The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-10-03

Leaving the Middle-age lacemakers patiently
Mt work. we make our way rapidly, through
connecting wonders. to United States aud 18th
century marvels. There our first glance is at
jolly girl, bangs and all, operating caliEraph
and chatting right and left. now in English
and now in French, with the curious observers
surrounding her. This is United States, we are
quite sure aud elbowing our way through the
cr0Wd-the only one in the deparimcnt-we
are soon in conversation with the most wide
awake girl We have found IN Paris
Are there any other American women or
girls in the DEPARTMENT." is the inquiry, as
we glance across aud see demure looking girl
a. the Remington type writer a French girl ut
her left. and q middieaged woman here aud
there, guarding the American-In made cloaks and
dresses.
No; am the only one here. All the rest
are English or French"
The young lady proved 70 be Miss Ottillie
Thomas stenographer aud caligraph writer for
q New York house. We expressed our pleasure
that ct least one American girl was on the
grounds 70 speak Tor wonanly independence in
9 country where girl has neither privileges
nor opportunity until she gets husband.
That is what they all tell me, she said
frankly. Americans come to me every day,
and say ] want 10 shake hands with my sis
ter ] am glad ] am an American. always
was. but never as much 50 As since ! came 10
HEFlE ana see what a poor EhAbcc women nave
for doing anything here aud yet DC respected"
How does your salary compare with that Of
the French and English girls employed here in
the same work. we inquire.
There Is no comparison. Our girls at home
get from SO 10 SIS week where the girls
here get but 50 much month. There are
plenty of English girls who would be glad TO
get sI2 q month. and can secure no en-
PlDymeut The one Just across gets but Sl2 a
month. Ny salary Is $50, and my expenses
were paid coming over by nay employer"
So we pass on taking an inventory Of Amer
lean iab0r-saviug exhibits ia invention aud
discOgery-type-W writers. monographs, graphic
phones, telephones. electric lamps and appli-
EBees for lighting and beating, medical and
Surgical exhibits, signal aud fBete0rOl0eic
instruments. elastic tubes portable weapons,
watches and clocks, leather work, decorative
paFeT, travelling and camp equiPAges, textile
fabrics peculiar 10 our c0Dntry-samples, in
deed. Of al that has placed the United States
foremost IN the cultivation Of the useful arts.
IN ceramics IL is the American woman who
again comes 70 the front and ia modest little
case we End 45 specimens from Cincinnati, Of
decorative art china, with the glaze discovered
by Miss Mclaughlin. This discovery, By the
Way, 10 the most important ID that line Of any
that ever was made IN America. IL IL the only
glaze corresponding 10 the glaze held as q
secret in the European manufactures.
There are small exhibits Of stained glass,
some specimens Of which are very fine; nu-
EeTOus specimens Of gold, coal, silver aud cop
per ores FROM the American mining districts
redwood bark aud wood from California aud
Washington Territory; specimens OF tobacco
natural and manufactured; also hemp, hay and
cotton q display Of cutlery, art bronzes and old
silver photographs Uf mines aud mining i'm
plemeBis from Idaho and Nevada and tutti-
fruit gum from Florida.
IL seems 10 have been a mistake 10 have left
Out an exhibit 81 American gum-chewers. We
haveseen none since coming over and il would
have been sure 10 have created q sensation.
There are soaps poiisbes, oils; canned goods
with food made from skHi-mIlk and herbs
specimens Of tanned leather by the new proc.
ess; aud in the agricultural division large
display "a seed-drills cnltivat0rs, plows, reap
err. hydraulic drills, tree planters, gas ma
eblnes, combined reapers and mowers, milling
and domestic machinery, laWn-mOWers, auC
engine Of various sorts.
AEhicaFo firm exhibits the largest and hand
soonest variety o. cloth aud velvet mantles and
dresses, profnsely embroidered; the passemen
terry trimmings being also Of their own manu-
factBrc. A New York firm makes the onlI
notable display Of white work. machinemad,
and embroidered. The Tiffany Diamond TX
bibit was o. fabulous beauty. aud the sales y
rapid that the supply was with difficulty KEEP
up.