New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-31
WOMEN ACTIVE FOR THE FAIR
THOSE OF THIS STATE DOING GOOD WORK
LIBRARY or BOOKS BY FEMALE AUTHORS
FACTS ABOUT NETWORKS EXHIBIT.

LIBRARY or BOOKS BY FEMALE AUTHORS
FACTS ABOUT NETWORKS EXHIBIT.
Mrs. Candace Wheeler. OF Ncw-York City, president
OF the Society OF Associated Artists, has been Invited
by Mrs. Potter Palmer to be color director OF the
Woman's Building This is In recognition OF her
ability and in artistic decoration and the result
will be- doubt perfect scheme Of color throughout
the building Mrs. Wheeler had already been au-
thonzed by the Ncw-York state Board Of Women Man
ayers 10 the rcSpOn Abhty Of decoritlnS the
library In the Woman's Building, and with the ala OF
the society OF As ,clacd Artists and Mrs Dora Wheeler
Keith, who is to paint tho ceiling and irieze IL Is ex-
pec~d that the library will be the gem OF the entire
building. 1t at first thought that WOOD whch
had been given TO the Woman's Building would be
made In 10 bookcases but It has been decided to employ
only wood from New-York selecting from tho finest
that the state produces The library Is 80 by 80 feet
II will require IA large sum to decorate ana urish II
I'm manner creiitable TO the State. and the Woinans
Building Board have applied for and are now permitted
20 use So 900 Of their $4,000 fund for this purpose
MrS. Palmer pleased TO allo the library 10 new
York state. The women Of Cincinnati also made sp-
plcation for H. There will be no exhibit in the
library other than OF books by women authors.
committee nnder the craftsmanship OF Mrs Frederick
p. Bellamy Is working energecay to obtain the best
that women have done In the field OF authorship IN
this state. The library made up OF these books VIII
be presented to the New York State Library after the
Exposition IS
In connecti,n With the exhibit Of books II may be
mentioned that Miss Mary > Cutler vicedirector OF
the library school which IS In operation OF the 'app
Albany has been made chairman OF the library exhibit
Sub committees being formed for carrying out 'he
work In the different states and the exhibit IS 10 be
made In the Government Building. a selection OF
1900 volumes Is TO be carefully made In order to show
Of what a POPULAR library consists. II Will be called
the A. l.. A. american Library Assoclat0H) Library
There Is plan for consolidating all tn" displays
Of the Womens Exchanges and Decorative All ~
cices In the country. The exhibit will be mace IN
the W0man's Building, and the women managers OF
tl, state have made application for Il large amount
Of space The loan exhibit Of laces will probably
be made In the Gallery Of Honor In the centre OF the
building
The plan for tho Woman's Dormitory, n series OF
buildings which will be erected near the fair grounds,
and are intended TO accommodate 1000 women each
has been taken up with much interest by the women
Of this state. Shares In the stock nrc to be had az
$40 each. Although purchaser OF the stock, no
woman is made liable for losses, but she lnsuIcs Tor
herself lodging during the time she may be In Cm-
cago ~ the posscssor OF stock will have the first right
to be accommodated. 1t Is reckoncd that the lodging
can be furnished with neat but simple room Tor
40 cents II night by n system perhaps not ais
similar to the method pursued by the managers OF
the trip OF the Christian Endcavor Societies to New
York women who 20 n Chicago alone with the IN
t-ntion 81 staying ut Of the dormorics viii be
taken care u by the DormtOry Association from the
moment they arrive at the station untl they start
for their homes
Through the committees formed FOR bringing to
light N. different occupations IN which women are
engaged. Interesting items are being constantly
CLEANED. Onc woman who Is eighty years old, In
NcW York State IS the proprietor 81 II nag factory,
and the makers OF the flag, are all women. Another
woman manages "a MIX factory, ana has TWO men
- employcs. IN IN" central part Of the STATE, Il
woman is the vice president ~ - bank. point OF
interest In connection with manufactures Is that
women cmllovc, ar constantly increasing In numbers
Applcafon- from the women OF New ork state
o make exhibits should he filed nj once through Inc
rN.cutly. Committee. Of the board ~ Women Man
,cers addressed Mr.. Florence C. Ives chief clerk.
the Capitol, Albany.
Mr. Potter Palmer. president Of ia" Board OF Lady
Manager had conference relative 10 an ehhipt
al thc Exposition by catholic WOMEN Together they
ulned nm Interesting plan. which viii be Carried OUT
The convent, ~ France. Germany, spain, Italv ana
Wn,lrn are 10 lr called upon for u" rsr" ola
treasures n AZ have been stored thcr" Tor centuries
Th, basis for the plan ~ calling upon the convent,
Wn. M, letter 81 Pope Leo 10 Mrs Palmer received
mi. week. In that the Pope has expressed tnA' All
catholic women would unite In making coh''u''
Al