Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-29
PART TWO

II The exhibit OF woman's work AZ
seen IN the Wouian's building can searce
lv be said to come up 10 The high stAnd'
ard the public was led 20 expect, .her
can be nothing hut praise for. the SPLEEN
did manner IN which women have taker
part in the learned DISCUSSIONS OF M
Worlds cougrcss during the entire expo
sition. The national and international
councils Of women. and the discussions
which took place In the assembly room
Of the Womans building showed 'hs
intellectual. moral and phi'anthropic 40
tivity ot women during the past de,ldc.
We arc gRd TO be able TO sitte fhai
some of our bright Texas women. tocs
part In these discussions at the exposi.
iiOn, and We have reason TO feel proud
ahat the record made there was 10 the
credit Of tho Lone Star state.
The most important discovery In 70
way, perhaps, Of thc century, WAS the
key furnished to the ancient Aztec calen-
,itr hv Mrs. Zolin INITIAL at y meeting
of tie ARCHAEOLOGICAL congress- MIS-.
INITIAL was one of the judges OF chino.
logy az the fair. ana N a paper read
hefore this cangr'ss explained her inter
PROBATION OF the wonderful calendtr, rhat
would lead eventually TO complete trans.
lation of the puaflng hieroglyphlcs OF
ancient Mexico and Central Me1ico.
And now that this great Worlds fair.
the greatest the history of the world
has ever known, will be ding OF the
past In u few days more, we may well
ask ourselves the serious question IN
what way this participation OF women IN
die fair will infect her future life work,
Added Responsibilities first perhaps you
viii say, for NOW that women have been
found TO serve so impartially and a,-
crplahly on iures, as she has done on
the iurles of award NJ the Worlds fair,
| am afraid she VIII be invited 60 serve
ON other. und more Important iuriea Ia
tlio future.
Another lesson learned from the fair,
Il that supcifichll,y, and mere preti'
ilcss ON the part OF womnu's work IL
now doomcd. There u m object Lesson
taught ia the contrast Afforded by The
pencil sketches OF two hNorite purs oil
her maicsty, Queen Victoria. Ot EnglAnd,
traced by tho royal hand ITSELF. mud IN,
beautiful ctchIngs aud engrlylngs of
women artists, exhibited by knppcl ~
Co.. on Tho nclrlhorug walt hut
thc most encouraging migury Tor the fu'
turc prosecution Of womcns work, lies
Ia the tnrt that incu aud women have
worked side by side successfully jurina
the exposition, AMI thar while the women
have gained by ibis association IN
hrcadti OF character and kecnncss OF
outlook. they have not sacrificed their
attractive Wumdnlinoss thereby.
This president of the board Of lady
inanagera In the midst of her arduous
luiirs has never allowed hcrscf 20 for.
get the social duties which her official
position and wNilth demanded of her.
ME yiyneous and lnquacinus Bah. who
" NJ fond ut Whiting IN her hyndi-
| cate letters VI woman, spelled with
capital W, aud who makes the old mis-
tlkc Of drinking that women cannot he
sirVng-mmdcd and 90 the same time as
gracious aud charming rs the perennial
Summer Girl" herself, should have come
a. the fair Had she been fortunate
Potter pnllncrs Thursday evening re-
oeptionH, she would cease her pnthelie
petitions 10 long-snficfing deity whcn,
as she says. she hears 10 much gahble
about intclligep, women Of brains. women
pf nihiifs. aud women Of business, oh.