New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-26
Especial Correspondence Of tho Republican
CENTENNIAL NOTES.
PHrLADELrHrA, October 20, II

PHILADELPHIA. October 20. 1876.
A congress of the most prominent women
of America have been holding conven-
ton here. Iss members include such names
- Mrs. Livermore. Julia Ward Howe, Lu-
cretia Mott and many othsrs Of note. The
papers that have been preeented on various
subjects are very able and interesting. Ono
Of tho most eloquent addresses delivered
Was the effort of Mrs. Livermore, who made
very logical renarks ON the usefulness Of
women. She said:
paid visit to the centennial, and was
several hCurs in the Main building examin-
ing The beautiful works Of art from the Old
World. made inquiry from the exhibitors
- to Who performed the work. and tho
almost invariable answer was women. AL
this proved oonelusively in my mind that
the ekilled wOrkWomen OF the countries Of
the Old World ere far in advance of our
own. z-- 4..
How can We account for thisi may be
asked, and I reply that In this country we
arc almost without thoee schools OF design,
Industrial aud training schools where
women are educated in the finer works Of
art, while in Europe We find them fostered
and maintained BY the government. Thus
to0 RCo0uCol AO0Ae Va WOaAAe4 0uo10 No Vo>
veloped, and the result 10 shown in many
beautiful articles shown at our Centennial
Exhibition. When it was proposed to open
Q building especially devoted to the works
Of women at the centennial, Ill were invi-
ted to send their handiwork, and yesterday
saw from the women of the great State Of
New York eimply handsomely decorated
flag. L. that all those women could do or
think off It must have been, and I am
sorry to sec that our women hsve no more
ideas Of practicability than the deeoration
of flag.
There is another great evil among our
women-indolencs Your fashionable wo-
man scorns to work, and throws away her
valuable time in merest twaddle. Let .
man pass his days in useless idleness, and
those very women, no matter how innate
may be their own natures, will instinotively
despise tho man with no higher ideas than
dress and small talk.
urge you ,consen to become workers.
example and until He ceases to be worker
then only should His children cease to or
be ashamed to work"
Although the above 10 full of wholesome
truths, Mrs. LvermoRe should have, g
justice 20 her countrywomen, made sol
reference to the progress and skill display II
By the ladies Of Cincinnati and Of Wisc'
sin, where such industries have been est, .
lished, and numerous Manifestation :
their useiulness are exhibited ct the v
man's Pavilion.
Industrial schools of design were OF 9
instituted in England after tho Wofl
Fair at Hyde Park, in London, few ye
ago, and We hope that the same system
now be generally introduced in America
There u no picture in all the art exhi' I
that created - much wonder and curiosity
and occasions 20 many curious sreculations
as the colossal painting in tho Franoh do
partment representing Rizpah defending
her sons. The story Of the famine for which
they were inundated a. IN stonemant y
found in II. Samuel, chapter XXI. The
artist, George Becker, Of Paris, shocked the
critical world Of Europe by the production
Of this ghastly picture, and even Gustsve
Dore, whose imagination has conceived
some Of the most horrible Of subjects.
acknowledged that he had been surpassed
in intensity when Rispah was first shown
to the public. All have acknowledged the
Extraordinary power Of this work. The
painting h little larger than life size and
looms up far above any Of its surroundings
and Q single view creates IN impression
that can never be forgotten. ANXIOUS.