The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-17
TENNESSEE CENTENNIAL.
The Wonan's Department to Have
Many Inrerestlnw Ecafnre~.


Nashville, Nov ls.-The Tennessee GEN.
tenniai to be held here during the SUM
mer and fall Of 1891. and which is at pres
ent attracting the attention OF the WHO'S
country, bids fair to De ore OF the most
complete and interesting Of international
affairs. Applications for space are sent in
from all over the world. and not only will
the exposition be remarkable for the mag
niicence Of Its scope. but for the attention
which has been paid to the minutest de-
tails. The woman's department has kept
pace with the others, and viii embrace
some OF the most interesting features OF
the exposition. Tho woman's building Is
modelled somewhat after the Hermitag &c,
the home of Andrew jackson, which is
near Nashville. The president, Mrs. Van
Leer Kirkman. is untiring in her efforts
to make the womans department sue
cess.
OF special interest VIII be Turkish sit
ting room, furnished with beautiful en-
broideries, rich draperies. Turkish and
Persian rugs, iniaid tables. Turkish coffee
sets and bowls. with jeweiled lamps hang
ing from the ceiling. while two or three
beautiful Turkish girls In native costumes
VIII be In attendance. On the walls will
be pictures showing all the wonders OF
Egypt-pyramids. obelisks, etc.-and oil
and water color views OF Mount Lebanon
and It's vicinity. Beside these there will
be- a vaiua BILE collection Of antiques.
whose genuineness is attes;ed by the Me-
tropoiitan museum OF New York and the
University Of California: Phoenician
glass 5000 years old from the excavations
at Tyre: coins dating from the time OF
Alexander the Great 10 the Mohametan
era; necklaces and scarabaei found In
mummy cases. sacred images of the
Egyptian trinity. Osiris, Isis and Horus.
of the year 4.449 b. c.; a papyrus case.
coming down from the time OF Moses:
ancient arms. shields OF h!ppopotamus
hide. and the famous Damascene blade
that can be bent double. In addition TO
these. there viii be collection of Egyp-
tan and Turkish costumes and curios
from the Soudan and Nub!a.
The Russian cottage industries. under
the special protection of the car. VIII
have a display directly under the manage
ment Of the Princess Schaovskoy and the
Countess Pogosky.
In the decorative art department there
will be exhibits from the National League
OF Mineral Painters and from the Ceramic
members OF the Central Art Association.
The Chicago Associated Artists will send
choice pieces. In fact. the studios of the
most celebrated artists will be represented
from New York 10 San Francisco and
from Detroit to the far South. Foremost
among the women illustrators viii be Mrs.
Alice Barber Stephens. who viii send sew
eraI pieces that have never before been
exhibited unique feature VIII be a
poster display. There VIII be an especial
IL rich display of tapestries. among them
some sent by Mrs. II. w. Dart, the first
woman in America 10 make stained tap
estrles.
An exceedingly interesting apartment
VIII be, a colonial sitting room that will
be- an exact reproduction OF room in
the house of the poet I.ongfeliow, which
was once used By Washington as his
heaaauartsrs The curtains, chairs ta-
hlss. etc, VIII be most accurately copied.
ard even the dimensions of the original
room will he followed. This will be fur
uishe.s hy the women OF Maury county.
In addition TO this there will be colonial
bedroom furnished by the women of sum
nsr county. The furniture in this room
will have actual historic value in itself.
the various pieces being connected with
persons of note In American history.
The women OF Chearham county are TO
have charge OF model kitchen that viii
Ia eomnletc in every detal. and Will be
presided over by q pupil OF Mrs Sarah
TYSON Rorer. who wiz give lessons in
cookery and lectures on hygiene. All in
xtrD>tton will le free A large assortment
Of the latest improved cooking utensils
viii ne for sale
An important feature will be the Home
congresses. under which head will come
lectures ON dieting. home sanitation, etc.