New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-21

tical work 1t is well to sing her praise and the
praise OF all the committee women. They so
often overlooked In the more picturesque tr-
umphant paeans about women architects-like Miss
Mercur Tor instance-to whom be all honor for a
lovely building. It's comparatively plain sailing
(after one masters the arO to lay out plans and
specifications but it must be the work of a Her
cules to get them all carried out with little money
and large ideas There's the unfortunate thing
about this kind OF "womans work" that there are
no bargain days" for building materials or in,e-
rior decorations!
MRS. LOUIE NJ GORDON.
Mrs. Louie NJ. Gordon. the Representatives.
large" has made several visits to the North in
connection with the Exposition business When
her attractive personality looms up in the various
cities her work speaks for itself. The Office she
has could not have been better filled. She is one
OF the best-known women OF the South socially.
and great favorite with everybody. She has
scattered invitations broadcast among all the
women's clubs and organizations North and South
very important woman in Exposition work
whom l have left to the last to mention Is Mrs
]. X. Oil. the head OF the Womans Press Com.
mittee. The public knows her as 'Maude An
drews." writer of verse and letters in many lead
ing periodicals and papers. She was protegee OF
the lamented Henry Grady. and began her literary
work regular reporter THE Atlanta Con-
stituton." She now has double connection with
that paper. having married one Of the editors she
and as a by as Well as training and
her Press Room Will be the most original and AS
1t is interesting TO see all the women coming
well. They have had great deal to contend
ton Of the officers and board OF the company
meaning the men.
perience, and splendid work they have done They
all pull together and that is the secret Of their sue
here, as the ozone from the lake in Chicago Is
lie 10 faifh in no n.
pride in her past history and hard work for future
and glory The air here nye n oa ws
men for praise when they are az equally a e
The Of the a ass me
BY the way this same secretary is a Northern
man. General J. r. Lewis, a one-armed member
OF the Loyal Legion. He has been South for some
years. and is now thoroughly. identified with A.
ianta He is the handspring Of good deal Of the
best work of the Board His energy and optimism
are boundess. and his enthusiasm Is as CONTAGIOUS
all real enthusiasm is H. has great pyais,e
for the supervising architect-Gilbert OF New or.
who has planned all the buildings but one, and
devised the Whole scheme Of color. situation and
architectural effects This work with the land,
might almost believe in the Brownies to note the
wS % week she s S OF and land
scape engineer is veritable little Napoleon, me me
clay wilderness of the Exposition site is nothing
short of genius. One part OF the GROUNDS was as 4
of Atlanta has a clubhouse. That will remain as 1t
was: the new part has literally been made TO bios
Ike the rose Win lTeSn SUI, eNeibi'c" 'NN'
and running vines.
WHAT THE CONNECTS HAVE DONE.
meant what I said when l included the con-
victs OF Fulton County in the success OF inc En-
position and truly think the first honors should
in justice have paid to them. II one Is sys-
tematically TO begin at the roots OF th;nss. TOT
have they not prepared the foundations TOT every!
thing out there? They have broken the ground.
levelled the hills In places and buit them w
in others excavated the beautiful lake ana iaIu
out drives and walks and terraces Let US give tir
devil his due and appreciate the striped knights OF
plckaxe and spade. These convlcts were tnc XII,
of Fulton County 10 the Exposition Company, ana
mean tens OF thousands OF dollars In labor They
work here in gangs OF twenty-five or thirty, each
gang watched over by a white guard with a rlne'
The prisoners wear ''eg bracelets fastened TO-
gether with chains long enough TO loop up to me
waist where they are supported by ropes or beI's,
They are weighed down in this way just enough to
Keep them from running away. 49,,
There is a morbid fascination in watching these
fsllows-it is such sad sight. In one way ana tte
queer little grooming or sing song that thcy
have as they ply their tools gives one the shivers
But they work with vim quite different from the
pace by labor unions . 80 -
asked guard II the men would get out SCOTT
er for going at their work so heartily. TO when ne
replied grlmly: They get something else II they
don't work hearty kin tel. you Whatever Is the
secret OF IT, they have worked wonders.
the white City" | hope IL Will occur 10 no one
TO call this the Green Town" The whole tone Is
a erayish messy green. but there's nothing green
or messy about the makers OF IL. But Shakespeare
said something about How green you are ana
fresh in this old world" and said that way i
is Vet in her first fresh youth OF prosperity ana