The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-19
TINE PBIL1DELPHIh FAIR.
The wsmsu's Depnrtment-Tke FafIrre ~
the Fair Sex In Making nv IndcpfbdeM
DtspIay-The Horticultural Haii-s1rpris-
ing Men Rronesn Of the Floral Show.

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the OLD cry oil cnlHarlo courtesy Inc,
nave everywhere the 'front.' seats reservoir
Tor them aud they should have the place OF
honor IN an account OF the great american raw
rhey have amply deserved u. ana II Is evidently
their ambition to have IT, Tor Heaven on'y knows
what they have not done TO push then'seives TO
inc 'front.' Nhe Wonens centennial FUND.- Wo-
mehsCentennlh MUSIC HAM, women cohcerts'
"omeps picture eShlo'tiohs, "omehs news
papers, special ouild'nR Tor the women . De-
par'ncnt every ueVice worthy oi bdrhu" al
VertsihR ingenuity mas oeeh used 10 make enc
world ~ large aware OF the great iorthcommsd as
p'hy OF Womahs genius anu ihuusuy' ihe fsco
tnat an Exhionion hke TINS Is an essen
t'aiiy in'erha'oha' ihstitu'ion' anu thae
the women OF this or any other couh-
uy 40 NOT as YET form dlsunct ma
uohahty or race dlu not make any d'nerehce
TO them' Devoured by eR"hn'' they simply
wanted 10 push themselves FORWARD ana they
nave succeeded III it' nut with what asau result
aiasl II there Is ANYTHING decidedly poor and
not worth seeing at this great and superb Bx-
hloltion' u Is only the Womens faVion' or the
Womens Department, rs the ladies deuRht 10
calit. In tho wnOie OF the large puiiuina there
IL not the sh2h'cst Haoe ehher oi Reh'ur OF
t"ieht TO DC SEEM OF eve" OF comhohpiaoe
ability or experience. Everything u either
chiidish and elementary or else suggestive Oh
old-maidish debility
IL may DO considered rude 10 say all tnis' Dut
us inc truth, anu someoouv snouid ,sh IT, III
the interest oi the iadies themselves ior' not
""ns'anuihg all tne power OF us app'ecistiVs
ln'"ncts' "omanhoou' wheh " iorsets "se'i'
loses the sense OF ths RIDICULOUS much more
completely than MANHOOD does.
Inc most melancholy part OF the business Is
.nat women VINO uo 'ohN wofN' "io Tie pro-
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10 Tue domain OF womlnhood. IL woulu nave
been most prAi'eworthY. IL they had estab-
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.s,re In cst,hi,.bins, Centennial concarn IA.
,rc+ from, ma, ,r,., ana ,,bi,,h 4. ., r., :. =
fair show" to any human being, dependent OF
SIX. age, or nationality.
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an i,dus,rial schooi or as .o,,rihution. 90 =
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