The Wairarapa Daily THURSDAY, MAY 8, 189O. THE SCHOOL OF DESIGN.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3605, 8 May 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1890. THE SCHOOL OF DESIGN.

Tab annnal report of the Wairarapa branoh of the Wellington Sohool of Design, published in our last issue, while recording some slight progress in attendances, shows a lamenkbls want pt appreciation of art culture in this district. In the Wairarapa, out of several thousands of young people, more or less capable of profiting by art lessons, only about a score, certainly less than one in a hundred, aro taking advantage of the texceptionaj facilities 'offered by,the School of Design, Low fees, and highly skilled instruction fail to attract ninety-nine ou,t of a hundred of the pupils attending our public school, 3)id the young men and maidens, who apparently labor under the Delusion; that their education i? This is to bo regretted, because a training of the eye and hand to distinguish form and colour, and to reproduce proportions and harmonious hues,' is not only a source of permanent delight to the student, but also fitshim for successfully following many ordinary colonial occupations connected will) building, engineering, and other industrial pursuits, The love and knowledge of art jo be all but unknown in this districted neither parents or children appear to be aware that the evening classes of the School of Design offer for almost a nominal fee advantages in which a very considerable number of persons in 'the 'community ought to be only too glad to participate, If tl)§ sons of colonists in the Wairarapa were devoting themselves to a thorough course of training in agriculture and horticulture, and the daughters to awujt'ing an expert knowledge in dairy production, it might bo pleaded that other engagements pf a sajjsjactory oharacter interfered with shy general devotion to art oulture, but we fear that other occupations in the direction we have named are not in any 4<>gree in the. way of young persons acijuiring. a- ■ knowledge of drawing and painting. We only hope that the example of the few who have joined tho School of Design awl made progress under its auopioes, will gradually stimulate others, and (hat tho teacher and.the committoe, who have had for the past three jears an uphill fight to lieop the classes open, will in Jho coming twelve months meet with a little more encouragement than they have received during 1 the year that has justoloeea.

.4 :aattii.' namect-iUlliß.-hiui -Jieon fined ll\with £B. lOwosta, at Deimiston,-for PiMrbing.;:(h e( ;galvalioii Army; Be elected to" take it oritJ' :' '■•

r,l ° Kapiei- Daily Telegraph, in a recent iwuo, aHSerts that rabbits aro unmiitakabJy the incroaso in the daventy.Milo Bush.

A■ .great improvement is about to be mnuo to the appearance of Queen-street by. tho paintitifc of the "Emporium" buildiiißß. Tho contract tor the work hasbeonlottoMrG. Coker.

We understand that Mr G Beotham, MIIR, fat interviewed tho' Railway Commissioners on tho subject of lighting tho Maaterion Railway Station and providing adequate If is Btated that a Mr Trewby, who until recently was in the employ of tho Wholesale Drapery Company in this town, and who left to proceed to Auckland, has .commenced buaineas in Pakiatua as draper, clothier, Ac.

■ An open well in Town Acre 88, whirih has beeu for some time past a source of danger, has been, filled in by the To-vn Lauds Trustees, and the rubbish on tho section was yesterday destroyed. ' A very attractive and cleverly-painted sign-board, bearing the' inscription " Evening Post," now adorns the front ot tho shop of Mr J. Williams; tobacconist, Tho painting was executed by Mr D, S, Papworth in his usual wtistio manner. •■■ "■•''••

It has been deoided to form a Law Debating Society in Duntidin, open to members of the legal profession, their pupils, clerks, and law students. ■ It will be observed that we, in Masteito'n, aro already in possession of such a society, vide 11M Court proceedings I In its 'last commercial report tho Otago Daily Timca.tells its readers that an agency sold at auction " quarter back' wethers for 10* each, This item should interest footballers, as ainnßtance of the progress of their favorite aport iti the quadruped world. Afow days ago, two lads, belonging to Ashley, Canterbury, captured a tine specimen of the albatross on the river bed, near the railway bridge. The bird had settled on aflat, and being unable to rise from the level ground was easily caught, It measured seven feet from tip to tip of its wings, An ominous sign of the times is the large proportion of little children whqare obliged to wearspeetaoles, Tho absurdly early schoohage in force in the colony is the prinoipal'cause, remarks Typo, Not only aro infants at school wheu they should be at play, but they have to pore over" homo iessons" when thoy should be in bciT.:

. Tho licensing election for the Pahia, tua town committee took placo on Monday last; and resulted in tho election of the followings-Messrs Hughes,Kaylor, Sedcole, flutcher. . s>nd On. Tho publicans' party, who, quite naturally belioveinmonopolyih&vingbeondofeated, it is expected that licenses will now ho granted wholesale, for tho purple of detracting business from tho one spot, and extending the town southwards.

