The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-15
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

English women are active in pre-
paration for their participation in
the Exposition. At a recent meet
ing of the women's committee in
London, it was announced that Queen
Victoria had promised specimens Of
her own work in spinning and knit
ting, done when she was a girl; also
some of her embroidering, fine draw
ing and water-color painting. Prin-
cess Louise will contribute some clay
modelling, Princess Beatrice several
paintings, and Princess Christian
some embroidery. The committee
assigned charge of various branches
of woman's exhibits as follows: Irish
exhibits, Countess of Aberdeen;
Scotch, Lady Reay; philanthropy,
Baroness Burdett-Coutts; education,
Mrs. Fawcett, the writer on political
economy; hospital nursing, Mrs. Fen
wick; woman's art, Mrs. Robert Aus
tin. Several women were selected to
prepare papers on various educational
and economic subjects.
1t is probable that the visitor to
the Exposition will have an oppor-
tunity of seeing a more extensive and
finer exhibition of ancient Greek art
than it has heretofore been possible
to see outside of Greece. P. CaYread-
ing, Director-G General of Grecian An
tiquities, has written that the
Grecian government has accepted the
invitation to participate in the Ex-
position, with the understanding
that it will be represented only by
memorials of its antiquities. Charles
Walstein, Director of the American
School of Classic Studies at Athens,
states that the Grecian government
has agreed to make and send to the
Exposition casts of the principal
works of ancient art now in Greece,
together with maps, diagrams and
photographs. To these will probably
be added casts, and perhaps some Of
the originals of specimens of classic
Greek art which are now distributed
throughout Europe.
The Maryland Worlds Fair Board
is planning to show in the Maryland
building reproduction of the sur
render of his commission by George
Washington. The report of the
Board to the legislature asking for an
appropriation of 100000 states: cit
has been suggested by His EXcellency
the Governor, and the suggestion has
met with much favor, that the old
Senate Chamber of the State House
be reproduced in our building, and
that group of 80 figures be make to
represent the surrendering by Wash
ington of his commissian, which took
place in that historic hall. Such a
tableau would attract many visitors
and serve as feature of great inter-
est. The act is almost unique in the
history of the world-a successful
general, in the flush of victory, laying
down his sword and retiring to the
duties of hOmely and quiet life
after vanquishing the greatest power
on earth in long and bloody war
and is something to be admired as well
as wondered at, and every son of our
grand old Commonwealth should feel
personal pride when he thinks that
a deed so noble was done on the soil
of his native State, beneath the root
of his State Capitol"
The Missouri Worlds Fair Board
has forwarded to Chicago nine tree
trunks to compose three of the col.
umns of the rustic colonnade around
the Forestry building. These trunks
are typical specimens of yellow pine
White oak, red oak, ash, cypress, red
gum, and hickory. 1t has also sent
thirty pieces of timber all of different
variety, for the rustic interlaced work
between the three columns.
Galveston, Texas, has raised $4,000
of the $4,000 which it pledged to-
wards the State Worlds Fair fund
The city is alive with enthusiasm
over the Fair, and is holding public