River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-06-18
PANAMA-PAcIFic EXPOSITION

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San Diego's great fair of 1915 were
announced today by the Panama
California Exposition. Reserya-
tions made by the merchants of
these two countries are among the
largest in the Foreign Arts Build
ing.
Both countries have adopted the
San Diego idea of showing process
ses nth r han products exclus We
ly. Consequently, the most notable
feature in Japan's exhibits will be
the weaving and embroidery of the
rare silk costumes for which Japan
is famous, the hammering OF the
bronzes and the laborious carving
of wood and ivory. Some OF the
fine works of art require several
yrs. for completion. Different stag
es of this work and the paintaking
methods of the artisans will be
shown in actual process.
In another quarter of the Jap
anese exhibit will be demonstrated
the weaving of the broad-rimmed
Formosa hats of hemp and chips.
The weaving of the silk will be
performed by new types of ma
chinery and also in the old style
hand process which produces the
most extraordinary results.
Similarly, one of the Russian ex-
hibitors, Madame Vera de Blumen-
thai, will show what the peasant
woman of her country can do.
Madame Blumenthal has lived in
this country for several years,
devoting most of her time to aid
ing her country-women in making
their ware in the United States,
obtaining better prices than they
had been getting and so enabling
them to advance somewhat in the
social scale. A percentage OF the
profit has been set aside as a fund
for educating the peasant child
rem, particularly in the Koustarni
arts, with a view to developing
the weaving and embroidery work
of the Russian peasants into a
standard industry.
Until Nine. Blumenthal took an
active interest in the work the
Russian rug was little known in
this country, but last year she
was invited to send exhibits to
various conventions, and thechoic-
various conventions, and the choic-
est articles won high awards. She
is counting on the 1915 demonstra-
ton to aid her educational work
materially.
A little distance from the pea
SAINT rug weavers will be the typ
ical Russian cottage. There peas
ant girls in their native costume
will serve tea from the samovar in
Russian style--just as the Jap
anese across the building are SER
wing tea in Japnese style.
The cigarette making, glass
manufacture, iron working and the
other principle Russian arts will
be shown, and everywhere will be
carried out the program of show
ing the process of manufacture,
allowing the visitors opportunity
to see exactly how the goods are
made.
It is annouced that each general
agent of the Santa Fe railway will
be sent to San Diego this summer
to examine the work on the Ex-
position, in order that he may be
able to discuss the appearance and
the aims of the Exposition in de-
tail with prospective visitors. 1t
is likely the other railroads will
make similar arrangements.
The California members of the
United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy have announced their 1915
convention will be held in San
Diego, allowing them to spend
most of their time at the Panama
California Exposition. They have
also invited the national body to
hold the 1915 convention in Cal
ifornia.
There are 10000 Utah boys who
already have a direct interest in
San Diego's 1915 Exposition. They
are members of the 800 boys' agri-
cultural clubs competing to see
who can raise the best crops in
the state. The winner will be
awarded tickets to the Exposition
Beautiful and travelling expenses
The competition is under the
direction of the Utah Agriculture.
Club, which furnishes the boys
with a variety of seeds sufficient
to plant an acre of ground to sew
eral crops. Exhibits from then
work will be sent to the Utah