Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-04-28
THE WOMAN'S COLUMN
WOMEN AT THE FAIR.
Preparatory Work In other Countries for
the Worlds Exhibition.

Preparatory Work In other Countries for
the Worlds Exhibition.
That the women of other countries
may be interested equally with our
own in the Worlds fair, Mrs, Palmer
recently addressed personal letters to
the women sovereigns of Europe and to
the wife of the president of France.
These letters solicited royal approval of
the work of the lady managers, and re-
quested the appointment of "A committee
of women IN each country to cooperate
with the American woman's board.
France was the first to appoint Worlds
fair committee of women, and the names
comprising it-some of them interna-
tionally famous for intelligence and
philanthropy-are headed by Mrs. and
Miss Yves Guyot, the wife and daughter
of the minister of public works; Mrs.
Koechlin-Schwartz president of the
"Union des Femmes de France" laid to
the wounded), and Mrs. Jules Siegfred,
a member of the Protestant charitable
societies.
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committee has been delayed owing To
the death of the duke of Clarence, as
II. r. H. Princess Christian is its chair
man. Other members of the nobility
are taking the deepest interest in the af-
fair, and the exhibit will be a most inn
portant one. The committee wisely
contemplates complete showing of
only what English women do best, and
nursing-for which they are justly cele-
brated-will furnish a conspicuous eX-
hibit. 1t will probably include sick
room fitted with every practical, new
and approved appliance, and 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 a
similar character from other countries
will afford opportunities for valuable
comparisons between foreign methods
and our own.
Sir 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. Power-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 Tho
inhexible stiffness of medieval angles
Certainly, then, nothing could be NOR,
suitable for the doors of the main en-
trance to the Woman's building. 1t j!
hoped the task of reproduction will bC
entrusted to some German woman
Holland has appointed Frauline d.
Bosch Kemper of Amsterdam, to repre-
sent the women of that country, ant
the women of Sweden are preparing fol
a splendid exhibit. The women of Bo
hemia, with characteristic pride of coun
try and race, do not want their eXhibi
massed with the general Austrian dis
play, and will have complete collec
ton of embroideries, rare laces anC
needlework of every description, som'
of it dating back to the thirteenth cen
tury.
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 evinceC
strong personal interest in the eXposi
ton. The Japanese commission has de
cided that the women of Japan are no
sufficiently advanced to undertake an,
prominent work in the fair, but in viev
of the fact that the empress of Japan i
a woman of fine intelligence, wide view
and deeply interested in everything per
tanning to the advancement and eleva
tion of women, it is possible this decision
may be reversed.-Chicago Journa'