The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-01
BIG FAIR FOR WOMEN
Features Of an Exhibition to Be
Held In New York.
EMPLOYEES ALL OF THE FAIR SEX

Exhibits From All Parts ofthe World
VIII BE Seen ut Madison square
Garden-street of nations to Circle
Arena and Venice street 60 Occupy
the Basement.
There's a feminine finger in every
pie, and the Woman's exhibition will
prove it."-Mrs. Sara Knowles, Presi-
dent Professional woman's League
Director General.
THE pies the thing in America, and
the woman's exhibition proposes to
convert the world to this cult."-Mrs.
Gertrude Andrews, Official Piemaker.
Woman In all her phases, with a
multiplicity OF activities to indicate her
past and future possibilities. will be
the daily living picture at the Madison
Square Garden in New York during
the two weeks, oct. to Is, while the
woman's exhibition holds the boards,
says the New York World. From east
and west, north and south, whether as
almond eyed daughter OF Asia or dark
haired Mexican senorita, she will bring
her best TO add TO the sum of greatness
Of the sex.
The enterprise found its origin In
distinctively feminine organization, the
Professional Woman's league, and II is
this body OF GOO women who are work
ing with might and main to bring ii to
successful accomplishment 1t will
comprehend an investment OF over
S250,000 and win employ more than
| 1900 persons, all OF whom will be Of
the gentler sex and as comely, say the
managers, as any Broadway chorus
A street of all nations will surround
| the arena of the Garden, where twenty
| four peoples in characteristic occupa.
tions will give n kaleidoscope idea OF
the scope OF the undertaking. Within
the inclosure which this thoroughfare
circles the Industrial section will be
| placed A Red Cross field hospital.
with its corps Of doctors (ngain women
and nurses and the appliances for
emergency surgery. win be shown.
OF interest to mothers will be the
nursery as II was and as It is. The
old fashioned ponderous crib and chairs
! viii be seen in the former exhibit,
while the latter will include all the
modern furnishings Of the nursery, the
kindergarten chairs. etc, and the va
rious ways OF amusing a child. Baby
incubators with improvements suggest.
ed by women will also be on view.
In this department, as in the kitchen,
the proposed colored women's part in
the exhibition will come into play. The
old nanny nursing her little ones on
the floor and grooming the songs of the
old south. as well as the auntie in the
cookhouse making wonderful corn
pones and battercakes, will be a study
in national customs.
One element OF the kitchen display
which will represent many countries
will be distinctly modern and distinc
lively American. This will be the pure
white apartment. fitted with gas
stove, where Mrs. Gertrude Andrews
with the assistance OF Miss Carmelita
Beckwith will prove to the male under
standing that woman can make and
bake seventeen pies in batch as pal
atable as any mother ever made" and
yet look pretty throughout the per
formance.
Women designers In wall paper, car
pets, book covers, etc, will be an i'm
portant addition TO the ensemble. Car
pet weaving, making furniture and tho
turning out of metal novelties will have
their place.
The Professional Womans league
which has each year made its baZaal
feature OF the Christmas season, viii
use n large section near the center o
the floor for its contribution. Theat
rical dolls, in imitation of celebrated
actresses in their favorite characters
will be the special commodity. TIVE
hundred OF these dolls. with the waXel
representatives OF various nations, ar,
now in the hands of their modistes
Hairdressing and beautifying with al
manner Of feminine art In the way o
personal adornment or improvement
will be shown.
In the commercial section all that
woman uses, from hairpin to stean
ners, bootmakers, dressmakers and 9th
ers Of that ilk will be in their glory
The costume exhibit Is intended q
cover exhaustively changes in fashion
from the period Immediately succeed
: ing the fig leaf to the present. Theat
rical wardrobes will have part in this
A picture gallery and museum, as wei
. as an educational exhibit, will be Il
different parts OF the Garden.
: One of the most picturesque spot
: and the haven for amusement seeker
r viii be the Venice street. to be locate,
In the basen ent, where typical yene
tian houses OF discolored stone Wi
flank the broad way. with its bridge
j crossing hidden canals. The vista o
I seemingly endless gardens Will be aC
compllshed by mirrors. Shops, cafes
E restaurants and places OF amusemen
will cluster at the entrance OF IN