Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-01
EXPOSITION NOTES.

MT. Horace Bradley, chief of the de- pertinent of fine arts of the Cotton States and International exposition, will have his headquarters at the office of the American Fine Arts society. 215 West Fifty-seventh street, New York city, un- til August l. After that he will be in Atlanta until the art department is for mally opened. In the meantime he is conferring with artists in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington and other prominent cities and is meeting everywhere with the greatest encourage ment. About the middle of May he will sail for Europe. where he has engage ments to meet some of the most promi- nent artists of London, Paris and Mu- mich. The art department promises to be the most notable one that has been shown in America. 1t will not be too large to be properly seen, and the vari- ety of exhibits will possibly excel any exhibition that has yet been attempted. Mir Frank Weldon of the editorial staff of the Atlanta Constitution is in correspondence with Osman Pasha Ma her, member of the Royal Land com mission of Egypt, with view to secur- ing an exhibit of the cotton raising in dustry of that country at the Cot ton States and International exposi- ton. Cotton picking begins in Egypt in September, and it is proposed to have some of the first part of the crop pre- pared and shipped immediately. This win reach Atlanta in October. and can be installed almost at the beginning of the exposition. The cotton industry of Egypt may be further illustrated by models in plaster of the cotton planta- tions of Egypt, by pictures of the cotton plantations, laborers, 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 market being different in Egypt from those of other countries.
 At the suggestion of MT. s. M. Inman, the head of the great cotton house of s. M. Inman & Co.,, the United States gov ernment will make an exhibit of original packages of cotton from all parts of the world. The methods of baling cotton vary in different countries, and this ex- hibit will be of peculiar interest to cot ton planters and dealers.
 Mrs. Frank Weldon, the wife of MT. Frank Weldon of the editorial staff of the Atlanta Constitution, is in correspond ence with the Princess Nazle of Cairo, Egypt, in reference to exhibits of the work of women in that country, both past
 
 Princes Nazle, though a Moslem in faith, has abandoned the customary Moslem veil, and enjoys more freedom than Is customary with the women of Moslem countries. She is regarded as the most enlightened and progressive woman in Egypt, and has many friends and corre- spondents abroad, notably in America. Mrs. Weldon has written to enlist her aid in setting forth the work of the women of Egypt in the woman's exhibit at the Cot ton States and International exposition. The woman's exhibit at the fair will em- brace the work of women in all lands.
 The list of state exhibits at the Cotton States and International exposition has received some notable accessions in the last few days. First of these was New York, where Governor Morton, by mes sage, brought the matter to the atten- ton of the legislature. Communications from members of that body indicate that the matter will be pushed, and the 'ap- propriation speedily put through. The governor of Massachusetts followed with a message to the legislature, urging pro- vision for an exhibit and advices from that state indicate that the governors suggestion will be adopted Pennsylva- mia followed on Wednesday with reso- lution, which unanimously passed the senate and is likely to be unanimously passed by the house, providing for an elaborate exhibit.
 IneSe three great COInI0OnWedlIHS, which head the list of manufacturing states have shown great wisdom by this movement to place their manufactured goods where they will reach buyers from all parts of the world.
 Among our decorative painters MT. Ed win H. Blashfield is most prominent. He has painted some of the most dignified and important canvases recently at- tempted by any American artist. His Christmas Bells" exhibited at Chicago, will be remembered by all who visited the American section in the art galleries. He has recently painted a very strong and effective figure which represents an angel with the flaming sword at the gate of Paradise. The light comes from the front, and the whole color scheme is de- lightfully managed.
 MT. Blashfield has kindly promised to send either or both of these paintings to the Cotton States and International ex- position, and they will form a very at- tractive feature of the art exhibit in At lanta. MT. Blashfield is at present en- gagged upon an important commission for the government-the decoration of the interior of the dome of the new congress sional library in Washington, which will not be completed until next autumn.
 BUCHANAN REsPITED AGAIN.
 The Opinion of the Attorney-G General Stays
 Today's Execution.
 Albany, N. Y, April 30-Attorney-Gen- eral Hancock has written a letter to Warden Sage of Sing Sing prison, in which the warden is advised to defer Dr. n..-