New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-19
FOR THE WORLDS FAIR
A REPORT FROM THE NETWORK BOARD VI
WOMEN MANAGERS.
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BUREAU OF Apfhihh
ARTs-A REMARKABLE snowING ~ DH
MADE-rHE LIBRARY DECohA

TONS PROVIDED FOR.
A meeting OF the Local Committee OF the noaiu %
Women Managers Of the New-fOrk S'a'o nA" .o
the Worlds Columbian Exposition was new ,o,
a,v morning Mt the bureau OF Applied Arts No i''
broadway. The members OF the commute r".a,na
were Mrs. II. Walter Webb. chairman MIS- t,,
Wheeler Miss Anna Roosevelt Miss Anna ,,.'
,,ro,cht Miss 7 Imoycn Howard, Mrs. George ""'
dlngton and Mrs Oscar :. strats' TWO llie"'' r.
,h. National poard OF Lady Managers. MIS- ~
yerdInnl and Miss Ellen A. Ford, were guests "a
committee and invited to olScusS ~
ladies Worlds Fair matters. The Local co"',I..,
e. composed OF the New York ana brooAiSn '"
hers OF the state Board Of Women Managers Vi ",'"
there twenty-0ne and the hee'nS ""'
organize work in the two cities u-,, -,
The chief point of interest was the esc'ono""e e.,
u nl,reau Of Applied Arts, the rooms haVihe oe'"
taken two or three days before. Inc bureau :, ,,
the Madison Square Bank Building NJ l"ei.,
ST. broadway and Fifth-ave., the oihoeS ol Tue
Fair Commissioners OF the First JUDICIAL Di9'i.,,
heinp located in the same building Inc rooliS wiz
=. oman ovarv doy from 10 to O'Clock, and every
other Tuesday, beginning today, july 49, -nr'. N"''
doce Wheeler and one or members OF the suo-cohi-
,,, yll he at the Office to pass upon the ar'icieS
hot mov hove been received for the EXPOSITION uur'
In, tbe interim TIE following is the report maze Nv
Mrs. Wheeler; u. ,bo
DTbe Bureau OF Applied Arts has to report "'c
division OF its work into departments. As loho"'
anpllcd or decorative painting; stained glass anu
oIoss mosacs modelling and pnster ornaments "oou
ca,,,,rc and pIcure frames and ornamented nlad
and c1lded woods: designing and cohStfuo''o" y,
furniture: ornamcnted leather, paper ana o'her wa"
hongncs. ancient and modern textiles hecui0
,.rou,bt tanostreS and cmbrOlderies ancient anu
modern ecclesiastical embroderieS' historian INV
colonial ,mbroderies; art manuiac'ureS III "'"'
conncr bross and bronze: gold and silver WORK. III
cIudnp tewclry medals coins, engraving ana c'r'nS
OF precious and semi-precio's STONES ooo"
and book binding. book marks e'o' ,,,..., ..
These divisions mag BE- added to or consonuaoe' ~
T., ,,nnd desirable or necessary. and each Is Oelhe
,,no, ,o . member who has made special study OF
that particular form OF art ,,
.Tn to this date the assignments made ana a'''p'''
ire as follows:
Furnlture-Mrs ". ;. liOyt
a.. stained glnss-Mrs. Dora Wheeler heltH'
Jewery-Miss licwctt
Pottery and porcelainea Miss 'ooP'''
.Textiles-Miss Eleanor Hewitt.
"Ne.dlewrought tapestries and embroue'ie' '''
Candace Wheeler. vo
dngtOn. NJ, walter
=. historical and colonial embroideric'-hr'' waiter
Webb. .,,
The remainder OF tho divisions have been aS'i4h'u
and will be rcpurted ~ last 10 acceptance ~
peiV al
/, being organized which VIII be c1mpoeeN Vi 'PN'
I'm the different lines indlcate1' A..
Applcaton for space To exhibit the AppHeu -N'''
ha, been made mt the Exposition headquarters ~
Chicago and there Is 10 question bu' una. INC
- this state will make a reInarAHDle S"'"i'7'
There is Il definite plan by which all the de'of",S' ar
.oc,tle, and women, exchanges Will be i, ~
oud n.id. nom the exhibit Of TIL, WORK mere WI 10
" ,i,. carried on I'm The Women'S Bmu ny uHu'r "'
arsuces Of the Ways and Means tohlHi,''''' . ,
tho Now or, STATE Board OF Women Mdiid-r.o m''
leon assigned To Them. and Il committees vi N,,s
', ,d f,rui,liuc the library has been formed. vi
Wprn Wheeler Keith will decorate the o'li,nH g %
lrrze work ng out beautiful schc,,e. III 't
m ,,or, witch # done to order would PROBABLY to.t
,,r - 100 10 $1,000. The society oi Na,o M. -
,., .iu SUNNY the iap,strIed hangngs Tor ln
On and the book cases and other furniture W., W.,
~. de-. med by women. The library WI 1on,,iJ
mi, work, d, authors. ana IL II -
that books viii be contributed pS "o'nen al WV
"' meeting Of the Executive COMMITTEE VIZ row nv
hit a. The Cap'to Albany, to day inc h.' IN ~
niti., ~ meet at the Bureau OF NpPll'u -ua' ,r
/ ~. broadway. Hrwiorh. the h''' lue'u'' Ia ""'