New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-02
A WOMAN AT THE FAIR.
NOTES on THE wOMAN,s BUILDING.

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ceeding The fine piece Of sculpture the picture Is
admirable in itself. and not TO be judged being ad
mirable "consdering." We all know what Dr. John
son said about bears dancing still hold to this
theory but I could not restrain strong feeling of
| pride when ! entered the Woman's Building here at
the Fair: and I am afraid that. notwithstanding
theories I was glad the had carried out their
idea OF showing something OF what they could do In
fine aud useful arts In organizing and carrying out
! a great undertaking.
| do not see how any one can enter this building
| and stroll about in it without being Immediately
| conscious OF an atmosphere OF refinement, OF good
taste and rost decidedly Of success. There IS moth
Ing more marked In the whole Exposition than The
success, Of ibis part Of It. Tho powers that evoked
this exhibit and that rule II ought to be I'm an amale
frame q, mind and that young lady who designed the
structure might be pardoned for a little selfcom-
paccncy when she her name Inscribed high on the
! walls.
You Will say II Is womans province TO be able to
give one dainty lunch; st In the old benighted
DAYS We were told not to expect creature comforts
from any set Of feminine monsters who had brains
above lunches But how do tolerate, nay admire,
I'm these DAYS those who less than bali century ago
woud have been considered rs ont OF their sphere!
| somebody here has known how to devise the most
! charming Of eatngrooms on the roof where yon may
| sit and sip nectar and eat ambroSa, and at the same
time look or over the Wooded Island which lies the
bosom Of the lagoon see the lazy gondolas glide
alout while the palaces rise In all directions. and
each with beauty Of rs own. | say you may do
! thi, hut to do II you must take a time when the
multitude do not think Of eating for II You choose
the usual hours tho crowd Is great that your chance
Of nectar ard ambro,a and Of idly gazing at palaces
IS exceedingly small. People have found ont that the
caf. on this roof has most delicious bread and new
butter with taste In H. that Its boullOn and
lis hot drinks are hot. not lukewarm and insipd. ard
that there is the same ndescrIbable air Of pleasant
ness here rs IN all other parts OF the building. AZ
noon the line Of waiting humanity below at the ele-
| vator grows more and more dense every day. care
ten times the present size would hardly be too large
| And the charges-what malicious combination has
there been TO spread abont such absurd ideas Of tho
| eXtoronate charges here In hi, city NJ this tme'
But that these reports are being rapidly contra
dicted In point Of fact one may live fully as ch"apy
here as In any city In the United states. notwiis
Ing ,he Worlds Fair. II Is only the thrifty before
handed" person who has engaged a room In advance
at exorbiiant price. Lest thore should b" no room
l.f, when The Fair really opened, who finds rent high
! Unfortunately TWO ~ those bcioreland'd
persons and dwell. what time We are not Siitng
| on n free seat In the Grand Court In room when
| wonld he dear NJ half the would he obliged
| 10 pay In a frst-clnss hotel. The moral Of thiS is
Don't engage room beforehand at other than the
mos, reasonable ratc-a rate. mean. that would Oh
| tain I'm a city whore there 10 WORLDS Fair. The
! PREPARATION for lodging poop" within distance OF
couplc ~ los f. Every dlr"c ton save Oh the lake"
has been 80 Immense that # almost seems rs " The
Inhabitants of the whole earth might concr"ga" here
| and find a shelter Chicago woud hardly b" content
~, had not the largest collection Of ,arcs In
the world THIS Phrase reminds me that We take orr
meals n the Largest restaurant in the world IT
would doubtless h. a matter OF Interest 10 Know ho"
many acres Il covers ana how many barrels Of hour
! /, consumes daily. such things se"m to be subjects
o. constant boa. sting here. don't know but that
/ In roots and n
| comfortlrss unkempt condition. To be the dirt"St
otv in the world would be distinction. Everything.
good or bad must be in N" superlaiive degree"
The "orsunirntlon room" had very emphatic Of
| iect on me- stood at tho entrance ana Looked
reyerentv along the Blue silk alleys. had never
soon hlne silk alleys before. and fel' aS " Shond
remember thom always. also f"it that the women
lad hlr. oui,c emphasized their fcmminiy, for on"
/ could hardly imagine any body Of making lanes
~ six IA This and li''l" pens. where suppose
beads Of organizations were si'rng and organizing.
