AN EXAMINATION IN NEEDLE WORK.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue 76, 24 May 1881, Page 4

AN EXAMINATION IN NEEDLE WORK.

["If the inspection of needlework j in Board schools-Ik considered within j the province of men inspectors, then | ammgenientfe" for their practical instvuctiou iv this art should be made, and proofs of their' skill and knowledge in it show:\ by public examination " — Lon|§^Tift^ Lady Exannuur :' State generally what you know of " hei'ring boning." i Inspector : Well, I usually have | bacon for. ftreaifisfc, bnt I thought I was to be examined in needlework ? L.E. : Exactly. "TSrhaps, then, you o&n -me . wh^t*., *■' felliug " means? I. : Oh, that's easj^Jgnough. Mr Gladstone is a good feller enough. But I wish t6 y asfc r a question aboutneedle- ' work. L.fi, : Precisely* How would you Bet about it if you were told to do «' whipping. " I. : Its purely a matter of taste. Some prefer a cane and seme dont. But would you mind confining yourself to needlework ? L.E. ': Very well. Describe "basting," I. : Basting, I believe has something- to do with a spoon. But you'll excuse me, I came specially to talk about needlework. L.E. : Pol understand. What does j " seaming " mean ? I. : Seaming means that a thing is not what it appears to be. (Sott* voce) A needlework examination for instance. LJB. : Will you tell me how you would "gore?" I. (startled) : Good heavens, madame, lam not a bull. I really wish yon would ask me something j that has even a remote connection j with needlework. j L.E. : I wish to do co. If you found a hole in your stocking, how would you " darn " it ? I. : Upon my word, madame, I am not in the habit of using " popular words." Besides, this has nothing to do with needlework. L.E. : Sir, it is my painful duty to inform you that you are plucked. Next candidate. [Exit Inspector, crestfallen.