Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-08-09
CENTENNIAL CORRESPONDENCE,
The Women's PaviliOn-ChineseC Cary.
ing - The American Book
miscellaneous.
THE woMEN's PAVILION.

or son, who has pride in the elevation OF
the standard of his cherished household
gods, but will join me in an exclamation OF
delight and surprise, in examining the art
efforts of women, their bold comparison
with the works of mar; the delicacy, yet
strength, and the graud 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. I defy the gal
leries of the country to show, in a general
sense, a greater variety of art exhibits where
good taste and a conformable theory is con-
coded, than appears IN the Women's Pavil-
ion. Genius, energy, skill, with rare tact,
are employed, and the country stands in
debted to the women whose mission has
been to advance the position of their sex in
this Centennial movement, for an opportu-
q nifty for international society to see what
woman can do in the competitive field with
the genus homo. Miss Christine, Chicago,
exhibits an organ and table made of 5000
pieces of wood. Mrs. Carrie Mitchell, Nor
NAL, Ill.,, combined bureau, table, cupboard
and sink. Mrs. James A. Wilkinson, Prov
idence, Rhode Island, yarn from the hair of
an Esquimaux dog Miss Rebecca G. Over
end, Fairlee Md, tippet and muH from pod
of wild cotton. Mrs. Jane E. Merritt, cape
made from the silk of the milk weed pod.
Mary 81. Champman, SO years old, sends a
pair of stockings knit this year, feat
which is surpassed by Mrs. Abigail f. Low
ering, Oxford, Me- who knits nittens and
exhibits them at the age of 1O4 years. Mrs.
Orpha Conant, of Dwight, ILL.,, completes at
the age of "a. with a hat of common
grass, gathered, bleached and sewed by her
self, without any assistance Miss Helene
Fuchs, st. Louis, Mo-, a beautiful embroi-
.dered lace dress. rare piece OF work is a
tidy III spatter work cross made from plth
of Japan rose by Mrs. John S. Palmer,
Providence. Rhode Island. Miss Eloise =.
Wolcott, of Boston, exhibits some beautiful
Indian basket work. There is also some
elegant Indian, work by Mergaret 4Kesiah
Saratoga, New York. Miss Harriet r.
Parkhill, Jacksonville, Florida, ornaments
and flowers made of fish scales. Mrs. E. T.
Whitman, Oakland, California, buttons re-
curing neither needles nor thread Here
is chance for old bachelors Miss Anna
j. Bradley shows the thirteen primary forms
of Capitalization made of mica The Misses
n. NJ. and nj. A. Cutler, Providence, Rhode
Island, carved wall pocket glove box, hang
ing cross and frame. That the Misses
Cutler are among the neatest in this art
elimination is only what I expected. re-
member meeting one of these young ladies
as child, and thought her one of the
brightest / ever knew. Mrs. J. o. Culver,
Madison, Wisconsin, an art cabinet, with
painted panels ond medallion, handsome
effort of the accomplished constructionist
A chaste and brilliant execution from the
easel, is that of Mrs. J. W.. Blakemore, of
Philadelphia. The lady's talents are inner
tied, her father, W. e. 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 re-
lief. 1t is but question of time the pres
ence of Mrs. Blakemore in the front rank
of the amateur school. There are nearly
800 exhibits In the Women's Pavilion, and
now, knowing this, who SO bold, as to deny
that woman is not the equal of man in
many of the walks of life Woman forever
is the slogan of the gallant and true.
CHINESE CARVING.
China exhibits Pagoda or Chinese tower
in miniature, four and half feet high. It
has ten stories, each story occupied by a
projecting roof Pagodas are used in China
as observatories for cities. Chinese cities
are of four classes. In & city of the fourth
class there are five pagodas; third class, 10;
second class, 15; first class, 90. The towers
are generally from 80 to 800 feet high The
Pagoda stands on the, centre of an ivory
base Representing a plot of ground enclosed
by fence of ivory posts, supporting carved
ivory panels, seemingly lowered lace, SO
delicate is the workmanship. In the area
is portal; in the plot above the tC wer are
four trees, laden with fruit, with representa-
tive citizens Of the celestial land, enjoying
themselves beneath their grateful shade.
The tower is hexagonal and slightly pyra-
midal At each edge is a round support,
running from top to bottom. These six
supports brace the mann portion of the strue-
ture, which consists of beautiful Lace cary
ing. Each story is encircled above the cap
ping of the next lower story by railing,
similar to the fence, and from the four cor
ners of the ten cappings are suspended as
many bells. This exquisite piece of ivory
carving is worth 100000 gold. The
China ivory balls are wonderful; one i've
inches In diameter has Ia smaller ones en-
closed, each of an inch in diameter. With
In hollow sphere are % similar ones, each
moving free of the other. The operation of
making these wonderful balls is simple The
solid sphere of ivory is taken, and the four
teen or other number of holes bored, until
they have reached points say half an inch
from the center. A small, sharp carving III
strument, the cutter of which must be at
sharp angle with the handle, is introduced
into each hole, and by careful cutting, a
small ball may be freed in the center OF the
mass. It will hardly be spherical. This
process is repeated as often as it is repre-
sented by the number of spheres to be freed.
The outside sphere is then manipulated
With CEdG dTIlSIlC GOuCu 81 peculiar W tuc
Chinese and forests, figures groupings, APP
pear in bas relief. To the young men OF
America who dislike the more utile, but less
ornamental occupation of cutting wood, and
desire to test their skill on ivory as Q stfmu-
liant I will state that the ball spoken of in
this connection, required the constant emu
ployment of one celestial one and a bali
years and can be purchased for 5000. gold:
The Chinese have no superiors in The field OF
carving in ivory, and no visitor to the ex-
hibiti n should fail to see their exhibits.
THE AMERICAN BooK-TRADE ASSOCIATION.
This association, whose Importance in the
field of education, deserves full and COM
prehensive notice, occupy structure IN
full section of the main exhibition building,
and is the only two-story pavilion in the
building. The plan is 1I7x34 feet, base,
having three platforms, each supported by
sixteen light iron pillars, and connected by
two bridge platforms. On the main plat
forms are erected payilions, divided by rail
standards into fo1- spaces each, and on the
bridge platforms are wall standards. The
second story is IL feet above the floor; the