The Washington bee., 1893-05-20
MISS SUSAN d. ANTHONY.

secular days But 81 ,92O, 120 of the appro-
priation originally made by congress has
| been turned over to the exposition COM
pany, and this amount is to be returned to
the national treasury after the debts of the
exposition have been paid. A rule embody-
| ing these points will be submitted to the
national commission for approval. What
action this body will take is problematical
as a mere working quorum of the. members
is at present in the city. In any event it is
the evident purpose of the local directors
to open the fair Sundays even at the ex-
pense of rupture with the national
body.
Bad Weather and Small Attendance.
The attendance at the fair continues far
below what is necessary to meet bare oper-
ating expenses, which is about 81, 900 daily.
This means 10000 paid admissions each
day. The average attendance since the
opening has been about 1900, and as the
turnstiles have not been in working order
all the time it is difficult to tell just how
many people have paid for admission. The
| inclement weather has kept down the at
tendance, and the slim receipts have become
a decidedly serious matter to the thousands
of people who are financially and other
Mrs. May Wright Sewall presided over
the department congress on dress reform,
and it was here that expectation was on
tiptoe. A large audience gathered in the
hall. A ripple of excitement moved across
the assemblage when Mrs. Sewall advanced
to the stage, She wore dress reform Co.'S
tune, the noticeable reform" feature be-
ing short skirts During the morning
Mrs. Sewall had been fitting about the
corridors greatly to the admiration of spec
tators, but she attracted most attention
when she advanced to the stage in Column
bia hall and took her stand beside Char
lotte Emerson Brown. She wore closely
fitting dark blue dress with full skirts
about Is inches from the ground. Below
the dress and encasing serviceable pair
of walking shoes were high blue CATERS
Possibly the audience gave more attention
to the costume than the words. A num-
ber of others wore similar costumes to
that of Mrs. Sewall.
The Woman's Congress.
The congress opened in the hall of the
Art institute with addresses of welcome
by Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. Henrotin and Mrs
Sewell, and then followed the introduction
of foreign representatives and the re-
sponses on behalf of their respective coun-
tries
1.-The Woman's congress will he one of
the most notable ever held by women"
said Miss Susan B. Anthony. Every de-
partment in which she secured recogni-
ton and gained reputation for her sex will
be represented. / expect the presence of
between $50 and 300 of the most noted
women of the world and of this number
$50 will read papers in the various depart
ments, of which there are eight, and they
will lead 160 services during the week"
The main gallery of the Womans build
ing was redolent of jasmines during the
day. Two thousand of these flowers were
received from Galveston, Tex, through
the lady managers from that state. The
people of Galveston will send daily load
of jasmines for distribution in various
parts of the exposition.
A resolution was passed asking for the
resignation of Theodore Thomas AS super
intendent of the musical tlenartment