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In days gone by, it was deemed 'bright noble work/^ and many 

 an English and French queen became a teacher of embroidering 

 to maidens of her household,. But we need not tell of the Gobe- 

 lin tapestry of France, or the dainty work of our Norman and 

 Saxon dames, our exhibition speaks for itself and vindicates its 

 worth ; we may be permitted to rejoice, that your society cares 

 for an art which was a household treasure in the past, and express 

 the hope that a land which finds noble blood in every home, shall 

 also find queenly work the product of their inrlustrious hands. 



All of which is respectfully submitted, 



CORNELIA D. MILLER, 

 MARY E. WAGER, 

 ELIZABETH WAGER, 

 ANTOINETTE HUNTINGTOX, 

 PHOEBE E. SMITH, 

 RACHEL M. THOMAS, 

 MARY WOLCOTT, 

 MARY G. HARISON, 

 '2. . ELIZABETH W, WAGER, 



EMILY S. MILLER. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE— CLASS 8, No. 65. 



DISCRETIONARY. 



Your committee report that they have endeavored to do jus- 

 tice to all parties conc-erned, but from the number of articles to 

 which their attention has been called, and the different materials 

 used in their structure, the time allowed was not sufficient to 

 gire them that close examination to which many of the articles 

 brought to their notice were entitled, consequently a full descrip- 

 tion of the articles with their qualities is not fully set forth in 

 this report. 



The exhibition in this department has been highly satisfactory 

 to the committee. A great majority of the articles exhibited show 

 a perfection of workmanship and finish, it would be difficult in- 

 deed to excel. 



