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nature, and wliile tliey make sweet melody witli tlieir voices, and 

 even upon "stringed instruments''; let tliem also be able to 

 transfer to canvass, tliose beautiful rural scenes around them, 

 decked in beauty, through God, by the benignant hands of the 

 Seasons, and then music shall clasp hands with art, and confer 

 upon them a twofold blessing. May we not hope, that another 

 Season may afford us, through the exertions of our " ]iovie artists, 

 many original specimens of paintings and landscape views, that 

 shall do both them, and our society honor? 



FANCY ARTICLES. 



Our exhibition is always honored and adorned by a great 

 * variety of beautiful specimens of handicraft, the product of the 

 dilligence of our wives and daughters, in the dejiartment of 

 Fancy Articles. 



In fact, this section of our exhibition is very nearly related to 

 that of the Fine Arts, and it is sometimes very difhcult to separ- 

 ate and class articles in their j^roper j^^laces, drawing the line of 

 distinction between Art and her less pretentious Sister. Many 

 Articles in this department, betray the possession of as much skill 

 and taste, and even imagination in the Artisan, as would be re- 

 quired in perfecting a first class orginal joainting or dravring. 

 Designs in Crocheting, Worsted Embroidery, lace making, and in 

 the manufacturing of the innumerable creations of genius on 

 exhibition, require no small amount of inventive and executive 

 talent. Fancy articles so called are wsuaUy "thhirjs of bcautij" 

 and often of great utility. When beauty and utility can be 

 combined in the production of an article, the advantage gained 

 is twofold, for while the eye is pleased a real benefit is conferred. 

 A great many of the articles on exhibition in this department, 

 are either portions of decorative and ornamental apparel, or else 

 they enter irito that list of choice conyeniences without which no 



