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refreshment. The visitors each received a souvenir 
on leaving. 
On December the 19th, Mr. Horniman gave a Con- 
versazione to the President (Mr. H. J. Powell, 
M.A., L.C.C.,) and Members of the Dulwich Scien- 
tific and Literary Association. The Company, on 
arriving at the Museum, formed themselves into 
parties, and so inspected its contents under the per- 
sonal direction of Mr. Horniman and Mr. Quick, the 
Curator, (both members of the Association). 
Refreshments were served in one room, while in 
another Mr. Horniman had engaged the services of 
Mr. Barnett, who gave an interesting entertainment 
with his Phonograph ; this was much appreciated by 
one and all. Mr. Powell thanked Mr. Horniman, on 
behalf of the Association, for his kindness in enter- 
taining them. 
The front lawn was illuminated. 
On Boxing Day, the formal re-opening of the 
Museum took place ; the company assembled at 
10.30 on the lawn at the back, where they were 
photographed. Mr. Horniman, in a few introduc- 
tory remarks, alluded to the recent acquisitions, and 
to the new departments, viz. : the Model Room and 
Insectarium, and then introduced Sir Somers Vine. 
Sir Somers Vine spoke of the pleasure afforded 
him by attending, and he ventured to say, with some 
knowledge of what collections were, that no man 
possessed a more thoroughly unique and noble collec- 
tion than did Mr. Horniman. He referred to the 
genuineness of the exhibits, and said that whilst, 
