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Making paper flowers is pretty work for little girls, and can 

 be easily and well done, as was shown by a few specimens. 

 If copied from nature, it will help the children to become 

 observing in watching the nature and growth of plants and 

 flowers. 



The scroll-saw work and water-color paintings done by 

 Master Harry House, whom we are sorry to lose from our 

 department, show taste in that direction which we hope he 

 will continue to cultivate. 



Master Eaymond Robbins added to the attractiveness of 

 our table by a nice collection of easels, frames, etc., and we 

 hope he will continue to favor us during the two years that 

 yet remain to him in this department. 



We always like to commend the plain sewing and knitting 

 of which there was, this year, the usual quantity. We would 

 like to see an increase. 



One little milliner of six years brought a specimen of her 

 work in the shape of a doll's hat. We think it is a good 

 idea for little girls to cut and make clothes for their dollies, 

 as far as they can. If they learn to do that well, they will 

 be all the better prepared for more useful work in the future. 

 Let us have more work of this kind at our next Fair. 



Some pretty work in the form of collars, lace and edging 

 deserve mention, and we remember seeing some very nice 

 sewing among the patchwork brought by the very little ones. 



We heard it remarked that it made no difference whether 

 the age of the child was put on the artiole with the name. 

 It does make a great deal of diflerence to the Committee in 

 deciding on gratuities, whether the article in question was 

 made by a child of four or fourteen. Although this request 

 has often been made by your Committee in former reports, 

 yet it is still not complied with in every case, and we would 



