The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-08-31
PHILADELPHIA LETTER.
The Womsr,s E'ariIioH-1 TtseelIamy-C i'aa-
frio-Fsd Educational.

There Is not lover or husband,
brother or son, who mas a pride in the
elevation of the standard OF his house
hold gods, but will join me in an ex-
.clamation of delight and surprise, in
examining the art efforts Of woman, their
hold comparisons with the works of man.
The delicacy yet strength, and the grand
conception of the beautiful and strong,
in nature. that woman displays in the
exhibits of the pavilion. God bless the
sex, should be the sentiment of the good
and the brave. / defy the galleries OF
the country to show, in general sense,
a greater variety of art exhibits where
good taste and conf0rmable theory is
conceded than appears in the women 8
pavilion. Genius, energy, skill, with
rare tact, are employed, and the country
stands indebted to the women whose
mission has been to advance the positions
of their sex in this centennial movement;
for an opportunity for international
society to see what woman can do in the
competitive field with the genus homo.
Miss Christine, Chicago, Ills, exhibits
an organ and table made of three thou
sand pieces of wood. Miss Carrie
Mitchell, Normal, ILL.,, combined bureau,
table. cupboard and sink. Mrs. James
A. Wilkinson, Providence, r. l., yarn
from the hair of an Esquimaux dog. Miss
Rebecca C. Overend, Fairlce, Md, tippet
and muff from pod of wild cotton. Mrs.
Jane f. Merritt, cape made from the silk
of the milk weed pod. Mary II. Champ
nev, ninety eight years old, sends 4 pair
of stockings knit this year, q feat which
is surpassed by Mrs. Abigail +. Lowering,
Oxford, Maine, who knits mittens and
exhibits them at the age of one hundred
and four years. Mrs. Orpha Conant, OF
Dwight, H., completes at the age OF
eighty-fOur, with hat of common grass
gathered, bleached and sewed by herself,
without any assistance. Miss Helene
Fuchs. st. Louis Mo, beautiful en-
broidered lace dress. A rare piece of
work is a tidy, in spatter work, cross
made from pith of Japan rose by Mrs.
John s. Palmer, Providence, Rhode
Island. Miss Eloise b. WalcOtt, of BOs-
ton, exhibits some beautiful Indian
basket work. There is also some elegant
Indian work by Margaret kesiah, Sara
toga, New York. Miss Harriet R. Park
hill, jacksonville, Florida, commensurate
flowers made Of fish scales. Mrs. f. J.
Whitman, Oakland, California, buttons
recurring neither needles nor thread.
Here is a chance for old bachelors. Miss
Anna J. Bradley shows the thirteen pri-
mary forms of crystaliZatiOn made OF
mica. The Misses n NJ. and NJ. A. Cut
Ter, Providence, Rhode Island, carved
wall packet, glove box, hanging cross and
frame. That the Misses Cutler are
INT h - at ~ oil
is ONLY what I expected. | remember
meeting one Of these young ladies as
child, and thought her one of the bright
est | ever knew. Mrs. J. .. Culver,
Madison, Wisconsin, an art cabinet, with
painted paEnels and medallion, hand
some effort of the accomplished constitute
zionist. 4 chaste and brilliant cXeCu-
ton from the easel, is that of MIS-. J. w.
BlakCmOre Of Philadelphia. This ladys
talents are inherited, her father, w. +.
Winner, being one Of the most eminent
of the masters of the country. She
inherits her fathers force, with a fine
conception Of draping and relief. 1t is
but question of time the presence OF
Mrs. Bakemore in the front rank of the
amateur school. There are nearly eight
hundred exhibits in the women's pavil-
ion. and now, knowing this, who 50 bold,
~ n deny that woman is not the equal
Of man in many Of the walks Of life wO-
man forever is the slogan Of the gallant
and true.
CLIMATIC.
have been studying closely the con-
dition Of Japan, and find the historian
complains Of this country, as those who
enter this decree against New Zealand
foblcs and Italian siroCcOs. June, July
and August it rains in torrents-delug-
ingly 50. There are two cOnventiOnally
accepted pleasant months, October and
November Summer, hoC-winter, in
tensely cold, hurricanes and water spouts;
frequent dense fogs hide the sun; ty.
phOons and equinOctial gales sweep the
seas" All this, and yet the centennial
American complains ut times Of the
insaiu3!ity Of his country, ! neglected
also to mention in Egypt the unhealthy
south winds of Khamsh, March 10 june
from June to August the North or Etcra
blasts. These are varied with a few earth.
quakes. The writer says; Egypt is
by no means remarkably healthy, as in
addition 10 the visitation OF the plague
and cholera, 0phthalmia, diarh9a, dysen.
terry, and boils are general l may be
mistaken, but believe the United States
IL as desirable a location as any Of the
above mentioned countries.
Speaking Of the drawbacks to the en-
j0yment Of New Zealand society, another
historian comes to the front who wishes
to speak In pleasant strain of italy,
sunny hiHfoFic and art making Ttalig.