The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-04-16
WOMEN AND THE WORLDS FAIR

In December, the President of tn,
Woman's Board addressed persona
letters to the women sovereigns o.
Europe, and to the wife of the Presi
dent Of France. These letters similar
z IN purport, and transmitted through
the State Department solicited royal
approval of the work of the lady
managers; and requested the ap.
pointment of committee of women
IN each country to cooperate with
the American Woman's Board.
Those efforts have evidently al.
ready borne rich fruit, and with un-
tagging zeal, the lady managers,
and their powerful and numerous
allies, are fast communicating en-
thusiasm concerning the exposition
to women throughout the world. In
defatigable enterprise has gradually
brought them en- rapport with the
leading spirits among women in
every quarter of the civilized earth.
France was the first to appoint a
worlds fair committee Of women, and
ohe names comprising it are some of
them internationally, lannon's for i'm
telligence ana philanthropy.
R Mr.. Lincoln, the American min
lister to England, has recently for
Warded to the Board Of Lady Man
ayers, the list of the distinguished
ladies, forming the committee having
in charge the British woman's ex-
hibit. They are among the most
celebrated names in England, III. r.
II. Princess Christian Schleswig-
Rolstein daughter of the Queen
being the president. The other
members of the committee are: Mar
chioness of Salisbury, Baroness Bur-
dett-Coutts, Countess of Aberdeen,
Lady Alfred Churchill, Lady Agnes
Buren,, Lady Brassy, Lady June,
Mrs. Fawcett, Mrs. Priestly, Lady
Knutsford, Lady Roberts, Lady
Galten, Mrs. Bedford Fenwick; Mrs.
Roberts-Austen, Mrs. Carmichael,
Miss Forcyth, Mrs. Tyssen Amherst,
and Miss Fay Lancaster, secretary.
Sir Henry Wood, secretary of Great
Britain's Worlds Fair Commission,
stated in the recent letter accom-,
panying the brilliant list, that sew
eral other ladies had been invited to
become members of the committee
but owing to their absence from
England, had not yet signitied theil
acceptance.
In connection with the English ex
hibit, it may be mentioned that Mr.
Henry Welcome of London has con
scented to loan valuable picture TO
exhibition In the WomaD's Building
1t is portrait of Pocahontas palnte'
from life during the time she live
in England, after her conversion t.
Christianity. Lady Aberdeen ha
charge of the Irish woman's exhibit
and is ably assisted by Mrs. Power
Lalor, who is now actively engage
in arranging the display, from whic
a great stimulus to Irish cottage IL
dustries is expected Mrs. Lalor ha
a wide reputation as a successfr
worker in philanthropic fields, an
will probably come to Chicago t
superintend the exhibit, from whic
Lady Aberdeen and herself are ant
cipating such substantial results
the Irish peasantry.
Germany has not yet Woman
Committee, but the Imperial con
missioner, Herr Wermuth, recent 81
voy to Chicago, returned to IL
Fatherland pledged to recommen
such appointments, and most graf
flying assurances have lately bee
received from him. German ladi
of influence are being enlisted In tt
work, and Madam Lima Morgenster
of Berlin, one of the best know
philanthrophists in Europe, has q
sured the women workers for Il
Worlds Fair, of her cordial cooper
ton.
The women of the Netherlands a
also alertly alive to the opportunltl
of the occasion. Frauline de Bos
Kemper, of Amsterdam, having be-
appointed chairman of HOLLAND
Worlds Fair Committee, is now
direct personal communication WI
the Woman's Board at Expositl
headquarters.
From Madam Rosalie Olivecrol
a Stockholm lady and a writer
reputation, detailed and INTEREST,"
statement touching the status of
Swedish women and their particil
Stion in the exposition, was received
few days ago. Madam Olivecron
paper makes it apparent that no :
men of the world are better prepal
than the Swedish for a-superb sht