Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-05-31

All over the world women and children
are working for the Centennial Expo
sition.
And why2 hear you ask, incredu-
lously.
Because the Centennial Commissioners
have opened a department exclusively for
the exhibition of women's and children's
work, and have solicited specimens from
one end of the world to the other. No
woman is barred out, whether she live
among the mountains of Switzerland,
the dreary steppes of Russia, the vine
yards of Italy or the sunny fields of
France. The greater number of exhibit
tors, however, will naturally be from our
own broad land, and will include resi-
dents from every State from Maine to
Mexico. The most energetic promoters
Of this good work are the women of the
Northwest Territory, for to them the
Centennial Exposition at Cincinnati has
an especial significance.
This department is entirely distinct
from the scientific and educational ex-
hibits, in which also women will bear
distinguished part.
The former class will include only
those things made with woman's hand
or by the dimpled fingers Of some dear
child. Among them will be found ex-
quisite bits of needlework, art embroid-
cries that would rival the looms of Ant
werp and Brussels, lace that might have
been spun by fairies on midsummer
eve, wonderful pieces Of embroidery,
choice examples of button-hole stitch and
hemstitching, darning so fine it is an en-
bellishment rather than detriment, and
specimens of all the other stitches that
Women know.
Then, of course, there will be the usual
collections of faded samples and patch
work quilts that were the glory of our
grandmothers.
In painting, either on pottery, canvas
or silk, there will be an interesting col
lection, together with specimens of pen
and ink work.
In the more practical arts there will
be specimens of machine sewing, type
writing, telegraphy, bead work, feather
work, designing, music composing and in
ventive work, especially in appliances for
the nursery, the hospital and for asylums
In all, ninety different kinds of women's s
work will be represented. At the begin
ming of the century only forty different
ways of earning living were open to
women; to-day, the Centennial ami
versary, finds the number more than
doubled.
The children's exhibit will include
every sort of toy or utensil made or used
by children from q rattle to a rocking
horse. They will all be there, everything
necessary to the health and happiness OF
childhood. This exhibit is not to be seer
every day, and the children will go wild
over it.
sa Little Lord Fauntleroy, in his velvet
coat and Prince Charles collar, will have
his heart full when he sees these treas
ures, and Little Miss Flutter, in hel
white frock and big blue sash, will dance
up and down with delight.
And afterwards they may confide Il
each other, as did Mrs. Piatt's homes
little sightseers at Edinburg:
''rm glad did just one thing there
Qn vain they told us to be good.)
Iput my hand on every char
That said Don't Touch at Hollywood.
Indeed, the children's exhibit promises
to be so tempting it would be yer.
stolid little boy who would forbear to pa
the prancing horses as he passes by, ant
as for the dolls and the doll wagons, n
little girl could be expected to resis
them b B. d