The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-10

worlds fair to compete with other women,
but with the world at large, Irrespective OF
sex. We want our women to take their
places in the ranks OF aspirants irrespective
of sex, and we think she will be able to
hold her own. We are going to send
woman from the District of Columbia to do
much of the painting on the walls of the
exposition building, aud the designs will be
the result of competition. The work of the
manager is getting on very nicely, and the
committees In the various states are work.
ing with us. We shall not hold another
meeting before April, but the work is going
on, and the American woman as shown at
Chicago in 1898 will be q type Of which the
United States may be proud"
SOUTH AMERICAN WOMEN AND TIVE FAIR.
The vice president Of the ladies' organiza-
ton of the fair is Mrs. Ex-Congressman
wilkins, the wife Of one of the proprietors
of the Washington Post. Mrs. Wilkins is a
rosy-cheeked. brighU-eyed Ohio woman,
who j. noted for her pspula ity here. She
was leading soc al figure during the ads
ministration of President Cleveland, and
often received with Mrs. Carlisle while
Senator Carlisle was speaker OF 9 House.
She is q woman of prac ical common sense
and is devoting great deal OF time to the
worlds fair. Said she:
ave hope to make the fair a great suc-
cess, and to show that the woman OF the
nineteenth century is thoroughly up with,
and il any hing, ahead of the times. The
different states OF the Union are up and do
ing. and we are getting efficient aid from
every part of the c0uDtEg.ss We are going
TO have fine display from South America
and Mexico and the ladies who represent
these countries In social way here as the
wives and daughters of the diplomatic rep
resentatives are doing great deal
for the fair. Some specimen Of woman
work which have already been received
from Mexico and South America are sur
prisingly beautiful and they show artistic
taste aud marvellous skill. There were last
year number Ct NEE sings of the South
American women here and there have been
fourteen ladies, each of whom has been in
correspondence with her people and has
brought out something new ard interesting
in their manufactures in relation to women.
In this way many more and beautiful arti-
cles have been collected. Among the ladies
who are doing g great deal for the fair in
this way are Nine. Romero, wife OF the
Mexican minister: Mrs. Mendonca
wife of the minister from Brazil;
Mrs. Legarra, wife Of the
Peruvian minister Mrs. Hubley Ashton,
Mrs. Isham Hornsby. Mrs. Lowrie Bell
Of Philsdelphia, and Mrs. Dickins. wife Of
Lieut. Dickins of the navy, who has been
journeyin9 with her husband In foreign
ports, has brought together most valuable
collection of native manufactures. A lady
resident OF Washington, Miss Schiller, who
has devoted herself to the study Of Spanish
with the intention Of making a specially of
translating the native South American pub
LEGATIONS has among recent researches in
literature discovered many interesting
novels aud stories written by the women
of several of the smaller repub-
lies that show marked talent and a knoWl-
edge Of men and letters far In advance OF
what one would give them credit for. The
study Of the products OF these southern
chimes brings TO Light many valuable invsn
tions and manufactures that are largely the
handiwork of females. As most of the
architectural work upon the building is
awarded to women whose talents have won
them high praise both at home and abroad,
the complete whole will be a most crafty
ing proof OF the talent and progress in the
high arts toward which the women of our
generation are advancing"