works for the enjoyment of us all, and when He east his eye over his completed 

 creation, doubtless an emotion of profound satisfaction pervaded his being, as 

 he pronounced it all "very good." 



A similar feeling of pleasure wells up in the human soul as we look upon the 

 useful and the beautiful our own minds have designed and our own hands 

 wrought out. It was a laudable pride which our grandfathers felt when they 

 displayed their drawers well filled with the "fine linen,' 1 showing that they, like 

 one commended of old, had "laid their hands to the spindle, and their hands 

 had held the distaff." 



Although it is no longer needful for the ladies of the present, day to do what 

 was done a century ago, yet in a thousand ways home can be made beautiful by 

 the many devices that come under the head of the articles assigned to this 

 department. 



For a wise purpose, the desire to render one's self attractive to others, has 

 been firmly implanted in the human mind ; and one of the ways to accomplish 

 this is to be well dressed. And, look where you may, you will observe that the 

 one who can make beautiful things knows how to arrange and wear them, so as 

 to render the person attractive. 



That refinement and good taste may he cultivated in individuals and in families, 

 your committee hopes that still more liberal rewards may be offered for the de- 

 partment of Embroidery. 



For the numerous entries, your committee is restricted to the following awards : 



Best Needlework, Mrs. W. W. Langdon, Monterey, $5 00 



2d do., Mrs. John S. Wood, Lee, 

 3d do., Mrs. M. J. Lyon, Sheffield, 

 4th do., M. E. Spurr,' Sheffield. 



WORSTED EMBROIDERY. 



Best Worsted Embroidery, Mrs. William H. Hubbard, Gt. Barrington, 

 2d do., Mrs. Fred. G. (Jotting, Great Barrington, 

 3d do., Mrs. S. M. Cooper, Stockbridge, 

 41 h do., Mrs. C. M. Brown, Egremont, 



SILK EMBROIDERY. 



Best Silk Embroidery, Miss Jane M. Garfield, Lee, 

 2d do., Mrs. John S. Wood, Lee, 

 3d do., Mrs. S. K. Norton, Great Barrington, 

 4th do., Mrs. C. M. Brown, Great Barrington, 



CROCHET WORK. 



Best Crochet Work, Miss Cora A. Potts, Egremont, 

 '2d do., Mrs. M. W. Butler, Lenox, 

 3d do., Miss Alice Luka, Great Barrington, 

 4th do., Miss Georgia Race, Great Barrington, 



KNIT WORK. 



Best Knit Work, Mrs. J. A. Barton, Stockbridge, 

 2d do., Amelia M. Potts, Egremont, 

 3d do., Mrs, L. J. Wright, Egremont, 



READ WORK. 



Best Bead Work, Mrs. J. N. Warner, Sheffield, 

 I'd do., Mrs. George Clark, Great Barrington, 

 3d do., Miss A. L. Pixley, Great Barrington, 



NETTING. 



Best Netting, Mrs. M. C. Stevenson, Sheffield, 

 2d do., Miss E. A. Kilbourn, Great Barrington, 

 3d do., M. J. Williams, Egremont, 



