HISTORICAL PAGEANT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1842, 30 August 1913, Page 12

HISTORICAL PAGEANT.

! ' ~ • The introduction of arts and crafts ' into England, as it is to bo representI ed by the 'Wellington School of Art in. tho forthcoming Historical Pageant, is being carried out so as to bo as historically correct as possible, so that tho i purpose and ambitions of that wisest of 3 monarchs, Alfred tho Great, may bo s clearly illustrated. Oil his bringing r foreign craftsmen into Britain, such an ■ impotuswas given to the industries that ■ it was not long before English embroidr 3 eries, glass, pottery, and those ornaments executed in metal, and precious 3 stones, came to bo greatly prized by tho > people of Europe. 3 In another part of that section of tho pageant being arranged by tho stu- _ dents will bo figures representing tho r conquered Danes, tho King and Queen, " members of tho nobility, Witona Gemot (Saxon Parliament), militia, and • Church, as well as musicians and danc'ing girls. Bohind these tho various crafts will follow: tho potter, tho coppersmith, jowellor, ombroideror (England's greatf «3t art in those days), illuminator of s precious manuscripts, glassmaker, carvI- er of wood and ivory, and also tho 3 weavor, dyer, and seamstross, who wero indeed artists at that timo, for tho J weaving ospeeially was such a compli--1 cated task, gold threads being woven into ,i all rioh fabrics. Tho studonts who [. study daily all' theso classes of work l, are very interested in arranging and ■8 making tho costumes and habiliments to d bo worn in tho procession. O i_.uu*