The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-08-09
The WORLDS FAIR.
WOMEN'S WORK AT THE GREAT
EXPOSITION.

Taking the intramural railway near the
Plaisance one has a very breezy and in
teresting trip on an elevated track TO the
lower end of the grounds, and the convent
of La Rabida with its many relics OF Co
lumbus and the royal house of ancient
Spain; and an intimate acquaintance win
the caravels in the lagoon, going up and
down the steep stairways of ths Santa
Maria, rondering on the thoughts of the
great navigator, who in quarters cramped
as these, kept his own courage and the
discipline Of his crew, seemed very
natural method of leading up TO the pres
ent century wonders of the exposition.
Krupp's gun exhibit, the Indian school,
Anthropology building and the CHI
Dweller's representation embrace to many
the most rare objects on the grounds.
The leather exhibit is made attractive
by showing the source of the manufac-
tured article, In the ANIMALS stuffed and
mounted, whose skins are tanned for use;
and the forestry building is an illustrated
cyclopedia OF the wealth, possibilities and
uses of the woods of this and other coun.
tries.
Taking the Agricultural building in
course, one could by no previous concep-
tion be prepared for the scenic and deco
ra,iye effects possible in the corn-cob and
wheat-head. All the grains and straws
are brought more or less into use In the
shading of the designs employed in orna
menting the pavillions of the different
states and countries; for Russia and New
South Wales are prominent in this build
ing as we'll as Kansas and the Dakotas.
When woman makes concession 10
the masculine loye for the mechanical
arts and voluntarily visits Machinery
hall, the Electricity and Transportation
buildings before the art galleries and the
Woman's building, she is hardly prepared
to find that on the next day and the next,
there remains In him an unsatisfed long.
ing to return to the unexplored galleries
and annexes where fascinating "powers"
and awe-inspiring wheels and belts reveal
the rise and progress of invention.
The marine exhibit Of Great Britain in
the Transportation building, includes ma
val armament and coast defenses. The
railway section has model OF the orig
inal Stephenson locomotives, and a repro
duction of the Trevlthlck locomotive, the
first that ever drew a train. Many of the
vehicle manufacturers have quaint speci-
mems Of historical interest among their
goods OF modern make. The Canadian
mahogany train, the Pullman train worth
$500, 900, with one car that cost $4,000
without its furnishings and $4,000 includ.
ing them; the Baltimore & Ohio exhibit,
that of the Pennsylvania company and
others, show the achievements in provi-
sion for railway travel 10 this country,
while the English compartment car and
section of large ocean steamer, four
stories high and completely furnished,
were novelties to us who had not been
abroad.
The United States government build
ing, attractively located and showing val
liable historical relics, has many depart
ments. Beside that OF agriculture anC
geology, the arts and industries, 1t has ex
tensive loans from the national museum
and the Smithsonian institute. In III,
postal exhibit are curious articles of mai
matter from the dead letter office.
The Mines and Mining building is on
of the most attractive of any, and her
, competitive taste and expenditure is Il
lustrated in kiosks, pagodas and pavilion
. enclosing the displays of states, territories
=. foreign countries and individual exhibit
q ors. The student and scientist may Sc
here all the methods and appurtenance
: for assaying and laboratory work; relic
a maps, photographs, ancient and moder
processes of reducing metals, and the de
velopment Of the various metal industries
Remarkable specimens Of crude ores an
{ the precious metals In finished stat
q quantity and quality both considered, th
A display is Of surprising interest, and
a tour OF this building repeated, One of ur
alloyed interest and of great educationa
value. Pennsylvania's great coal shat
: Iowa's coal mine, turquoises from Ne
n Mexico, precious nuggets Of native gOl
i and silver, iare minerals from New Jerse
found no where else In the world, am
thysts and sapphires from the South A
n lantic coast, Michigan's copper displa
IS Moniana's solid silver Rehan statue, NAL
chite from Russia, and the beautiful Ne
lean onyx are some Of the notable exhibi
is In this building.
r. The Bureau Of Hygiene and Sanitariu
aud Of Charities and Corrections were T
moved from the Liberal Arts building
In the ADthropological, and beginning wi
le the nursery is shown every accessory al
apparatus for physical development al
preservation. Here is opportunity /
ne a liberal education in the preparation
IT. food and It's care, methods Of carrying dl
ners and warming them, for the gre
te army Of school children, clerks and lab
ers who eat cold lunches. The best met
ods Of building to secure ventllatiC
To- heating aGd drainage.