The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-06-14
MRS. POTTER PALMER PLEASED.
Gratihed at what Women Abroad Are Do
ing For the Fair.

Ing For the Fair.
New YoRK June 14-Mrs. Potter
Palmer, who returned from Europe on
the steamer Etruria with her husband,
was seen last evening by q reporter at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel, where she iS
stopping.
She was asked If she had not come
back with many interesting details of
what the women abroad are doing for
the Worlds Fair, to which she re-
piled:
1--WE could only make q very short
visit, and had to do that or remain at
home altogether, so we took the alterns-
tive of going, although it was very un-
satisfactory, and when saw how much
could be accomplished by few words
to the committees of ladies in the coun-
tries that | visited l was extremely
sorry that it was not possible to remain
longer in order to go to the other coun-
tries where the ladies are less expert
enced in organizing general work than
the ladies are in the countries that did
visit. / went really only to London,
Paris, Vienna and Brussels.
'In most of the countries of Europe the
commissions are already formed France,
which seemed most eager and interested
last year. has been holding back in
an almost unRccountable way. Politics
indirectly has had great influence in
all these things, and it has been bad
year in Europe, so that they have put
off donating money and appointing their
com omissions until the last possible
moment. This has been notably the
" ofsa
Worlds Fair appropriation about six
weeks ago, and their women's commit
tee consequently is not yet formed,
"AIme. Carnot had rather decided last
year she would not take the presidency
Of the ladies' commission because she
had not assumed the patronage of any
public work that was being done in
| France, and she considered it inconsis-
| tent to 20 outside to do for a strange
country what she was not doing for her
own; but when | saw her this year, and
/ told her of the eminent ladies who were
/ taking the heads of committees in their
countries, she felt at once as 1 did, that
France ought not to hold back and treat
/ the matter with less courtesy and CON
/ sderation than other countries were do
ing.
SIN Germany Her Royal Highness the
Princess Frederick Charles, dowager OF
the late great field marshal, Prince
Frederick Charles of Prussia, is the
president of honor. Their whole COM
mittee is formed of the most experienced
and practical women in Germany. At
the head of the educational branch is
Helen Lange, woman of great dis
tinction.
In Italy because of the Interrupted
diplomatic relations, the Queen herself
cook the initiative and oEared to seud
her rare collection of old laces and also
the work being done by the peasant
women of to-day; they hope to be able
to sell some of those modern laces done
by the peasants and help their industries
on in that way.
"The English committees are said tC
be the best ever formed in that coun
try, combining political, financial and
social influence. The women are al
experts in the various lines of work
they have to carry on, and | am look
ing forward to something that is mos
telling from the English exhibit. Tit
Queen is the patroness of this commit
tee. Queen Christin its active president
and among its members are the Mar
chioness of Salisbury Duchess of Aber
corn, Duchess of Bedford, Lady KuuUs
ford, Lady Wolverton, Lady Henr!
Somerset, Lady Aberdeen, Lady Jeune
the Baroness BurdetteCoutts, Lad!
Henry Grosvenor, Lady Agnes Burns
Lady Brassey, Lady Egerton of Tatton
Lady Roberts, ETC."