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Show If The Great Shaw H It in r)ovoloptn Slowly But Smoly unci 33 omit I HI fliUy.-Tho OomiJloto TulUlliin mid Exhibltr H -Utuh Pcoplo Totrothor, Kto., Eto H !,f SptcUl Ctmipmdtnt. IHW I In Chicago, May 16 Two sseckshase H 1 f pawed since the opening of the great H ' I Columbian Pair, and step by step the H ' Exposition shapes Itself towards the coal H )' of completion Though the progress Is H seemingly slow, yet the end of each t o I or three days sees a perceptible enough H advance made In each building and ele- Hit partment to justify the conclusion that H not only those who ssalt for the fall itass before lsltlng the While City will hae a fair chance of seeing the better part of H the display promised by the great ex- , hlblt, for the latter part of May will sec B j( peat strides accomplished In matter of H ! finishing the Tatr. M Though It la somewhat cxaspcntlng M I, for sight seers to find at present so much B more work. In course of progress than B completion, there Is a certain fascination to one whose stay Is certain ol extension to watch the gradual development of the great Fair, the successive surprises appearing In different buildings and t departments from day to day as some B new spice is filled up, some more ex- hlbltsadded toadlsplayor sumecleirer Idea carried out In arrangement which B puts a new and charming aspect upon BB i the general view of the Lxposltion BB Of course the visitor who is here but BB for a short time does not enjoy so grid- .i ual an unloldlng of its wonders fur each BB ' presumably wishes to see all that Is BB within his round cadi day without fear BB of missing some Important feature of the BB. display by tailing to make a short delay BB j which might possibly secure him tho ;ii ' benefit of seeing some Interesting BB 1 1 exhibit. For him, however, there Is et fj a multifold variety of wonders already BB jj to be seen and what he misses by actual tj S seeing can perhaps be made up by BBj ' drawing upon the work at present BBjl finished for imiglnatlon to realize what BB;, each and eveiy building will be like BB when completed To us, however, who BB) have time before us there Is mough BH i going on each t'ay to lend add 1 011 BBj- ( interest to the r.lr to make It teciuln BBj ' (act a new Lxpositlon however often It BBj , miybe viewed, so that we can hardly BBJ ' gtumble at the gradual and probating BBj i process i which marks its develop- BBJ racnt. BBj : '' In the Woman's Building especially Is BBJ this interesting progteis notceable BBJ One day will see the treat spaces ami BBJ rooms in the building either plied BB with cases, desolate with unfinished BBJ booths or showing a confused assort- BBj raent ol exhibits heaped promlscusly BBJ together in process of arrangement, anil BBJ a few days later will behold the same BBJ (paces i filled with artistic displays of BBJ the best work of the women of n BBJ i country or state, each adding a new step BBJ I to the stately. rueiiure, by whhh tie BJi bulldIngM-fcleI0n1IjrTi lenifle 'or BBJ I beautiful handicraft and art. BBJ I he spaces near the door have been BH im'rfiMrm , tw i fonaplfiav. iNfinray B bweden and Slam, which occupy con- BBilL, --- ss-i ss- - spaces which erect one upon entering the building Sweden has sums exquisite laces and quaint taiiestiies with royal portraits nnd coats of arms done In silk embroidery, nnd Norway some rare old Mules and pricr hooks of kings nnd queens, and a collection of dolls showing show-ing the costumes of the pcoplu through dllferent centuries fscw South Wales, whose booth Ins been for lomelline completed, has n splendid collection of tugs, portieres and line needlework, the litter forming a particulaty fine d splay. l're cmmlnent above all other exhibits In fine needlework In the Woman's ilullding however Is that comprised in the sections known ns the I'lillanthroplc Workol Ilritlsh Women, and the must of which isollercd orut least milked as being on sale at the I air One beautiful beauti-ful piece ol work In this department Is a border for a court train seven yards In length worked by Mrs Mitchell Innes ol .Somersetshire The miterhl Is of pale green silk done In embroidered sllrtand peirls ind cd;ed with feather trimmings, a piece of finery