Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-29

~ Aif TftfNA ANNkItNo vi NNAhtH AANNl
in Dallas Mrs. Lamo. w. Swaync Of
this city read the following paper;
Whoa the Light ggvcl OF Mrs. bertha
Houore Palmer opened the dedication
ceremonies OF the woman's building as
tue Worlds Columbian exposition. writes
an enthusiastic reporter of the thrilling
scene she tapped the first hour Of the
new century for woman.
1t was a happy thought that suggested
itself TO Congressman Springer OF llliu
DIS, when. IN the committee room, no M
serted the clause that authorized The ap'
puintmcnt of womnn's board, for tho
hrst worlds fair hill introduced IN con
gres, failed to recognize women on It's
board.
II was the first time that women had
ever been fully recognized Ia the admin
istratlon Of u great public trust, aud the
woman sufiragists smiled sereucly all
over the land and said, .Bchold the Elor-
ious result OF our work." II would he In.
terestlnS to discover Just what forces did
lead to the establishment OF thls new
feature OF the Worlds cNpo>itlon No
doubt Lucy stone nnd Susan II, Anthony
sowcd some of the seed aud Congressman
Springer uuconsclOusly gathered up u few
Of their sheavCs.
We now see ile woman's departments
OF former worlds fairs reach the dig
uihcd proportions OF a board Of lady
unique In its way. Formed. 40 u was,
Of Representatives selected hap-hnmm
from every state and territory IN tho
Union. is 1t any wonder that some Of
the meetings were just II little stormy z
that Delaware should occasionally refuse
to speak TO Indiana, or that Rhode lei.
and would try to brush back the tears
Maine seemed especially hcartless and
cIrirll
In this board was found the con.
serVativc woman of the South, with her
intense pride Of ancestry; ignorant NJ
life, but not Of b0oks--womtn uf the
old South rather than the new. The
breezy woman of the West was there,
too, with her advanced motions Of elect
real aiilnitics and autipathics; the wo-
man Of the cultured East, somewhat
cold, somewhat critical. nud with varied
experience IN parliamentary usiges; the
politician, the religions fanntic, equally
solicitOus, rs was Mrs .lellchy. ns 60
conversion of the natives of BUrrlohoo-
ln-Ghn. Would il not truly have been
u marvel had there not resulted from
euc1 a mixture a chemical reaction that
would produce few national cpisodesf
All honor, then, 10 that woman above all
others, the gracious president of tho
board. who OUT of such confusion brought
comparative ORDER and siCctcdpd Ia
forming about her body OF enthusiastic
women, not all experienced. and not Rll
capable. but who We're willing and Anxi.
ons 10 do thor part under the guidance
of their beloved president ind leader,
The tendency nf the ago II undoubtedly
towards confederation, Notwithstanding
the. fact that this stnicniont would seem
10 have lost some of It's force from FREE
quent iepsttions.
Tho women workers Of the past well
knew the value of thorough organization,
AMI Worlds fair work, Offering a general
object, gave an added impulse towards
the fascinating study Of Roberts and
Cushng's pleasing manuals Husbands
and fathers all over the land soon fonil
themselves surrounded by perfect Babel
Of parliamentary tongues. some complain
ed that women would persist Ia umcnd-
ing an amendment Of all amendment, and
that motions laid down by the authorities
as unbeatable. presented no difficulties
to them on that score. But these lupseH
only hnd tendency 20 keep things lively
In the Worlds far clubs, and valuable
| experience was gained at last. ! do not
think Tint | claim too much when state
! that the Worlds fair work and orgnniIn-
| tion of women IN Texas gave an inn
petns towards the final capitalization In
| to an association Of the Texas Woman'e
Press club, aud out Of the latter has come
| Indirectly this woman'E congress 40 sue
rcla HAdley Mohl, the pioneer woman Of
the Texas press was only waiting Tor
the nusplciOus moment 10 come, and she
was ready 70 take advantage of the gen
| era movement. of women all over the
state. toward thorough organization which
| the Worlds fair clubs afforded, From
| Maine TO Texas this Worlds fair or.
| gntizatlon Of women was taking place,
and Mrs. Potter Palmer was pressing on
| the work in foreign lands. With what
| success her trips abroad for this purpose
| WAS attended. il seen IN the large epllec'
| Hon of exhibits OF foreign women 10 bo
seen in the woman's building at the fair
A careful examination Of women's WORK
To lie seen al the Columbian exposition
| promises more for tue future lhhh II nc
The woman's building Itself r an I'm
! portnnt exhibit OF womuns work. ina
women are becoming successful architects
4 here evidenced by the erection, Of ~,
| womans building from plans submitted
10y Hiss Sophia Hayden Of Bos'on' MASS.
/ and the recent awarding OF ncdW Il
| the' COLLECTION Of architectural drawing
| Of Miss Tillinghast IN mnnuiacturers nnt
] iihrral arts building. She has made Z
| hesinninn architrciufally nt Least, anf
thc 81 psth's cnthcdrals " tle iuiuri
nav come from tie gifted hand o. SOM
female Christopher Wren, me inteT9
. decoration OF liAF NfAt"tt
mun be confessed, Is somewbut disap
nointiur Most of The frescoes are seei
Ia IN f'f7ide. even by the nnlrainel nnl
in,rfistie sys. The work Of llgfa Wheel
sr Keith Il the beautiful ceiling OF IN
ronnn's library, furnished and deeornt
ed with 70 much taste b. the wonen o
New York. and showing. the, intellectual
I deyelopmcnt 81 woman IN ali ages an
iii la4,ds rcdeeming ihls work trpin ~
retesf eomndnpiare. While you ure Wy
inr 10 road the story tod by lAphne
%eu Dis. /" In the hall Of honor, or 9fs ub
sorbed Ia a deiighuui contemplation
.Jcln ct Jaqucs," the ehari1,i,hs Mofk 2
,i,st erratjc genius, Meric Bashk iftssti
10 fcmlniuc nose Is flckled ~ onDr- .
.te,,ni,,g coffee ard tootbsome hspl-Hand
,iebe.. waited down from, ilr woman,
'aSe hi the story ah1yei llh luht me COZ
fre and sandwiches are the very Ysst .
fhelr Kind. - no mean tribute " VI louhe
.,,salr -Lin Of the talented members 0
~ isdyfs hoard. The cryins. OF the ba
hJe. m the chiidren's buiidins icros. 10
ny, ~, latter, BY the way one 81 "a
,.,,.iient IDEAS Of Mrs Palmer, hAppll
rcalized, foais IN ~ the open window
NM doris, aud all this ia as u shoni
IL sccording 10 the elernai hlnfHs
R,,f tho progress Of women ~ srt sheul
,at IL. ranged by the work exhibited J
~. ,,,,snabis building. There j. a sui
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