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Show IRISH INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION. Pride of the Irish Race the World Over. Interest in the Irish exposition, which is to be held in Madison Square gar-dent; gar-dent; from September 18 to October 7, is growing in the old country. William P. McLoughlin, who went to Ireland two months ago to obtain exhibits of Irish curios of every description, and Irish historical collections, has met with wonderful success, and Is shipping to this country the nucleus of an Irish exhibition that will be the pride of the Irish race the world over. The lace exhibit will be of the highest high-est class. Irish lassies from Limerick will come to this country to operate the looms, which will be erected on the main floor of the exhibit .arena. McLoughlin Mc-Loughlin has also secured a large exhibit ex-hibit of Belleak ware, poplins, tweeds and a splendid exhibit from Balbrig-gan. Balbrig-gan. An exhibit curio secured by the representative rep-resentative of the exposition, that will attract much attention is the original mask of Robert Emmet's face, taken by Petrie immediately after the execution execu-tion of the young patriot. He has atsso in view an exact reproduction in plaster plas-ter of the famous Celtic cross Monen-terboice. Monen-terboice. It stands twelve feet high and is a beautifully artistic exhibit. The blograph company, with moving pictures of the great pilgrimage to the top of Croagh Patrick a couple of weeks ago, the unveiling of the insurgent insur-gent monument in Wexford, and the race for the Galway plate. All of these will be brought to the exposition, which by the way, already has over twenty thousand feet of moving picture films gathered from every crook and cranny of the Emerald Isle. An exhibit which will cause widespread wide-spread interest and for which negotiations negotia-tions are now In progress is the original orig-inal harp which belonged to Thomas Moore. Many of the manufacturers In Ireland have made arrangements with Mr McLoughlin for the exhibition of their wares in this country, while numerous nu-merous others have Instructed their agents in New York to prepare exhibits. McLoughlin will send over any number num-ber of entertainers from the old country. coun-try. He is snapping up every act and novelty obtainable in the amusement line. Among them are the greatest native na-tive dancers, a big choir of young ladies from Dublin and some other Irish towns, that have never been seen in this country. |