THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

Temuka Leader, Issue 942, 25 April 1882, Page 3

THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

(From the Press.)

The following is a continuation of the renort of the Exhibition :

In the subdivision for clothing, including fabrics and other articles of per* sonal ware, the British exhibitors have made a very good show, mainly of clothing, cottons, calicoes, worsted yarns, etc. Foremost amongst these is the exhibit of Crewson, Crosses and Co., whose calicoes in various qualities, such as heavy j mediums, double warps, long cloths, stout shirting cloths, twills, and the 5.20 range’ specially manufactured for the colonies and export trade. The goods of the firm have held the very highest reputation in the home trade for many years and have taken the first awards at all the recent International Exhibitions. Of late years more especially the gradual development of our local industries, in the shape of the Mosgiel and Kaiapoi Woollen has almost completely driven the imported ready made clothing out of ■ the market. The fact that not alone is the quality of the colonial clothing quite equal if not superior to the imported but that also the cut and finish is quite as good, has caused a very large demand for the locally manufactured article, to the almost entire neglect of the imported. This may in some measure serve to account for the fact that out of the very large number of clothing manufacturers in Great Britain, some of them having extensive works and employing a quantity of labor, only one, and that the firm of B. Hyam and Son, of Eedcross street, send samples of their manufacture. The exhibit comprises every kind of clothing, showing all the different styles of fashion and cut.

Tbe sewing cottons and yarns form, as has already been said, a considerable portion of the exhibits in the British Court. These exhibits show to what a large extent' this industry has spread, and the great improvements during the past few years in the production. Mr J. T. Haworth, of Charles steet Mills, Leicester, exhibits a quantity of sewing cottons of all kinds and sizes. Mr Ra worth is also the inventor of the machine by which the cotton is evenly laid on the reels, and the machine is now very generally used throughout *he trade. As to the quality of the exhibit the Sewing Machine Gazette, referring to Mr Haworth’s cotton’s speaks of their great strength, considering the size of the thread used, and also of the freedom from knots and inequalities in the cottons manufactured at the Charles street mills. Mr Ra worth is manufacturer of sewing cottons to the the Queen. This exhibit, with the others of a similar character in this department of the court, will no doubt attract the attention of the lady visitors. In the production of hoisery, yarns, etc, the Mosgiel and die Kaiapoi

Woollen Companies are making very good progress, and an opportunity is now afforded for comparison with some of the beat productions of England Messrs T. W. Rust and Co, of St Nicholas square, Leicester, have a very fine exhibit. It includes fingering wools for hoisery and fancy articles of dress, fleecy wools for ladies’ work, Alloa yarn for stout or knickerbocker stockings, Wyvern or Saxony worried for superior hoisery purposes, mending worsted on cards made specially for the goods manufactured by the firm. Then there are petticoat fingerings for fancy articles and ladies’ underclothing, Berlin, Shetland, and Andalusian wools for ladies’ work, knitting, crochet, embroidery, etc, worsted and lambswool yarns for hoisery. When we remember that all this is procured from the one firm of exhibitors some idea can be formed cf the magnitude of the trade carried on by them. As tins is a merest cursory glance at the exhibits as displayed, it is of course impossible to go into the details of the various articles, but here is a stand over which one could linger for a very long while conjuring up visions of the many pretty articles which could be produced by the deft fingers of the ladies, such, as slippers, smoking caps, etc, which are destined for a favorite curate or still more favored athlete, But it cannot be, and onward one must go through the long lanes of bays and the multifarious articles collected together. Messrs W G and J Strutt, of Belper, also have a very fine exhibit of yarns, cottons, etc. This comprises, knitting cotton, merino yarn, etc. Messrs Slazenger et Fils, of Market Place, Manchester, exhibit leather, waterproof cloth and canvas leggings and gaiters various kinds.

