The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-03
INDIANA AT NEW ORLEANS.
The Indiana Womans Art Department Of the
Exposition Of the Three Americas.

Uorressondencs of the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 1.-The ladies who sent
their treasures of embroidery, hand made lace
and China painting, aud the artists who sent
fheir pictures to the New Orleans exposition, in
order that Indiana might have superior dis
play, would like to know what has become of
them. The troubles with Mrs. Howe, last year,
caused the manager Of the exposition, this year.
70 give each State its own woman's department
and art exhibit The Indiana display is second
TO none. It is ARRANGED in q square space,
Enclosed by temporary walls ten feet high.
On three sides these walls are pierced by large
doorway openings which are handsomely
6raped. The upper part of the walls is thorough
~ well painted deep Indian red such as is
often seen in studios and picture galleries. The
dado is fine nile green. These walls show off
che beautiful collection in perfectly exquisite
manner. Opposite the main doorway Of the in
closure is q tall manrelpiece, richly carved, and
yet executed with a light hand in daisies and
many other plants and flowers, designed and
carved by Miss Ella Mattox, of Terre Haute. 1t
is firmly fastened to the wall, as in house. On
Its shelf. stands fine painted vase The space
intended for mirror is occupied by a view of
Broad Ripple painted by Jacob Cox. fine
thing, mellow with age, and rich
with autumn tints. Around and above
this mantle. piece, studiowse flor artists never
got the notion into their heads that photos and
paintings mustn't be mixed), hang photographs
by Mr.. Clark and by Mr.. Potter. the president
OF the American Association of Photographers.
There is nothing. anywhere in the exposition,
that begins to compare in the slightest degree
with these photos, which are profoundly admired
by all corners. On either side Of the mantel-
piece are tall glass cases holding elegant en-
broideries b. the Terre Haute Art Association,
some Of them large pieces, such as piano
cover, in pond lilies; satin bedspread profusely
worked, and large wall tapestry, like the work
of the middle ages; carving, by Miss Styer, of
Kokomo; some birds. mounted by Mrs. Brayton;
q decorated mirror etc., finish this side of
the enclosure, while above the glass cases
hang fine landscapes by Mr. T. c. Steele sent by
Mr. Lieber. The right-hand wall of the in
closure has on one side Of its doorway Mr..
Steele's large mountain landscape, ''The Ba-
varian Highlands, highly appreciated in New
Orleans and hanging in light that brings it out
pieces By Mrs. Coffin On the other side of the
doorway hang Wilbur Woodwards "Ossian."
and two other of Woodwards pictures
Above the doorway and pictures are some wall
hangines of rich, quiet velvet, giltembroidered
The perfect light evokes fine things in the
F"Ossian," never before SEEN The film on the old
Kings eyes, the fine, free nostril that all but
Ebreathes, the soft begonia- tints of the skin of
sMalvina, daughter of Toscar, the shields on the
walls in the back ground, and all the
oil aia of aynar mir an
tirely plain and apparent. for the first time. 1t
arrests the attention of every passer. Other
objects too numerous to mention finish this slde
The third wall contains o doorway and two
embroidery, and drawn-work, and other lovely
things. One of the pieces of embroidery is by
MARY Williamson, of Lafayette, who decorated
kpart OF the Vanderbilt houses. It il valued at
$l50 and was made for the Bartholdi fair in
New York 1t is great bouquet of roses. en-
broidered on dainty tinted ross-colored Silks
the silks applied on a large black satin ground
and the ground sown thick. with small black
hugles Stiff with lavish costliness'
is this splendid, work. Above these
pictures and so on; one of the pictures q very
charming bouquet Of roses by Mrs. Charles
Railsback. The fourth side also has glass
cases on either side of doorway, one of which
holds the Richmond collection Of embroideries,
indelibls Ink drawings, painted scarfs, and other
beautiful objects. The other case contains paint
ed China and rare, fine needlework. Much of
che China-Mrs- Ferry's, for instance-compares
well with the best Dresden in the French
hibit. Many of the embroideries are unforget-
table, such as boiling cloth curtain in pale,
clear embroidery over pale pink silk lining.
above these cases OF the fourth side hang many
pictures. plaques and SO on. A tall. square.
glass case in the center of the Enclosure holds
Ahe embreideries and flmy laces of Mrs. John
Baker, of indianapolis. Among them is placed,
FOR safe keeping, the most beautiful of China
plaques. square in shape, and painted by
Miss Nellie Berkly, of Lafayette. 1t stands
i'm a light which shows to perfection the
design, which is the head Of blonde young
girl. Thesneatly bound golden hair, rosy skin,
clear eyes and 6ns features Of this head are
rare feast of beauty indeed An easel in one
corner sustains a picture by Mr. Forsythe. In
another corner is a noble screen, each panel
having magnificent flower design, and pretty
little landscape let in at the top. The light of
the exhibit is from skylight, far above the in
closure, in the roof OF the exposition building,
and is clear and abundant and shows everything
perfectly. Two beautiful water-co!ors sent by
Mrs. Hyde, BY Charles Fiscus thus show perfec-
items almost unperceived before. The glass
cases are locked and in care of a suitable per-
son. The many beautiful articles from different
parts of the State are, OF course, too many for
enumeration, but all are worthy of careful ex-
animation.
Indoors people, like the winter trip to New
Orleans. The day after your night in the sleep
ing-car you're looking at the warm, sunny hills
Of Alabama, with rivers wandering away among
them, and you see the English thrift of Birming-
ham. great, prosperous town among the iron
hills with huge blazing and smoking furnace
ehimneys. Next morning you see the landscape
Of Louisiana, which has its charm-immense
levels, homes powered in perpetual green, pools
among water flags, and verdant things that we
sail dollhouse plants" profusely pouring up
from the rich soil
New Orleans itself is miles of rosesn its white
houses stand in gardens of blossoming roses,
with orange, plum, sweet olive laurel and other
green trees about them, and with honeysuckle,
English ivy, Marechal Neil roses. and jasmines
climbing to the roofs Each morning
q rose dripping with dew is yours for the pluck
5ng A fine sight is the river levee covered with
cotton, RICE sugar and molasses. trip down
TO the indigo-blue waters of the gulf is worth
while; through the sugar and rice plantations,
and these scenes look familiar, having been so
often drawn with pen and pencil. There are the