dainty tnoui Ii to be wotu by n princess. Ihere are specimens of n set of curtains cur-tains worked by order of the queen for Windsor cattle In the design of rule, shamrock and thistle done in lace work and silk embroider) an exquisite set of draperies and a portiere with embroidered em-broidered design representing I'ocmon I the work of which Is also mirvclous-ly mirvclous-ly fine A magnificent three fold screen with embroidery nnd frames of the time of Louts VI is one of miny beautiful nieces of work executed by the Koyal bchool of Design, nnd another is a four told screen ol vale green reseda silk set in a gold frame, the lormer embroidered with designs of two harps, guitars, tambourines and ilutes suspended In ribbon streamers and garlands gar-lands of (lowers Royalty has contributed contri-buted a large amjunt of work done by 1 and crocheted, rests, spreads, silken cushions.etc. The I'nnccss May Adetulde and U.K. II the I'rlncess Victoria of Tcck having a very creditable and extensive display. In the llritish handicraft section is an excellent exhibit of busts nnd rellevas in clay done by women, a beautiful bust of Dorothea In Mlddlcmarch by Miss Marlanl erguion being particulaty good, and a number of fan leafs and Irleies making up an Interesting collection I'arry & Rack, n Swansea firm have nn exhibit or fine flannels In this department depart-ment and also a loom at which sits a young girl In native costume weaving lUiiiul throughout the day. In thu W elsh department is an Interesting piece of work done by Miss Austruther Thomson, representing nn Arafr train of soldiers; on horseback, armed with spears, sabres, shields, etc.-,-the whole work being done In pieces of rag, flannel, calico, linen, cordves), etc, as the costumes or figures demand, with pieces of tin and sietl lor the sabres, nnd the whole" making" a' raiscuwork set on n velvet background and producing pro-ducing the most striking and realistic -jtfl Besides this, artistic aod.jnoi ci frieze, the, principal exhibels In the Welsh Ulsplky die the line bt cloths' nitre ii i. lilt, r m u nn. SSSSf nnd wool manufactures, tweeds, shlrtines hand woven stockings, etc , with wax figures In.Wclili costumes show Ing the hand spinning process which still holds with much oltlie Welsh work. Other countries I rance.Gcrmany and Spain arc still In the midst of arrangements arrange-ments and a glimpse at the preparations shows a foretaste of the treat that each has In store Some of the stairs have already dono finely, Indiana showing n beautiful d snlay of rare hand painted china beautiful laces and exquisite embroideries the gem of these latter consist ng of n table spread, scarf, napklnsniid doylies of fine linen cmbroid-end cmbroid-end In silk n design of leaves nnd rosebuds in delicate green nnd rose lints one of the most el aborate and elegant table sets it has been my fortune to behold New York stale claims nn absolute pre tmlnanee Inkier loom exhibit, has. Ing ii splendid display of rtrc laces, some of ilic.ni claiming an nntlqult) of moru than ten centuries There Is a piece of Point tie 1 ranee w hlch u as made for M irie Antoinette nnd whli specimens of Ouipms de I landers datlngfrom 1690 and n score of other ancient and rare laces with histories connected wllh royal personages that make the collection Interesting both from nn artistic and romantic standpoint. stand-point. Cincinnati lias n room offered ns a special picscnlation to the Un-nin's lluilding which 1st credit both to the clt), tho building nnd the 1 xposition Itself The room is one of the most handsomely furnished of any upon the rroundi and the display of ceramics to which it is principally devoted makes oncof th interesting features ot tho I nlr Clncinmtl has attained n fame for her achivcnicnls in ceramic art, and the history of her progress and accomplishments accomplish-ments In Its line form an Interesting chapter in the history of the ell). Inejspau room contains n number of sereins whose elegance nnd beauty make the aterage alsitoi'a ce glisten with coacteusness and only the $1000 price matke on the frames restrains the almost uncrontrollabla Impulse one (ails to risk all things for their possession Thero are several separate and Individual In-dividual displays outside the state exhibits