The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-02

small audience room at the club Wom-
ems headquarters on the state fair
grounds yesterday afternoon to enjoy
the excellent musical programme st.
Paul club women had provided for
their guests. Those who were too late
for seats in the concert room found ex-
hibits to interest them in the other
rooms in the building, or else they
dropped into the pretty little tea room,
and were served by committee of
club women there with the cup that
cheers. ~
But pleasant though it was, the club
WOmen's headquarters was not the
only object of purely feminine interest
on the fair grounds yesterday. Most
women visitors found their way first
to the woman's building, where they
could view and rejoice in exhibits that
testified to their own skill and taste.
If they were white sribboners or in
terested in the temperance cause;
they paid a visit to the little white
cottage, most appropriately called
Rest" where they received a COM
Portable chair and a tract from white
ribboners in charge.
Pioneer Women Receive.
Then perhaps they dropped into the
Territorial Pioneers log cabin, where
members of the Pioneers Women'S as
ISOLATION welcomed them cordially and
pointed out the historical relics that
fill the quaint building.
Following the log cabin came nat
urally the club women's headquarters,
and here perhaps they fingered longest,
for, besides the interesting pro-
grammes morning and afternoon. the
big rooms are furnished with comfort
able chairs, and the wide verandas af-
ford a fine view Of the fair buildings
and the varied street scenes. No longer,
however, do the latter afford a view Of
the fair tracks, for, by order Of the
state fair management, that part of
the verandas which look out on the
race tracks has been screened.
Time was when state fair woman'S
building spelt impossible tides and
useless pieces of fancy work. Those
who visited the woman's buildings yes
terday, and who were acquainted only
with the woman's building Of other
days, must have found the modern dis
play a revelation.
The lace display is the handsomest
that has ever been exhibited at Min
nesota state fair, and the two big
glass show cases in which it Is dis
played were always surrounded by an
admiring crowd yesterday. Duchesse,
Irish point, Cluny and all the other ex-
quisite patterns are displayed in trim
mings and handkerchfefs.
An Appetizing Show.
The display of cakes, rolls, bresxl and
pies is an appetizing one, and one OF
the most inviting exhibits in the build
ing. An exhibit Of leather work,
basketry and tapestry is something
new In the woman's building. No
premiums will be awarded these ex-
hibits, but they have been given good
place in the exhibit hall and make
creditab1e display.
A new system Of judging has been
adopted in this as in other buildings.
Instead of selecting women who have
merely good taste to award the pre-
miums, the manager Of the building has
taken care to secure some one person
for each judging list who is an expert
in her particular line.
Mrs. Margaret J. Blair, teacher Of
sewing at the Minnesota school Of agri-
culture, is chairman Of the judges of
needlework. Judging in this building
will probably begin tomorrow.
F Some of the best exhibits are the
work of very old women. This is es-
pecially true Of the lace and quilt ex-
hibit, the ages Of those who made the
articles ranging all the way froom six
ty to eighty years.
Mrs. p. O'Grady's big loaves of bread
made many mouths water yesterday
Mrs. O'Grady is a st. Paul woman and
her cooking has taken number Of
prizes at previous fairs. Her leaves
of bread are a foot high and eighteen
inches long.
Club Women Show Pupils Work.
The exhibits in the Minnesota club
women's headquarters are chiefly pu-
pills work in the different schools of
st. Paul and Minneapolis. In the little
room off the music room there is a set
tee and bench, the work of pupils in the
Mechanic Arts high school, loaned by
the Woman's Civic league.
Mrs. Hudson, of Lake City, has her
usual exhibit of birds nests. She has
number of new specimens of nests
and eggs this year and explains them
in an interesting fashion to all visitors.
To the right of the entrance to the
club is the model sick room, in charge
yesterday of Miss O'Donnell, of st.
Barnabas' hospital, Minneapolis. A st.
Paul nurse will be in charge today. A
medicine chest in the room is stocked
with drugs in cases Of an emergency
call, and for those who are not i'll but
weary there are comfortable rocking
chairs and couches.
The school exhibit is in charge Of
Miss Clum, of st. Paul, and Miss Bon
ME Snow, of Minneapolis. Mrs. E. NJ.
La Penotiere, of Minneapolis, president
of the Minnesota State Federation of
Woman's Clubs, received the visitors
yesterday afternoon. She was assisted
by Mrs. E. w. Gould, Mrs. A. S. Lewis,
Minneapolis, and Miss Beaumont and
Miss Clum, of ST. Paul; Mrs. Anna B.
Underwood, of Lake City, and Mrs. ].
f. Butts. of Saltwater.
One Very Attractive Room.
The big room on the second floor,
where the programmes are given, is
perhaps the most attractive room in
the building. Those people who were
fortunate enough to secure a seat in