The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-18

feminine industry that Dy
this time shoNld have afforded con-
siderable income 10 thousands OF fam
ilies-namely, the rearing OF silkWorms.
The display Of American grown cocoons
was very creditable, and IL seemed mat
silkworm raising was about 10 boom
But IL dropped out never has been
heard of since and may not be again
tll 2016 unless some rich women VINO
have time take hold of the work and
show their sisters how TO make II prof.
liable
ln 1893 there was "A separate eXhinii
OF Momans work and also board 81
woman managers that distinguished ~
self for worthy labor and for the am
Ration displayed at It's meetings BY
the time the Pan American came on
the stage women had learned wisdom I'M
one psrticular-that IL Is better TO have
no especial show OF woman's achieve
ments As such, but 90 let her work take
it's chances on It's merits along with
her brothers The work OF the sepa
rate board OF woman managers at the
Pan-American was mainly in the line
of social functions, providing a head
quarters where all feminine visitors
might enter and rest or write, also
planning receptions to ladies who have
distinguished themselves by happening
20 be the wives of famous men.
one small exhibit of what was called
woman's work was indeed prepared
such very little one that IL was hard
10 find-in an alcove of an inner court.
What did II comprise2 Well. the usual
thing, the same old thing-some mod
est timid littie china painting, badly
drawn; some darned up embroidery
and iacework. and everybody dying 20
sell something alleged 10 be for the
benefit OF some benevolent scheme.
The same he same yesterday, today
and forever. needlewoT% and embroid
cry. needlework and embroidery, which
the Malay woman of the Philippines
and the Eskimo squaw Of the Yukon
make better than any white woman
ever did. There, too ! SAW tho self
same little old pillow and cushion lace
that has greeted my tired eye every
where in America from a back county
fair TO worlds exposition. could
not take my oath that IL was the same
tiny. birdike Frenchwoman | had seen
everywhere else. but certainly very like
that one was she who advanced as she
saw me nass the familiar cushion with
the pins sticking in II and say:
Has madam ever seen de laccmak-
ing?'
Many. many times" replies madam
sadly aud solemnly.
ln the general exhibits, while the
work of women at the Pan American
{ was scarce. remarkably SO. what Mas
there was creditabc We are TO re-
member that much of the interior dec
oration scheme OF the exhibition build
ings was by a woman, Miss Adelaide
Thorpe of New York. and that II quite
eclipses the external decora tions. 80
far as color goes. The Pan-American
New England building was out and
out designed by woman. Josephine
Wright Chapman of Boston. To me
this New England house was interiorly
the most attractive Of any of the state
structures. It's plan was simDle. an
the better so. 1t was proof unmistaka-
bic of what woman can do in the de-
partment of home architecture, city
flathouses IN particular are ia dire need
of the brain of woman TO plan them.
When it comes to modelling, there are
almost no sculptors or sculptresses in
America worth naming. The very few
who do good work get out OF the coun-
try SO soon as they can and stay out.
mostly in Paris But Enid Yandell os