which form nn interesting Icature of the Woman's Building. One ol these Is a displa) of nrt paper work by the firm of C, II. Sleuth c Co nnd consists ol a booth lite-ally bloom Ing wllh (loners nnd other paper orm ments,a wire trellis extending around the top lias morning glory vines ond flowers wound round it in a natural arrangement and inside the stand are flowers, lamp shades, mats hals, bonnets, doll dresses, fancy cards and booklets gotten tip In the art paper designs, nnd the whole forms n gleaming buwer which makes n charming noic of color In the midst of its more prosaic surroundings sur-roundings Among exhibits of n scientific nature which Ii ie found place in the Woman s lluilding none nre more Interesting th in the Itritis.lt nursing exhibit, which occupies occu-pies a small room opening from the tipper gallery. Arotinl the 'walls are hungilcturesof wonted who have ills-tlnkuiahnl ills-tlnkuiahnl themselves In 1 hllanthropic woik, 1 lorencu Nightingale, Sister I)jra and others of tho profession while large cases are ranged about the sides of the room coutaining articles relating to l!c")ir6rcs.IOrt" ornnrsttiglrratlgcd in specific depaitmenti In one are padded pad-ded splints, cut dressing, bandages, JurRlP3jUrej.jlpg,jiyrlnseA thermometers and medicine (.lasses especially arrar gcu fur homing out medicine nt night Another case shows designs pr models of hsgienlc clothing which the Kojjl Urltlsh nurse's association reccommends for nurses An attractive feature of the exhibits Is also 11 case of dolls dresses in costumes cos-tumes worn bj the nurses of all the principal Uritlsn hospitals. Invalid appliances and furniture form an Interesting feature in themselves, the most helpful device I elng the model of n bed batn so arranged that the tub can be brought to the level of the bed one sldo drapei', nnd the patient moacd centli oaer Into it without fatigue or trouble to the sick one or the attendant A receptacle underneath proa Ides for the draining ofTol tho water before the patient leaves the bath , , Other beds shown In the exhibit arc made with round springs and are covered with linen as arc also the mattresses, and all this can bo removed for washing, Tli-y are also furnished with larye wheels so that a touch can move them Nurses and in fact til pcoplo Interested Interes-ted In such work can certainly gain many interesting and useful suggestions Irom the dlspm, since many of the nppllanccs nre of entirely tic at design nnd would be likely to provo Invaluable in a sick room Another Interesting exhibit is Mrs Rohcr'a model kllclun, comprising a complete display of the nicest, most Ingenious and most convenient cooking utensils that have as )ct been Invented A lecture Is given each day in the halt In which the kitchen Is s-tup, Illustrating Illustrat-ing the easiest mid cheapest models In cooking loojs, all of which will furnish nutter ol present Interest to tho housewife. house-wife. Iho building which is perhaps most perfectly finished in Its preparations of any on the grounds, is that known as the I liberies lluilding, situaicd nearly opposite the Woman s Mulling nt a distance ol about two blocks to the cast The building Is in three parts a main building 365 led long nnd 165 feet wide, and two polygonal buildings each !i5 feet C Inches ill diameter connected with the main building by two curved arches. The side buildings or wings nre donated prlnclpilly to the exhibit of canned and bottled fish, a dozen slifTer-ent slifTer-ent firms having here sled with each other in presenting a splendid display, while fishing vtssels, smacks, nets, rods and every appliance used lor the cap turu and preparation of the finny ttibes for food Is also represented One booth in this department Is roofed with the skeleton of an immense whale, tho huge carcass extend ng from tho rear end of the space occupied by the exhibits nnd far beyond thu entry. Tho door or entrance Is lormcd with two single bones taken from the same skeleton, and the walls are ornamented wllh enormous ears, joints, teeth etc,, which once did service to the king nf the seas The specimen Is n Pacific humpback ashale found stranded on Long lleach, being forty feet In girth und forty seven nnd n half in length. In the main building which lias been fitted for