Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-06
BRITISH WOMEN
VIII Have a Remarkable Ex-
hibit at the Worlds Fair,
Even if the Manufacturers Are
Not Represented.

Princess Christian at the Head of the
Women's Committee--Minister Lincoln
Working Enthusiastically for the
Great Exposition-The Danish Com
missioner Now in Chicago.
LONDON, July6 From present indi-
cations the main feature of Great Brit
ain exhibits at the worlds fair will be
the work of the woman's committee,
who, with Princess Christian at its head,
with Lady Aberdeen in charge OF the
Irish and Scotch exhibits and many
other distinguished ladies having ac-
complished more than other officers, or
of the royal commission here which has
hitherto been divid ed by jealousies and
hindered by the dissemination OF some
of the largest manufacturers to exhibit
on account of the Mckinley bill.
Lady Aberdeen Talks.
Lady Aberdeen, who has been par
ticularly active in promoting the general
work of the committee and OF her sec
tions in particular, said tGAthe reporter:
Eyes, we have every reason to feel
greatly encouraged and to hope that our
exhibit will be worthy of your country:
You know that of the ESQ, 000appropriated
by parliament, 1000 only was allotted
to the womens section, so that the
greater portion of the necessary FUNDS
are being raised by private subscription
here and in America. Besides the work
and meetings of each committee we hold
weekly meetings of the general commit
tee, and / am happy to say that the out
look is most favorable. Your minister,
Mr. Lincoln always seems greatly IN
terested in the success OF the worlds
fair"
The Irish Exhibit.
Referring to the Irish exhibit, Lady
Aberdeen showed the reporter the final
plans for the Irish village, which has
lust been decided on, and which will be
sent out to Mr. White at Chicago at
once. As in the first plans the cottages
will be grouped around quadrangle, IN
the center of which will stand an old
Irish cross; and another new feature
will be added-a large map III relief &C
curately drawn to scale, and showing
the rivers. mountains. towns and VII
| lagos of the Emerald isle, $50 that all
your Irish over there can show eacE
other Just where they were born anc
lived" explained Lady Aberdeen. "Fol
the gateway to the Irish section" She
continued 1--WE shall send over some
| fine old gates from some historical place
in Ireland; and, on entering the gate
way the ruins of Donegal castle in thu
opposite corner will be seen at once"
| Lady Aberdeen will herself goover t.
| America next year and remain at thu
exhibition a considerable time.
Minister Lincoln's Good Work
Minister Lincoln has been criticised IL
some quarters in America for an ALLEGED
| lack Of interest in the fair, but as shown
| bv Lady Aberdeens statement above
and from other quarters, these criticism
are most unjust, and the present encour
aging aspect of the women's section her
is largely due to the efforts of Mr., ant
Mrs. Lincoln
''The fact is" said an intimate. flien'
of the minister, "that up to the point o
the British acceptance Of Americas In
vitation and the removal of the fore
of the effect of our labor immigration
law the evil effects of whic
were first called to the attention
of our state department by MI
Lincoln) he was able to do and did d
actual and public service for the fail
With the appointment of the royal CON
mission the active work necessarily fel
ON their shoulders, and his work ha
naturally been confined to private cor
versation. When the Butterworth CON
mission came over here last year MI
Lincoln did all he could to promote ii
success and arranged special interview
with Lord Salisbury. When Mrs Pa
! mer was here Mr. Lincoln presented he
at the drawing room at the diplomat
circle calli;;g special attention to he
mission, and he also arranged for a sp'
+ cial interview for Mrs. Palmer with tn
Princess Christian and introduced her
a number of influential Englishwomel
| don't see what more any one coul
have done