Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-03-04
The Exhibit of the National Woman s
Christian Temperance Union at the
New Orleans Exposition.


The National Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Unions exhibit is Immediately OF
posite Mrs. Howe's Office, and in close jux-
Imposition to the Louisiana woman's ex-
hibit.
The centre of the space is occupied by q
pavilion of pale blue and adorned with
grains of all sorts from every State in the
Union-South Carolina rice; oats from
Florida; wheat from Washington Territory;
rye from Iowa, and so on, all through the
various products. The moss about the
pillars is from Louisiana, and the cotton
from Mississippi. The pavilion is to have
a fountain in the centre, and the spaces are
hung with lace curtains, presented by a
gentleman in St. Louis. A table stands to
one side, where the registrar book is, and
holds lovely pale blue silk banner, noun
ted npon . gilded stand, and exquisiteIy
painted Will landscape view Of richly
wooded hills. Beyond which flies snowy
dove, beneath the legend: "How beautiful
upon the mountains are the feet of him
that beareth good tidings of Him that pub
lisheth peace 1t is sent by Miss Housch,
the superintendent of the press department.
of the Union. Forming cornices for the
curtains are Japanese fans with little flow
er designs hand-painted upon them. and
over one is pink plaque, prettily painted
with ferns.
A tall easel bears New Jersy's shield of
deep maroon velvet; deer's head at the
top, two horns of plenty at the bottom,
with the fruits falling out, and 'tNew Jer-
sey,' and the monogram of the Union
upon it in gold letters.
Over the entrance hangs the shield of
Tennessee, which is carved, and bears upon
its red background, under spray of fow-
ers, the motto, "We bend, but never
break"
New Jerseys banner hangs upon the
outside, of white satin embroidered with
strawberries and daisies, opposite to which
is the dark blue silk one of Maryland,
fringed with gold, and all the notices of
the Union upon it in gold letters.
On the other pillar hangs North Caro-
lina's banner of deep crimson silk, bearing
pine branch across the top and upon eth
er side of the Union motto branch of cot
ton blossoms and bolls and a cluster of
wheat stalks.
Everywhere about the pillars hang the
shields and gonfalons of the States. 1t is
like tan army with banners"
Kansas sends one with portrait of Gov.
st. John above.
Minnesota's banner is of white satin
fringed with bullion, and the motto of the
Union, "For God and Home and Native
Land" which exactly resembles the one
from Michigan, sent by the juvenile branch
of the organization.
A huge gold-fringed scarf of crimson
silk also has the same inscription in tall
golden letters and comes from Ohio; it is
across the front of the space below a flag
from Maryland with the State coat-of-arms.
Mrs. Nichols, the superintendent of the
exhibit, contributes bronze velvet banner,
upon which is painted in silver letters,
''The earth is the Lords and the fullness
thereof
The shield from Arkansas is of oak,
with white nodded wreath which sur
rounds 'fW. G. T. U, Arkansas" the let
ters being formed of Arkansas diamonds.
Rhode Islands shield is made of bronze,
severed with shells and star-fish, bearing a
bronze scroll with the States name upon it.
Names shield is of pine needles, sur
rounded with cones, and the motto, 'Diri-
CO."
Virginia's shield is made of blue velvet,
with the coat-of-arms and motto of gilt on
white satin, surrounded by wreath of
Virginia creeper. Her banner is of cardi-
nal satin and velvet. In the center, figure
holding sheaf of wheat, above which is
painted in beautiful gold letters, ''We shall
reap, if we faint not" Underneath is
worked in gold bullion, ''W. G. T. u, 'Vir-
ginia." The banner is finished with gold
fringe, and hung upon a handsome cross
piece of solid walnut.
Texas's shield is of white, with farm
scene painted upon it, with cotton branches
and pair of horns.
Ind;ana's is white satin and red velvet,
with gilt lettering and rural scene painted
upon it, while the national banner is
great white and gold standard at the en-
trance.
On either side of the pavilion are tall
easels, bearing imperlal-size photographs
of Mrs. Hayes and Miss Frances Willard,
president of the National Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union. Here is lovely
face, full of nobility, gentleness, courage,
and intellect-the face of woman who
could conceive great reform and achieve
it.
Mrs. Hayes's photograph is taken from
the life-size portrait which was painted by
order of the National Woman's Christian
Temperance Union and presented to the
White House.
The girl of sixteen, who will neither sew
nor do housework, has no business to be
decked out in finery and rambling about in
search of fun and frolic unless her parents
are rich, and in that event she needs the
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