The Republican journal., 1875-11-11
The Centennial,

! An appeal is hereby made to the women
| Of the State for help to decorate and fill
Names allotted space in the Woman's Pa
Nillon at the Centennial, vast and beau
tliul structure, to be devoted ana dedicated
| to Noman's Work, the last best Gift to the
Great Exposition
1t is 70 be hoped thai systematic organ
| ization has been already effected in every
| town IN the State, in response to frequent
and earnest solicitation, that we may ac-
complsh the collecting, forwarding and
displaying OF our contribution, which must
comprise everything rich useful or curious
that has come down 10 US from the his
torlc homes of 'tur Grandm0thcrs' DAYS,
the home products OF our own everyday
lie, and Tie rarcst accomplishments and
conceptions OF our varied artistic SIKH II
VIII be Il wonderful spectacle, and II won
deriul season, and the daughters OF Maine
should aid and honor il with lhe best re
suits OF their gifts and genius, to the end
that the Centennial shall show aggregated
gifts and Joys OF a national household The
Boston Post thus happily expresses our
views upon the subject:
The breaking of the ground for the Woman's
Pavilion at Philadelphia has made the Crnteu-
mai, us 1t relates to women, Il topic Of CONVEX
hai" n e' ,,,' a' nl",lH a. - "lltt IS
sentation a respectable one, If is conSidereJ
high time that women bestirrc,I themselves in
the mattcr, and, setting ASIDE the fact that re-
punlifS nave neen ana are "n5ratffu set them
wh,tevn ,, o - r,IiH ,lele tollert
the special labor Of women for me Mash rnntry
make list and apply TO have it admitted and
classified larc-Work, embroidery, books, pie
lures, sculpture. engraving, ornamental articles
;na ar' Oh eaHe; PANT
nroressgs o '.nnu,r.mn nr H. IM; rann1 :"
tween processes a hundred wears 400 and TO-DAY
bridal outfits in 1.1G and 1876. would All find II
place. a p'rre OF WORK executed by the EN-
n i'aI ot'ti "l W. ',,e i.tll''S VI
the fair hands Of the l,mprrSs Eu@enie, reonl.
who have patent cor>cls, extraordinary frillS.
| and amazing iurheloWS are already active. and
are ANXIOUS 10 pl'te 'hrhl on tNhlbl'loh; and
- .,,'i,'JI''S "'' ,'ir ~, vi NC ''t'N re-
vices in the face Of he universe me phiialnl-
phia papers do not cXtepl the most cordial wei
come to these reiormerN, and there is hope
. my t,ie tiellooi WIZ DE neclred coltr',naild
;nms and III ,he Wnnn,l mo,art'mnmt ,,iII ~
devoted to women's work as it appears in the
myriad excellent articles of use ana beauty
which are the fruits of honest toll and not of
reforming looierN'
There Is no time to be lost, and we ask
the public press, by kindly publishing this
appeal, to bring it to the notice of every
woman in the State interested IN the Great
National Exhibition.
Mrs. bon BRADBURY,
Nlce-Presldcnt OF the W omen.s Centennial
EX. Com for the State Of Maine.
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