New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-23

to the central court and are spacious halls ea e.,
OF god luck Therefore, is another magnificent eilt
OF artwork, and wtich comes nom the 1nlan
decorative Art Gomm'Iee IN me pat ysrous decorative
arts. viii be selected TO design ana execute 'ie
While other nations show or less interest IN
the woman BUILDING France En- aG az ana ins aT fsnt
men asd women s with their artistic genius and
that ~ optional taste which with them is in Itself
talent they Will undoubtedly exceed the nighen'
expec tatons. But there Is back of IT all, an N,
cenve besides the one Of artistic msPrau aos a amd
lively Interest Here are almost the entire pa
position grounds gwen to German gardeners.
from tie chief florist down TO the man WIN Npade
Germans by the hundreds-the one people on EARN
Tor whom the French have little love, aud that
nttle unchanged 10y twenty years OF unreconcled
memories The LAYING out Of several hundred acres
In ornamental grounds that are expected to surpass
mat il Is exclusively In the hands OF German
e"rrV1 hut home The iess effective II is but
human nature. then. if " them French chaps hhtM.
lie Womans Building supreme effort. and not
only beat all Chicago but all Germany, too, at
the Columbian Exposition.
And what. NAV be asked. are American women
doing DISTINGUISH themselves and their ~ FOX X
Womans Building great deal .e,peciillY In ne
abb for being the work Of very young women. In
quct corner turned into "A temporary studio. away
.,ct and soind 4 curious visitors one one young
woman has worked FOR months past: modelling hgires
W., r gl, sirl'sb form fair hair blue ewes rnd
smiling mouth tie young sculptor Alice Ridout dos
NOT look her twenty wears ON he contrary. the first
IMPRESSION /, tmt Of a mere slip Of girl. who would
better be- at book, In The schooIroom and who IS as far
removed from The beautiful. strong creations OF ner
genius rs / IS possible 10 imagine But IN me olne
eyes there + steady Hight. the smiling mouth l. ah
hrmness and tie youthful face IS fnl oil mat
able something which is-charae er one mas only
T., watch the rluid rarefnl work OF the small hands
r,odrng clav or The slight figure upon the Scanom,
Win chlse and mact. % believe In The genius o. thS
yonng California GIRL Well 10 admire her ammoh
and nuck hfirr only three wears work in the studio
n a herman sculptor Of san Francisco II wa, couf-
S.lt iArf t-l
90 com0eie with older and eNperienc'I arns,s' LIE
llt,lr rlaster models accepted. and Few Week
mother took the first step ont OF her native satc
followed her models and So mp her workshop Here
has worked early and late often under great as
come hy indomiablc pluck. and before which less
brave spirit must have gone down: ., s,.,orr Mics
DIdout'S work includes the scuptured peolments; N
nigh relief above tie north and south p9rIc", wn,rn
told story ~ woman's part In tho worlds dvnhauon
The single figures on the cornice Of The Womans
building are The work Of another Young sculpor Jnla
pr,rr.n NJ Illinois who I, little older than the Cali
tnrria Il and whose opportunities have been equally
limited Mi.s Eracken IS a pupil OF dorado Tai. 81
sructcd out Of canvas partitions In iorichltre .a
she has dc,gned number o. the statue, on Ile
Miss Brachens work Is The heroic figure " linois
welcoming he Nations" designed for the Illinois stsr
Building which Is one OF 'he i'" exposures r''''' -
De rDe o,rsr vaInc women-Mlss Adele Ross Enid
yondu carrie Brooks. Justine Taft and Janet scnd
dow" also Illinois women. and pupils or Lorado Tan
have worked with Ms, Braebcn The statues on
n, flee Faith Charity. Educa ION aud Art. on me
lunos Building were designed by these YOUNG sculr
tors not OF whom Is ahoye twenty I'VE years 90
The,, Young women may not be- ahead OF men, nlt
h"r, a least thcy arr on equal footing. climbing the
a,rc ladders -tHndilg the same Schools around
i The Enc insprne vigor and effective genius. And
may quote the w9-onci drivers once mo NOR. ,ruS
J. ma rlavhOusc business either. for them girls Ia bnid
,otarv no TO natural Size and looks for HE Worlds
ralr"~howcycr great or small their genius