Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-19

interesting Exhibit that Is Found in
the Woman tuildinE.

interesting Exhibit that Is Found in
the Womnn's HuildinE.
Peradventure there is in Nebraska some
person who believes that the universe is upon
the eve of subverslon and hourly expects all
womankind to be given over to statescraft-
ologies and boomers. If such there be, let
him give an hour or two to the inspection of
woman's haudiwork at the state fair. There
he VIII certainly see that women still knit
and Gew, whetner, as OF yOre, they remain
meek and humble or not. Every variety Of
s~o-called fancy work is there, and very much
Of it has a right to the appellation of cart
work" There is everything from a we'll
darned stocking to the drawn work dolly,
which truly rivals the products of the Mex
lean women's skin, and embroidery watch
is almost as graceful in outline and perfect
in coloring as natures exquisite models.
There is knitting Of every possible variety
and crocheting Of every imaginable pattern;
there are bed quilts that would delight the
grandmothers. They are of strange and
crude colors. There are silk quilts, forty
seven in number, mostly crazy, but rich in
work and beauty. There are many, many
beautiful things, and the only pity Is that
one can't see them better and enjoy them
longer.
The exhibition is very well arranged
throughout, and the work Is as far as pos
sible protected from the ravages of the dust.
Ile effect of the whole building is such as
to set one to meditating upon the progress
Of artistic conception and detail in the
last few years in the matters of this char
acter. There are, to be sure, a few pieces of
work that are remarkable only because
months of some woman's time has been sac
rltieed in them. They remind one forcibly of
that period OF time when "a wOman's time
was worth no more tHan a setting hens"
but monuments of misplaced industry are
rare, and most Of the products must have
filled their producers with a full mead of the
artists satisfaction. The gaudy roses, nat
ard impossible, the distorted birds and the
foliage one was wont TO be tortured with in
needle work departments were strivings at
least toward beauty in form and color, and
the strivings have eliminated into real beauty
and true grace.
The collections of lace are very fine and
extensive in both the white and black.
Among those whose work is conspicuous are
the names of Miss Helen Rylindsr, Louisa a.
Welck, Mrs. w. T.. Stephens, Mrs. Eva G..
Wilson, Mrs. M. l.. f. Magrom, Mrs. C. j..
Crooks of Lincoln and Mrs. G. b. Dake.
CoLORS OF THE RAINBOW.
Because Of the color, tho embroidery work
attracts more attention from the passing
crowds than the lace work. There are sim
ply wildernesses of doylies and forests of
center pieces. The cream of the rose and the
purple of the violets vie with each other from
corners OF beautiful lunch cloths, while pink
roses and pink clover heads look each other
out Of countenance.
hlSS JtIIi ElllnBeT mas 4 CnOlCo cOlleC-
tion OF her own work, which is much ad-
mired. Another attractive collection is shown
by Mrs. Henry Hitler. One first premium
on Roman embroidery has been awarded to
Mrs. Hitler. Mrs. s. Hirsch has some rare
and beautiful work. The pieces by Mrs. A. j
Thompson, Marion wilkins, Minnie Smith
and Mrs. f. H.. Hill are noticeable for ex-
c%ellence. Mrs. Sam Nevins of Kearney has
the premium on collection of embroidery.
Her coloring is especially dainty.
Mrs. l. A. Norton n woman mast IN vaarv
OF age, has a fine piece of Roman embroid-
cry. In this line of work Mrs. w. King takes
a premium, and Mrs. e. c.. Wilson OF Fort
Scott, Kan, also has another.
Miss Mary +. Monnell takes two premiums
on her violets. One piece containing life
sized pink roses Is the work of Mrs. Wilson.
1t is much admired. Mrs. Fred Barwith takes
a premium on a wild rose center piece. Mrs.
r. Il. Page Is awarded a premium on a half
dozen darling" little doilies. Darling" is
a correct adjective, because one woman who
knows all about such work applied it yester-
day afternoon every time usual adjectives
were exhausted. Mrs. F. E.. Gage of Lin
coin has a very odd center piece, decorated
with strawberries. Mrs. 4. l.. Studer of Des
Moines exhibits a wall pocket of linen en-
broidery. The Sisters Of the Good Shepherd
OF South Omaha and the Ursuline nuns ex-
hibit vestments with rare work upon them
A lunch cloth by Mrs. Braun is pronounced
the finest piece of embroidery in the build
ing. 1t is certainly impossible to imagine an
Improvement to the beautiful cloth. 1t is the
property of Mrs. w. p. Fordyce,
If there is logic for flashing needles and
flying fingers it would certainly demand that
drawn work be mentioned after lace work
and before embroidery. Please consider that
It is mentioned there. In this work. fit for
fairies fingers, Mrs. Stone has some exquisite
pieces, as also has Mrs. Hirsch, and several
others already mentioned.
Mrs. w. b. Sloan OF Nebraska City gets
first premium on a lace bed spread and Mrs,
Gage of Lincoln second. Anna Kennedy got
a blue card for work with feather braid,
Misses Alma and Hattie Minded have on ex-
hibition some very good work in crocheting
and Roman cross stitch work.
Nothing. perhaps, in the whole room Is
more universally admired than a pair of
scrim curtains with crochetted edge. A
description cannot do these curtains Justice.
They are valued at $40. Another pair of
crocheted curtains are shown by S. ID.
Emery.
LIKE A CURIO HALL
Mrs. Sarah Kelly has a pair Of window
curtains knitted entirely of fine white cotton
thread. Mrs. Helen Ginger has a silk quilt
made entirely of black silk; painting and
colored silk are the relief. 1t is quite
unique. Mrs. Peter Hansen shows a quilt
of velvet 1t is lined with yellow satin and
was one of the several things that the
woman who knew declared to be a darling"
Mrs. J. NJ. Vert Of Tabor has a silk quilt
made in circular pattern, on which there is
much good work. Mrs. j. j. Cole of Depot
has an embroidered peacock feather upon
one border Of her quilt which Is singularly
natural and effective. Mrs. F. Maps OF
Grand Island has a wool quilt called the
Ferris Wheel" The name is suggestive.
Another wool quilt made entirely of henri
ettas. the work Of Mrs. j., W. West of
Tabor, is called Star OF Bethlehem. The
colors, red, blue Of two tints, lavender,
cream and pink. are blended into one great
respondent star, which rests upon a white
ground work.
The first prize for cotton quilts was given
to a yellow and white nun patch, and the
second to an old fashioned rosebud pattern.
The quilting upon both Of these quilts is
very neatly done.
Mrs. Harry S. Hefelinger exhibits some
thing wonderful in baby clothes. A little
white silk dress trimmed In silk lace and
featherbone stitching is almost a marvel.
Another Creation" is linen ornamented Will
block work and drawn insertion. A wee
skirt. representing six weeks Of labor, COM
pletes the set.
There is one corner Of the building set
on for the work of old ladies'. Even as the
dark shadows lengthen women's fingers forget
not their cunning. Mrs. Charles W.. Belden
has a center piece ornamented with spray OF
holly bearing the date Of her birth, 1925. and
the motto 1--WE should reckon time by heart
throbs. not by years" Mrs. S. A. Sleeper,