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is coming into prominence through the
/ efforts of the Irish Exhibit Company.
The present exhibit is the most compre-
hensive illustration ever made of the &C
tual industrial and social conditions of
Ireland
The following features embrace the ex-
hibit: General industries home, cottage
and art industries. educational and raw
materials, agriculture, fisheries, statistics
and intelligence, historic art industries
and relics historic engravings, portraits,
etc.
This exhibit is not for the purpose of
displaying the products of individual man
ufacturers, together with the resources,
progress and possibilities of that interest
ing country The Linen Manufacturers
Association of Belfast, representing the
largest factories of North Ireland, banded
together and arranged a splendid joint ex-
hibit. illustrating the fax and linen in
dustries of Ulster. This includes dem
onstration of all the of the processes of
the industry, from the cultivation of fax
in the field and its treatment in the mill.
TO the final stage Of the product as it
reaches the consumer, and every variety
of linen made is exhibited.
The great rope-making industry of the
north is also represented and Irish dis
tillers also united their efforts to show
the processes of manufacturing the pot
still whisky, for which Ireland is ia
nous. This is made from the barley
grown by the tillage farmers of the south
and east.
The Irish wooden industries are also
exhibited through the combined efforts of
many of those engaged in the work.
This shows the finished product in the
shape of cloths. tweeds. homespuns, rugs.
blankets. etc. The hosiery industry of
Ir~land. which of recent years has made
great advances, and the Irish poplin in
dustry, also have comprehensive exhibits.
The Home. Cottage and Art Industries
exhibit will doubtless prove most inter
esting TO the majority of Worlds Fair
visitors. This shows the work carried on
in the homes and cottages of the Emerald
Isles, as well as the work in some of the
Art Craft studios which have, been so
largely increasing in recent years. In
this exhibit are displayed the beautiful
Irish lace. crochet. embroidery homespun
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work, Mosaic. inlaying, stained glass.
pottery, basket making. toy making and
numerous other industries.
The beautiful carpets of Donegal are
shown and weavers may be seen at the
loom at work. A homespun weaver. a
damask hand loom weaver, lac eworkers
and spinner. and handkerchief embroid-
erers can also be seen Included in this
exhibit are many samples of beautiful
needle work and embroidery done in the
schools, stained glass and metal work and
many features of industrial education.
The minerals. raw materials. fisheries
and agricultural industries of the coun-
try also furnish interesting exhibits. but
the department devoted to historic art.
relics. etc, is perhaps the most attrac-
tive to the masses. I nthis exhibit are
to he seen many interesting relics touch
ing upon the romantics and pathetic his
tory of Ireland also many valuable old
manuscripts. books and portraits, old Ir-
ish coins and a thousand things that com
bine to make theis exhibit 60 attractive
to so many people The large majority
of mankind have warm spot in their
hearts for old Ireland with its big-heart-
cd people. and the Irish exhibit therefore
has sentimental interest aside from its
Industrial feature