The times., 1899-10-23

NEW YORK. Oct 22.-What Lady Aler-
deem has done for the women Of Ireland.
Mrs Roger a Pryor proposes doing sor
the women OF the South. lettering their
condition By making their various indus
tries known.
Realizing that there would be a large
market for their haRdiwork in the North
If it were better known. she has arransed
for woman's department in the Southern
Exposition. which win be held in this city
early next spring. In it every kind of
labor done by Southern women vii be sx-
hibited
If a woman send me a sheaf OF wheat
that she has raised it viii be shown said
Mrs Pryor Nothing viii be tco small
Representative women in the Southern
colony here have promised their aid and
pledged themselves to work for the success
OF the exhibition. We only organized asst
Wednesday, and have not yet decided in
just which one OF the big halls the exhibit
ton will be held, but already al through
the South the needles are threaded and
women are busy preparing their exhibits.
1t is not generally known. said Mrs
Pryor. that some OF the finest shoes made
come from Georgia. In New Orleans ex-
quisits pOrtieres are woven. and women
will come from there with their looms AMI
show how they make their beautiful cur
tains
In the mountains Of Georgia. where the
women are very poor, they make kind o.
hOmespun which is truly beautiful None
Of the finest drawn work from Mexco can
surpaSs that done by the women Of Ricl-
mond, who are also wonderful artists in
colOred silk embroidery on linen The
Duchess of Marlborough uses tablecloLhs
like those which they embroider for her
breakfast linen.
They are skiIfm in illustrating. in
painting pottery, in modelling clay plait-
ing straw basket work. They are wonder
ful needle women. They make the finest
trouseaux and layettes. As laUudresses they
cannot be surpassed, and their cooking
we'll, every body knows the reputation OF
Southern cooks They make the most won
deFfui sweetmeats and pickles Their pre-
serves are delicious. They carve melon
rinds into works OF art and convert them
into the daintiest sweets, and make dishes
never heard Of this part OF the country
"One Of the features Of the wOman's de-
partment OF the Southern Exposition.
said Mrs Pryor. VIII be a Southern kitch-
en- in operation, where everything pre-
pared viii be distinctly and exclusively
Southern"
Representatives Of different States in the
South attended the meeting at Mrs. Pry-
or's residence. 3 West Sixty-ninth Street.
last Wednesday, when the following off,
GERS were elected: President. Mrs. Roger
A. Pryor: Vice Presidents, Mrs Eugene
Mclean. Mrs. John W Philip. Mrs ". L
Trenholm, Mrs. Samuel B. Paul. and Mrs.
Parker: Recording Secretary. Miss Annie
Patterson; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs.
Francis Byrd, and Treasurer, Mrs Nathan
Straus.
Letters were read from women who are
still out of town, pledging support Of the
movement Weekly meetings viii be held
at the residence Of the president until all
preliminary arrangements are completed
Among those who have promised TO help
Mrs Pryor are Mrs. John G. Carlisle. Mrs
AlgernOn Sullivan. Mrs Robert Lee Lewis
Mrs. Howard Squires, Miss Louise Sullivan,
Mrs. Morgan. OF Georgia; Mrs. Pinckuey
Smith. Of Louisiana, and Miss Grace King.
of New Orleans.
The exhibition viii last from four to six
weeks, during which time there Will be
continuous amusement.