The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-10-14

Of the exposition one of its most attrac.
tive features.
The ladies' board was informed, in re-
Spouse to its invitation to the women of
China to participate in the exposition,
that China would be glad to make a
hne exhibit IT the wives of some of the
prominent men be allowed to accompany
the exhibit. in order to study American
civilization. Mrs. Palmer went to work
at once upon this point. and has lust
received from the acting secretary of
state at Washington a copy of il Joint
resolution of congress, making provision
for the interest of Chinese exhibitors
and their Chinese agents. Unusual
pains will be taken to secure u full dis
play Of everything Chinese which is of
special interest to women, and though
little can be expected in the line of pro-
auctions by Chinese women. yet that
little will lie Of great interest.
This, however, is at best but a matter
OF curiosity; the work of American
women will make an exposition in itself.
1t appears that 2S4 inventions have been
patented by the women of Illinois alone.
and descriptions, drawings and. SO far
as possible, models of these will be shown
in the Illinois building. As an instance,
Mrs. NJ. A. H&wley, of Dixon, has OBJ
tanned Il patent on a very ingenious de-
vice for Kidding poultry of parasites. The
little machine is so simple that the chief
of the patent office said, Il wonder it
was not invented long ago" and yet i:
is so complete and practical that all
raisers of poultry find it invaluable.
The lady managers are sometimes puz-
lied to know how 10 classify ~ exhibit
their many unusual discoveries in the
line of wUInan's work. For example. a
South Carolina girl has been found who
run the engine for her fathers cotton
mill. a South Bend Qnd.) woman wishes
to make an American table ii feature of
the Worlds fair. The suggestion is to
have the table itself, its linen. its APP
pointmentS and food wholly of Ameri-
can production.
Another gratifying surprise is the great
number Of curious old relics, fine pieces
Of lace and embroidery, rare old china
and articles of similar interest owned by
ladies III various parts Of the country.
About many Of those mentioned and
offered for exhibition there i, sometimes
Il touch of the humorous. the poetic or
the patriotic. For instance, one woman
in Indiana has in her possession IL Cont
mental bill for ten dollars which Senator
Wade Hampton's grandfather. an officer
in the patriot army, paid to the lady's
Sreat-gran'lmother for some household
work. Time and associations have made
it worth more than its face in gold.
Similarly II New York woman offers for
exhibition IL piece of Kensington en-
broidery executed by her great-grand-
mother at M art school in England in
1880. 1t is IL hunting scene and is framed
behind glass.
Miss Jennie Ryerson, immlurtalized by
Helen Hunt Jackson's sketch Of her AS
The Little Lace Peduler," is collecting
an exhibit of the drawn work Of the
Indian and Spanish women of the Pa
citic coast, and has already secured "A
marvellous variety. Mrs. Albright, lady
manager for New Mexico, has been
placed by the territorial board in COM
plete charge Of the woman's work from
that territory. The designing, arrange
ments and orhamentation of the interior
of the Wisconsin building are entirely
the work Of Wisconsin women artists.
And, finally, Miss X. J. Barrett, of On
tariO. has been appointed by the Cana