the display of live fish, everything every-thing that man lias wooed or forcibly-taken forcibly-taken captive from thct depths of ocean, sci, lake or riser La here displaseL The centre of the circular Interior is a fountain formed of natural rocks nnd In Its basin arc the different varieties of gold fish swimming comfortably in the cool .brown pond- ArcmiiL this centre, are TinKd'a'etoublemrtvof walls, one be' hind the other and each titled with callosal glass tanks In whose different jtlj-parlinenU andjllttmjhwhose trans parent (aces are seen the nccumu'atcd wonders of the dteptst places, des) full I r1 'if, -" """r nnd sharks anemones and coral builders, the patrician speckled trout of mountain moun-tain lakes and streams, and the coarser cod nnd perch nnd catfish that haunt the shallows cf both stream nnd sea. A fish restaurant Is connected with the building In which food is supplied, composed of fish nnd other animals taken from the water, lor the benefit of visitors who wish to gain a conception of the value of fish as a food. An Interesting exhibit is that prepared by the Smithsonian Institute, consisting of groups In papier mache representing tho fur.seal nnd w alms Industtics on the Alaskan coast One of these rcpreseit ing a seal drive shows a school of seals which a kroup of Aleuts are driving to the killing grounds with many hands nnd cloths The figures of the men nndaanlnials are done Incliy and help materially In forming an Impression of the methods employed In the techlnquo of the great seal Industty Mjrlad other exhibits of a moral and Interesting kind nre shown a description descrip-tion of which would occupy nt present loo much space.but whose Importance ns nn Illustration of the science by which the denizens of the sea are made to contribute to man's life, comfort nnd pleasure can hardly be uvcr-esilmatcd Other of the government bulldhgs are not realty so adsanced In the arrangement ol their lisplas, and after taking In the scattered booths which represent the work that has been completed com-pleted In the liberal Arts, Mining nnd other buildings, the visitor turns with something like relief to the State buddings, budd-ings, whose work is complete and opened to general inspection T hough the number of these at present is not large, yet there Is an excellent showing made by those buildings already finished nnd a visit to their quiet and elegantly furnished rooms Is n (.reat rest after the confusion and tumult In tho other buildings One of the most elegant of t'10 Slate buildings is that of leiinsslinnla, which ivhllc possessing the ndvantage nnd charm of luxurious furnishings has nlso tho added interest ol containing some Interesting relics and inomcntocs of the Revolution In the entrance halt stands the great Liberty Hell around which n crowd ol patriotic people nro continually congregated, con-gregated, and up stairs in tho gallery are cases containing various revolution ary relics among them being the dress sword of John Hancock, the sword of Arthur i'ayne andnlsoasword used In the var of iSta by John Hancock's nephew. A silver tamp used in I hiladcl-phia hiladcl-phia during the Revolution, n match rest ind pair of stockings worn by Chatles Carroll of Carrolltui when he signed the Declaration of Independence, an 1 n punch bo vl from which Gen Washing-ion Washing-ion nnd his stair with many other of his officers were re gal-d during the years of the w ir are also amon,r these Interest ng momentocs and constitute n collection which ndds much to the Importance and interest of the bidldlng A stained 1,1 iss memorial window, n handsome rendu groom furnished with files of papers and n number of luxurlouily lurnislied reception rooms, make it re place of exceptional Interest to the visitors The representatives of other Stale buildings nre hard at their task, nnd every day adds something to the work cf preparation or to the perfection of de-jail de-jail Is jsjiatlias becrudread) xamnleUsI Idiho and Nebraifcs v.ltlt name other" of Utah s neighbors nre still at work on the outside of their build n' but it will riot be long bejfore tliMVarc, lin!h.cd nan And re-tdv for decorations within 1 he Utah building Improves every dayunder the hands of the outside and Inside workers, the Tngle Gate Is set tip nt the entrance