The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-05-24

Scotland, who has marked the price Oh it,
$1,000. / hope she may get it, but can't say
as the man did when his landlady reminded
him that butter cost fifty cents pound, that L
think it is "wuth it,
As regards women's inventions, l observed
patent dish washer, clothes washer, dish drain
er, gas smoothing iron, complete darner that
the dear domestic ones have invented In
more extended line, illuminated signs, Invented
by Catherine S. Brown. By some Que else, an
improved bed that closes up and .sSa bureau,
strong-bo and most other pieces of furniture
in one. A valuable invention is desk, inven-
ted by Mrs. Stiles of Philadelphia. 1t contains
three patents When folded eighteen inches
across, extended, z (seven) feet 1t combines,
paper racks, folding and sliding desks, waste
paper receptacle, archives, magazine case,
book cases, case of drawers revolving ink
stand, bracket for holding paper files. 1t is
suited to the use of clubs reading rooms, libra
RES, etc. Isn't that something for the weaker
sex to be proud of-such a UdTiun ct nautdbile
thing as that.
There is the fancy work done by the Prin-
cesses of England, napkin spun by Victoria
and some etchings of hers, after Landseer Ia
long distance after Landseer begging pardon to
royalty.J The engine which runs the machin
cry in the women's department is from the
Bolter Engine Co. N. Y. 1t furnishes motive
power to a number of weaving looms etc., etc.
The amount paid for the use of it is fifty dol
lars (S50) month. A woman tends it, makes
buc ut6S duQ all lUdu. 1t Is Inc SOrb VI WUTk
she has been brought up to-always did it,
thrives upon it.
l am told the Arab women, in Tunis and
Whereabouts are the most idle of human beings.
They sit upon the ground, their feet under
them, they smoke, they dance. That is all.
But they had an interest in us it seems, and
aroused themselves sufficiently to make, still
sitting on the ground, of course, rug. There
it hangs. to be inspected by the busy bodies of
our age and country. 1t is very rich and
handsome
One of the most beautiful and remarkable
features is the wood-carving; bedsteads, pianos
cabinets, bookcases, side-boards, carved and
some articles made even to the hinges by our
sister women. These are from the school of
design Cincinnati. There is one bedstead of
wood carved deliberately and exquisitely, the
head-board inlaid with painted panels of con-
volvulus. The counterpane is of grass-clotb,
embroidered by Miss johnson, IN vines, flow
ers, flags of our union, all as daintily
as the most delicate French work, while the
lace that looks almost like HonitoD, was made
by young girl, fourteen (14) years of age
Here is lovely Chess table top executed in
pen and ink; specimens of Sorrento wood-carv-
ing; quantity of decorated china. among it.
Some cups designed and decorated by ladies of
Lowell, Mass And then some finger-bowl
mats, OF white silk. Small and painted in wa
ter colors, with blue vioets or daisies or tiny
image of Puck or some other such pretty de-
sign.
J u
NAL Medallion, the embroidery of which, on
white velvet took woman year to do. 1t
represents most national things, fancy, that
can be depicted. All Wisconsins' Centennial
money for the three years went into it. 1t is
sent from Beloit and is to be packed in beau
tiful box which contains an account of the do
ings and the way in which the funds for it
were raised, and kept, unopened for another
hundred years.
In, Art" there are oils, water-colors, crayon,
wood-cuts and all that. A colored photograph
of Dom Pedro, though small, is so finely done
that it has received special mention. In stat
uary, there is among other things, an Eve,
by Blanche Nevin New York. L do not like
the design. The figaro serves somewhat the
purpose of those frames over which ivies grow.
That is, tree is at one side and the tendris
from i creep and wind about the statue in
fig leaf. There is large piece of clay sculp-
ture, representing ST. Christopher and the
Christ child-by S. M Freeborne, New York.
have already extended limits in these has
ty notes that give SO limited an account and in
which so much is omitted.
Dickens spoke shrewdly, did he not when he
said-"rum creeturs is women" PIP.