St. Paul daily globe., 1893-01-29

of books by women authors of the En-
pire. state as must excite wonder. A host
of famous women are actively helping
itfthis effort, including Mrs. Henry Ward
Beecler, Olive. Thorne Miller, Amelia
E. Barr, the well known novelist;
Margaret Sangster, the poetess and
story writer: Kate Epson Clarke, Mrs.
C.Ferhune Herrick. Mary Mapes Dodge,
and some twenty OF esthirty others, all
we'll known to American readers. Other
arts and industries in which New York
women are engaged will also be fifty
represented.
lowa's fair danes are Just as active
as those of New Yorlla The~ladiesr
of Des Molnes will build their city i6
floral miniature. the state capitol ana
other large buildings being of varie=:
gated plants, while streamS~of real waS@
ter will represent the Des Moines ane-
-Raccoon rivers. Dubuque's women WIFE
reproduce mineral. cave. also in minia-
ture, and those of Sioux City will haye
their last corn palace reproduced. BUR-
1ington's bellies will make geological
gdisplay'WOrth seeing. <
~Ihe ladies of Chicago, of course. VIII
endeavor to Outshine@ all others in tlIe,
extent, quality, cost and general mag=
mhceDce OF the art and industrial dis
plays. The talented girl artists Of that
city have already contributed liberaRF
to the adornment of the fair grounds
Their Sculptors and decorators have
been busy for months. Miss Enid YAM
dell, an oval-faced, dark-haired girl Of
tWenty1three, who is a special protege
of Mrs. Potter Palmer. has carved the
caryatides that grace the colonade of
the woman,s building, and is now at
work ON heroic figure of ''VictOry."
Miss.Julia M,.Bracken is doing seven
tlguresSin plaster for the woman's de-;
partment of theT Illinois building and
one OF illinois Welcoming the Ma
tons" In marble. She is to model six
more before her share OF the w0man's
work is finished. Misses Carrie Brooks
and Iulma Taft, and Mrs. FL len Copp
are also at work on similar subjects.
Nellie Farms worth Mears is busy on
marble figure of the "Genius OF Wis
consin, a nude. draped scantily in the
American flag and with one arm clasp
ing the neck of an eagle. Miss Jean
Pond Miller is designing a somewhat
similar figure for the Wisconsin build
ing. Indeed, all the Wisconsin statuary
is to be done by women and all to be
PAID Tor by women, too. and Indiana is
following this example. Miss Ida Burgess
is engaged on designs for the panels and
pilasters of the Illinois building, select
Love" "The Drama" and ''Art." A
group of other talented young women
are also engaged in the Illinois building,
the state board having gallantly decided
to give them the preference wherever
possible. Masculine art is at big
discount in Chicago just now-in some
parts OF the exposition, at least. and
notably in the Illinois building. In the
wOman'S department, $50, 600 will be eX-
pended on decoration, and the charm
ing groups of young, graceful creatures,
all in student working dresses, who are
Dusily engaged in work such as women
have rarely ventured on since the world
began, Is evidence that the daughters Of
America have heard the calls of anlbi-
ton loudly sounding: rs
IN the high temple of the SOUL
and have listened to some purpose.
Even the rugs for the floOrs of the
building are being designed by a wom
an-Mrs. Eva J, Hamilton. Five priest
esSes of art are engaged modelling in
clay the most exquisite designs-to be
relief plaster in white and gold-for the
ceiling. Scroll work. panels, frieZeS.
carving on furniture, and even the
medaliOnS on the bookcases, are all to
be the exclusive handiwork of women
At their studio in one of the great
structures in jackson Park, they
work away cheerily, done up i'll great
aprons, dimpled arms barred and hands
soiled with the clay they build about
the framework of their skeleton models,
which are the forestadowin@s of the
perfect figures to come. Once in while
a girl Will pause at her task and pose as
a model for a feIioW-sculptress; then
her hands will plunge again into the
plant clay as she mouldS it to the
fashion of the image in her mind. )
1t will naturally be asked: Where did
all these talented girls learn their art?
How did they come TO be so delghtfully
proficient with brush and chiSel? De-
mure Enid Yaudell, if she answered at