REPORTS. 



FLORAL DEPARTMENT. 



With the promise proved once again that "seed-time and 

 harvest shall not fail," we bring to you our floral offering ; 

 thankful, that while the early and late frosts blighted so many 

 of our hopes, they spared so many flowers. We rejoice that 

 our tables were more bountifully and nicely filled than ever be- 

 fore, and many were the unique designs wrought by our forty- 

 one contributors, many bringing more than one collection, so 

 that they numbered seventy-four entries. 



The display of eternal flowers far exceeded that of other 

 years. Miss Lydia T. Chandler showed what skill and patience 

 can accomplish in her choice collection of eternals, tastefully 

 arranged in designs and fitted neatly into frames and basket. 

 These received the first premium, and looking up with their 

 never-fading tints seemed to speak to us of the patient toil in 

 the sick-room which had accomplished the work. Who can fail 

 to read the lesson God has written there as these brilliant blos- 

 soms open amid their more fragile sisters. Are they not like 

 our earthwork? Some of life's blossoms will wither and die, 

 but let us hope we have planted some that are eternals. 



