Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-08
"THE CHILDREN's WORLD"
Child Life Here to Be Reproduced in
Russian Exhibit.

From the New York Tribune.
The international exhibition to be known
as 1.-THE Childrens World which is to take
place in st. Petersburg. Russia, this winter,
under the patronage of the Dowager En-
press, Maria Feodorovna, is somthing
which has never been attempted before, and
Is an undertaking of much Importance.
deep interest is being taken in the matter
In this country, but the time remaining for
preparation is so short that it will be i'm
possible to make the American exhibit as
complete or interesting as is desired. TC
collect large exhibit and send 1t to such
distant city as st. Petersburg in time
would be impossible, and 1t Is therefore
proposed to make up the exhibit largely Of
photographs. which will be shown in wing
cabinets. and will represent far pos
stble every phase of child life in the United
States.
In addition to the photographs there will
also be a model household nursery, arrang-
ed by Mrs. Henry Hirshfeld and already
shown at the Pan-American and Charleston
exhibitions In regard to this part of the
exhibit Mrs. Hirshfield says:
I'VE lead the world in a good many par
dculars when 1t comes to the equipment of
our nurseries. and think we can show the
visitors to the Russian exhibition something
very valuable The English are In advance
OF us in their system of training, but the
English mother does not have the nursery
conveniences that the American mother can
command. We have better toilet and SAM
tary arrangements and a more simple and
comfortable system of dressing the infant
We also have the finest kindergarten ma
terials In the world though we got the
kindergarten from Germany.
The American Institute of Social Service
has been asked by the Russian government
to assist In the organization of an exhibit
ton committee, and a large number of let
tiers to educators and others interested in
child life have already been sent out
The exhibition, which will last for two
months in the height of the ST. Petersburg
season. will be held in the imperial palace
of Tauride, one of the oldest and most in
tsresting of the royal dwellings. The exhi-
bition proper will be arranged In the winter
garden, which occupies a court in the CEN
ter of the palace and Is rooted with glass.
In the halls of the palace will be festivities
and amusements for the children and con-
Venfences for the parents.
THE Children's World will include
everything in any way related to the life of
children. The handicrafts of children, such
as pickering. fretwork, weaving, etc, will be
shown. In the hygienic section will be IL
Illustrated the care of newborn and other in
fants, natural and artificial nourishment
hygiene before and after school age vac
cination, inflrmaries for children. charitable
institutions for children, medical colonies
for children. children's school gardens and
the hygiene Of blind, deaf. dumb and de-
fective children
There will be an art section, with pictures
OF child life by Russian and foreign artists
sculptures and photographs. Statistics and
other data concerning the condition of
child workers and the regulation of their
labor will be collected. and an historical
ethnographical section will contain illustra-
tons of historical events from the life of
child heroes. discoveries and inventions of
children, works Of young authors, artists
ana composers. and autographed pecu-
Harities Of the life Of children Of different
nations.
An Industrial section will be devoted to
the clothing OF children and materials for
the same. the furnishing OF the nursery,
playthings, games, etc, and there will be
complete pedagogical exhibit, a department
IN which Russia Is particularly Interested