The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-22
THE ENrERPBIs1NG SOUTH.

MT. Horace Bradley, chief of the de
 partment of fine arts in the Cottol
 States and International exposition will
 have his headquarters at the office O
 the American Fine Arts society, 21
 West Fifty-seventh street, New Yorl
 city, until August 1. After that he vii
 be in Atlanta until the art department
 is formally opened. In the meantime
 he is conferring with artists in New
 York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washing ton and other prominent cities, and is meeting everywhere with the greatest
 encourag cement About the middle ot
 May he will sail for Europe where he
 has engagements to meet some of the most prominent artists of London, Paris and Munich. The art department
 promises to be the most notable one
 that has been shown in America. It
 will not be too large to be properly seen
 and the variety of exhibits will possi-
 bly excel any exhibition that has yet
 been attempted
 MT. William Merritt Chase, president
 of the Society of American Artists, will
 make an extensive exhibit of paintings
 in oil and pastel, at the exposition. MT.
 Chase is one of the most accomplished artists; in fact there is no medium in which he cannot work with success,
 Recently he has been dewottng his att tention to American landscape, and the bright midsummer effects which he painted on Long Island last season,
 have been an attractive figure of the
 New York exhibitions this winter. He
 has not abandoned these delightful in- terior views, upon which he first made
 his reputation, for in the spring exhibi-
 ton of the Society of American Artists,
 there is an important large canves by
 him, purchased by the Shaw fund, which shows a beautiful modern interior, with
 the lady of the house entertaining a guest. Its title is "The Morning Cal. One of MT. Chase's portraits was awarded the Temple prize in Philadel- phia last fall and early this year he was awarded another prize by the Cleveland Art association. The people of Atlanta and the south have a great treat in store in seeing Mir. Chase's work. He is justly celebrated for his KTedL IeCHHlCdl dtDillISb ID NOliS more, possibly, than any other native artist to advance and benefit American art.
 MT. Frank Weldon, of the editorial staff of the Atlanta Constitution, Is in correspondence with Osman Pasha Maher, a member of the Royal Land commission of Egypt, with a view to securing an exhibit of the cotton rais- Ing industry of that country at the ex- position. Cotton picking begins in Egypt in September, and 1t is proposed to have some of the first part of the crop prepared and shipped immediate ly. This will reach Atlanta in October and can be installed almost at the be- ginning of the exposition. The cotton industry of Egypt may be further H. lustrated by models in plaster of the cotton plantations of Egypt, by pio- tures of the cotton plantations, labor CTS and models of the machinery used in preparing the cotton for market. This will be an extremely interesting feature to cotton planters of other parts of the world, the methods of raising cotton and preparing it for the mar ket being different in Egypt from those of other countries.
 At the suggestion of Mn s. M. Inman, the head of the great cotton house of | 5. M Inman & Go, the United States | government will make an exhibit of | original packages of cotton from all l parts of the world. The methods of | oaiIing cotton vary in different coun- rles, and this exhibit will be of pe- ,uliar interest to cotton planters and lealers.
 Mrs Frank Weldon, the wife of MT. Frank Weldon of the editorial staff of he Atlanta Constitution, is in cores ,ondence with the Princess Nazle of Cairo, Egypt, in reference to exhibits # the work of women in that country, ,oth past and present. Her royal high ess, the Princess Nazle, though a Mos em in faith, has abandoned the cus- Moslem veil, and enjoys more reedom than Is customary with the romen of Moslem countries, She Is egarded as the most enlightened and aggressive woman in Egypt, and has lany friends and correspondents broad, notably in America. Mrs. Wei on has written to enlist her aid in set ng forth the work of the women of iBypt III the WOuldIlS S eXnlUlJ at the | xposition. The woman's exhibit at ] 10 fair will embrace the work of wo- ( len in all lands. ( The list of state exhibits at the ex- l osition has received some notable ac- c sssions dn the last few days First of I lese was New York, where Governor l lorton, by message, brought the mat 8 1T to the attention of the legislature I communications from members of that a ydy indicate that the matter will be t lshed, and the appropriation speedily l 1t through. The governor of Massa- s lusetts followed with a message to the a gislature, urging provision for an ex- V bit, and adWices from the state ind W ate that the governors suggestion e III be adopted. Pennsylvania follow il
 on Wednesday with @ resolution, a hlch was unanimously passed by the t' nate, and is likely to be unanimously st ,ssed by the house, providing for an lborate exhibit. W These three great commonwealtlhs, ir lich head the list of manufacturng h 1tes, have shown great wisdom by ct is movement to place their manufac- ot ring goods where they will reach it yersl from all parts of the world. h.