The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-07-16
Arrangement Of Interesting Elk
hibits at the Utah Building.
EVERYTHING In GOOD SHAPE
Description Of the Decorations in the
Various Departments.
Installation of the SILK Display in the
Women's Building-"songs and Flow
ers ct the wasatch''-Utah's Liter
ature-The Art Display. Etc.
.rresnondence Of Tnr HERALD. ]

CHICAGO, July 10, 1S93.-Nearly every
building on the grounds is now entirely
completed and the exhibits satisfactorily
installed.
There have been dedications galore
during the last two or three weeks, and
few of the state or national buildings re-
main now that have not had the ceremony
OF formal opening.
Our own building is amongst the ex-
ceptions in this latter case, though not
because all is not in readiness, the day OF
The formal dedication having be6n for
various excellent reasons reserved Tor
september, the principal amongst them
being that our great choir will be present
at that time to help do honor to the occa-
sion.
Utah's affairs are at present in good
shape, the work connected with INSTALL
ing and arranging the bulk of the ex-
hibits being almoet entirely completed,
though new articles are being received
and added to the different departments
each week.
At the Utah building the books, views,
embroideries, laces. home made shoes and
cloths, Indian relics and other things
that go to make up the collection of ex-
h1oits are arranged in show cases IN the
central hall-a number, however, IN the
way OF pictures. books: portraits, etc.,
being placed in the reception room on the
right hand side of the building.
The decoration of the latter apartment,
which is the work of Mrs. Z. s. Richards,
Miss May Preston and Miss Teasdel. is
very tasteful ana artistic, and great credit
is due the result OF their combined ef-
forts.
The prevailing color of the room is pale
green, the carpets, furniture, hangings,
ETC., matching the tint Of the walls, and
on each of the high window transoms is
2 network of cocoons- white and gilded,
strung together in parallel rows, and
these, together with the pictures painted
by Miss Teasdel-one a sketch of Black
Rock, the other design OF sego lilies,
each occupying the transom space above
Two inner doors in the roonl-lnake a very
handsome decoration.
Another charming effect has been
wrought with the artistic arrangement of
peacock feathers to form frize below the
ceiling, the design and blending OF the
colors with the prevailing tint producing
q very handsome effect.
There are tasteful hangings and draper
les in the room, amongst them being the
door portieres of Utah broadcloth, and a
handsome piano scarf In pale green silk,
besides other smaller ScarfS. hangers,
ETC., which drape the chairs, tables and
pictures. A number OF water color paint
ings are swung on the walls, amongst
them being three charming flower studies
by Marie Gorhnski Hughes, and an ex-
celent portrait of Mrs. Jacob Moritz,
painted By Mrs. G. A. Krouse. & hand
some mantei and CRATE has been put in
recently the gilt OF the Utah Hardware
company. and adds much TO the appear
ance of the room.
The show cases in the central hall have
some handsome pieces of silk embroidery
drawn work, handsome lace, etc., though
-
display that was expected In this line,
considering the number of artistic
needle women we have in Utah. What is
exhibited, however, is of the finest kind,
the silk embroideries especially attracting
marked attention.
Amongst them is a handsome white
silk scarf embroidered in yellow rose:
the work Of the ladies o. Cache county, {
silk crochete6 bedspread from Hyrum;
small white silk cushion cover with the
bee hive and the words TERRITORY o.
UCah7' handsomely embroidered in colo
between a scoIlaped border, beautiful
hand made lace handkerchief and strip o
lace by Mrs. Annie Sharp; handsome
tray cloth embroidered by Mrs. Jeannett,
Arguscn: a set of dollies embroidered b.
Miss Jennie Howatt; q pair Of draw
work pillow shams by Mrs. S. p. Hedra
a silk lace handkerchief made by Mrs
Augustus Augusterson, Uintah county
a specimen OF finely knit lace made b,
Mrs. Mary A TAYLOR in her sixtle6h yea
and a handsome broad cloth suit mad
from Utah material. Amongst tn
curiosities are cape OF turkey feather
presented BY the ladies OF Mapletol
county, and a quaint old fashioned gowl
made one hundred years ago.
The most striking of Utah displays out
side of the mineral exhibit is That of tn
Utah silk exhibit contained in tn
women's building.
The display consists of Utah's hand
some and famous white silk portiere, EN-
broidered with the sego lily, the old ros
broadcloth hangings embroidered ais
with Utah's emblem in the Utah silk,
sofa cushion and scarf of Utah silk 10
eether with skeins Of the raw and spul
material in various colors, the Who'll
making an elegant and striking display
The exhibit Is contained In show cases II
what is known as the process room an
depart1nent reserved for showing tn
methods OF process of special industries
and il is intended to have the Utah sill
prepared. spun and woven IN this room
and these, together with the artistic US
and display OF the finished material, vii
make one Of the most interesting exhibit
IN the building.
The materials are now on hand an
when they are unpacked and set up worl
will be commenced at once.
The credit of installing the silk displa,
ia the Woman's building is due to Mrs
Salisbury, our lady World S fair commls
sioper. whose warm interest and indie
fatigable energy have lett no means un
turned for bringing Utah TO the front q
the great exposition. \ vote of thank
is due the lady for ner efforts In placin
the silk exhibit Ill the woman's building
for no other thing conld have proved s
efficient means for attracting attentio
to Utah as the process and product OF he
silk industry. Utah has one or two othe
interesting exhibits in different depart
ments Of the building, such as HON
publications and literature, in the shar
of journals. books, etc., the most i'm
nortant OF these being the volume
noerns written by the women poets
Utah and illustrated by Mrs. Edna Well
Sloan OF Salt Lake city The book is en-
titled ssSongs and Flowers of tn
Wasatch, - and contains poem from ii
pen of each of the POLITICALLY gifted wome
Of Utah-comprising about thirty seleS
tons in all, the page upon which eac
moan is printed being decorated with
handr1ainted native wild flower, or SON
picture illustrative of the subject OF tt
THE Illustrations which are the work
Mrs. Edna Wells Sloan, are in wat'
colors. and the lady is to be ongratulate
upon the exquisite taste and artistic ext
cution of the work and design.
Mrs. Sloan has the true instinct of I'll
artist. and in her use of the opportunii
afforded in decorating the book with Il
native wild flowers and scenes of Utah, b;
SHOWN a talent which, if cultivated, wi
briug her marked distinction in b
chosen line OF work. Few OF the elegal