Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-04-01
The WOman's Building at the
Worlds Fair.


Worlds Fair.
Instead of recipes and other household
hints, this week, give caustic article
written bv Mrs. ]. X. Hudson, for the
Topeka Herald. which, no doubt, will be
appreciated by our lady readers:
1.-The secret is out at last The word
has been informed as to the use and pur-
pose OF the Woman's building at the
Louisiana Purchase exposition at st.
Louis this summer. 1t is for the enter.
tainment of the four hundred forsooth.
The numerous four hundreds-the four
hundred of every American city that can
boast a coterie sufficiently exclusive to
be dubbed bv the fashionable slang term.
THAT the building was to be used for
social purposes has been known tor
some time-in fact, ever since the one
hundred thousand share OF the govern
ment loan was secured by Mrs. Man
ming for the board of lady managers to
expend as they think best. But not until
the news was sent out from st. Louis on
the 14th instann was it suspected that
ultra. fashions bles were TO set themselves
upas rival exhibition in this 'Woman's'
building. For those who did not chance
to see this remarkable piece CT news
sent broadcast in the press dispatches,
it is here reproduced:
"St. Louis is to have a woman's hall
of tame. The proposed institution,
which promises to rival in interest and
score New Yorks hall of illustrious men,
will he established in the Woman's build
ing at the worlds fair. 1t had its incep-
ton with a society of well-known New
York men, of which ]. Edward Rosch is
local representative. The project was
Qiven the approval of the board of lady
managers at recent meeting, and 1t IS
expected that Mrs. Manning. president
OF the board. will announce in a few
DAYS the members OF the committee APP
pointed to pass upon the number and
character of the celebrities.
"Contrary to the requirements OF the
New York hall of fame, the relatives OF
the distinguished women whose portraits
will hang in this hall will not be re-
duired to submit certificates showing
that the death OF the eligible one occur
red ten wears previous. The requirement
for the new hall will be that every wo-
man represented in it shall be promi-
nent member of present ultra.tashionable
society in one of the representative
Amer lean cities.
"Noespecial hall in the Woman's build
ing will be set aside for this purpose, but
the portraits of the selected ones will be
hung in artistic groups in the eight or
ten parlors and reception rooms. The
limitation TN numbers has not vet been
decided upon. 1t is expected, however,
that it will reach about 1000.
"Already, a number of handsomely
eugra we'd invitations have been sent out
by the society to some OF the women
representating New York's exclusive 400,
asking that they furnish their photo
graphs, which will be appropriately
framed and hung in the hall of fame.
Every large city in the country will have
its quota of representatives. Mrs. d. X.
Francis will represent st. Louis and the
members OF the board of lady managers,
who represent their states in social prom
cat the expiration of the exposition,
the collection will be exhibited in the
various large cities. The originators OF
the project are wealthy and representa-
tive literary men of New York. 1t is
their purpose after the exposition TO
originate an American woman magazine,
patterned after the exclusive society pert
odical started few years ago in London
by Lady Randolph Churchill. and which
sold at So per copy.
Iwould like to preface my inadequate
remarks on the subject by the prediction
that the woman who was the First Lady
of the Land when Daniel Manning was
secretary of the treasury. Mrs. Grover
Cleveland, will not send her picture to
he hung in this Hall of Fame dedicated
to its projectors. Mrs. Cleveland is
known pre- eminently as a wife, a mother
and lady. She has never posed as
leader OF society, nor as fashionable
woman. She would have no place there,
and tor one, should be sadly disappoint'
ed il she were to be found ambitious
for it.
at will be noticed that the dispatch
saws that the members of the board OF
lady managers who represent their
state in social prominence will have
places in the hall. This will surely bar
out one prominent member namely
Helen Gould. She is too busy dong
things putting her wealth to good uses,
Just now-among. other things paying
the cost, largely, Of the investigation CT
Mormon treason She is not leader OF
society," and fashions Here are two wo'
men of wealth. who have position despite
themselves, yet who are not society
,vomen.' and hence are not eligible to be
hung in a building called the womsn's
builSins--in the United states