| Performance Notes | "Queen Alexandra yesterday visited the 30th annual exhibition of the Home Arts and Industries Association, of which she is patron, at the Albert Hall. She was received by Lord Bessborough, Mary Lady Lovelace, the Hon. Mrs Campbell, and Lord Brownlow, president of the association, and remained nearly two hours.
The association has made marked progress since last year, nine now classes having been stated, while there are 30 more collective exhibits. Queen Alexandra was particularly please to see the work of the Boy Scouts, represented by the 1st Kingston-on-Thames troop, who have a stall of toys. She bought a model of a Boy Scout and a black cat, greatly to the delight of the boys in attendance. One of the most notable stalls is that of the Potters' Arts Guld, Compton, Guildford, also known as Mrs G. F. Watts;s village industry. This was awarded two gold starts for general excellence. A silver cross has been awarded for wrought-iron work to Walter Evans, a blacksmith living at Milton Abbas, Dorset, 12 miles from a railway station. The shoeing of horses having declined owing to the multiplication of motorcars, Evans has taken up decorative ironwork as a means of adding to his earnings.
In the lace section the silver cross is awarded to Miss Campbell's Lochfyne and Kintyre class for a beautiful piece of filet [sic] lace copied from a 15th century design. Another lace stall of great interest is that of the Buckinghamshire Lace Association. The London School of Weaving shows a great variety of hand-woven silks and uncrushable linens. Queen Alexandra here purchased some choice pieces of cloth of gold and gossamer silk.
The exhibition will be open until 6 p.m. on Saturday."
(The Times, 21 May 1914, pg.10)
This would be the last HAIA exhibition until 1921 at the Royal Albert Hall because of the First World War. The 1915 exhibition was held at 36 Grosvenor Place, London. |
| Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/1914/32) |