The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-18
MARYLAND AT ATLANTA.
A Brief Description of the Exhib :
its from This State at the Cot
ton States and International
Exhibition.
Correspondents to the Citizen.)

The Atlanta Exposition is nearing
completion, and in few days the flu
ishing touches will be added to the
buildings aud their contents. 1t is,
perhaps, the most remarkable exhibit
ton ever held, inasmuch as the sue
cess has been secured by the efforts of
the people of Atlanta alone.
1t is much to he regretted that the
people of Maryland did not make some
effort to have their State, and its valu-
ahle products and manufactures, prop
as New York, Massachusetts, Penn
sylvania, Illinois aud other States have
erected State Buildings, and have
many exhibits in the many other EX-
position buildings.
The WOman's Committee took the
matter up, and through their hard
work and influence, very charming
room has been furnished In the
Woman's Building. 1t is in Louis
ANI style, with raised festoous of flow
cas- IN papier mache, all deep cream
in color. The panels, which extend
around the room three feet in height,
are of cream white. Henry w. Jeu-
| kins * Sons furnished the rooms with
beautiful inlaid mahogany cabiSe,s, a
! brass mounted mantel, inlaid book
case, tables, sofas and chairs. The
cabinets contain repUusse silver ware
10y jenkins, and painted porcelains aud
art objects OF many kinds by members
I of the Decorative Art Society, of Bal.
timore. In cabinet painted III Wat
teauX scenes aud mounted in gilt, sent
by Myers " Hedian, there are exquisite
faus and gold lacquered porcelains, the
latter by the famous Healey sisters,
from Cumberland, Md
Another cabinet contains fine cyrs-
tails sent by Prof. Uhler, Provost of the
Peabody, nnd found by him in the
State. Two embroidered hangings are
on the wall, and fine gold-mounted
screen is shown, embroidered OH white
satin, from the Decorative Art Soci-
ETY.. 10 the bay-window stands the
bronze bust of Mr.. WIN. T. Walters,
by RhiGehart, and one of General
Robert +. Lee, 10y Frederick Volck;
both fine works of art and admirable
llkenesses. a miniature table contains
some beautiful specimens by Miss
Macubin and Others. On the walls
hang pictures by Quarterly, Corner,
Newell, j. j. Jackson, Miss Macubin,
Miss Stewart aud Miss Schaeffer.
The Woman's Literary Club sent a
collection of books by Maryland wom-
en-. Photographs are shown of the
women graduates Of the Peabody Con-
servatory, with lists Of their musical
compositions.
The curtains at the doors are green,
embroidered III terra-cotta and gold,
by the Decorative Art Society. In the
bow-window and side-window is lead
ed glass, from Gernhardt; and he has
made in one of the sashes, in fine
painted glass, a copy of the coat of arms
of George Calvert, first Lord Balti-
more. The doors are guarded by pat
ent iron gates, made by Bartlett &
Hayward, which fold together during
the Time the room is open to visitors,
aud are hidden behind the curtains.
Hall Headington sent beautiful
rug which harmonIzes with the color
ing in the room. The draperies for the
room were made by Hurlburt & Hurl-
burt, aud are olive green, purely col
onlal in design and draped over corni-
ces OF carved wood, heavily gilded and
more than one hundred years old.
VIM. knabe d Sons, sent superb hi.
ano, which cost $4,000, of rosewood,
inlaid with satin-wood, a beautiful
work Of art. This piano the Commit
tee were not allowed to place in the
room, the Exposition management
having entered into contract with
Cincinnatispiano firm not to allow any
pianos but theirs to be shown in the
Exposition.
Mrs. VIM. Reed and Mrs. r. Curzon
Hoffman went tn Atlanta to superiu-
tend the placing of these exhibits.
They also carried exhibits from Miss
Lot'ie Burton, Miss Barnwell's plaster
Jackets for crippled children, and
beautiful collection of photographs Of
the Samnel Ready School. These pho
tographs were placed by the courtesy
OF the Johns Hopkins University in
their allotment of space. The exhib.
its from the University, Woman's
College, and the Maryland Woman's
Committee, were the first that were
ready for the opening of the EXPOSE
ton.
The Woman's Committee regret that
the expenses of their exhibit have ex-
ceeded the amount collected. AS they
have underworld to represent their
State properly at Atlanta, they now
appeal to the people of Maryland to
assist them. They will need $1,000
for the exhibit; of this they have only
so far, collected $1,000.
Next to the Maryland room, Massa-
chusetts has fine exhibit. New York.
Connecticut, Vermont, Tennessee, Vir.
ginia, Ohio and many other States and
cities have rooms furnished in the
Woman's Building, but the Maryland
room is pronounced by everyone to be
the most artistic and beautiful in the
building.
The Committee are under great obli-
cations to the Sea Board Air Line for
free transportation of their exhibits,
aud for the great courtesy of the Off
GERS and employees of the road; every
thing arriving with promptness, aud
in excellent condition.
NEW DEMOCRATIC CLUB.