BEAUTY AND UTILITY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 298, 11 December 1908, Page 2

BEAUTY AND UTILITY.

I t'NIQUK l-'LOUAIi DESIGN. I Lovers of lieauty are students of I Nature. Students o|_ Nature usually lo\i> flowers, so lovers of tile beautiful were found ia large numbers at yesterday's llnriiniltural Show. Sweet as are tlie uses of llowers, sweeter are the uses of advertisement, but it is seldom that llowers are called into requisition Vven by Hie most modern of ouv advertising men. Moral arrangement was a feature of yesl"rday's show. The most original and at the same time most artistic arrangement was the work of Miss t'attley in class 141, for best floral design. This was evidently the opinion of the judges, for the exhibit took AM honors. The design comprised a miniature field, with too huge placards be«--ini the words -Svkcs's Drench." The paddock was enclosed in n fITC-wirel fence, with posts and gates complete. The door was uf solid turf, bespangled with tic usual wild flowers, and «; drinking trough was provided for the dairy cow which was mistress of this domir i. Tli.- -imil.oanls »w of bri.At ri',l |lnw:"-s, willi I lie words "Svkes's Drench" in -mall while blossoms showing out disiiniil,'. The tow was i red one, 100. with a cent "f red flow:r«. The visitors to the show wnrinlv endorsed the judge's derision, aid hearty eoii'rratiilftliimi w'.-re i.iT.'rcd lo the skMful desiirni'V upon lh' »\- "lie i* manner in which s|„. Ivmdled lnr difficult and -c!f-imp.K-M task.