Naturally there would De- great deal Of tapestry
! lcr. since oven in the Dark Ages women w"r"
privileged 70 ~ AID work into canvas TIE woes and
-riof they could not ohcrwir express. II + wonder
mi Int AZ H. best It, effect T. something Tx" that 81
+ sl,rrei Mind ~ patchwork. It's pictures can only
seem fine when consider how they hav" been made"
I Hut those marvellous japanese screen, wrought 10y
Japnno-e vomeii-fA"y give picture that are awe"
That birds feathers might be Guncd II you hreathed
. on fem. Won can hear that other bird ,narl In
anger aud the little specified quail, are absolutely
running Ground their mother can ANYBODY CLASSIFY
Iapauc,c art Which Is astonshircy accurate and
which suddenly comes TO such dead failure
VIII not some weary American mother take a hint
from that picture Of the swarhy. oilique eyed baby
ned 10 a stone vainy reaching It's arms out for
mischief Let us have American babies tied 10 stones
FOR brie. period NJ tho twenty four hours that those
who al. not babies NAV have an opportunity To draw
| hat much talked II "lons breatA' OF which our
motAor~ are I'm need II thi, on" reform might b"
brought about bv % The Columbian Exposition,
then indeed The Columbian Exposition VIII not have
been I'm vaa. The .'apano-c. | am afraid. hay" not
reached that acme Of enlightenment I'm which III" on
,crtanmcnt Of the child I, exalted above everything
relating the admit. In japan The existence Of the
parent I, con-d rcd beyond IN" TACT mat the parent
! is nm adjunct II the child.
There have been dlrr'u stories told In VariOuS news
pauers about tie squabbes among the lady mana
GERS Of the board. somebody has tainted somebody
else and there m, been bursting into tears II Il
indeed distressing that II should have been l"ft To
women to disagree. II T. distressing that the angelic
example set In tho years past 10y men on all kinds
Of committees should have gon" for nothing. and mat
lady manager, should scold and cry-if they did.
Sill. gentlemen pitcn'r' Pray continue the good
example and pcrhap, by the time the next 100 years
have rolled the world the lady managers OF that
ftlre mry be- able 70 swear Justify Instead Of crying
and -coldig. Heaven spool ID" hAN
II j. c',ri"ns whnt sensation Of pain It gives 10
much ,cai"lding aud - many piles 81 cast on
lumber living about. II T. almost aS II you saw 700
much 81 %. paraphernalia Of M" t"ll" Of beauty
AID whcn prrrhau'r. you come upon place Nh'r',
ia" stan ha- peeled OIL you shrink =. II you hhh '""
upon q unroug"d and pd. when Won nau
| tIonglt that face blooming only with art'S'
health int in truth there are rot many sue"
! llrmisI"~. . ,,,,
II va- upon coming out from the Womans fuildlng
on fir, visit that Gertrude had that "Nperlenct.
! aith the dan chair II need never hnN" hhpprh'H
II she had been content with letting well "nongh alone.
SIC j. adventurous In spirit. hut when one j. MOI
young and J. no longer slight In figure, thluh u j.
! much wiser To stop being adventurous. ,
one - the nr.t things which my friend sald wh'h
- thought of coming 10 III" 'oiuuhial Exposition
was that If they had camel, She Slonld rld" one.
We have uOi visited the street IN afro Vel. hut W.
UNDER there camel, there, ANA tlii p'niH'
ride them. When knew This immediately suE
aa,ted o Gertrude, thn she might better give up the
! thought OF a camel and substitute the thought OF