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one of wliich (named Princess Alice) was more particularly 

 interesting, from its combining the fragrance of the former and 

 the beauty of the latter. Another excellent hybrid Rhododen- 

 dron, apparently a cross Nvith B, Dallwimce, was exhibited by 

 Mr. Parker. 



Additional effect was given to the show by a display of Minton's 

 white china, exhibited by Messrs. Goode k Co., of South 

 Audley-street This is a revival of the old Dresden china, so 

 far as beauty of material and excellence of design are concerned 

 only, instead of being coloured, the china is preserved pure white- 

 Some "examples of it were already exhibited at the Fruit show in 

 November, and many of the designs, particularly of the pieces 

 for holding fruit, w^ere very beautiful. These gentlemen have 

 favoured us with the foregoing woodcuts of two of the pieces 

 executed to illustrate those exhibited on the 19th. 



The encouragement given, to Art by such manufactures is 

 valuable. Mr. Goode mentions that the sum paid to a first-class 

 modeller, such as M. Carriere, of Paris, for the models of these 

 small china pieces is sometimes as high as lOOL These statuettes 

 and groups are built up, as it were, of numerous pieces, and not 

 only require much care and ^ skill in uniting the pieces, but also 

 take a long time (three months) to execute. 



Prizes for Dinner-tahle Decorations. — Sir Wentworth Dilke's 



prizes continue the same this year as last, viz., For the beat three 

 Groups of Fruit and Flowers, in which beautiful arrangement is 

 to be the test of merit. Each set is to consist of three groups, 

 and may be either one of flowers and two of fruit, or two of 

 flowers and one of fruit, or fruit and flowers mixed in all three ; 

 and they may be shown either in epergnes, glass, or china dishes, 

 wicker, or wire-work ; or in any other way most to the taste of 

 the exhibitor. Space must be secured for them the day before, 

 but the groups themselves will be received until 10 o'clock on 

 the morning of the show. It is under consideration whether 

 something in the nature of a tiring-room cannot be provided for 

 the competitors, in which to dress their dishevelled beauties 

 before appearing in public. 



A second prize, offered for dinner-table decoration, which was 

 announced in last number of the Proceedings, proceeds from the 

 liberaUty of one of the Fellows of the Society, In compliance 



with the recommpnrlnfimi nf tlin TTlnval P/^rv»»■.-iUtr^« o olir^Vif olt^ra- 



