The times., 1897-06-06
MANY INVENTIONS.
Interesting Articles in the Woman's
Building of Tennessee Exposition.

Interesting Articles in the Woman's
Building of Tennessee Exposition.
Nashville, Tenn, June 4.-Tney are won-
en- sinventions, gathered. coiIated and duly
labeled TO help in making Tennessee holi-
day. They crowd a room in the woman's
building, itself woman's invention. and
furnished throughout by efforts Of oth=r
women. The roOmis not over big, but chOck
full of most various and vaTiousiy interest
ing things
Thatis not 50 uncommon, therefore note
worthy, as the sort of things to which Iom-
an s mind has run, or rather 70 their bet
tcrment. One expects them toimprove upon
sadiroas and fluting irons and churns and
bread m1lds and other such household small
deer But it is trifle astonishing 70 find
a woman pateGting the best brush for
horses coat yet devised. Woman's wary
fears explain the rein protector. which
makesit impossible for the most evil-mindel
beast that ever drew in shafts TO get MS
tail above them. The same is true of tic
net fOr belly and sides-
Flies in those regions are the root OF
many a runaway. II il comes in spite OF
the net, here are two other shielding dew
ices-a bit, warranted TO bow the stiffest
neck, and, more effectuaI sliII, a ring-bolt
running up through the foot OF the vehicle,
by pulling which horse aud shafts are loosed
from thecarriage body at the SAM tinethat
the wheels are locked so as to obviate dan
gerous retrograde motion.
Then there is tent. good for soldier or
camper. 1t has a light deal framework,
with canvas roof and fly. All the sides are
filled with wire gauZe, in handy sized sash
frames Within il one can feel every wind
that blows, yet bid superb defiance to
nidge, mosquito ana all their train. There
is likewise camp bed, with mosquito net
attached-all warranted to fold into port
able compass. Snug nests of pans and
plates and cups also. Altogether it's more
than apparentherethatt the woman whOgoes
afield has felt the need OF things, and set
her wits to work at supplying them.
For here is a camp bread raiser, upon
the principle of an incubator, and capable
of serving as pantry or tin kitchen when
not in active service. \ lamp or the camp
is canteen, warranted to neither break
nor spill, to say nothing Of folding knives
and forks and spoons and ladies. Good
for use anywhere are the muStache and
medicine spoons, with hinged cover AMI
orifice either side. Their inventor, It
is said, was woman, whose conscience
of neatness was forever offended by the
adornment.
The round paper lapboard, fitting snug
over the knees, and of the most agreeable
| lightness, viii appeal strongly to every
| woman, who has basted a difficult bit
upon flat surface. The churn, worked by
pedal after the manner of sewing
| machine, opens vistas of ease and oul.'rre
| to the women of the farm, who have now
| no time to read. One can sit through The
| churning, reveling in good literature, for
! once things are properly adjusted, th4re
| is nothing to do save work the foot until
| the butter has come
| Here are a fireman's cap end gloves,
| due 20 woman comprehension, and already
| adopted by more than one city force.
4 mere. tOtt, is tltC ttAt oOAl u
| bag upon wheels-deviSed 10y Mrs George
| Z. Waring, jr., to help her husband in the
| cleaning OF New York streets Here is also
machine for turning out paper bags. It
| looks ever SO much more formidable than q
| companion piece, which helps in preparing
| some essential part OF war vessels
| hull There is propeller, too, TO wOInans
credit, and ever so many lifeboatS, cheek
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| and tfimbles and patent aShers, all
| evolved from tile feminine inner con-
! sciousuess.
Dolls and dolls, OF course. The most
notable are Miss McDowen's paper dolls
/ and the rag ones, made by a Tennessee
| woman, who manages 10 cut and shape
/ and sew them with the neatest possible
! stitches into seInbIance of human features
i truly startling They are practically in
destructible and look much like the I'M
coIored bisque beauties of the Christmas
shops Boy dolls, also -deliciously gro
/ tesaue as to costume, and with something
of a small boys abandon in line and pose.
There are games for the wee folks, and
| states and toys manifold. Indeed, the pat
ent room demonstrates beyond preadvan-
| ture that woman does not give her whole
mind to any ono thing or set OF things, but
takes this world and some moiety OF the
nextfor her mental parish.