The age-herald., 1898-10-30

Unless Ferdinad W. Peck, the commits sioner general of the United states to the Paris exposition, succeeds in persuading Vice President Garrett A. Hobart to visit Paris in 1900 we shall have no national building.
 It. is one of the rules of the exposition that no country can have a separate build- ing unless the executive, or ruler, of that country, announces his intention of visit ing the exposition. Of course President Me- Kinley cannot leave the country as one of the rules of our constitution prevents him from leaving his country during his term of office; but commissioner Peck hopes to secure the promise of Vice President Ho- bart, and in that case he will return and endeavor to convince the French authori- ties that the presence of the vice president is as satisfactory as that of the president.
 Notwithstanding this fact the United States is to have great deal of space in the Paris exposition. Although the exposi- tion covers only an area of 336 acres of ground, with walks, drives and thorough fares, the United States has secured up to date an allotment of over ten of these pre- cious acres, and there is deal of space yet to be awarded for which our commits sioners have made application.
 The hardest blow comes in the shape of the woman's building, for Americans are determined that their women shall be rep resented in a building of their own. But this the commissioners of the Paris expo sition emphatically refuse. They decline to erect a building into which the visitor steps prepared to admire everything because it is done by women.
 On the contrary they say that such building would be nuisance at the fair, and they point out the dread with which men were drawn into the magnificent wo- mans building at the Columbian exposi- tion. F
 On the other hand, they pay women the great tribute of placing their work on an equality with men. If a woman has de signed loom, the loom goes in the build ing Of inventions side by side with a loom designed by a man. If the woman's bit of invention Is not as clever as that of the man, it is judged on it's merit solely.
 Although they would gladly go to the ex- pense of a woman's building, the women of the United States have bowed to the inevit- able and are preparing to exhibit as al- lowed.
 A bill passed before congress provides for the appointment of woman's commission to take charge of the women's exhibits which must be forwarded through them. A great many representative women have banded themselves together for the pro- motion of the work of American women at the Paris exposition. and as these women are both influential and rich, the best may be hoped for our womens exhibit. The president of the commission is Mrs. Led yard Stephens, daughter of Octavius A. White, of South Carolina. She is con- nected by marriage with the Rhinelanders and Schermerhorns. of New York, who are closely related to the Astors. Other women interested are Mrs. Russell Sage, Mrs. Will liam Tod Helmuth, eX-president of Sorosis; Mrs Lorillard Spencer and Mrs. Whitney.
 The rules by which they, or any one else, can exhibit at the Paris exposition, are these:
 All works must be forwarded before Feb ruary 20. 1900. and the person who sends them must pay all expense of packing, car riage. unpacking, storage of cases, repack- ing and shipping.
 It will be necessary for an exhibitor to secure the cooperation of a representa- tive in Paris who will receive the goods, unpack, remove the cases and place them where the shippers can obtain them.
 At the close of the exposition all articles must be removed within a month
 If the exhibits belong to the fine arts the management of the fine arts building will place them and will superintend the deco rations of the booths
 Tn the industrial and agricultural depart- ments passes can be obtained upon the railroads whereby great reductions will be made to exhibitors. HF
 Those who have machines requiring wa ter. gas, steam and motor power will be