The morning times., 1895-08-13
COLORED PEOPLES SKILL
II Is Shown in Their Exhibit for
Atlanta.
FINE SPECIMENS OF ART
Entire Collection Placed on View at
Y.M. C. a. Hall-Proceeds of Adj
mission Fee to BE Used in Defraying
Expenses of Shipment TO the Cotton
States and international Exposition.

After months OF hard, untiring and in
telligent labor under tho direction and
leadership OF the most prominent and
intellectual men ard women of the race
the colored people of the District have
collected the material for their exhibit
at the Cotton States and International
Exposition TO be held at Atlanta Sep
tember 8 TO December 81.
The collection, with the exception OF
that from the public schools, in charge of
superintendent ). +. t. Cook, is low on
exhibition at the rooms OF the colored
Y. NJ c. A, No. 1909 Eleventh stree
northwest The display is an excellent
one and contains specimens from the
fields of literature, mechanical and in
dustrial art, painting both in oil and water
and fancy work.
The Howard University exhibit is in two
departments, the academic and industrial
The former is in four subdivisions chem
istry, natural history, mathematics and
photography, the latter in six subdivis-
ions, showing the work OF the students in
painting, mechanical and fine arts
FINE INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITS.
The District exhibit contains specimens
OF work by the most highly educated and
cultured colored people of the city, in litcra-
ture, fine arts, and in the industrial and
domestic departments. Among these may
be mentioned:
A fine collection OF fancy embroidery from
the hand Of Mrs -Anna NJ. Langston, which
viii cover 4 space of twenty-one square
feet in the building al Atlanta.
A collection Of paintings from the brush
Of Daniel Freeman, president OF the Ameri-
can Art SOCIETY OF the District, among which
are Frederick Douglass, ""Columbus' Fleet
in Storm" and "A bandoned."
Pond Lilies" by Miss Mamie Ware.
Mrs. NJ. C. Lassiter has contributed
Lilies in the Bulrushcs," and Wood
Scene" two beautiful paintings i'll oil.
Evening" Don't DE Angry and "A
Roman Girl in oil, by Miss Gilbert Grey are
excellent works OF art.
Mr.. Henry Gibson has contributed some
fine work in water colors, among which
are Wounded Friend" serf," and
The Oyster Wharf at Norfolk"
Painting from nature, Flowers in oil,
by Miss Jane Spear; nd from copy a
Forest Duel by Miss Lilly Lacy; Miss
Baily, "ROmeo aud Juliet
MIR w G. Hill, an artist of more tina local
reputation, has contributed "FTedrick Doug
lass, THE Obstinate Shore" and a bas re-
lief OF Walter Brooks Near this collection
viii be found "A Snow Scene by Mrs. J.
Conner; Cattle on the Beach" by Mrs
Lcmus; aud Flowing Tide" BY L Il
Howard.
PHOTOGRAPHIC SPECIMENS.
In the Photographic art department are
specimens OF the work OF y. I Pride nd
VIM. II Lee
Mir W. C. Hiu VIII also contribute a
colossalstatue ercpresentinga colored Ameri
eau with broken chains.
Messrs I d Smith, E. c. Jones and +.
H. Wright, book or samples OF job printing
Mrs. +. P. M,sser aud Mrs Charles K.
Douglas, several contributions to the do
ngstic department.
In the literary department are the follow
ing contributions. Rev. Alexander Crum-
mel, The Greatest Christi" J. NJ. Gregory,
douglas, the Orator." Hon John Mercer
Langstom, From virginia Plantation TO
the National Capital;" Charles r Douglas
The Liteand Timeso Frederick Doug lass;"
H c. Bruce, The New Man." Mrs A. j.
Cooper, "A Voice from the South" E. f.
Cooper, THE Co!ored American" Prof
Kelly Miller, Elements of Geometry"
A fine collection OF sheet music has been
contributed by Rev. James A. Handy and
Mrs. J. T. Layton.
The Mott school sends some excellent
specimens of Eeedlework by the children
OF the third, fourth, fifth and sixth grades.
For the accomplishment of the object
in view-the shipment of the exhibit to
! Atianta-there still remains to be done
the ali-important part OF the work, the col
lection of sufficient funds.
TO RAISE THE FUNDS.
| To aid in TINS the rooms OF the Y. NJ. c.
A. will open to the public every day and
| evening this week in order that those who
can not visit the e position at Atlanta
may have an op. ortunity of seeing the
| progress mace by the Colured race during
| the past thirty years. a small admission
! fee will be charged, so that those who
| wish to ala the cause may do So in this way.
! In addition to this n special committee
! appointed by the general committee will
call upon all the prominent wealthy coll
| ored people and their white friends dur
| ing the coming week to try and raise the
| amount necessary TO dcfray the expense. OF
shipping the exhibit to Atlanta.
During the evenings the visitors TO the
! Y. NJ. c. A rooms will be entertained
| by excellent music by the Amphion Glee
| Club and short talks by Mrs. Merlwether,
Mrs. Messer, chairman of the domestic
science committee, and Daniel Freeman,