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

bread winners, who are fighting unaided
the battle of life, the new avenues of
employment that are cOnSiantlt
being opened to women, and i'll
. which or these their work will
be of the most distinct value by
reason of their natural adaptability.
sensitive and artistic temperamentS
and individual tastes; what education
will bcs; enable them to enjoy the wider
opportunities awaiting them and make
their work of the greatest worth, not
only to themselves. but to the world"
Right royalty have the women of Amer
lea responded to this invitation. Their
share in the progress of this century,
when all has been done, will have been
one to challenge the wonder and TO com
mand the admiration and respect
to the world. From foundation to
dome the woman's building will be the
work of women. 1t is 400x200 feet, and
fronts a small lake. which at this point
forms bay. On this bay is a. grand
landing ana steps, which lead up to
the first terraces six feet above the water
level. the terrace being laid out in two
great flower beds, and making a beauti-
full promenade. The upper terraces,
turfed and smooth, still further add to
the beauty of the front, while the roof
will be garden with statues set amid
collection of rare plants. The interior
arrangements have already been so
widely described that it is unnecessary
to repeat them.
The designer of the woman's build
ing, Miss Sophia Georgia Hayden, is
the daAghterof Boston father and
Chilian mother, and was born in Santi-
ago. None of her family have shown
any talent either for drawing or design
ing, and these seeming came to her as
an especial gift. She was educated at
Boston High school, and after gradual
ing took four yearssArt course in the
Institute of Technology in Boston, Sc
curing first mention" at the close. This
was followed by an experience as
teacher OF drawing in the Boston
schools Miss Hayden is hard
worker. and her design of
the woman's building was made in
her evening hours after the duties of the
day were over. She speaks very mod
estly about it and declares that no one
other than herself saw the plan before
1t was submitted in the committee ap
pointed by the board of lady managers.
Miss Hayden is charming little woman
with a very attractive way about her
that has fairly won the ChicagoanS, and
her room in the Office of the chief OF
construction in Chicago is almost daily
besieged by groups of women callers
who want to see the architect OF our
building" She won fame at Il bound
and she deserved it. The structure is
being built on the lines laid
down in her plan, with very
little variation, and when finished
will be an almost perfect specimen of
the Italian Renaissance. Mrs. Potter
Palmer and the ladies of the board take
pleasure in telling of their delight when
they examined Miss Hayden'S design.
She had apparently thought of every
thing that could possibly be needed; the
rooms. galleries and balconies were all
laid out and the apartments divided as
accurately and satisfactorily as if she
had written out a set Of specifications to
guide the builder. 1t was triumph of
artistic skill and all the more magnifi-
cent for being the work woman.
AS a whole, WOman'S snare in the
Chicago expositlon-and especially that
of the American WOman-Wlll be re
markable for its size, its variety and the
uniform high degree of ability dis
played. This latter quality, it is true,
must await the popular test; but there
is scarcely doubt that the result will
be a triumphant, joyful, wondering APP
proval on the part of the nations visiting
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