The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1886-05-04 00:00:00

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THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY. MAY 4, 1886.

are gaily ornamented with huge bandage of daffodils,
lc., whine the pulpit is encircled in the top and bees
with bands .4 mass and daffodils, with a cross of
similar materials as on the front. Various other
emblematic devices are displayed on the walls in the
vicinity id the pulpit, all very nicely executed. The
Wen window bears the incription " Peace tie
unto you," underneath being a erns formed of giant
butter cup% The font has a pertly floral covering of
anemone., spirea, Ac.. on a ground work of moss, the
base been encircled with • band of greenery, relieved
wish anemones. pcntrons, and ivy. Altogether the
adornments have • very pleasing effeet.—Ociseider-
I able attention was also bestowed on the adornment of
Fordington perish church, the chancel having MAIM
appropriate
greenery,
besides a profusion of go
're. It. The hod was also dashed out with
more than ordinary taatç and the windows through.
out the edifice were embddd with men, relieved
with MOWS of primmien, ac.

RIM very small subsidy from the committee would
' meet the case.—l am, lest sir, yuurs obediently,
_ J. AB.
.

P.B.—As shop io,:otsnto, artisan,. &c., could nt,
of mount, avail thetnerlve* of tbe afternoon concert,
the Town Rand should diIICOUMS 111 the evening.

hare taken prises at South Kensington. and were •
great attraction. Sir Frederick Johndone sent
specimens of old oak of the Itith century from the
Wernottlit Friary ; Nliss Campbell, of Dorchester, a
carved oak book rent, kc. ; and Me. Samson guinea
ocales and buckle.. The 1..111 front South Kensington
was a rely insportant feature in connectivn with the
“Isilsition. It connistril of a case of Italian work,
nnsuplers of wood and iv,ry carving, also inlaid and
yilver•mith's work, ey.hasited in two glass cases RD. by
Mt. Another mend, ;ft. by 2ft., contained 12 frams.
of drawings of neva in with. There were deo rd
(raters, pying a run if about dft. of wall space,
consisting of Alger colour drawing., designs and
photograph. of furniture, and thronei lithographs of
objects in the South Kensington Museum. From
tho Weymouth School of .%rz, Mina Baker. Mn.
Verrier. and Mies Rasconilse wet interenting paint-
ing., kin, .linongst the loom bumble efforts insy lye
mentioned penknife work by George Clarke. of
Trinity•street, and A baby's frock made by Minnie
Drew, age eight, of Nn. li, Devonshire building..
Mr. Pye, artist, of FAUAII Cottage. R,Drell, kindly
lent, not for competition, oil and water colours,
which contained many features 44 artistic merit.

