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THE ART ITSELF IS NATURE. 
SEC. C. W. GARFIELD. 
Why do not exhibitors at our fairs give 
more attention to the embellishment of their 
exhibits? I refer especially to those who show 
products from the farm, orchard and garden. 
I know men who, in marketing their peaches 
and grapes, make the best possible use of pink 
and blue tarleton, yet wheu they place their 
varieties upon the tables for exhibition they 
seem to forget that the same principle applies 
then; and there certainly is no deceit in mak¬ 
ing one variety enhance the beauty of another 
by the employment of “ knack ” in arrange¬ 
ment. 
I would like to see the same taste employed 
in showing farm products that the merchant 
uses in decorating his space, or the artisan in 
the display of his goods. In collectious of 
fruits, for instance, how often a medium-sized 
apple or peach is made to look insignificant by 
placing monstrous specimens in juxtaposition! 
And the moderate color of one plate is made 
to look dull and forbidding by placing it 
alongside a very showy variety. The little 
arts that ladies employ in the decoration of 
their rooms might well find a place in the ar¬ 
rangement of fair exhibits. 
It is often a subject for remark that the 
grape leaf adds to the appearance of the fruit 
of the vine. Still, I do not recollect now ever 
having seen the fact illustrated at the fairs. 
Flowers never are more attractive than when 
deftly arranged with fruits, still I do not re¬ 
call an instance where this was handsomely 
illustrated at a fair. Parsley is used upon our 
tables for garnishing, and is very attractive; 
but who ever saw it used in a display of vege¬ 
tables to add to its attractiveness ? 
I would like our fail* managere, aud espec¬ 
ially our Viewing Committees, to make some¬ 
thing more out of this matter. I can think 
of no good argument agairst it, and certainly 
as adding beauty to the exhibition and stim¬ 
ulating the display of taste in the exhibitor, 
it is worthy of decided encouragement. I 
would like to see an offeriug something as 
follows in our fair lists: 
“Best and most tasteful display of products 
from a home garden,” or 
“Best and most tastefully arranged exhibit 
of products from a single farm.” 
It seems to me that, such offerings as these 
would arouse an interest in each member of 
a household, and in an added attraction at 
the fairs the managers would reap a satis¬ 
factory reward. 
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