In the subdivision of products of mining industry, forestry, chemicals, etc, there is quite a miscellaneous collection, ranging from blue, pearl coated pills and chemical preparations to the exquisite perfumes of Lewis and Co. and,Price and Co., and the tobaccoes and cigarettes bearing the well known elephant brand of W. D. and H. 0. Wills, of Bristol. Messrs Berwick and Sons, better known in the colonies through their baking and custard po ivder preparations—samples of which are ex hibited in another class—have specimens ef diamond blue. Brooks, Southbridge and Co. send Portland cement, Of pharmaceutical preparations this department is full, and amongst the more noticeable are the exhibits of Messrs Corbyn, Stacey and Co., whose name stands very high in the trade. Messrs Day, Son and Hewitt, of London, exhibit horse and cattle medicines of various kinds. Amongst other exhibits are medicine, chests for farmers, chemical extracts for kicks and external injuries, gaseous fluid for colics, etc. Each medicine chest intended for use on the farm or station remote from the aid of veterinary surgeons., is accompanied by a key to farriery, describing the treatment for the various diseases, etc. The preparations of this firm are supplied to the Queen and Prince of Wales for use in the Royal stables, and on Her Majesty’s farms. Elliman, Sons and Go., of Slough, exhibit various preparations of their Royal and Universal Embrocations for horses, dogs, cattle and sheep, and also for human use. The Universal Embrocation is largely used by many M.F.H.’s hr England and by farmers. Ferris and Co., of Bristol, have samples of drugs and chemicals, pharmaceutical preparations, and last but by no means least tasteless pearl coated pills. Hazlehurt and Sons, of Camden Soap Works, have a variety of soaps, fancy and domestic. The exhibitors claim for these that they are perfectly free from adulteration of any kind, possessing high cleansing powers, while at the same time they do not injure the skin nor the most delicate of fabrics. Messrs S. Hemingway and Co. also exhibit soap. Messrs J. Johnson and Co., of Liverpool, have a very large assortment of black leads and laundry blues of all kinds. They claim that the black leads exhibited have this advantage over similar preparations in that they do not soil the hands of the user nor create dust. Judson’s dyes are now familiar as household words everywhere throughout the colonies as well as at home, so that the stand of Messrs Judson and Co. on which is displayed the household specialities so well known, will create some little interest. The exhibits of this firm comprise gold and silver paints for renewing picture frames, eto bronzonette, and thirty specimens in different colors of the dyes. The Maltin' 3 Manufacturing Company, Limited, of London, have maltine food of various kinds, and also pharmaceutical prepara tions.

Messrs Little and iSon, of Doncaster, exhibit chemical fluid, sheep dip, etc. The use of perfumes, as is well known, is of very ancient origin, but it is doubtful if even the Romans, who were the most fastidious in this matter, ever possessed such a varied assortment of fragrant essences as modern science has placed within our reach in the present day, This branch of industry is still well represented in the British section by Messrs F. Lewis and Co., Piesse and Lubin, of Dublin, John Gosnell and Go., and Napoleon Price and Go., of London. The exhibits comprise every variety of scent, from the humble but fragrant lavender water, the produce of the Mitcham fields, to the latest named combinations of essences Messrs John Richardson and Co, of Leicester, have chemicals and pharmaceutical preparations of all kinds, cod liver

oil, emulsions, very nice to look at but scarcely so to taste, medicine chests for up-country, etc. The Runcorn boap and Alkali Company, of Liverpool, send specimens of caustic soda, soda crystals, soda ash, sulphate of soda, bleaching powders, and refined resin. Mr D. oalmond, »f Bradford, has a capital display of various hard aad soft soaps. His exhibit includes the Gallipoli oil soft soap, prepared especially for sheep washing, and it is claimed for it that it imparts softness, brightness and lustre to the wool. For manufacturing purposes it is largely used by silk, wool, and linen washers, dyers, cleaners, bleacheis, and others, on account of the finish imparted by it to the goods. The next kind shown is known as the olive soap. This is manufactured for domestic use, being made of olive oil and pure potash materials, well-known as producing the best soap. It produces no burning effect on the skin, and is largely used as a disinfectant in workhouses, hospitals, gaols, reformatories, prisons, etc. In the present popularity of aesthetic dados, and the substitution of rugs for carpets, etc,, the staining of walls and floors has become quite the thing. Of the stains used, Mr H. C. Stephens, of London, sends a number of samples. The exhibitor claims for the process that it is alike economical and simple, possessing many advantages over the ordinary method of painting. These stains are more durable than painc, and dry quickly and without smell, so that the interior of a house, which would take a month or so to paint, can be finished off with these stains in a week. They are exhibited in all colors and tints. Mr W, H. Williamson, of Manchester, sends starch enamel and furniture cream. The first named article is quite a novelty, and worth notice by visitors. When we say that Mr Dilworth has some thousands of samples of the tobaccoes of W. D. and H, O. Wills for gratuitous distribution during the Exhibition, no doubt many of the lovers of the soothing weed will be willing to form themselves into a jury of connoisseurs to give their opinion upon that article. Opportunity will also be afforded for comparison of the cigarettes of the firm with our local productions, notably those of Mr Jubal Fleming, who, it may be remarked, appears to be a great lover of ornithology, from the selection of the names of the brands being exclusively made from the birds of New Zealand. Messrs Wills and Co. have a very high reputation in England amongst smokers for the production of tobacco of good quality, and perhaps after the triaj by visitors at the Exhibition before alluded to, the good name gained in the old country will also follow them here. The exhibits of the firm comprise tobac* coes of all kinds, snuff, and cigarettes. (To be continued.)