New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-29
A LIVING EXHIBIT.
UNIQUE FEATURE IN WoMAN's SECTION
OF MECHANICS FAIR

Boston Sept Is (SpeciaD.-At the Mechanics
Fair which opened in Boston last week. most
interesting group of exhibits Is made by the
womans department. under the direction of the
Women's Educational and Industrial Union En-
phasis is laid upon what has been done by women
and for in the home. In the belief that
womans most vital interest and most imperative
work lie in the home The exhibits neither
exhaustive nor comprehensive; they in
tended to be SUCH but rather to be suggestive in
their character.
The department is divided into four rooms. de-
voted to daily living. home economics. home indus
tries social service and education Under the head
of home economics are shown two methods of
ranging a room at the price, and the effect
Of each with the varying amount of work neces-
sary to the care of each, The subject of wall
papers for light and dark rooms is discussed in
a series of similar object lessons.
In the Paul Revere, main, exhibition hall the
first thing to arrest the attention is the exhibit
of Swedish loom work by young Swedish woman,
of Springfield, Mass, who has turned out some
exquisite things At the opposite end of the hall
is an exhibit by Mrs. Abbie S. Nickerson, of New
buryport who makes her own designs for colonial
rugs then weaves the rugs en- an old fashioned
rule In view of the movement for the revival of
village industries this exhibit is of special interest
Russian peasantry exhibit from New-York
Russian workshop is also noteworthy
Then there model servants quarters showing
how a small amount of room can be utilized eco
nomicaIIy and attractfvely. In addition to model
kitchen is the laboratory kitchen exhibited by
college girl who has made bread life study and
has succeeded in building up phenomenal bust
ness in Cambridge. with large corps of employees
similar enterprise is that of number or col
dry with all handwork. The sunbath 9leachlng
to which they subject their linen mas a aa ehe
in ESTABLISHING a business that now employs Sky
persons and has all the work II can 'aO''
handle. 100 1. r,,,a,, o,,er 70 NAV
ground and childrens exhibits including sucn as
Iinstrate the work of school gardens and vacation
SCHOOLS The way in which the reiatlons OF various
articles Of common use and of the dinerSnt rooms
Of the house can taught to children Is
hv four hinge but very light screens winch uIHI.I
re- into kitchen, bedroom, library dio Io9i
for General uses This simple arrangement -
adaStahIe m a schoolroom with nttie oles ~ H. %
ali the articles employed can readily De Ilaos py
chiIdren who have been taught sIoyd anu liaiuai
training. ..o eaoture however is a
vorkina dav nursery, and about TINS 5leIe Is tba
tinno,,S crowd Here parties OF chlldren iIoh eai
dffereDt day nurseries of the city are 70 o ba;r
carr,,re on their little tasks under tne care "
To SarS and nurses Their bright races anu sha
sorntinn elicit EXPLANATIONS OF oehsnt IN 49,
women who stand and watch them oS 'I atonnap's
This 10 The only living exhibit IN tie W. or
iana rtment II is intended that nloth bere
Tend the fair shall leave their thy bIr ye,aure
~ the desire while they look about al ne ax
Nat the least important part OF the iear soTr
moi the ef,q saFies of lectures to be given tour
tirnas a yiIaak on home economies, soeia. SN'
cookery school gardens ana oas