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DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT. 



We again present you with our report. There has never 

 been a year when there was such a variety of articles in the 

 Domestic Department as the present. 



The general opinion, expressed during the Fair, upon the 

 articles contributed was, that they were of a better quality, i. e., 

 that tha beauty, and work on a whole, were superior than is 

 usual in such a display. 



Your Committee feel the delicacy of their situation far more 

 this year than ever before. It is no small task to satisfy the 

 wishes of contributors of one hundred and thirty-two articles ; 

 all deserving in themselves, and very many of most excellent 

 workmanship ; displaying an amount of beauty, ingenuity and 

 patience, when we consider that very few are in affluent cir- 

 cumstances. Wealth allows an almost unlimited means of 

 beautifying every article, where one possesses the desire for 

 ornamentation. 



It would seem that some have attributed to the committee 

 power which devolved on the officers. Not that we for an in- 

 stant think it is intentional. Simply a misunderstanding as 

 regards our authority. The "regulations" are made by the 

 officers of the Society, which is composed entirely of gentle- 

 men, as they should be. All will acknowledge that these "reg- 

 ulations" are for the greatest good of the Fair. All societies 

 are governed by laws, which it is the duty of every member to 

 ohey. Obedience is the first thing required of a soldier. I am 



