Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-22
A MEXICAN EXHIBIT.
The Skill of the Women of the Sister Re-
public Will BE Extensively shown

public Will he Extensively shown.
Letters received by the Latin-American de-
partment Of the worlds Columbian exposition
indicate tina, the exhibition Of the work of
Mexican women at the exposition will be
one OF very great interest and vAiue. A CORE
spondent writes that fine needlework and fancy
work are done in all the national government
schools Of the country. In the City Of Mexico
drawn work and all kinds Of fine embroidery
are to be found for sale or made 70 order in
the leading institutions for girls, the orphan
asylum, vizcaina's College, the normal school
and the industrial school In the industrial
school the following arts and trades are repre-
sented:
!. Plain sewing BY hand and machine.
s. Upholstering Of all kinds.
T. Introducing in cotton. silk. crewels,
chenille and hair, the latter in imitation Of en-
craving.
.. Drawn thread work and some lscemakiug.
g. Pasementere. including fringes cords
and tassels, made in looms by hand.
2. Book binding
.. The ornsmentation in stucco and gliding
OF picture frames, fancy tables and bracketsL
3. Artificial flowers
10. Crochet. bead and other fancy work.
IL. Drawing In crayons and painting in oils
on canvas, satin, silk and plush
In the San Carlos Academy of Fine Arts some
credltaole work has been done by women in
string orchestra could be formed among the
women students Of the National Conservatory
Of Music.
In Toluca women make BY hand lace Of vary
ing design and texture, which 10 both pretty
and durable In Uruapan, state Of Michoacan,
they make plaques and other fancy articles in
wood OF the painted lacquer work peculiar to
the region. They also weave rebozos (or
| scarfs) and their own dress materials. The
ends Of the rebozos In all parts Of the republic
are finished of by women.
Women are skilfull in the manufacture of
candied fruits. jellies. marmalsdes, preserves
candy snd other sweetmeats. They also make
chocolate, which they grind on stone metates
and tortiilas, the principal breadstuf of the
poor people, consisting Of corn ground to 9
cakes.
Anative kitchen, With fts native furnishings
and practical illustrations Of how the national
foods are prepared, would be Q taking feature
Of the exposition.
Women embroider In gold and silver in de-
signs and on materials used principally for the
gorgeous Mexican hats, without which no
horsemsns costume is complete. They weave
mats and baskets, excel In making lfe-liks rag
dolls and do some Of tho work on shoes. They
also assist in the feather work. in making wax
ana rag figures, pottery and the numerous
toys appropriate to certain feast DAYS. They
are employed in cotton, wool. match. cigar,
cigarette, stocking and underwear factories
Most Of the public primary schools for boys
AMI girls and the higher schools for girls are
taught by women. They hold professorships
in different colleges and the principal of the
girls normal school, with over 9 thousand pu-
piis. is a woman. There are a few newspaper
writers, few who have written poetry and
some who have done work in musical compost
ton. There is one woman physician in the
republic, the only graduate OF the regular
medical college Of the City Of Mexico, and
there are women telegraph operators ana book
keepers and, it is said. one or two photegra-
plers,