WELLINGTON INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 777, 26 May 1881, Page 2

WELLINGTON INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION.

.; (Eton) ThelndustrjalExhibition &;ew crowds of * YiMjiqFs' evening the bu(l3ingTO''hterill]rpf(pked, The.. ( news, thai the undertaking has proved ; a 'success'h'aS jVii-tually';'tr'av6llod j : for not a settlers' were to be seen at.all times pftlfe day;;andmanjrof tljem left'with'a. cle'ciar'ation H 'iliat f ill ey wfflS S##M Maj». M9; l P.tbei , jday,The : exceed§d jwq thousand..-'"We givgfurpi.er ;notiqes pf. pxjjibits,::;:... ",'., ■ .fX ;very fine water-color 'nature of th'e'Begonia%nd ! 'Dalfcas r .' J This la'dy has brought out the fine rich colors of both these plants'to perfection.; Iniactj it is seldom that such rare water-color painting in : this particular branch is seen. ,]%BjWilm6t!e^

picture jop New Zealand The featliertMiu' also the pose of the bird are Very great pains.,have the artist in : attending-to all"lEe~.: little minutias,' which' adds so much to the;4ucceß3.-of the -effort. .;jE$; .'scenery! been e'xtiibited >J in WelL%ton; or, We.' amongst tnem being a number of - viewer painted' pj\ Mr (-Brandon.* ¥O, ; inightf-fir§t /mention Mo, llOjj Dus%| S6uhdl"with J the' high hills rising in the 1 back, covered with snow. The last dying rays- from the setting sun, as reflect-. mg i, 'bn' i tlie Bh'6wy-i!appea i 'M n tepsjsi( glven ,i with : 'greafr: ; effecti ,!i Ntf;- l Jacket and Breaksea Sound, by the/'sarfiS'' 1 artist,.is / another specimen n of ,the artist's delicate'rfinish' arid' 'copy, of haraiei /No. 59, another pretty scene, depicting many of the charming, and picturesque spots met withVby)tqurists'4n Sjmnd. Another'charming'picture is from'the pencil of Mr Grant Woyd, ; :showingiake Mavora, Victoria. In this landscape: the artist has placedva,'prettf'foregrduhd 61. Australian tmiber,iand-'.'two''Msh'&en ! s tents pitched under the .bi'padi-ol'Mangy«. ing branches of thetrees^. ;: reflection of the well painted., No.ll\"Dusl^ ( ( by the late 1 Mr 'Eawson, 1 \(i capitßl;p>inting. Lake Wanaka, of Mr paintings,.jvyas..greatly' admired,"); The Mdj 'dark,' and calm mirror-Uke' appearance of the lake, are faithfully, depicted by the artist. A ■view in Queen Charlotte Sound, by Mr A. L.E. Campbell, is a choice painting. In tlie. foreground are two fishermen ashore r ' boißng'jtlaeuj rally. from'tjie| fire-passing Wer the L rion foliage is skillfully painted, "A boat at anchor in the offing,twith!its of the prettiest -foregrounds it would be possible to conceive. The high ranges at the thfl'soufld, with lofty T peaks ; rising, .through the clouds, ii r'ea%''admu'ame;' J l}o!'r4i is a •very of the Waimak'ariri, pntfld by' Miss Tanner. The perspective in the landscape is perfecti ; 'shbwihg', ; valley, intersected with lagoons, winding creeks, and'tiviihw 'At "the'lie'ad of the gorge",(br iTalley/ is 'sliffwn. .in' tolfll long, high range snow-capped hills. The White Terrace',' at Eotomahana is another of works of art. There are many other charming landscapes at. Victoria and" New Zealand to be injbo. Exhibition, which are well sworth j looking ja). [;/; Mr i jWillcox exhibits-a nice little painting from tHe ' well-known pencil of i ! Mr Hpyt,i the 1 Subject being the entrance of Sydney.Harbor, Mr John 1 Wallace's paintings of''Various New Zealand 5 scenes' of comment. Also : paintings'by* the Misses Kennedy, Nathanj' Silk," 1 ' Greenwood, Oalcott, Holmes, Ling, "Allen,, Campbell, Farmer, Maxwollj'; • Brandon,' I '. jßataaud, and Banfill.,,'One of ihe.mosp'.interesting pictures in the whole! collection is a paint- " ihg by Mr Brandon of the hot springß at'" . Eotomahana. The artist has, by a careful copy from nature, succeeded in embodying in this sketch the various shadosof lights and colors tor ; the iyicinity .of.hot isprings.j;P)& pjoimV, is, without exception, one of the b'est efforts of Mr Brandon,* and ; gives one an idea, standing in front of it, as"'being a diminutive spring jith, the .hot water trioklhig down frorii stoife to's'tbne. The vapor audsteara which are, at all .times, most difljpultto produce wjtb/ 'anting' 1 , hke 'a pliJasigg executed, Messrs.; ff\pp[ hairdressers,/exhibited an 'assortn;enfaqr fancy hair work, ; Competent judges—wo. mean the ladies—give the Price' for excellence gf wgrlunajishjp, .Some of the .bundles gf oui'ls wijjph. are 1 intended to be pinned on to ph'eir •' own back hair," were greatly.admired, J, i, Bacon had a ■ splendid- show of his: { manufactured.oori.i dials, conspicuous. amongst them being seltzerwater, made fjom- salts imported by 'the manufacturer."" Another cordial is labelled Koumiss, and is made chiefly from fermented milk. It is used instead of soda ; and' milkjA; mixture? greatly ; appreciated by the sick. Messrs' Strike, ;Dixon, and Cooper also had a good shoW oi local'' manufacturedjcbrdialsi'ii'&c. !ti Messrs Barraud and' Son 1 exhibited a case of their own made perfumery, and various medicines, [powders, l&c, cbrihdqted with the trade, which reflect the greatost credit upon them., ■Mr E: ,T. Eoberts exhibited some sample's of "Hop Bitters," aiicl Mr KlßuvgossJ p'rpdupad hi 'quantity ■of excell&riji to'm'Stb jams. '' ;:; Fimiiturel-^h&e''i^'in ,; a spring mattrass made by Messrs Vaunom and Co., which deserves special mention. It is made in such a manner that it ca'il'b'el'folded up'when nbt wanted, .but it also possesses* the advantage that either end can be .raised at pleasure.,,. h sickness lljaj; jj 'a gr,es}{ am the wonder is that it has, not been 'though 1 of before;" ThVfifm'bught'|o'flMa'rea s |(y market for the'article,.!, , ir ,,,, V| :,j' ~;l: