St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-04
THE WORLDS FAIR.
What Women Want to Know
About the Exhibition.

What Women Want to Know
About the Exhibition.
The women of Belgiun,swiA be repre-
sented at the exposition by an exhibit.
A woman's committee, with the queen
as patrOness, has been selected to have
charge Of the matter.
The women of Washington state will
present six urns. for decoration in the
Woman's building and the grounds at
the fair. They will be composed of
gray granite, White marble. pink
marble. dalmite "a greenish stone,
pottery clay. These viii DE attractiyely
ornamented with the minerals of the
state, which consist sof gold, silver,
onyx. opal, copper, coal ,5and
iron. Through the efforts of Mrs. Alice
H0ughton fine sketch is, being made of
the Jenkins millien-dollar university at
Spokane. about to be erected. This ar
tistic sketch will be placed in the Wash
ington state building. Architect Skill
ing, of Seattle. will 20 to Chicago June
10 to start the Washington state head
quarters. Indian curios will be repre-
sented in fine collection in the state
building. A magnificent painting of
Mount Tacoma (Ranier), by Bierstadt,
will also be one of the attractions. This
painting is valued at $4,000.
An exhibit from Syrian women, con-
slsting chiefly of beautiful and costly
embroideries, has been received by the
board of lady managers at Chicago.
A. B. de Guerville, who was commits
stoned to go around the world and give
illustrated lectures on the exposition,
has written from Japan that So great is
N hA fol hof hn ~,
fails TO talk to full houses. He was
cordially received by the emperor and
empress of Japan. and delivered his
lecture before the court. The emperor
expressed enthusiasm and delight over
the magnificence of the exposition
buildings, which were shown by fine
screen views during the lecture.
James Dredge, of the British royal
commission, recently passed vacation
I. at Venice, and in that ancient and his
toric city found great interest shown in
the Worlds Fair, particularly among
the manufacturers of the exceptionally
beautiful glassware for which the city
is celebrated. In the lace and embroid-
cry industries also careful preparations
are being made to send splen-
Dredge writes the collection of rare old
lace and venetian glass which will be
exhibited from Venice will constitute a
most valuable section OF the exhibition
to be made of ancient Italian art work.
The plan of the exhibit which Ohio
will make of its school system at the
fair has been adopted by the commits
SiOners, and embraces the following:
l. Manuscript work, essays, netc.. In
this selection exhibits will be held in
each county seat Feur divisions will
be representative work of SubdiStrict
schools. graded schools of villages.
same Of cities, night schools. County
exhibits will be in charge of a commit
tee composed of the institute commit
tee and two persons selected.
From the work OH exhibition
the committee will select fifty
of the best manuscripts in each branch
and forward to the public school COM
mission. 2. Maps. showing location of
each school house in the state; cost of
education i'll each county; relative num-
Der of pupils in county. town and city;
schools for past forty years; relative
number of pupils in primary, grammar
aud high schools for the past forty
years. 3. Picture albums OF schools,
buildings, etc. 4. History of organiza-
ton and development of Ohio's school
system shown by laws. 5. Text books
arranged to show old and new. -.e'
The women OF Chelsea, Mass, will
contribute fine stained glass window
to the wOmau'S building at the worlds
fair.