The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-20
WORLDS FAIR SIDE LIGHTS
The Empress EHgeRieS Handkerchief
Causes Trouble.

cent DaspAay OF Diamonds and
Pearls - chair-Pusher's Expe-
rienoe with Baby.
was wandering around the French
section of the Woman's building yester-
day, says the Chicago Inter Oceans
bright woman writer, when I heard
woman say to NJ. de Loynes, who
has charge Of all the French exhibits:
"Can you tell me, please, where to find
a handkerchief which is on exhibition in
this building somewhere that was made
for the Empress Eugenie2'
Monsieur threw up his hands and said:
80, if could only get hold of Eat woman
who write in re newspaper about Eat
handkerchief! My hair il has turned
gray wiz Eat question. 1 believe not in
zat handkerchief 1t is ten thousand
times answer and say l know not"
He shrugged his shoulders and extended
his hand again with pathetic gesture
1t was question with me for an in
slant whether or no dare acknowledge
TO the crime of having described the won
derful handkerchief that had been made
for the empress. But | finally stepped
forward and said
II am the woman that you would like
W ECJ AlOlAA VI. L WIOL6 U16 STORY OF GnG
handkerchief, of the woman becoming
blind who embroidered 1t, of the wonder
full design and its cost, and of the starva-
ton price paid the women who lost their
eyesight in doing the work
The woman looked at me eagerly, and
NJ. de Loynes looked as if he was not sure
whether he wanted to shake me or was
glad to see me. He decided that he was
glad was there to answer this last ques-
tion at least. told the inquirer that the
exquisite handkerchief was in box on
the top of desk belonging to one of the
lady managers in one of the rooms with
private on the door, that did not
know when it would be placed on exhibit
ton that l had done my best toward get
ting it placed for the reason that l had
had so many personal inquiries about it,
and that could not tell when it would be.
she went away much disappointed.
THOUGHT IT WAS TRICK.
Then the manager from France told me
of the innumerable times he had been
asked that question, AT first he thought
some of the 'Jolie Americaines" in the
building were trying to play trick on
him. Then visitors from all over the
country, east and west, north and south,
came with the same question He asked
them where they heard about the hand
kerchief, and they said they read it in
their home paper; it had been copied from
a Chicago paper. Then he said they must
never believe anything they read in a
newspape-he knew nothing rabout the
handkerchief, didn't believe in the hand
kerchief, and did not believe that any one
else did
NJ. de Loynes is the only man exhibitor
in the Woman's building. He is a sort of
friend, protector and brother to all the
women under the roof And the women
visitors seem to take more liberties with
him than they do with the women ex
hibitors. They ask him all sorts of Gues-
tions, and then if his answers do not ex-
actly meet their expectation they do not
hesitate to accuse him of deceiving them
In the French dressing room" at the
end of the section are seated some beauti-
fully and very fashionably dressed
women. The women are graceful and
Silent-as silent as wax can make them
Women come in and ask monsieur who
they are to represent. He says no one in
particular They insist that they must
be somesody--sone dead and gone queen,
princess or duchess, and he must tell them
just who.
ARTISTIC EFFEcrs.
Royalty is getting to be such a fad at
the fair that anything less in life or wax
seems to be of no account, so the visitors
either do not believe him or else they lose
all interest in the exquisite room. The
room is an education in point of coloring
On the broad wall is piece of tapestry
that was made for the Paris exposition
1t has a general tone of pale pink. The
design is alegorical and in the original
exhibit the design was carried into Dor
der, but here the main piece is framed in
with the white and gold woodwork in
which the room is finished The draper
les and furniture and toilets of the wax
figures are all in the most perfect har-
mony with the general effect of pink,
white and gold. There are lovely bon
nets, fashioned only as q French woman
can make bonnet or hat and case of
dolls dressed in the latest styles, that
will be a bonanza for the American dress
maker who cannot afford a trip abroad
for French fashions.
In the center of the main floor of the
building is a iife-siZe bronze Psyche. It
is as perfect as Venus. II knows not the
word drapery, but its modest color pre-
vents any great shock to even the most
rural visitor
HE WAS SHOCKED.
Yesterday it had special visitor who
did not explain whether he admired most
or was shocked most No one else could
tell just what was his impression He
wore very broad brimmed sombrero and
top boots There was suspicion of a
belt and pistols around his waist and
under his coat-tails, but no one could
swear to it, He had his hands in his
pockets He walked around Psyche two
or three times and looked at her from
head to foot He finally stopped and
rested his eyes on the bowed head and
said:
''Wal I'll be gosh darnedr'
DAs l came out of the Woman's building
I stopped to admire the dainty decora-
tions on the outside of the "children's
building" They are all delicate green
ish blue against the pnre white. While l
stood there two women and a little boy
about years old came along. One said
to the other:
''Will you wait here while go in and
check baby, or will you go with me2"
II will wait here Salliemay come and
she would not know where to find US"
While she was waiting l asked her
about the check She said they had been
out three times with the baby and had
always checked him Yesterday her sis
ter lost the check, and if the baby had
not called her mamma when she went for
him it would have been a little difficult to
have got him out of the check room.
Tiffany dazzled all eyes with his mag
nihcent opening yesterday in the Man
ufactures building One pearl necklace in
the center case on a wax tigurewas valued
at SS5, 600. 1t was a string of pearls that
went twice around the neck. Attached