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any Secretary, in the hurry and pressure of business, taking 
down entries, that he should listen to and record all your expla¬ 
nations and assertions. 
We feel that of all articles of woman’s handiwork, nothing, 
(unless it may be bread and butter,) comes so especially within 
the scope of our Society as the class given in our charge. 
The feeling that we had to pronounce judgment upon the pro¬ 
ducts of useful efforts of our home to omen , performed in sober 
busy hours, and not in hours of elegant leisure, added weight 
to our responsibility. 
We would say to our young friends, if they knew with what 
a kindly eye, kindly feeling and appreciation we handled each 
article recorded as “juvenile,” they would be very industrious 
the coming year, and give the committee a good long day’s 
work at our next annual gathering. 
On behalf of the committee. 
Mrs. MARY A. C. HANFORD. 
MILLINERY. 
( Mrs. S. S. Daggett, - Milwaukee , 
Judges ,.. < Mrs. Joseph Smith, - - 
l Mrs. E. W. Edgerton, - - - Summit. 
There were but two entries in this Class, and the following 
is our only award : 
Mrs..M. Ellis, Milwaukee, premium on Honiton Lace, dis.Dip. and $5 
Mrs. Ellis’ Lace is too well known to need an extended no¬ 
tice. The articles exhibited by her at this Fair are of supe¬ 
rior merit, and well worthy of the highest premium offered. 
Mrs. S. S. DAGGETT. 
i’ 
ORNAMENTAL NEEDLE, SHELL AND WAX WORK. 
f Mrs. II. W. IIayes, - - Palmyra. 
Judges ,.. j Miss M. A. Peck, - -- 
[ Mrs. J. W. Stilman, - -- 
Your Committee would report that the display of articles in 
this class was very good indeed ; giving evidence of a growing 