Tho " Whifiler" writes to the Evening Proaß : on the ' subjeot of " strikes" as • follows:-" Sir, —I am commissioned as Major Domo of the Wellington Loafers Association to enquire through the medium of your valuable columns as to whether we cannot obtain by a thorough, system of organisation better pay and shorter hours. Through shortness, of tucker and black looks we bhall shortly unfurl our banner." '' The Paltherston North corresponded of the Post says:—"An extraordinary objection to a committeeman taking his Beat on a School Committee, was made by a chairman,, who held that the committeeman referred to had committed an act of bankruptcy, bcoause nearly twelve months ago he had called his creditors together and obtained time to liquidate hia liabilities, nearly all of which have been cleared off.,. Naturally the objection occasioned some surprise, and tho committeeman objected to intends to contest, tho chairman's i opinion." ' '.'._/, a bullock slaughtered in Wellington thi other day, says the Rangitikei Advocate, had au abnormally large kidney, the weight of which,' including the. fat, was no less than Mbs, The beast itself, which was grown in the Carnarvon district, was by no means a large bullock, It turned the ecalo at scwt., and was perfectly healthy, and free from the slightest blemish, It is stated that it is cmy one beast in a million which is possessed of a balloon kidney, as tho phenomenon is designated nn account of ite peculiar ahapu, and in tho London market tho fat, because of its hardness and density, would readily sell for is per lb, It is intended to freeze the oleaginous mass and ship it Home,

Anottior anecdote charactoristio of the Victorian Goyernor's homely instincts is related in connection with bis visit to Ballarat. When the special train stopped at the ancient township of Dalian, His Excellency stepped out of the : carriage, mid was accosted by an elderly dame, who said, "Sir, could [ seo thaGoyurnor!" "Certainly." repliod the Earl, lam the Governor." The old lashioned lady was rewarded with a hearty shake of the hand, and when she had recovered from her. astonishment at his youthful appearance, she ventured to comment on the fact of His Excellency beim; clean shaved. "Well," said the Earl, !''l had whiskers once, but they were Incliiieii to"hp nearly as r'cd'as a fox, and the Countess wsjstgd on my shayiag them off." The incident caused great amusement on the platform, and was tie principal subject ot conversation 'ion the block" at the little township for seyeral days subsequently. Accorinp io a tolegram received in. Paris a disciplo of "Jaok the Hipper' 1 Jjas appeared in Moscow, A man having the appearance of a commissionaire left a parcel .lately'at tho Palaoo-of the Governor-General of the town, saying it contained some articles ordered at a Bhop, The parcel, when opmed, wis found to contain the head of a woman who had been murdered on the. preceding night in a. dark streef, and whose bn'dv'Md beeuppt up and'placed in two canvas ,sacl& \Vith the head whs a letter, the' writer of which said that he and a companion hoped to ciirpass the atrocities ot "Jack the Iliiiper," and that they had only just begun operations. Two persona hayo" been suspeoted, and one'isnow'in'the hands of the police, the other, a', notorious returned convict, who lias coiiimitlod' seven murders, having run away from Moscow. There is also a supposition that the murder was .committed by Nihilists, who yanted to wreak their vengeance on a female spy.

The Queen's Bibtddav.—Ladies, ' no doubt, will sopu think ot preparing for the ball that wij| ljo given jn .honour qt Her Majesty's birfhday, £nd we have much pleasure in wiling attention to our recently imported and obbico assorfpiit of materials suitable (or balls and evening wear, at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehonso, Te Aro Houso.

These comprise tulles, nets by the yard, embroidered tulles in (Iras lengths, evening colours in cashmeres, veilings, and also in meipjljcaux faille 1 moire and other silts, Of ttirti'eEe.erejSstn'W makiug a grand display, at Jo AW House. HsrieToropi.thasso'meljnics been foun<l difficult to match (lie yarious requisites' 'fqi' making up these dresses, am] sp'|o obviate this difficulty we havoimportod a pinner pf complete unmade dresses, with all necessary linings and triniuiings. to match, anion \ I svbloh bo found those that appear in the next'paragraph, fo Aj:o House. EMBnbiDpEp Ve'ilingS'i'u yipus xm eau do nil, coral, sky, 'ninklnfcroahj; tosca nets, with hop and ribbons in gold, hch'otropo,'eau de nil, eucalyptus greon, pale blue", d'O, Ac | salmon veiling, embroidered JD silver; heliotrope veiling, embroidered in nets, in old rose, cardinal, oraempirik&b., variously embellished; ft grand assorftnentof fronoh' tulles in black and in all tho most fashionable cojours at To Aro Hoqsp. ■'■••■ And then wo have an excelle/it selection of evening gloves, hosiery, fans, wraps, with somo very choice and attractive opera cloaks in silks and plush, really beautiful goods, Ladies should before purchasing make an early and complete inspection of what wo rra now showing in materials for balls and'flveningdres3, at the Wholesale Family Drapery. Warehouse, Te Aro Hcroae,—Aptt,

: A meeting of the Maatettpii: Hospital Committee will.bo.holdthisafternopn, . Wo have received from Messrs Lyon Mid Blair it phamphlotou thequestion, "Ishiingle Tax aßcniedy?" = vMrWm. Esston, the English list, will speak again to-night and ; tomorrow night in the Temperance Hall. Tenders are invited, by Mr P.. J. Fitton for delivery of iiretfood and carting green flax to the Kiversido flax mill.