mentioning Mr. G. Eliot, Dr. Childs, and the Mayor. I
(Applause.)
Sir HaNat LAT•IIU, a trustee of the National
Gallery, in Ilia opening remarks alluded to " art being
so long and life so short," and to the utility of such
e.rnbition• a. the ',resent. They were told uy a
li.enan poet chat art 11.1 the effect of softening
manner', and of preventing people being rude,
savage, or ferociou.. (Laughter.) Ile did not know
whether art bad so I Well called into display in this ,
init. He did not soppose that here such things ILI
politics were ever heard of, or if Po they were
probably all united and brotherly on that subject—
(much laughter)--and he therefore had no need to tell '
them that art taught them to be gentle with those who
did not agree with them. (Renewed laughter.)
I Exhibitions of this kind gave thou. who had art
taewuree in their honees an opportunity of exhibiting
the same both. general public, and this was attended
with various advantages. Ile knew people who had
Dent to South Kensington and other places who had
suddenly found they owned great treasures. These
exhibons were a moral way of "knowing what I
their neighbours had got." (Hear, hear.) He had I
Iseen connected with art in this country be warn '
ashamed to say for a great number 01 years, and he
was very much struck with the improvement which ,
had taken place in all Wenches, of art here. His
meant art as applied to industrial orenjations, and
things in common use. lb. improvement, lie., in
art might be teased to the great exhibition which
a.. first instituted in this country in
coenection with the South Kensington Museum. He
eilespiently bore public testimony to the enormous
isoiefits the father of Mr. A. Cole, who warn present
on the platform—he meant Sir lb airy Cole (hear,
hear, - had conferred upon this couniry. His great
oieeet in life was the improsement and elevation of
thi• sernity. (Applause.) He thought the public
was .44 aware how much theyowed to Sir Hinry
r.de, it wag to the ffieith Kensington Nltiacum they
aught attribute the artistic developement .4th. wock•
in), man of Englansl. (Ilene hear.) Forinerly he was
deficient in taste and that knowledge of art which
could only besslstaimel from an acquaintance with that
which art had prodoced at all times, although in
mechanical Aptitude he was pre.eminent. Nobody
ever succeeded like the Itritish workman for goodnew
of work. Chesimsis now seemed to ho taking the
place of g... 1 work, whilst depression in trade came
from the immense competite n which everywhere
existed, therefore, as people would not spend their
money on certain things, they could only compete with
others in reowet to &signs. lie was very much smirk
with that which had taken place since the time of the
French and German war. It warn amonishing the
progress which had been made in Germany, in fact it
had been stated in Ow /Imams of Commons that ( Written
workmen, clerk., &c, were gaining ground and
'meting the Engliahman tenseee they worked harder,
took up a thing thoroughly, an.l were not .tisfied
with commonplace things, but would go to the bottom
of everything, lie alluded to the glass manufacturies
at Venice in illustration 4.f the degree of educatimt to
which the Italians, had attained, and explainea how
the bessitifill things there produced had lecl to •
great improvement in the glass manufactures of thts
country ; in fact a difficulty wax now experienced in
coinpeting with the glass manufactures of England.
This showed they were profiting by what foreigners
were doing. it wax on such grounds as theese that
he would encourage Italians and others selling their
works to the English. Towards the ohne of his
observation. he alluded to one of the exhibitions by
Mi. Rowe tut being very remarkable—the copies iii
etching lie wax unacquainted with the lady, hut
she certainly must have, a great innate feeling for
art. He also advocated the exhibition, being held
trienni.vlly instead of annually ail hitherto. If annual
it seemed they would not have the stimulus they
ought to have.
Mr. ALAN COLE gave a pleasing sccount of his
personal experienoe of home arta a,s practised in
Ireland, especially amongst the poorer climes for
profit. It WWI by this means that many turned to •
prt56.1.1., account that which was formerly waste
time. He observed that • few years ago the making
of pillow lace WWI a home art in this neighbourhnocl,
but that it now seemed to have diem. .14.1 that
even in Ilevonahire the art was in a aelnrtiillshing con-
dition. He suggested that lace making and em'
Iwoidery be included in time home art work now being
carried oil in thi. locality. (Hear, hear.)
AI s. G. IL alluded to the part Sir Henry
Layarl had taken in the revival of art. • Subsequently
I,- controated the pre.ent with last year'.. exhibition.
Th. . w 41-carving ...baits, he said, were limited, bet
showed a vertain aniwint of progress.
it 'seri well, and he thought as time went 4m
would 1 very 0..4. 114. point..l .sit that in most of
de. carvings, in 11111 l rums might heoleerviel fragments
arshites,tore of sow kind. All were more or hes
of an architectural character. T. give '• nerve and
backbone " to carving they needed a little .4
that arehitectural connection. Alluding to the
exhibits kindly supplied hy leied Wienls,rne, he said
hi. lordship would mint gil Italy for hia art
treasures if lie (solid get them in Weymout is. (Hear,
hear.) twat year speeiMelle of metal work from
Keswick were shown in the ethibition. This year
...lee id the specinwi..ls.nen were very meritorious,
APPlint.e.) The dexigna were good, and well worked
out, and it wag evident the proper way f sr iloing that
work wa. being underetw4. They had not a large
claw. of paint Wee and oil colours. Water colours, too,
were a small show, an.l scarcely needed any comment.
lie quite mgrs.! with • former apeaker as to the
extreme skill of the etching to which allusion had
been made. In asnatetir irnotography the exhibits
were silent. There Wile ale'. 05,40.
graphs and professional photograph. a a mestawiew.
character. A. to art 'wises, the cm 1111 l ittsw had been
ito poorly siii.plied with f Is that the word prixe had
Iwo used ill a Way. With
MalleCa VI the Igarn. sisirk. they had I..en strlick with
the work of 'mite young lel. WIYI attend.' a school
Nlrs. Nil Salter had taken in hand. In upholstery
ails the stuffing of (heir. 'eel been very well done.
It WS`ts gr",,t gr.( to bite that they did
not get in lenre pro ineid elpitals the same
reef work nield lie had in al.,x.t
all large centre. DM years ago. To him, however, it
was a sign of great lope when lie sl., a ehnp or firm
- .1.1 .1. the lia•iii. f Mr. Hallett • who
enc. Insisted raga ihalt k men lett. 14 prwlste.
we a. g 11 di ealsinet work and upholstery a. could he
hed in London. tArei Ile alluded in
pkarine term. u.. Mr. l'.l4llrtee 'eatery work.
Mr. 11, E. Eidov having solimitted letters of
apnlogy for non attendanee from the Rev. J. 11. Iffixatt,
Golonel llanstwo, and Mr. Sturgis, and ex.
islainsell that the committee entertained the isles 44
having the exhibition, iii.', iially iii tle: fivers% the
opening ceremony aseielieno.

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Iloii Amr..—lirair Work. -let, Mew Hanparn
2oil, Mn.. Ilachelor ; :Inl. Mr... 11r11.14alter'a chum
Woodem - bd. Mioi lIdI; Lloyd, 10.,9,,
and Miss Norris. leirdwork. - let and h c. Mies
How.: 2nd and c, Mrs. Ilraspler: Sol and c, Mine
Frampton : 4th and c. W. H. Head. l 7
lir-chill.- -V h c. Jacnoio It 1111 l
(pinnal). Krell g v h c. Kit:herd %%1,..
Photography (Portraital. •14, K. I)..benhang
warm) lit. Captain Pholipe h e. Mr. "Pwitt.
Oil Unit:vv.—let. Mr. Mann ; c. Mr. Hull And
!Awns lavorativ. Painting. .14 e. thp
K. MP. Water 1741rours. -14. Mici.t. C. How.
Crayiee.- -If Ilia. ging. )iorllowork.-14, Mrs.
Preto,: 2nd, Mrs. 11. 'IONA. Mr. Critchell, Mrs.
daundprs ; h c. Mrs. Dillon: 14, Besaie Itorprs, Mrs.
h e; 2n4. ; h c, Minnie Drew.
2.1..r101.. -1.1, G. Chariot:: It c, Mr. Stoop. Hlectrical
Mar:him—S. Hunt.