The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-11
THE MIDWAY PLAISANCE.
o-Connectinr Link" In More senses Thn

"Connecting Link" in More Senses Than
Mrs. John Sherwood spent nearly two
months studying the fair before, as she
saws, shs began 80 realize what a triumph
Of art il will be-" She thus describes some
Of the most interesting features;
1.-The midway plaisancs. which fo'm ms The
connecting link between jackson and
Washington parks. will be filled with a
motley group. consisting Of an Austrian
village, DahomsJ village, a Dutch settle
nent, a German village. with tho innsei-
wal with t%ebogssning in summer. v.
industries. japanese baEars. . Moo II
palace with many exhibits, one Of a mill =.
In gold coin. . large natAtortum and swim
ming pools, a Pompsiian house, . street
In Cairo, . tower Of Babel. aad . Turkish
village.
From the midway %plaisanos let us e. TO
the woman's buildina-a beautiful, mod Ut
structure containing . cafe and toa Gard.n n.
On the roofs are pavilions with open arGa as
to be covered with oriental awnings. 10
will be n delightful retreat on a hot day.
Filled with woman's work and woman 8
collections ii will make our hearts swell.
You will pardon tho pside with which | say
that ore OF the large panels ordered by
Mrs. Potter Palmer will be the work o.
Rosina Emmett Sherwood. 1t IL all deco
rated by women. The queen of England
and the Princess Christlana have shown
great interest. Their committee H. q
duchess of Abereorn. the marchtoness OF
Salisbury, the countess of Aberdeen. Lady
Somerset, Lady Burdett-O outts. Lady Jan
and Mrs. Fauoitt are on this and
In touch with Mrs. Palmer. The queen vii
send her own tapestries from Windsor cas-
tie and many other precious things. Mmf.
Carnot was entirely fascinated with Ms.
Palmer. She has secured committees OF the
most earnest. influential and cempeteEt
women to send specimens OF the artistic
work of French woman. Germany l.
equally in sympathy. and a. for Queen Mar
pusrits, she sends this invaluable laces,
both GROWN and personal property. which
some of us have seen in Rome. There ar
;aces taken from Etrusean tsmbs which
date back 1000 years before Christ In
this collection. This royal. generous
queen loves Americans. and she adds
to her other ben efaetions an e1-
hibit of laces made in her v school.
telliesnt cordialitv. she and the Countess
do Flandres and the Countess Deutsohgen
will send An especial exhibition OF rare and
beautiful products. both artistic ant
mechanical, tho work Of tho women OF
Belgium. Austria. conservative stronghold.
mas y1elQo0 10 INC Ia0clQ4slCus Ol mLs. H1eN
Grant and will send q fine exhibit. I'm
perial Russia. always our friend, will ssno
its remarkable laces and embroideries,
curious national costumes. n very
picturesque household effects. Mime. Disz
will send an orchestra Of Mexican girls III
Hich costumes, who play native Mexican
airs. To use Mrs. Palmsr's own Language:
1.-THE powerful organization which We hav
thus secured extends around the world and
stands with perfect solidity. For the put
pose Of seeing the interests OF our sex and
making the industrial conditions castor for
them we have such an organization ~ has
mover before existed Of women fer women.
Alas. for the Orient. no such bright dawn Is
visible. Local prejudice is too strong.
Tunis and Syria and India and China max
admissions which are shameful a. to the
oppression, the slavery, the bonds OF re-
ligion and custom which bear hardly o.
our sex. We have not yet the p~oliticai
power Of our English %sisters. but We HAYS
the right to work. The women's movement
has swept forward in Franco. and Maric
Dessarines ia noted as an elegant orator
As for the authors. women stand we'll il
Austria, Russia. Germany, and We may a.
most hope that the sinqus csnto il agar
coming In Italy, that there may be many
Victoria Colonna."