The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-15
Women At THE Big FAIR.
They Outnumber the Male
Visitors Four to One.
PROVIDING THE TRIMS And THE GROUNDS
And Doing Things Essentially Feminine
Everywhere They Go,


Train @ ding 10 New York -Women In the
r,dvay-IIow They Regard tho Dence,
.,,,, Or,ontsir-A study OF the Fair Sex
,,. sex studien tho Fnir-A Glance at
-. p,.hior, OF the Dny-women In New
ror. state who Arc KunuinG for Once.
,,,.rIv. the Chicago Fair has become al
1t . woman's show-not a show by women.
Nv, :. shov for women. It is amazing how tho
.nmsn outnum Der the mon there during these
s,o.ne weeks OF tho Exposition The proper
.;on sesms to be about four to one. The parlor
- ,Iesplng ours going TO and coming from
.no E,position are 80 full Of women that tho
s.,tv porters must begin to feel like adies'
,Ha-ipdeed, it would be more suitable IL
.bav were There nre three kinds OF feminin-
T., In the crowds. First OF all. tho wives: next
On. Young women who have finished their
.cbooling: third. the little girls who have not
at hcen sent to school. The trains on nearly
ali tho railroads are run In two immense Soc
fans and in nil tho cars the women SO greatly
outnumber tho men that the atmosphere Is
nsrfumed and the interiors are gay with bon
r.ts and wraIs The few men am ong the pas
.sncers are mainly old men retired from bust
mass and devoting themselves to their wives
and daughters.
Lemonade and apollinaris. tea. and cakes
are constantly taken into the sleepers from
tho dining cars. and at meal times the women
ara very apt to produce their own cdib!os.
temptine enough but carried in shoe boxes
and in baskets. and shared 30 literally with
the people who do not bring them that there
isa constant distribution Of fruits and cakes
and sandwiches-tho bewildered porters be-
ing made to servo as tho distributes. As the
majority o. tho women are not as used to tip
ming as tho men. and as they Rre more care
ful OF what money they have. 1t may be conf
IDENTIFY asserted that the darky pcrters are not
happy They never worked so hard in all
their lives as they are doing now. and to have
such work. with but little hope OF extra re-
muneration. is lifting rhem for condition OF
revolt They have to bring pillows. They are
called on to help the women up into tho upper
ber,bs and down again in the morning. They
have to assist them out OF tho cars whenever
there is a ten-minute stop anywhere. They
have to mako eternal aud copious kettles OF
tea in the buffet cars. They have to lace the
shoes Of the stout ones. They have to buy per-
petual letter paper. postage stamps. and en-
yeopes-for apparently all women keep diaries
or write letters on the cars. They have to nm
swer questions from all sides-about every
stop and river and mountain and thing on the
ROAD. Ihey nave 70 put up VII" inc pes'erihg
VI u'v H.a' 80 ill.,, 80, ~ ~
~. T,i,
on chlcago LAY tne women s"nereu every
soft Oh oiscom'oF" mo crowds Wore 81 great
anu were 50 compressor at the railway station
ana lair cro"no gates .hat hothine cu1 trous-
ers were p''ed LOT participation IN inc crush
TWAS destruction 10 gowns. IheS got caucnt
La.a I'D IL ALL TofP
mere ana 'heFe ana were Amos. puileo OH
When 'he Groves rushed FORWARD. Ihes got
s"ppeu aFouhu ''ises ana caue"s III
'oihstiies ana t"lsted between mon legs
ana p'u'eu Gown "haer ihrihefs oooe-
heels and it seemed as though always
Ns"cn moment mo crowns iu'cheu forward
ana only inc s,"u'ese cIo'h gowns endured the
s"a'f. Inc waits ior tickets were 30 long, 30
mA"' nou's long III one piace' 'ha' women Sd.
t's"' .o"h oh we siouhu' u''efiS ptA'eu OUT
"''n '"',eue' oeiore 'hey got q" Tue ours 'oso
the far' This was the case at the foot OF
.e'Aeo" S''e''' ""ete mo ''ese'. crowds TOOK
Inc steam cars Tor the Exposition. The big
aesei' Waste OF cih4crs ana coal dust through
"h.eh inc liino'' .entrai runs IT'S cars ID the
un"'s' pi''e III III" ch'caEo' put many "o
m"n III e''Ns ana Jewels gave out anu piumpeu
s !" .ho ulif' "h'ie nor hlsoahu OF
. ..T'ne' .. "oush'er sta'ea IN the iheto pu'
''sA''' At INC sa'eS'
Tho street cars were literally packed all day
LONG, and women accustomed to their own
carriages at home were forced to hang on to
the platform rails with lust room for their toes
on the whrling platforms One New York wo-
man staggered into the Lake Shore depot at
O'Clock On the night OF Chicago day and
Asked the ticket agent il there was berth on
the next train for New York.
Yes. mann" said lie; have one that was
aken, but has been surrendered"
Thank God" said the woman.
The ticket agent stared amazedly.
But it's an upper" said he. when he caught
his breath.
don't care what it Is SO long as can get
out OF this horrid city" said she.
IN tho train she told hor story II was
merely one OF thousands that women are tell
Ing OF their experiences on that amazing oc-
caslon. Il came to Chicago to see the Fair"
snes said. and | went to a hotel to which
was recommended. They had no room or bed
orcot left. 1t twas early morning. was hope
Nl' II started out to find a room. was In the
new uptown hotel region beside the Fair