New-York tribune., 1912-03-10
TR|UMPHS OF PEACE
While English Women Fight
Their American Sisters Plan
Industrial Show.

The contrast is funny. See the London
fuffragettes roaming the streets in maraud-
ing bands, smashing windows, fighting po-
licemen. carried shrieking 10 Jail Ihen
turn from harassed London to peacefui
little old New York. What are its women
doing? Having an exhibition, the polltest'
properest. most peaceful occupation one
can imagine Here are no martyrs, but
complacent matrons making their little
bow to the world and saying, please come
and see. We did it all ourselves.
Yes, first in war" that's the London
sisterhood FIRST in peace that's easy
TOO. "and first in the hearts of their fel-
low countrymen well. time alone VIII
show. but it seems probable that it will he
a long time before the London cohntry-
men whose windows have been smashed
will feel as kindly disposed toward the
female of the species as does the grateful
American public which is being provided
with ten nights of this charming enter
tainment.
ANYWAY. the exhibition will open most
decorously next Thursday evening at the
New Grand Central Palace, in Lexington
avenue. 18th to 9Th street, Ten thousand
women are interested in 1t, and there will
be ON view all kinds Of work done by
woman for women. For some sixty years
now the new woman of the new America,
with its machinery instead of hand labor
and it's cooperative industries taking the
place of home manufacture, with its nigh
or education for women and the opening
up TO her of professions hitherto monopo-
lized by men-this new woman mas oeen
doing things for sixty years. and this Is
the first time she has held an exhibition
of her work There have been women
departments in the many worlds talrs ana
county poultry shows, but never before
have American women had show all
their own.
The glory of having initiated the great
scheme is granted to Mrs. Nelson Herrick
Henry. who is the wife of General Henry,
former Surveyor of Customs for the Fort
of New York. Mrs. Henry, who is famous
for her executive ability reflected last ran
that England had had woman's eXhlol-
ton two years ago. Glasgow held one IaSt
wear and Berlin was planning one Tor the
month of March this year. 1t was GER
tainly time for progressive America 10
fall into line. Eleven of the large women
organizations of the city and many women
nromlnent in society and public life prom
ised their aid, and the affair was assured.
Mrs. John A. Dix, wife of Governor DIX
is honorary president Of the exhibition MIS-
Henry +. Dimock president. and Mrs. Nel-
son Herrick Henry, directress. Among the
natronesses are Mrs. Andrew Carnegie MISS
Anne Morgan, Mrs Joseph II. Choate' mIs'
/ Townsend Burden. Mrs August belmont
Nrs q IT, p Belmont and the Duchess de
Chaulnes The vice-presidents oi the eNnl-
hilton are the presidents of the eleven CO.
onerating associat ations. They are as lol-
lows. The George Washington Memorial
Association, Mrs. Henry f. Dimock. presl-
dent. Association for the Blind. Miss Winl-
fred Holt president; Woman's Munlclpai
League. Mrs Edward Ringwood Hewitt
nresident. Womans Aid to the George
Junior Republic. Mrs Parker d. HANDY
nresident: the Little Mothers Ala AsSocl-
alton. Mrs. Clarence Burns, president In
dustrial School for Crippled Children Mrse
Arthur Elliott Fish. president: Widowed
Mothers Fund Association, Mrs. william
Einstein, president; Association of New
York Day Nurseries Mrs. Richard lrvin'
president: Girls Industrial School Mrs.
Theodore Janeway. president; Stony Wolo
sanatorium, Mrs. James e, Newcomb' presi-
dent and the New York City Visiting COM
mittee.
Each of these organizations will have
large exhibit. For the George Washington
Memorial Association booth the Sons OF the
Revolution have loaned a valuable collec-
tion of old prints and portraits of Wash
ing from Fraunces's Tavern Some OF these
have never been exhibited in public before.
The debutantes Of the year will be in charge
here in Colonial dress and powdered hair.
Little girls in caps and aprons, at the
booth of the Little Mothers Aid Associ-
alton will show the visitors who come their
way how to make bread and wash clothes
and take care Of baby sister
More young maids and matrons Of social
prominence including the Duchess de Chaul-
mes. Miss Marguerite Shonts. Miss Angelica
Brown and Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson, with
imposing badges and farmers hats decked
with flaming poppies, will be in charge OF
the exhibit Of the George Junior Republic,
which includes a model Of the village and
moving pictures of the life Of the republic.
After the dutifu round of visits to these
booths then no! for the Temple of Fashion.
They are a wise board Of directors. and
they admit that while the show must de-
monstrate what woman has done along edu
cational and Industrial lines, down In the
depths Of the most hopelessly advanced
woman is a lingering interest in fashions,
and fashions must be shown. Twenty
beauteous maids. in costumes representing
the history Of dress from medieval times
to the day Of the passing Of tho hobble
skirt, will roam the walks Of the Temple
OF Fashion, and there VIII be others to illus
.trate the coming modes. There will be
n. odel hat shop. where all that is new in
hesdgear will be shown. Then, too, the lat
est in footgear, corse;s and the other ad-
tuncts Of feminine attire will be on view in
the promenade. Not all Of the fashions