.Ijord Palmerston's, defiuition of a deputation is a nouu of multitude, signifying mapy, but not signifying inuclL-Speotator. A parade of the Masterton Rifle Volunteers is to be held this evening. A largo general sale will he held in MrF, H. Woods' Cartertou Auction Room on Saturday, 17th May.

Fully three thousand Bheep, and four or five truck loads of cattle have gone down from the Wairarapa to the 'Wellington freezing works this week, It will bo seen from the report of Messrs Lowes and lorns that a hue of sheep woro yesterday disposed- of at 12s (id. This is tho top figure of the season. Mi J Ballaucio addroßsed his constituents at considerable) length at (Vanganui last nipht, and was awarded a vote of thanks nud confidence.

A portion of Mr Price's sawmill,which is being' romoved from Carterton to Mangamahoe, passed through Masterton today. .. - . A terrible calamity has-occurredat Montreal through the burning of a lunatic asylum at Lunguo Point. No fewer than 150 of the ininatos perished in the flames.

■ The first of a Series of public meetings under the auspices of tho Knights of Labour was .held at Wellington last' evening, the attendance being fairly good, .

Tho annual moating of voters, to: 1 rcceivo tho yearly report and balancesheet ot the Masterton Town Lands Trustees, will be held on Thursday; the 16th inst,, in the Tomper&ncn Hall, We learn to-day that the man Wren, who was 'ound in a weak condition on Beaumar's station on Sunday and was admitted to the Masterton Hospital, is nU so Bcrirrasly ill as.'was at first reported, and there are hopes of his#«ly recovery,

According to the NapiorNews, Mr D Christie Murray has the idea ut. settling quietly down in some New Zealand town incbymto, and studying colonial men and maimers from tho life in a careful manner, and tho result'mcti/ be a book,' '•

An em'ment doctor has just declared that in consequence of the tjreat advance which has been mado in the large towns in England in sanitary science dunn> the last thirty years,'it may Baldly'be predicted Ibat cholera will never again break out there,

News reached Eketahuna yestorday that a human skeleton was found tho day previously by Mr Brnimigau, on Mr Mvprin'a' run, at Alfredlon. It was romuved to the Alfrodton Hotel, where an inquest will beheld, No further particulars are yet to hand, • Recently tho Berlin cabmon celebrated tho hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the first introduction of cabs into iiailiti. The firs sohedulo of fares proscribed by the city council provided that a oabman caught overcharging Bhould be placed in the stocks before tho I city hall.

In a Sheriff Court the other day a witness Bworo that ho never saw his mnther-mlaw, nod did not know her namo. It made the jury so-wild with onvy that they forgot all nbout the case and could not agree upon a verdict, In the town of Stillwater, Minnesota, a man named Augustus Growth murdered his wife, aftor receiving from hor a confession of infidelity, the man himself theu committing Biiicide. They both kissed their children previously, and it is believed they had agreed to die together. .

■■ A "snail gathering in aid of tho Church choir fund was held in.St. Matthew's Sohool-room last evening and. despite tho inclemency of the weather, was a success boyond all anticipations. Tho. School-room was crowded with visitors, of whom the majority were the fair sen, The programme, carried out under the supervision of the Rev W. B. .Paige, was an offensive and attractive one. The great ovent of the evening was undoubtedly the Maypole dance, which was performed by the children in a very pleasing manner, the following taking part:-Miss 0 Birkenshaw and Master WJa?o (grandma and grandpa); Miss 0 Pickering (Grace Darling); Master R Jenkins (Sailor Boy); Master W Jackson (Prince) j Miss E Muir (flower girl) i Master A Nicol (Pirate); Miss B ferry (starlight); Mastor P OurbJtt (page); Miss NLett (bride); Master N Williams (pirate); Miss 0 Jago (Swisß peaunt). Mißs Corbett and Miss Nicol, _ who had the training of the children, deserve great credit for the pleasure afforded by the performance. During the evenin?, instrumental n.usic wasrendered, bran tubs wero indulged in, and refreshments were provided galore. Altogether the entcrtninmont was one of the most pleasing ever witnessed in this town, and by it the choir fund will, wo nudoratand, bonefit in the Bum of nearly £2O.