20 



Mrs. C. H. Wells, Hancock, $1 



Mrs. W. G. Earner, Pittsfield, 1 



Mrs. Ada Crosier, Washington, 1 



Mrs. Lizzie Small, Great Barrington, 1 



Mrs. G. M. Beach. Otis, 1 



Mrs. G. M. Beach, Otis, 2 



Miss Lottie Mercer, Pittsfield, 1 



Miss C. E. Gorham, Great Barrington, 2 



Miss Agnes W. Canning, Stockbridge, 2 



Miss Libbie A. Bronson, Sheffield, 2 



Mrs. George W. Lester, Great Barrington, 1 



Mrs. William Abbott, Sheffield, 1 



Mrs. J. Eenyon, Otis, 2 



Mary Arnold, Pittsfield, 1 

 Committee. — Mrs. H. L. Bo we, Mrs. Andrus, Miss A. A. Rice. 



EENSINGTON AND SILE EMBROIDERY. 



Whole number of entries 63. Eensington Embroidery 27 ; Silk Embroid- 

 ery 18 ; Miscellaneous 18. 



Best Eensington Embroidery by non-professional, Mrs. H. A. Cone, Great 

 Barrington, #5 



2d do., Mrs. L. L. Atwood, Pittsfield, 4 



3d do. , Mrs. E. R. Earner, Adams, 3 



4th do., Mrs. N. J. Lawton, Pittsfield, 2 



Best Eensington by experts, Miss Eva Bates, Pittsfield, 5 



2d do,, Miss A. Trimper, Pittsfield, 3 



Discretionary Eensington, Mrs. Gen. Barnard, Sheffield, 3 



Miss May Buell, Great Barrington, 2 



Mrs. 0. S. Higley, Becket, 1 



Best Silk Embroidery by non-professional, Mrs. A. R. Taylor, Egremont, 4 



2d do., O. S. Higley, Becket, 3 



3d do., Mrs. C. Hyde, Lee, 2 



4th do. , Miss Susie Wright, Great Barrington, 1 



Best Silk Embroidery by experts, Miss A. Trimper, Pittsfield, 4 



2d do., Mrs. John 0. New, Great Barrington, 2 



Discretionary Silk Embroidery Mrs. Joseph Eenyon, Otis, 2 



Mrs. Gen. Barnard, Sheffield, 1 



DISOBETIONARY — MISCELLANEOUS. 



Mrs. H. McNeil, Great Barrington, 2 



Mrs. L. M. Joyner, Egremont, Portiere Table Cover, 2 



Mrs. W. J. Earner, Egremont, Outline, 2 



Committee. —A. S. Fassett, Mrs. Marcus E. Tobey, Mrs. James A. Bryan. 



Your Committee would recommend that the Society adhere 

 strictly to the rules, that all entries made in this department by pro- 

 fessionals be so recorded, or ruled out from competing with non- 

 professionals, as we found but one entry recorded by professionals. 



CROCHET. ENIT AND TATTING WORE 

 Whole number of entries 83. Crochet Work 45 : Enit Work 35 ; Tatting 3. 

 The handiwork of the ladies has come to be an important fea- 

 ture of our annual fair. Take out of the exhibition the exquisitely 

 beautiful productions of their fingers displayed here and its charm 

 and attractiveness would be greatly lessened. "We deem it a cause 

 of self-congratulation to the society that its members have appre- 

 ciated this fact, as also the importance of skillfulness in this direc- 

 tion in brightening the monotony of every day living, so far as to 



