New-York tribune., 1876-02-03
THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION.

THE PAVILION FOR WOMEN'S WORK.
ENERGY OF TIE LADY MANAGERS - SOMETHING
BESIDES PIN-CUSuIOSS AND PATCHWORK - m
ATTRACTIVE FEATURE.
FROM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE 1HiBusE'l
PuuADEIPuIA, Feb. 2.-Thc Pavilion for
Womens Work promise, To he one OF the most uh9'o
and Interesting features Of tho Exposition At other
Worlds Fairs there have been attempts on sai Sc'hc
10 collect the products Of feminine taste and INDUSTRY
sweden had such an exhibit at Vienna. ana Austria also
hint none OF thom complete, extensive anu
varied as to attract much attention When ars "'sPe
and her cOadiuOrs determined that the women VI
America should have department 10 themselves Ill inc
Centennial they found plenty of obstacles III he way
They had raised over 100000 by fairs. teapartes con
ccr and other entertainments and had paid 1t into tue
General fuud I'm the form of subscriptions 10 CenenmaI
stock but the Commission was not Wiling 10 ue'o'
any portion of the regpSr exhibition bmldIhSs 10
the collection which thes Wanted to make II
would Interfere with the classification to bring III the e
nent Of sex and on in corner by Themselves Suoh
and such articles because they we're made by women
GIVE ia back a part Of money" said the ladies'
"and we will build place FOR ourseyos' That WAS i'h'
rossble There was retroactive arrangement III INC
Centennial treasury little piqued, but not os'ouI-
arcd the ladies' i'm motion their successful money
raising machinery Of local committees, and In few
months collected the $4,000 which they wanted MI
sclva-zmann in the mean time. made them plan Tor
builliug "A delightful site procured not iar ioh
Horticultural Hail. the contract was let ana "hli' "o
collection OF funds in progress the construction o'
the buildin. went forward and now 1t il comp"cnJ'
~ he sum needed to pay for IL has been raised VINO
cr -av after i- that are not practical ana doh
know how tn manage bu,ine-s Affairs! .,.
We'll the Pavilion is ready, except inr lcH Ii,,ni ,i
touches and very pictty affair 81 it j. Wo n % Ha.u
10 define the architecture. hut Il might be d -'ii'u ~
.uhucl and modcrniard Moorish. Ir structure u "u
and at the same pleasing, "ud Ut Is i'i-' ,i'N"
" thnut being large. Rtp1lr VINO VII lt'l "7, III
TIE rnaz Boz liuS ur "t .1|'liitiy ii'u
viii ind u y c1~Urc iu setting lro ahousc IVA, u"l
NOT stretch ont into space hoN 'ud th' r'1ch "l ur eve
What Is h 10 contHnf Eyer illu2 women maze lat ls
Wor'h showing NcedleworN ard cu'I'iriy Q" '"uI'';
I'm do not Imagine fhlt tArrt d. 10 hr 20" a., TO" '"
u.l- cushions samplers and patchwork p9i'' ru'"
n. one -crs 10 lie county fair tu'h ml,tI
,yU NOT De- gwen much -pfcr. Much more Nl'i
hc occupied 10y st.iuarf. ou l"l"thtS NIt'
/ ,-1tei-co.ors by famou, female artists, pcnfpi,
inl .krtrhe- wood cuCi.l lfuC-. yoii-, W trf U.s. H
decorated porcelain. 1h"rr vii 7-1 De- nuuht'l"',
household ornaments. mtIIrii hHWrl- ihr Lace "u.
ruhr,dtlir- collection of o-tulu'd hS'c- rE""'h-
mo ia .hio. of each dcc,t" since 40 ana "I '" M
brilliant show oi modern millinery k''u"tlul"iH
and ot,! ,if io-iti-. f,r which there f %" p-r M H
ia .H,ltlou Of tic Exhibition pnlfr NHl "i-" Ii"
room here Tht di-pia, promises q" DE- tLif''' l''i'
frriuirr gutlc. and u'nci'"', Ohf FtIt aiii''
Al Who ira 10 in1fr rrsln tpit fhnuil hu ~
N once Nir. H. - Gillespie. President "i INC "oh'h
& f,uul Committee. n S especially 10 .iid't li'' iI'
fhe ft-. .t.urttru- oHcHri 90 WputH 10 recent Aft
.haI he r.p,.tnt-I. iu 0fd.r that thr l"I scope hn
ytr.t, of tIr iutu tr.Hl tul ari. .-iY 1riN' b "'
women ol tie tinted states mA> p. adequately 'H'""