New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-08
4 FINE ELECTRIC DISPLAY.
WONDERS OF EDIsoN'S WORK SHOWN
BRILLIANT OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION IN
AID OLE TILE EXcHANGE EOR MOMAN,S WoRx

A BRILLIANT OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION IN
AID OF THE EXCHANGE FOR wOMAy's WORK.
II any possible doubt fingered in the minds OF tho
directorate OF the Woman's Exchange Electrical Elk
hlbitOn to the OF their enterprise, the
gathering In the Lenox Lycenm last evening dspelled
it. Among those noticeable in the first tier Of boxes
were Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas a. Edison, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cleveland, Mrs. c. Il. Agnew, Mrs &. i. Baker, Mrs.
B. Brakeman, Mrs. II. Y. d. Black. Mrs. C. s. Black
man. Mrs. G. Brett, Mrs. p. II. Brstow. Mrs Andrew
Carnegie Mrs. T. r. Coudert. Mrs. j. T. Dillon. Mrs.
Henry DlmOck. Mrs. william T.. Dodge. Mrs. >. b.
Elkns Miss C. Goddard. Mrs. c. H. Godfrey Mrs.
George IIoadly Mrs. Alfred Hart Mrs. Gilbert Jones.
Mrs. A. ID. Juilliard Mrs Edward Lauterbach Mrs.
Joseph r. Low. Mrs. Jacob II. schid, Mrs. Frederick
Nathan. Mrs. John Patton, Mrs. John T. Terry Mrs.
f. b. Thurber. Miss H. l.. vail. Mrs. Henry Willard,
Mrs. r. VI. Wheeler and Mrs. J. Henry Work.
The decorations elaborate and beautiful In
the centre Of the auditorium column twenty
eight feet in height and eight feet in diameter hcky
cntwined by thousands OF electric lights Of many
different hucs. The top Of the column was cncrcled
by garland Of pearly white lamps. which were again
surmouncd by fairy white bower. from which ies-
toons Of cvcrgrccns in which concealed numbers
Of tiny ncandcsccnt lights. hung over the heads Of
the crowd below and fastened to the upper gal
lcIies. The stage, which represented hungarian
garden scene. was crowded with Floreniinc scrcnad-
crs. whose gay orange and black costumes were re-
neved by profuslOn Of tall palms and orchids banked
up in the background.
Professor Cyrus A. Bracket. Of Princeton College.
delivered short address in which he rccounted tho
history Of Edison's inventions and told something o.
the life Of the magician. Frederic L. COudcit and
\. B. de Freeze. the manager % the exhibition also
made short Introductory speeches, in which the OBJ
jccts Of the WOmai's Exchange, for whose benefit
and under whose auspices the exhibition i held. wefe
briefly set forth. well elected musical programme
was then given. 10 which Master Nhsa, tie new mn'i
cal prod .. contributed A.. Guo'l. ne J. MUS
fellow If Il limited number 4 years.
one Of the greet features Of the evening ait'e
men, VS. listening t. the leading artists Of te iath
opera and tn, Casino Company through %, pl1ug-
graph. The glimpse If hon. ;hod lie ln tl' ~ .nieti
century. Afforded Ay ,ulte ~ rooms .elo 1int 70
bachelor Of ~. period, whose every wan j. m-f'ttl
10 by ciecfrictF. source of wonderM'n i - Al
II the Ward succeeds in cirryln- ont all no
schemes which throng IN his brain during M Nc
time. be- VIII -, down - pJ~t'rlff. npt "nf a.
yrcaf inventor, bat a. man who solved the servant
grl question. Al,
I'm, exhibition will be open for six wee's. Aftcr-
noon and evening programme viii b" given. tN'rS
ono should 20 and gre H. Edison him'fi said lat
night: 1t is the best exhibition Of electric lighting
the world La, ever seem