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To Miss Z. Shepard, of Canton, for exceedingly nice speci- 

 mens of paintings in cone frames, . . . 1.00 

 To Miss J. Dana, of Dedham, for flo\yer paintings in water 



colors — very nicely executed, .... .50 



To Mrs. Lewis Pond, of Foxboro', for three excellent 



oriental paintings, ...... 1.00 



To Miss Mary Shumway, of Dedham, for two cone frames, 



a diploma. 

 To Miss Z. Shepard, of Canton, for boquet of hair flowers 



— best specimens, ...... .50 



To George E. Browne, of Dedham, aged ten years, for 



case of hair flowers, a diploma. 

 To Mrs. J. D. Ellis, of Walpole, for cone basket and 



watch-cases, a diploma. 

 To C. A. Guild, of South Dedham, for vase of wax 



flowers, ....... .50 



To Mrs. C. Severance, of West Needham, for wreath of 



wax flowers, a diploma. 

 Mrs. S. L. Shaw, of Dedham, presented some very pretty 



cone frames. 

 To Mrs. Charles Thompson, of Dedham, for one pair of 



cloth boots, a diploma. 

 To A. L. Miller, of Dedham, for case of stufled birds, 1.00 



William A. Cobb and J. H. Lathrop, each exhibited stuffed 

 birds worthy of notice. 



Mrs. Eliza Howard, of Jamaica Plain, sent a " Farm and Farm 

 House " made of moss, which showed good taste and ingenuity in 

 its arrangement. 



Mr. James Davy, from Niagara Falls, exhibited some Indian 

 bead-work and feather fans, which attracted a large share of 

 attention. 



We are happy to see that the young misses are sufficiently 

 interested to send in their work. The specimens sent this year 

 promise well for those who sent them, and we hope that the con- 

 tributions will continue as they have commenced. 



Some specimens of Fibrillia or Flax Cotton, with some Satinet 

 and Flannel manufactured from the same, were placed upon our 

 table, and seemed quite an object of interest to all who saw them. 

 Not coming under our department, we could do nothing more than 

 exhibit them. 



Of the one hundred and twenty articles presented, sixty-five 

 were from Dedham. Why cannot some of the ladies in other 

 towns in the County feel interested, and contribute more of their 

 handiwork ? We wish there might be more interest manifested in 

 this department, and that more specimens of plain sewing could 



