The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-22
Fine Job Work a Specially.
Correspondence.
CENTENNIAL LETTER.
from our Regular Correspondentl
b. PHutDEPHrA Sept I9 1875


: paid in this correspondence to the female
branch of Uncle Sans show. tits. per-
haps, just as well to reserve some of the
best things for the closiug letters. The
Womens Pavilion is large structure
erected at cost of over 100000, sub
J scribed by the ladies ofthe United States
and their friends for the purpose of max
ling special exhibit of the Advancement
of the women Of the world in the indus
triat and fine arts. The idea was an orig
inal one, and the plan was one of great
difficulty. The scheme would probably
have failed but for the fact that thecause
was espoused by Mrs. f. d. Gillespie, n
lady who claims to be descendant of
! Benjamin Franklin, Of ample means in
l her own right, and possessing the entree
to the highest circles in this country and
| Europe. Besides these advantages, she
lis woman with a powerful, almost mas
tculine, will, and withal sort of philo-
tsophical philanthropist. Austere in
carriage and demeanor, critical and Sc
we're in judgment, she is not at all lovea-
jhle or amiable, and her triumphs are
those of force rather than persuasion.
Just such woman was needed to make
the WOmans Pavilion creditable to wo
men, and her work is really a wonder.
Upon entering the building we see moth
ing but the work of women and women
at work. There seems to be but one man
employed, and he runs the stationary
engine that moves the entire machinery
of the structure. Within all is hustle
and activity, and every nook and cornAr
is occupied by some article of ~
the work of dainty hanG- :,
press or Queen in her v.isi.t .tt5si.
broidery room 10 ~, ro.s -..-..-
who stitches her life away H. ;hc .r....
or cellar. The first objects Ana; attsa,
attention are the beautiful Jacquard
looms, operated by young ladies in max
ing carpets, cloths, dress goods, ribbons,
corsets, flags, book-markers, velyets, and
other useful and ornamental goods.
Hundreds of people, mostly females,
crowd about these machines all day long.
and endeayor to understand their Won
derful mechanism which almost auto
matically does that perfectly and swiftly
which human hands failed TO do in all
the past centuries. Many are the articles
purchased then and there, and if there
were ten times as many of the looms
running their product would not supply
the demand. Turning about we NAV
witness all sorts of sewing machines.
With these, of course, the spectators are
more familiar, but the deepest interest is
evinced by all. Then we view the girls
making up the confectiOns, while others
are making the boxes, and yet others
filling them and dispcsing of them all at
an advance of twenty per cent ON the
ruling rates; but this is voted pardonable,
because you are helping the women
along. The ladies in charge are full of
that cunning which makes them the
helpmates of men par excellence, and
they have not failed to see the advantage
of using the "lever that moves the
world the printing press. Here we see
a dozen girls standing up to the printers
rack. picking the types from the boxes
just as men do, and clicking them in the
composing sticks with a proud superior
ity over the other white trash who have
to sew for a living. The types are all
set, galleys proved and read, corrected
and made up into the forms Of the New
Century all by feminine hands, and then
the paper is printed on cylinder press
tended and fed by girls. The articles
for this paper are all written by women,
and some of them eyince literary talent
of the highest order. Altogether this
newspaper is credit to the women who
get it up Hundreds of copies of this
journal are sold every day right from
the press where it is printed, and the in
come from this source alone must be
considerable.
In art the specimensare few, but very
fne, embracing some oil and water color
paintings, drawings, photographs, sculp-
ture and casts in plaster and clay. Some
of the latter are very fine, and show that
our American female artists take the
lead even in Italy, the home of art.
Next in importance Is the special display
of the royal school Of art needlework.
fruit of the toll of Queen Victoria. the
royal princess and the higher nobility Of
England. This splendid collection was
forwarded by the Queen expressly for
this Women's Pavilion and meri
closest scrutiny. Here we %
ladies lingering, some e.
own eyes until the. see the
evidences written b. Inc r8{ I1
themselves. Then IO.r f -.tf ~.
pressions of admiration fC u. sua.
of the regal needle women vi
could thus stoop to help their poor.
sisters along with this display of their
1t is needless to say thatalI
Of thesarticles are Of the finest fabric
md made with the greatest care, MANY
Jf them being beautiful beyond descrin-
ion, while others are made plain enough
o be useful. There are some interest
ng articles sent on by the Empress of
Brazil, but she did not hear of the ladies'
pecial scheme in time to forward sucha
collection as she would have desired.
She purchased great MANY articlesand
paid for them in advance, leaving them
lere until the close of the exhibition.
according to the rules. 10 is scarcely
necessary to say that there are grand ex-
libits of made-up dress goods. ladies'
underwear, hosiery and shoes, all made
~ female hands, and all challenging
But the laces ought to be
for they are very rich and
I;tractiye. Those styles fashionable in
)Ir grandmothers' times are shown
long with the finest of modern hOniton
md valenciennes, the costly composi-
ions being arranged in the cases IIpon
White and colored papers, so as to show
heir hneness OF texture and perfection
# finish. Then there are shawls, man
lllas and cloaks Of every description.
md near by the most elegant assortment
u furs, with just enough jewelry to con
1nce you that girls can make it as hand
ONE, as brilliant and as delicate as men.
Woman as a teacher is here exhibited
lobly. From the novel kindergarten TO
he model normal school we have plaster
nd clay representations and innumera-
,le drawings, together with many i'm
,roved appliances and systems explained
r developed by means of models. Only
1.-THE of the attractions in this PAVILION
ave here been alluded TO. The visitor
Till find hundreds of cases that attract
ttention and repay scrutiny which can
iot even be enumerated here.
The firemans parade ON Thursday was
ne of the big displays of the seasOnand
ttracted an immense concOurse of peO-
lie to witness it. Much interest has
entered in the rowing regatta the past
wo weeks, the most noteworthy event
onnected Herewith being the defeat Of
ne famous London Rowing Club in
ne four-oared race, By the Bfaverwycks.