New-York tribune., 1876-03-04
WOMENs CENTENNIAL WORK.

PBIIADEIPnIAs GREETING 10 NFw-YoRK-woRK.
ING WOMEN PREPARING FOR The GREAT TX
HIBuoS.
90 the Editor Or The Tribune.
SIR: We have high authority for cOntentment
when the aboTers Of the eleventh hour come in TO
share the wages and reOicings with those who have
borne tho burden and heat of The day; consequently
when the women of Philadelphia, who for tbreo
years have been working for tie of the Cen
tenmial. hold out welcoming hand To New-York,
late and ong-in-coming there is room for any but
The best and kindest feeling. The completed build
ing of the Womans Pavilion, in the Exhibition
grounds was handed over to the ladies on that odd
day. the 29th of February; its cost $4,000, having
been contributed by the women OF Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts, and Ohio That il is paid for, may
note in passing, is in entire accordance With the
whole Centennial work SO far There remains yet
The interior uph0stering of the bulltng and 10 this,
understand, Ncw-YOrk women have pledged their
and promising also 10 furnish banner 10 hang upon
he wall. Ii it Ike not tou late TO venture a sugges-
tion would remind these friends that although the
banner is very well, and the upholstering per-
haps better still. there is a wider field in
which To display the taste and artistic
skill, the solid and useful work Of the women OF
New-York, than even these afford. The WomaRs
Pavilion is designed to exhibit wOman's work IN
vast range of industries. The menlbers OF the Ex-
ecutive Committee, who have brought the building
to its present readiness, announced at the outset
that they designed 10 open thereby new and probta-
bic occupations to the working women OF America. by
showing hat few women could do certain skilled
occupations heretofore deemed possible only for men,
il was hoped that other ambitions save those Of sew
ing and clearinghouse keeping might present them
selves 10 n woman upon whom tho fates have
imposed the burden Of self-suppOrt. There are
struggling artists and artisans m Ncw-1ork to-day
whose inspirations might have been made actual
performances fer this Exhibition by the fostering
,rore of n Cente1<al cOumit tee, furnishing not only
81 coIragcnent IN words of cheer but IN such small
contributions of money were needed to make real
the ideal of these retired workers. When one reads
among Centennial notes that young lady artist In
New-Nork already known by her dainty work IN
panel-pamting, desired To decorate for the
Exhibition q stately piece of cabinet furni.
lure but was deferred by the cost of
It's preparation from carrying out her idea, one -
sorry very sorry, that New-lOrk women had not
taken up the work two years ago Of fostering home
industry and talent especially IN this line of house
hold decoration. In other States encouragement
has been given and solid aid, The students OF tho
Womau's Medical College of Philadelphia were de-
siruus OF exhibiting some of their preparations IN the
Matera Medica Department, and here agilin came
i'm the bar of expense. But the Philadelphia women
promptly met these young candidates With an "Ph
hand, the needed sum was generously luThis''d,
and better than that, the esprit de corps Whch mas
becOme a marked feature IN this Plladephis WORK,
the help of women TO women, was gITicciulIy mani
tested In is indeed pleasant state OF affairs Nhen
fashionable and wealthy women unite III close Dohds
of fellowship with the struggling WOlhcrs OF lbo
sist.IL,,,d asking of them their handlwofk ana as
si,tance TO make the Exhibition success, an1
giving not us charity, but as tTlDute, the maerh
aid essential 90 perfect work. H.
Phiiddephsd, March 8, 1870