The herald., 1893-05-28
THINGS ARE GETTING IN ORDER.
The Exposition Grounds Becom-
ing Clean and Handsome.
Recent Developments of Interest at
the Great Chicago Fair.
The women's Congress-A Number of
Dedfcations-various Nations and
Localities which Have Opened
Their Buildings.
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special Correspondence 70 the HERALD
CHICAGO, May 81, 1893.-The exposi-
tion grounds are fast becoming clean
and handsomely adorned pleasure
grounds. The gardeners have done a
great deal of night work this week, and
the grounds are almost complete. There
has been no rain all week and much
work has been accomplished all over the
grounds. BY the 1st OF the month there
will be nothing left unfinished in the
way Of 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 women have spoken, and
the attendance 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 apparent at
the congresses held in the memorial art
palace. Everybody was crowded, but
everybody expected they would be and
go they we're good natured and stood the
crowdipg.
Miss Susan B. Anthony spoke Thurs
day on the progress of woman in the
commercial and professional world since
the time when Horace Greeley astound-
ed the world of men by devoting column
after column of the New York Tribune,
to the first suffragist meeting held in
Boston. Miss Anthony was followed by
Lucy M. Stone, Helen III. Gardener and
other noted women, on the suffrage
question. To-day is the last day OF
their congress.
There were quite number Of dedica-
tions this week. The Tyrolean booth in
the transportation building was dedi-
Gated on Monday. This quaint little
booth is an exact representation of a
Tyrolean 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 mountain side. 1t
is very pretty,
Tuesday the Egyptian temple was dedi-
Gated. 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 a
raised platform at the rear of the long
dark hall. They never spoke word all
the time, but once in awhile they would
twang their instruments in a doleful
manner. A number of men were loung-
ing around on the platform and floor.
These the manager told US were the high
priests and the girls were young priest
esses. They were silently worshiping
their gods. Wednesday the Norwegians
dedicated their building. May 18th 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 dedicate their building on
that day although it was not near done,
It wes g grand sight te watch them
marching toward their building, There
were over 5000 Norwegians in the line.
Prof. julius E. Olson of the Universi-
ty of Wisconsin delivered the principal
address. His subject was Our Day of
Independence. His eloquent words
brought bis hearers to their feet in loud
applause. The programme closed by
singing Norwegian hymns.
The Illinois state building was dedi-
Gated on Thursday. The governor OF
the state, the mayor of Chicago and the
president of the state board of worlds
fair commissioners, with very elaborate
ceremonies, presented the building to
the exposition authorities.
The Illinois state building, as every
one knows, is the largest state building
on the grounds. 1t stands facing the
lagoon from the north. More than 5000
feet of space is allotted to this state.
The building is in the form of 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 ap-
propriated the sum of $4,000 with
which to make a collective exhibit of
the work OF Illinois women. A board of
lady managers was organized, and they,
with untiring effort and sagacity, have
made as fine an exhibit of woman's
work as there is on the grounds.
The North Dakota building was dedi-
Gated yesterday. This is really beauti-
full little building. And here again the
women have come to the front. The