The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-04-20
THE WOMAN'S COLUMN
WOMEN AT HE FAIR.
Preparatory Work in Other Countries for
the Worlds Exhibition.

the Worlds Exhibition.
That the women of other countries
may be interested equally with onr
own in the Worlds fair, Mrs. Palmer
recently addressed personal letters to
the women sovercigns of Europe and to
the wife of the president of France.
These letter, solicited royal approval of
the work OF the lady managers. and re-
auestcd the appointment of committee
of women in each country to cooperate
with the American woman's board.
France was the first to appoints Worlds
fair committee of women, and the names
\ Smprising it-some of them interna-
X nally famous for intelligence and
phga thropy-ar headed by Mrs. and
Miss Ytles Guyot, the wife and daughter
of the minister of public works; Mrs.
observation-disclosures, president of the
sUnion DIES Femmes de France" laid to
| the wounded), and Mrs Jules Sicgfred,
| member of the Protestant charitable
hocicties.
The meeting of the British women's
/ committee has been delayed owing to
| the death of the duke of Clarence, as
III. II. H. Princess Christian is its chair
man. Other members of the nobility
are taking the deepest interest in the at
| fair, and the exhibit will be a most inn
portant one. The committee wisely
contcmplates a complete showing of
| only what English women do best, and
nursing-for which they are justly cele-
| iIb nil "
hibit. 1t win probably include sick
room fitted with every practical, new
| and approved appliance, and a trained
| hospital nurse in costume will be sent To
| install the exhibit, according TO the
| highest scientific requirements. As the
model hospital of the Woman's building
promises to form one of its most import
ant and striking features, exhibits of u
similar character from other countries
will afford opportunities for valuable
comparisons between foreign methods
and our own.
IN Henry Wood secretary Of Great
Britain's commission, is recorded as adj
vising against any display OF British
cooking. Lady Aberdeen has charge of
the Irish woman's exhibit, and is ably
assisted by, Mrs. Powcr-Lalor. who IS
now actively engaged in arranging the
display, from which great stimulus to
Irish cottage industries is expected. She
will probably come to Chicago to super
intend the exhibit, from which Lady
Aberdeen and herself are anticipating
such substantial results to the Irish
peasantry.
While the Woman's Committee of
Germany is not yet organized, much is
expected from that country, and per-
mission has been requested from the
German government to copy the great
bronze doors of the Strausburg cathe-
dral. There are no more famous doors
in the world than these, which were de-
signed and executed by Sabina Stein.
book, the sister of the architect of the
cathedral, to whom the world was first
indebted for those graceful, flowing
lines which so beatifyingly replaced the
inflexible stiffness of medieval angles
Certainly, then, nothing could be more
suitable for the doors of the main en-
trance to the Woman's building. 1t is
hoped the task of reproduction will be
entrusted to some German woman
Holland has appointed Frauline dc
Bosch Kemper, of Amsterdam, to repre-
sent the women of that country, and
the women of Sweden are preparing fol-
splendid exhibit The women of Bo
hemia, with characteristic pride of coun
. try and race, do not want their exhibit
massed with the general Austrian dis
play, and will have a complete collec
ton of embroideries, rare laces ant
needlework of every description, some
of it dating back to the thirteenth cen
fury.
Queen Marguerite, of Italy, has prom
ised to lend her unequaled and historical
collection of laces for exhibition in tn,
woman's building, and has evincet
strong personal interest in the exposi
, ton. The japanese commission has dc
, cided that the women of Japan are no
sufficiently advanced to undertake an.
prominent work in the fair, but in view
of the fact that the empress of Japan il
a woman of fine intelligence, wide view
and deeply interested in everything per
,, tanning to the advancement and eleva
ton of women, it is possible this decision
= may be eversed.-Chicago Journal.
WRITING POETRY.