New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-29

BUSY DAYS AT ATLANTA.
PREPARING FOR THE EXHIBITION.


LINENS FROM ABRoAD-ExHIBITs SHOWING THE
PROGRESS IN SILK CULTURE-QCARTz FROM
SOUTHERN MINEs-THE ART COLLECTION.
IRON AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TElBuNEJ
ATLANTA, Aug. 23-Details of the foreign exhibits
that will be on exhibition at Atlanta next fall are
reaching the Exposition headquarters. One meI-
camille house has advices of the shipment of large
invoices of the finest French and German linens, in
Guiding an extra choice lot of the latest Saxon nov
elites in this line of goods. Baron Ludwig KNOCK,
of Brennan, head of the important house OF KNOCK,
Frerich & Co., of your city, and largely lntereSteu
in cotton manufactures IN Russia has secured space
for extensive exhibit of Russian and Persian cot
TONS Large shipments of fine Scotch goods are also
their way TO this country.
The Silk Association of America has deferred lts
proposed October exhibition at Philadelphia IN
order that its members may help to swell the exports
it the fair here. In connection with their display
there will be exhibition, under the auspices Oh
the Philadelphia Society, which makes speclallS
of silk culture of the methods and appliances CON
nected with the production of raw silk. During Uhe
civil war silk worms were reared by Southern wo-
men, and many matrons still retain the bose maze
an those days from silk raised their plantations
which they reeled, spun, dyed and knit, partly Tor
recreation and partly from necessity.
The gold mines of the Carolinas ana Georgia are
preparing very large exhibits for the EXPOSITION
One of their representatives called to-day at ID
rector General KimbalFs Office to ascertain whether
any ore crusAers mills, and furnaces Tor rcduclng
suphurets had been entered for exhibition.
He promised to supply exhibitors OF such ma
chimes with plenty of ore to test their merits. AS
gold mining is prosecuted 10 n considerable extent
in both the Carolinas and in Northern Georgia, the
exhibits from this section viii be numerous, tact
| which manufacturers Of mills and mining ma
| chinery will do well to note.
Considerable space in this international exposi-
| al arth hobs aud
| appliances The executive department desires to
secure the services of Mrs. Louise Poliockof Wash
! ington d. c.. whose success teacher of the
| Froebel kindergarten system has given her ma
| tonal reputation among educators. 1t is thought
| that q kindergarten school maintained on the
| grounds for three months would do more TO i'm
press parents with the value of this method of IN
| structon than years of lectnrng and thousands OF
pamphlets could. am informed that Mrs POLLOCK
will cheerfully do the work IL provision is made 10
| cover the expense.
section of the Art Hall has been set
| apart for % loan collection to consist OF
portraits of eminent Southern men OF all
| professions; of landscapes and genre pain
| tings illustrating Southern localities scenes and
character of trophies, ancient plate, furniture ana
adornaenfs; and of curious and antique articles of
rtTta One of the first entries in this section was
an oil painting canvas, SIX feet by seven en-
TITLED 1.-The Little Cotton Pickcrs" In il two
children of eight years, one white the o her black,
meet at the end of their row 10 empty their COTTON
into tho basket. The figures arc life size and are
splendidy drawn The artists Miss Sarah =. Holt,
| "a resident OF Mississippi. who has painted many
small pictures that have been approved by art
critics. 1.-THE Little Cotton Pickers has been for
some months on exhibition IN the rooms OF the
! Southern Art ASSOCIATION of New Orleans, where IT
The ioyal subjects OF King Galnbrinus will find
that monarch well represented nj the Court of King
Cotton. for large number OF brewers rom b9th The
! Lager beer is rapidly suppantng whiskey at the
south consequently the jolly fraternity OF brewers
will be on hand with large, and IN some cases,
very costly displays.