Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-06-02
THE WORLDS FAIR.
GETTING DOWN TO DECORUM
AND BUSINESS.
Woman's Congratulated of
state and Other Buildings-Tassy
Exhibits of Dakota Grasses and
Grains.

Grains.
From our Special Correspondent
CHICAGO. May 81, 1893.
| The Exposition grounds are fas
becoming a clean and handsomel,
adorned pleasure grounds. The gar
deners have done a great deal OF nigh
work this week, anu the grounds are
almost complete. There has heen nc
raIn all week and much work has been
accomplished all over the grounds
BY the first OF the month there will be
nothing left unfinished in the way oil
building and decorating.
This has been an interesting week
at the fair. Many notable events
have taken place. The women have
held their Woman's Congress all the
week in the Columbian Art Gallery
down on the lake front. Many noted
woman have spoken, and the attend
ance has been unusually large.
Modjeska and Clara Morris gave some
very fine talks on stage life and its
representatives. Never before in the
history of woman's progress has there
been such perfect harmony in the
vast army of spectators as was appa-
rent at the congresses held in the
Memorial Art Palace. Every one was
crowded, but every body expected
they would be and so they were good
natured and stood the crowding. Miss
Susan B. Anthony spoke Thursday on
the progress of woman in the COM
mercial and professional world since
the time when Horace Greeley as
founded the world of men by devoting
column after column of the New York
Tribune, to the first suii'ragist meeting
held in Boston. Miss Anthony was
followed by Lucy NJ. Stone, Helen H.
Gardener and other noted women, on
the suffrage question. To-day is the
last day of their Congress.
There were quite number OF dedi-
cations this week. The Tryolean
booth i'll the Transportation building
was dedicated on Monday. This
quaint little booth is an exact repre-
sentation of Tyrolesn home in the
Alps, and is formed OF great stones
and limbs Of trees. A fine painting
forty feet long stands at the back, and
represents a Tyrolean village on a
mountain side. 1t is very pretty.
Tuesday the Egyptian temple was
dedicated. This was very solemn
affair, and but very little to it as We
could see. There were four Egyptian
girls dressed in their queer costumes
sitting on q raised platform at the
rear OF the long dark hall. They
never spoke word all the time, but
once in a while they would twang
their instruments in doleful manner.
A number OF men were lounging
around on the platform and floor.
These the manager told us were the
high priests, and the girls were young
priestesses. They were silently wor-
Shipping their gods. Wednesday the
Norwegians dedicated their building,
May l7th, is to them what our Fourth
of July is to US. 1t was on that day
1914, that they became Independent
Of Denmark, and they chose to dedi-
cate their building ON that day al.
though it was not near done. 1t was
grand sight to watch them march
ing toward their building. There
were over five thousand Norwegians
in the line. Prof. Julius E. Olson, OF
the University OF Wisconsin, delivered
the principal address. His subject
was Our day OF Independence" His
eloquent words brought his hearers to
their feet in loud applause. The
programme closed by singing Norwe.
gian hymns. The Illinois State
building was dedicated on Thursday.
The Governor of the State, the Mayor
of Chicago, and the President of the
State Board of Worlds Fair Commits.
sioners, with very elaborate ceremonies
presented the building to the Exposi-
tion authorities.
The Illinois State building as every
one knows, is the largest State build
ing on the grounds. 1t stands facing
the lagoon from the north. More
than three thousand feet of space is
allotted to this State. The building
is in the form a Greek cross. The
south arm contains the offices, while
the north end is called the memorial
hall, and contains the relics and battle
flags loaned by the State Historical
Society. The women OF Illinois have
done much to make the building
beautiful. The Legislature appropri-
ated the sum OF $50, 600 with which to
make collective exhibit of the work
of Illinois women. A board of lady
managers was organized and they
with their untiring effort and inge.
nuity, have made as fine an exhibit ol
woman's work as there is on the
gOunds.
The North Dakota building was
dedicated yesterday. This is a really
beautiful building. And here again
the women have come to the front
The neat and tasty parlors show just
what dear little housewives these
northern farmers have. Many fint
pictures made OF the grains ant
grasses that grow in the State adorr
the walls, while specimens oil the orr
are arranged in pretty little cabineii
around the room. The building wa
crowded yesterday to hear the speeche
made by several noted men from
North Dakota. The building is al
done and ready for inspection.