The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-04-09

Irish Exhibit at Worlds Fair. {

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irish Exhibit at Worlds Fair. q
The revival Of Irish industries-a
view in miniature of the new Ireland
with perspective of the future-will
be depicted at the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition ut st. Louis, and form an
interesting feature of the big fair. In
formation relative to the scope of the
exhibit has just reached here, the work
of organization having been completed
in Ireland, and a large part of the ex-
hiuit already having been shipped.
Ireland as new field for American
investment will be exploited in the dis
play OF manufactures and the EXPOSE
ton of natural resources that adverse
CONDITIONS have kept undeveloped. The
reviving commerce, the agricultural in
terests and the historic art that is the
pride of the Irish people viii be repre-
scented.
The exhibit as whole has been Or
ganized so as to include nine sections,
as follows: General Industries, home,
cottage and art industries, educational,
minerals and raw materials, agricul-
ture, fisheries, statistics and intelli4
gence, historic art industries and relics,
historic engravings, portraits, etc.
The section of general industries is
designed to present conspectus of ILL
dustrial Ireland in her actual condi.
tons of to-day-such an exhibit illus
trative of her resources and her general
progress as will prove to American
and Irish-American business men that
Ireland is now a country advancing ia
industrial spirit, and Offering good
guarantees for the investment of CAPT.
tall The Linen Manufacturers Assoc
citation Of Belfast has organized u
splendid exhibit, illustrating the flax
and linen industries of Ulster. Every
process of the industry, from the cult.
walton of the flax in the field to the
nnal stage of the product as it reaches
the consumer, will be demonstrated.
The wooden industry also will be DENT
onstrated and in a similar manner the
distillers of Ireland have combined to
show the processes Of manufacturing
the pot-still whisky, for which the
country is famous. The hosiery and
Irish poplin Industries, among many
others, will receive special attention.
In many respects the home, cottage
and art industries section will be the
most interesting of the exhibit. Here
the congested districts board for Ire.
land has combined with the departs
ment to bring together a comprehensive
display of the work carried on in the
homes and cottages throughout Ireland,
and in some of the art craft studios
which in recent years have been aps
pearlng here and there in the country.
A4le exhibits will include lace, crochet;
embroidery, homespuns, carpets, cur
tains, ecclesiastical metal work, mosaic;
inlaying, stained glass, pottery, basket.
making, toymaking and many other in,
dustries. A display of Beleek pottery
will be feature, as we'll as an exhibit
illustrating the revival of Irish musical.
instrument making.
In the section of education there will
be collection of samples of the work
now being done by the pupils in the
technical and art schools of ireland, in
which the foundations have been laid
for the training of an Industrial popula.
ton. A collection of clays from which
pottery is made will be an interesting
feature of the section devoted to min.
erals and raw materials. The exhibits
in the fisheries branch will include
models of the boats in use, samples of
the nets and gear, oyster culture an.
paratus, ETC.
A most interesting section has been
devoted to collection representing the
historic art industries in which Ireland
has eXcelled. These will be illustrated
from the earliest times, chiefly as re.
CARDS the Celtic period, by facsimiles
of the bronze and gold work of that
time, and also by full-size casts of
architecture and sculpture in stone.
LIE famous cross of Muiradach at
Monasterboice will be among the OBJ:
jects thus represented.
A collection of Irish prints and en-.
cravings will be fitting completion
to the exhibits. This section has been
formed under the direction of Mr..
Strickland of the National Gallery,
with the double object of presenting d
series of portraits of distinguished
1rishmen and masterpieces Of the coun4
try. and of its towns as they existed
in earlier times, and at the same time
illustrating the art and craft of en-
craving, which at one time was
brought to high point of development
in Ireland