Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-11
WorId's-Fair Notes.


Worid's-Fair Notes.
! The South Kensington Museum, Lon
/ don. recently paid $50 (Sl0O) a yard foI
/ some lace manufactured IN the south OF
Ireland. 1t is SAID that this il the highest
/ price on record, and that the lace is OF the
most exquisite workmanship. The lace
will be eXhioited at the Worlds Fair.
! An international congress of charities,
| correction. aud philanthropy will be neld at
/ the Worlds FAIR TO consider questions re-
| lating TO the care OF criminals, paupers
and unfOrtunates. The congress will begin
June 18th and last one week. EX-Presi.
/ dent Il. B. Hayes has been invited TO pre-
side over its deliberations.
Notwithstanding the recent failure and
disbandIng of the Galveston organization
which was formed for the purpose of pre-
pairing an exhibit for Texas at the Worlds
Fair. that State is likely 70 be creditably
represented. The Texas County Exhibit
ors' Association of Dallas, formed origi-
nally IN the interests OF the State Fair, has
taken the matter IN charge and promises
fine exhibit at Chicago.
The New York State Board of Charities
is preparing an industrial exhibit for the
Worlds Fair of the products of the chari-
table. corrective, reformatory, and elee-
mOsynary institutions under its super
vision. The exhibit Will contain photo
graphs. models, illustrations of the various
methods of instruction, statistics, and a
, comparison showing the progress of work
for the past twenty-five years.
The Ohio building at the Worlds Fair
Will be dedicated with SPECIAL ceremonies
IN October at the same time as are the
great exposition structures. All of the
State officials, both branches OF the Legis-
lature. the military organizations. and pro-
badly many thousands of citizens will be
present and Governor Mckinley will de-
! liver the Grafton. 10 Is probable that other
States Will decide to follow Ohio's exam
/ pie.
Fully 109, 900 men. it's believed, will par
ticipate 10 the parade on the occasion of
the dedication of the World's-Fair build
ngs in October. Such Is the estimate of
Secretary Cup, of the committee having
the preparation for the ceremonies in
charge. fie says that acceptances are
very numerous TO the invitation to civic
and frateFn8l societies 20 Participate. The
mihtiamen and regulars" who Will par
ticipate will number about 10000.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railway Com
panv will make a historical exhibit at the
| Worlds Far which will be of absorbing
! interest TO all railroad men. Major }. W..
Y rang DOln Ih5 tuhtEt Ol llS preparation.
/ The Baltimore and OHIO claims TO De the
| oldest railroad in tie world Its two or
/ three predecessors having been mere tram
wavs for Transporting coal, stone. or ore.
/ The actual construction OF the road began
/ on July 4, 1925, and It's first section was in
/ operation six months before the Liverpool
and Manchester road, the first railroad, in
| the present sense OF the word, IN Europe.
| The Baltimore and Ohio claims also 10 be
| . .,,lr C "A rnuAa str n
has retained It's original name and has re-
manned under continuous succession Of
management.
Mrs. Potter Palmer, president Of the
/ Board of Lady Managers, and Archbishop
ireland have agreed upon a plan for Sc
curing for the World Fair an exhibit Of the
work Of the Catholic women of the world.
| This project has the special approval Of
Pope Leo Kill, as indicated 10y the letter
recently sent from the Vatican in reply to
one by Mrs Palmer, and also by assur-
ances Of Archbishop Ireland. who has
lust returned from Rome. The Arch
bishop will issue an address urging CathO-
lie women to show the results of their
work IL benevolent, educational, and
other lines Mrs. Palmer will supplement
this by one indicating what description of
exhibits are specially desired. and these
two, together with the Pops's recent letter
of approval, will be sent to the sisters su-
perior IN charge of all the converts in
America. England. France, Germany, Italy,
Spain, Mexico, etc. 1t is believed that the
collection of a very notable exhibit will be
the result.
The Louisiana Board is making a special
effort TO secure for the Worlds Fair CON-
prehensIve exhibit of the schools for the
cOlored children. The women OF the
board are endoavoring, ,Swith fine pros
poets of success TO arrange Creole con-
cert as q portion of Louisiana's display.
Particular attention is being directed to-
wards the musical exhibit OF the state.
Eleven caTyed-wood panels, all the work
of women, have been shipped from Now
Orleans fCr the decoration OF the Woman's
Building.
The New York Central railway. in its ex-
hibit at the Worlds Fair, will striklngly
illustrate the wonderful improvements
that have been made in railway transpor-
tatiou by showing a magnificent complete
vestibuled train and alongside OF 1t a re
production of the first train OF cars used
in this country. the cars OF which resem-
bled old-tashloned stage-coaches.
The original of the famous Ramage por-
trait of Washington painted from life IN
1888 is offered for exhibition in the Wo-
mans Building at the Worlds Far. The
miniature is set as a lOcket, with hair and
monogram at the back. Miss Johnson IN
her Original Portraits OF Washington
pronounces 10 the finest of all and pre-
diets that 1t will be one day the standard,
as the Stuart portrait now Is.
A whaling party is being fitted out at
Massachusetts port with view OF obtain
ing hive whale for exhibition IN the Fish:
cries Department al the Worlds Far. IL
captured, the whale will be confined in
tank and tOwed 20 Chicago by way OF the
st. Lawrence river.
The California Capitol will be repre-
seuted in immature at the Worlds Fair by
an exhibition of pickles. The women OF
Fresno county Will distribute $500 pounds
of raisius in sOuceair boxes. playing
fountain Of wine will form a feature OF the
yiticultural display. A rOse-tree "a inches
in circumference will be one of Califor-
mas exhibits. The woman having the
wild-Aowcr display in charge will have as
many as possible growing and blooming
around the California building, and school
children throughout the state have oeen
enlisted ia making collections OF native
flora.
A separate building at the Worlds Fair
for the shoe and leather industry exhibit
is now an assured fact. as the required
500 OO0 has all been raised. Leather
dealers and manufacturers in all parts OF
the country have contributed 70 the iuno.
The building win be one OF the handsomest
on the grounds, having been designed py
Sander. an eminent French architect. now
connected with the fair. II viii measure
$50 by 575 feet, and will contain every
thing in the way of leather and the pro-
ducts OF leather exhibited at the fair.
The most improved machinery used IN
leather manufacture will bs shown, - also
the manu- featuring processes. Ihe visitor
may watch this from the raw hide 70 Q
finished shoe or DAINTY shipper. ~ -
likely, too, that rubber goods and their
manufacture will be shown ia this build
ing. Altogether. tho exhibit will. be Tar
larger and more complete than nytAlhg
OF the sort ever before attempted.