Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-10-03
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tBy Miss asr.ie Mcclins ,cl.l


We passed whole day in the
Woman's Building. Didn't gel
through the exhibit down stairs even
Tomorrow we will finish that and be.
gin on the transportation Building
The Woman's Building is fine. Ev-
erything in it was made and invented
by women. We saw a Welch wo-
man weaving, Scotch woman spin
ming and German girl making lace.
There were on exhibit napkins made
Of fax spun by Queen Victoria, two
carved stools made by the daughters
Of the Prince of Wales, . cot cover
made by the Duchess Of Teck and
her daughter, the Princess Freder-
ick's laces presented to her by the
Syrians, and laces of the Queen of
Italy, which are magnificent and in a
high case like : wardrobe, with glass
front and sides. They are all draped
and festooned, and there are dozens
Of electric lights in the cases. There
was an enormous crowd in front of
it, the people fairly crushing each
other, and when we went out we
found throngs of people everywhere,
and in every building there is the
same crushing jam. The French De-
partment of the Woman's Building
has the most magnificent dresses dis.
played. They are in glass cases on
wax figures. They are all party and
evening toilets. In another case are
shown the style of dresses worn from
the time of Louis Nv. down to the
present. In this department is a
French drawing room. 1t is superb;
magnificent carpets and rugs, and
every wall covered with beautiful
paintings; all the furniture of white
and brocaded satin; settees, chairs
and cushions, onyx stands and i'm
mense piano lamps and chandeliers.
In the room there are four wax fig
ures, one representing the hostess
serving tea and dressed in a yellow
satin empire gown-low neck; an
other wears heliotrope silk trimmed
with silk lace and velvet; the third is
dressed in green and pink silk with
low neck. She is just putting cup
to her mouth and you see the saucer
and spoon in her lap. The fourth is
reaching out for her cup. You would
be surprised to see how natural they
look. One can scarcely believe they
are not living beings. They form a
beautiful picture. We saw the robe
of State of the Siamese Princess. 1t
is embroidered with solid gold and
sterling silver. The embroideries
and laces are simply magnificent. l
can't describe them. The Mexican
drawn work is also beautiful. In the
British Department an embroidered
cushion, not very large, is for sale for
$3.50. A screen, hand-painted, heav-
lily embroidered, with frame, for
$1,015. There are beautiful hats on
display from Paris, besides dresses
and wraps. In the same building
there is shown a ward in a hospital,
the patients being represented by
dolls, in tiny beds-some with broken
legs and arms and crushed skulls,
and others are taking hot air baths
All the latest appliances for institu-
tions of that sort can be seen. There
are nurses pouring out medicine, feel
ing the pulse, etc. l was pleased
with that-it is such 2. novel idea
In the West Virginia Building we
saw a piece of the rope that hung
John Brown and piece of the scat
fold, log from the house in which
Stonewall Jackson was born, the set.
tee Grant and Lee sat on and the
inkstand and pen used when the arti.
cles of surrender were signed.
1 wish you could have seen the
fruit California gave away yesterday
among which were wonderful punches
of great white grapes half as long as
your arm.
Last night we went to hear the
opera Ali Baba. Words fail me
when l attempt to describe it. With
the scenery and the costumes worn il
was fairyland and heaven combined
There must have been seyenty-hv five
girls on the stage-some dressed in
green, with ostrich feather fans and
looking glasses in each side, and wher
they danced the picture presented
was too beautiful to be truly des
cribed in words. Some were in red
some in mink. and others in white