The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-23
What They Expect To Do At The
Coming Exposition.
All Previous Exhibitions Of Feminine
Work to Be Eclipsed. Some Of
The Feeple Who Have la
bored Most Enthusiastic
callY. The Exhibitions.
II the women OF America taKo n.

country. The women managers of the
Cotton States md International cxposi-
tion concluded more than year ago
that they would have tho finest oxhibi-
tion of women's work thu; the world
has ever known, and it looks now as if
they would succeed in this grand re-
Golve. There is not a field of feminine
endeavor bat that has been hooked aft
er by the tirolcSs committeos of the
board, aud will consequently be repro.
sentod i'll first class style
The board of women managers of tho
ATLANTA fair propose to clearly demon
strate the fact TINT the American WON
an i'll TIE past 90 years has donc moro
for progress and civilization than two
thirds of the population of the globe
We had FAINT glimpse of this truth ut
Chicago two years ago; we then found
that our modest fellow countrywomen
had gotten ahead i'll astronomy and gcol
ogy, in Egyptology and Greek untiqui-
tics, i'll art and architecture, III music
and literature, us we'll as in humber
endeavors, but the story was then only
partially told. The women of Atlanta
have taken the hint, and where Chicago
filled page they intend to fill vol
umc.
1t is impossible to bestow the credit
of this magnificent undertaking upon
any particular one Of tho IL superb types
of southern womanhood, who for Is
months, day and nigat, have lent every
energy to make their department "A world
renowned success. There is credit due
ITO Mrs. Joseph Thompson, the beautiful
and accomplished chairman of the
board; TO Mrs. Maud Andrews Oil.
poet, htteratcur and scholar; TO Mrs
Porter King, tho elegant and cruditc;
to Mrs. a. b. Steele, keen, true and
perfect as tho metal Of her name; to
Mrs, Loulio NJ. Gordon. writer, thinker
and snvant; to Mrs Henry Wilson the
charming and lovable, to whom agri-
culture, horticulture and Horticulture are
as familiar as tho a b G is to ordinary
folks; to Mrs. b, Fl. Wrcnn, true spec
linen OF the ideal southern woman, bril-
liant and intellectual; to Mrs. Clark
Howell, tho worthy wife of the famous
Atlanta editor; to Mrs William M.
Dickson, comedy, critical thoughtful
and broad minded; To Mrs. Grant Will
iklns, who suggests Il Greek statue in re-
pose and the very spirit of American
energy III action TO Mrs. Albert Thorn
ton, graceful, gracious and talented, and
to Mrs. William Hemphill, able. indie
tatigablc and attractive. Imagine these
enthusiastic and capable women, re-en-
forced by hundreds Of volunteers in their
own state, by 200 representatives else.
where in America, in Canada and
abroad, and you have an army which
might move tho world.
Like MI great armies, it is superbly
organized and does its work smoothly,
silently and effectively It's impossible
20 describe here all that they have &C
eomplishd.
There is to be an interesting exhibit
from Great Britain, where much inter.
est is manifested in the Atlanta Worlds
fair, and which Will send largo num-
Der of leading women as visitors across
the ocean next month. Lady Henry Som
erset has promised 70 attend, and among
others who are expected the Countess
of Carlisle, the Duchess of Bedford,
Hon. Mrs. Hereford Russell, Baroness
Burdett -CouttS and Mrs Hannah Viii
tall Smith are numbered. The English
end of the fair wi II DO mainly i'll charge
OF Mrs. Anne Morton Lane, brilliant
American literary woman who has been
long domiciled i'll London. Shs is well
known to the American reading public,
but is better known III the British capt.
tai, where she is looked up to as one of
the coming writers Of tho land Mrs.
lanes plan Is very comprehensive
one, and consists i'll interesting British
manufacturers so that they will send
over exhibits, especially those which
will be characteristic of the United
States and in attracting general atten-
tion to the exposition in the literary
and fashionable circles Of London.
No one is better qualified for this pur-
pose than Mrs. Lane, whose drawing
rooms in Covent Garden are often Allied
with leading literary. musical, dramatic
and political people of the British CAPT
sal She has probably one of the largest
visiting circles of any one there
1t is possible that there will be
handsome exhibit from a very extraor-
binary English woman, Miss Charlotte
Robinson of Manchester. She was left
upon her own resources when mere
girl some years ago. She had already
received honorable mention in her stud-
las for her tasteful work, and deter
mined to devote herself to domestic art,
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