The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-17
Chief Topic Of Discussion in
Women's Congress at Fair.
THE WASHINGTON BUILDING.
1t Has Been Completed and the Ex.
hibits Are Nearly Installed.
Baiidise Daily-W Warrington People
Who Registered - Cold Weather
Makes Things Cnpleasant.

WoRlp's FAIR GRouyns. May is.-ISpe-
ciai. The following visitors from Wash
ington arrived here today:
ses'tle-Miss Josephine Noble. Mis- Gretchen
finef. A Heilaron. Mrs J. ". Baslcy. Miss
Viola Maydesc. l. j. Colman. c. h. Bagiey and
II. G. Smith.
Tacoma-Mrs A. Mulvey. Carlton W. Culver.
Mrs. Edwin q. Crashe. e. W. Grggs, J. q.
searls snd Harry H. SHARP
Mount vernon-Rocers Wilton.
fuyailup-R. e Moore and wiia
Port Angelcs--Mrs. II. s. Dillon
Sancouvcr-S. NJ. Beard.
The carpenters have concluded their
labors on the Washington state building
and have been discharged. There remains
now only the putting in place of the ex-
hihits. a work which IS far advanced and
viii soon be completed. The school ex-
hseit - arranged in four corridors formed
by the erection Of partitions. each large
district having section to itself This is
in the north wing, the east end Of this
wing being reserved for the art exhibit
which is almost all hung. Mrs. Slaughter
has cndeavored to keep each section of the
country represented together, the Seattle
pictures hanging in one place. the Tacoma
in another and SO on. This is convenient
way Of arranging the pictures, as the ex-
hibit is quite large one.
So much has been said regarding the
number OF people who visited the Wash
lngton building on opening day that few
facts regarding the attendance at tho fair
will be Of interest. 1t was claimed that
10000 people passed through the building
on that day. This is most absurd state
ment. The total number of paid admis-
sions. according to Chief fuckers official
report. was l2i,l3o There were about
10000 passes issued. Of which q large
number we're not used. The total number
oi visitors. as near as can be estimated,
was not more than 2i0.OO0 These entered
through seventy-fivc different entrances
The Washington building is situated close
to the Fifty-seventh street entrance. Most
OF tho people who visited it did 30 on
entering the grounds. Is IL likely that
one-third Of the total number of visitors
entered the Washington building on that
dayr As . matter Of fact, the estimate
was based on the observation Of an em-
p'oye that $500 people entered the
building In forty minutes. Yet,
in seven hours this would only
amount to 25.Ooo people. From 10 a.
m. to 1890 all the people who had entered
were listening to Cleveland at the admin
istration building. The great number of
visitors entered the state building after
noon and for four hours the stream was
very great. That. on the basis of $500 in
forty minutes. would give between 10000
and 1900 people who visited the building
on opening day. This is the correct esti-
mate. On May day your correspondent
estimated that over lO,000 people had vis-
tied the building. On top Of the official
figures OF the total admissions to the fair
on that day il needs no particular bright
ness to see that the 80. 900 visitors is an al
together impossible figure. Several thou
sand people visit the building every day. IL
Is a great. \ splendid success and there is
no need to exaggcratc the results obtained.
There were lively times today in seven
different simultaneous meetings. all the
subdivisions Of the woman's congress be-
ing in session In the great art palace on
the lake front. The halls and corridors
Of the big structure were crowded with
famous women. and topics ranging from
dress reform to evolution were under dis
cussion. Mrs. May Wright Scwall. OF
Indiana, president Of the International
Connect of Women. presided over the de-
partment on dress reform. She appeared
in q reform costume, with full skirt cut
eighteen inches from the door. and her
limbs below the border were encased in
neat-titting blue leggings. The other not
able women on the platform we're: Lucy
Stone. Frances Steel. Anna Jenncss- Miller,
Octavia Bates, Frances w. Letter and
Charlotte Emerson Brown. A number OF
ladies in the audience also wore reform
costumes. Susan Il. Anthony read a pa
per prepared by Elizabeth Cady stanton
on civil and social evolution of women.
Mrs. Sewail introduced Mrs Lucy Stone.
who was received with great applause.
Mrs Stone. IN giving her "reminiscences OF
early dress reform. told OF her own per-
sona experience in bloomer costume in
Boston. There was a perceptibIe flntter