to the enclosure, the law n lias been set with green sod, the outsido of the building has been given a new coat of paint and calclmlnlng, nnd the near future will see when the trees around the house bloom out luxuriantly ns cosy and picturesque a spot as any on the grounds, . , While many people have taken occasion oc-casion to criticise the plan of the Utah lluilding, tho structure In reality con-slderlng con-slderlng the amount expended on It, compares fivorably with nny Slate building on the grounds. Of course there has not been half the money used for our building that many of the others htvs expended, ond Its slie nnd plan slid not aim to reach the elaborate proportions pro-portions covered by some. et when all Is considered there are many buildings on the grounds whose cost has exceeded In some cases mny fold thai amount Involved In the erection of the Utah nuilding which make no better showing In regard to structure than our own Avery noted architect who Is doing a room In the Connecticut building (the cost of one of the single rooms by the waybelngone thousand dollars) staled to the Utah women that in his oiinlon the Utah Lulldlng architectural!) considered con-sidered Is one of the finest on the grounds The truth Is that the picture that was painted and which was disappointing to ninny of the Utah people In reality f lives one but a poor Idea of the build-ng build-ng nnd the Impression made upon alt who visit it Isn distinct but favorable one lor the design has nn elegant and so id quality near at hand that produces n very striking not to say Imposing elTcct Mrs Richards. Miss I'rciton nnd Miss Tcasdel arc hard ntwork nrrang Ing the exhibits In the interior, and fiom present Ind cations there will be nn extremely Interesting nnd creditable display. The rooms nre nil carpeted, curtains hung, etc , and when the work ol unpacking and arranging tho ixhlblts is accomplished the building will bo ns to nil effects completed The ladies expect to be ready to open the building to visitors on May nth, nnd nre using every effort to fulfill the work before that date A host of Salt Lake people poured Into the building toda), couq rising the delegation to the Woman's Congress who arrived da before )rk!erda), and n number of other Salt Ijike people tvhocame before nro still here, so that there Is n numerous shoslng ol Utah representatives on the giounds The great congress conven-s tomorrow to-morrow in the Womnn's lluilding nnd the Utah women will line an opportunity oppor-tunity of hearing th: questions with which they have been themselves so nrduously ind noblv engaged, discussed hv n concourse of their sisters svhose efforts have been directed towards the same purpose. The time for Utah's convention is set for thn 19th, nnd Irom tho program that has I e 11 planned we may expect tu havts n faeorahlu mid distinct Impression made b) the women who represent Utah It will cert ilnlv be a supreme opportunity oppor-tunity and It will be hag ti 1 re so notable no-table un occasion present Itiolf lor the mingling of nnd cxchaigc of id s. Representatives from every part nt the 1.1 be will be in attendance and it 1 e-pends e-pends upon lhewmi''n,whii litsveUiah pari of the proceedings in'chafgc to make the must of the exceptional opportunity oppor-tunity allorded for preienlhu Utah a cautu, intercut and pcoplu In a Uvorabla likht A number bf S IH Like penpiti lies! Ics thoso officially concerned In the con. cress are anxiously looking forward to ihe result or tho convention nnd hot to -o pur representatives score ads. tinct and impressive success Among n number of people ilailn at what were the first headquarters of Ihe commission on Michigan avenue ?,,ei "J1 Clliv,?n nm,l .We and Mi RnbyClawson of Salt Lake nnd Hen F Rich ofOgdeu At the H)dc Park hotel near ihe Pair grounds nre Mrs William Jennings. Miss Tcnton, Mrs. CI irk ami Mrs lulla Taylor, all of Salt 1-ake, and a fare.0 number of Utah I cople are scattered In various other hotels In Chicago We ore all brothers nnd sisters here nnd a rendezvous nt the Utah building Is always attended by an expression of supreme heartiness and I'oikI fellowship. Thus the great I air lulfills n nearer mission than that of drawing us Into closer afliliallon with Ihe outside woild. ' I'nmjiTA" |