid tins, sausages, assorted meats, arid meat extract. - The last-mentioned is put up in convenient and attractive glass jars, arid' is rapidly taking the place, as it deserves, of the imported article. The company displays considerable enterprise in placing its goods in such an attractive manner before the public, and therefore deserves every encouragement and support'. V - . -

According to their usual custom, Messrs. G. and T. Young, the well known jewellers of Princes street,, and also at Wellington, Tim am, and Oamaru, had a valuable and choice exhibit of jewellery, silverware, show trophies noted for their exquisite workmanship and artistic design. The exhibits for personal adornment, such as rings, brooches,'bangles, pendants, etc., are those which are at present most popular in the centres of fashion in the Home countries, and are up-to-date in every respect. The valuable exhibit by this firm attracted a great deal of attention, and was very much admired. There are still a good many people whose purses do not allow the luxury of a motor car, whilst others are conservative enough to prefer a bracing drive in the country seated in a light running . gig behind a wellgroomed horse. These found in the attractive exhibit shown by. Mr. J. Ormiston White (late Hordern and White) something pleasing to 'their tastes. . The gig and buggy exhibited by this firm had much to recommend them they were in the latest style, with the most modern improvements as regards axles and springs, comfortable, and being built of the best materials, combined lightness with strength. The workmanship, too, was of the best, and altogether the vehicles were highly creditable’from every point of view to the exhibitor.

The very fine and comprehensive display of artistic furniture by Messrs. Scoullar and Chisholm was, as we would naturally expect, the centre of attraction for hundreds who visited the show’. No doubt, many from a distance, whose visits to Dunedin have been few and far between, were not aware that we have in this city a firm which could turn out such high-class furniture, that for. style, design, and finish need not fear comparison with the best that could be shown by the leading houses in the Home countries. To these the splendid exhibit must have been a revelation both as regards the beauty of the materials and the superior finish and artistic workmanship. The fumed bedroom

suitebedstead, wardrobe, and duchesse; table, in quaint design—-were; very, much admired, as I were also the three-piece antique . drawing-room suite, and the dining-room furniture consisting of a fumed oak medieval sideboard having appropriate ' oxidized mountings, and high-backed medieval chairs, all • finished in that artistic style for which the firm is noted. The exhibit as a whole reflected the highest credit on the firm.