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shell, which was upheld by a rustic easel. One point about 

 the painting was a happy thought — that of rendering the 

 uneven parts of the shell as a rocky descent over which a 

 cascade tumbled. 



Miss Gilford of Duxbury had a letter case of painted amber 

 silk, rare in its beauty. All the articles entered by this lady 

 were idealic, giving hints of a collection in reserve we would be 

 gratified to see adorn our tables next year. ' 



A table cover, by Bebecca M. Cobb of Kingston, was among 

 the excellencies of the exhibition. The embroidery upon the • 

 corners was as real as if one had stepped into the fields and 

 gathered bunches of marguerites and clover blossoms to 

 embellish the corners with. 



Mrs. Dyer of Plymouth displayed lambrequins, holding for 

 design the same wild favorites — daisies and the pink globes 

 of clover. 



Miss Carrie Randall of Pembroke had a table-scarf border- 

 ing on the unique, being a combination of cloth, velvet, and 

 floss of every color ; also, lovely embroidery on flannel. 



Mrs. Abram Freeman of Duxbury displayed a banner-screen, 

 , curtains, and decorated china, making a fine collection. The 

 quantity denoted industry as well as taste. 



Mrs. J. H. Hollis of Plymouth again sent some of her 

 beautiful lace-work. 



Mrs. E. H. Bonney of Scituate had an afghan of more than 

 ordinary fineness of stitch, so that the flowers wrought upon it 

 were very attractive, from being fine to a degree seldom seen 

 upon these lap-robes. 



W. 0. Hathaway of Plymouth had three cases of stuffed 

 birds — most excellent for taxidermist skill. The attitudes 

 of the birds showed naturalness in arrangement, but the silent 

 songsters called a dull grief to the heart. A slender note of 

 bird-song calling from a wood ; a flock of quails, scarce dis- 



