THE WORLDS FAIR. A CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT AT | THE GREAT SHOW. ginning with children two years old and younger, playing with their toys, bulid- ing houses with their blocks, ete. 4th Division, Auditorium. Here I Yractical Plan for an Exhibition of | Much Interest and Educational Value, The werderful educational effect of she Centenn’al Exhibition of 1876 in our country, revi tutionizing ns it seoms, all matters of decoration und architecture, and many othe: things, besides engraft- jug on to our hoo!s “manual training” from Russia, les suggested to my mind that the greatest good that can come to our people frown the coming World's Fair is not in the direction of improve. ments in machinery, in the production of muterials, in matier of decoration and art in general, all of immense impor- tance, but in the direction of showing our | people what the highest enlightenment up to this time, gathered from all the uations, can do to render the carly period of the developmen: of the life and char- acter of men and women as useful, as beautiful, and as happy as is possible. In the Children’s Department I should want five divisions: For 1st, school; 24d, ¢chbi.dren’s clothing and comforts in gene- pal object of as adroitly as possible in- teresting the people in doing what they can for the pleasure of their own tion a+ to how they may do it in their own iacjvuiunl homes. Mondars the beautits. caifd life in Japan might be illustrat sc; Pucsdays the child iife of on Thoss suntertainments might be varied in man ways ‘The building I should erce® ‘0 seat 500 people, aud so arrange it hat it could be casily in. creased in size. That it might be quickly filled aul emptied, I should have several en‘rsoces on one side and exits on he othes. Oth Division Bazaar. After working up the interest of a grown person in the welfurs and pleasure of the little ones at home, before his anthusiasm has time to subside I should put in his reach all these things which have been exhibited for the comfort and happines: of the children, in a bazaar which should be in a building for itself, which nobody need visit for the mere purpose of would be om exlibition geeing tie —- 7 ral; 3d. sports, plays, toys, thing to contribute te entertainment of children the pleasn 41h, a1 torium;: Oth, a bazaar. 1st Div ison, S¢ h worl suppose the Edu siready pro and go relieve This divi ided for, will take care of, the Depart. ment” of this responsibilit if they do not take hold of it in the spirit of the “Children's Department” 1 should } in our department a sche ol exhil h should be of our spirit This “Children’s wish pot to show what is cus omary particular State or city, as y may be I would begin with the best expe ieace ] homes for babies in London, snd if prac- ticable illustrate it with live 1 and purses, aad babie come the little “kindergarten,” Vestalozzi's and methods, an | the best wi ual and heart, training all the way up through in how these any improved from the schools and achers, 'h'n gFaraen itellectaal i the grades for children of different ages, all illustrated with real children, and r al schools in practical operation The ob. ect would not be to show how parental care may be elimin ted, but how it may be made more effective, and how the child while away from the parent's influence may have the best influence brought to bear upon it. 2d Division, for ss well children's clothing t hie so Biirad think | irake the baz: Clvisions, 1 hibitors wil tive that every person will wish to see it 1 shouid r moderate and pls to pay sone sma Income bi f the exhibi It has been suggested that ¢ World's it plav-hoase in whicl Fa'r should 1 i piaving., ang ft] » feature for th aning to th fo be mad tata be {ree to use nil that iden is full of more interest , tematically te ieasure and laren} aged 3 undertake the practical Leia 3 npiates the ox > : tw anid good-sized i pian conte nee but were so fully several iiidings grounds, large as they are before bad that it od cupied application made for space for this, wine questionable, however meritorious the project might be, whether room could be found for it. At last room has found, bat it looks as if its friends would have to be content with but been visitor can get ideas as to the materials necessary, und the practicability of carrying on these things at home. Toa | greater or less extent these things muy be shown by classes in the kindergarten and manual training classes, but it is desirable to show them detached, for the purpos of encournzing attempts in | onves where the individuals cannot have {the wdvantage of the orgunized schools { for such purposes. On this floor many {1s shown sucn things and ways of using {t.om, ns will engage the interest of young people, girls as well as boys, in photography, modeling in clay and plaster, curving, carpentry, smithing, plumbing, clastrical work, printing and 80 torta, Emphasis gw be given to the sugges. tions as to piles learning to do these things, net only as a mutter of education but of practical usefulness, by the exhi- bition of seme of the magnificent contri- butions to the arte and sciences by wo- men. Nome of the most delicate and { useful steel eng ri ings ever executed were doue dy a woman, and there will be sowing auchines invented by a woman om waich thirteen foun- dation patents han been granted this year, after the field had seemed to be exhausted by men. In these simple, ingenious machines, which will do all the things and us well ao the ordinary ma. may bye as under bobbin wound with a thousend or fifteen han- dred yards of thread, instead of the little chines, used bi vith room {i Yards A and completely the ') b 3 ie BOURE, woman is g lost if curs to There i veil of mystery gio i i subject ne will treat anner, th nent shall be not i Ban al ns 3 only y the most attractive of alll great World's Fair, bat matters more! most usef aud educational, Witsox LL. Gio, Is a of u train ranning from Bologua to Florence, Italy. ¢ spars compartment i“ oh the i th 4 Tables ana Chairs Clothin Children, Babies 0 Improv ed 145 * y LF urey nN yy: 4 . Books TWAER ours Cay ; Sand ins ’ ” lay figures would illustrate the latest | {improvement in the construction of dress | for babies and children of all ages. This is especially important, for the prevail ing customs in reference to the dress of the little ones needs reformation more than those of grown people, which have ~ zalled ioto existence the Women's Dress Reform Associations. The ordinary com. plicated dress of a baby is the cause, speaking very mildly, of an immense amount of unnecessary discomfort for both baby nnd its mother. This is so easily remedied that it seems as if the millions of babies living, and those vet to be born should have the benefit, es. pecially since the better ways are sim- pler, cheaper, and more easily construct. ed, and the temper und sometimes even the life of the baby, snd mother, I sup. pose, would be savel from rom. Many of these can be conveniently demonstrat- #d in the Exposition by ladies and gen. tlemen, who will be glad of so grand an opportunity to aid in giving comfort to their fellow-creatures. In this division should be shown somo things important in relation to foods and their prepara. tion. There are societios that will Rg fieln in these matters, 34 Division, for games, toys and amusements, would be divided into two subdivisions for indoor and for outdoor amusements. Here | should want to illustrate the games snd use of toys and appliances in the most alive way possi. bie. In the outdogr subdivision, at least a part of which should bs under shelter, | should want among other things a sea- beach and sand for children to play on, end 1 should want some real water for the little ones to sail their bodts in, In the indoor subdivision 1 should have see: tions for of different ages, be. GROUND PLAN OF CHILDREN'S PALACE. to admit of showing all those thing ; which it is desirable should be shown. It is not practicable for various rea sons to use children by their presence, but in those cases it is probable younz ladies can take the part of the children, in illustrating how children can use for pleasare and to ad- vantage various things. For instance, young ladics can show what pleasure and education a child can get out of a pile of | open window on the golden hair of a lady, setting it afire. There was great consternation, none of the company knowing shat to do. The afflicted lady was the only person that did not lose her self-possession for a moment, She raised her hand to her head, seized hold of the burning hair, which & moment after had made the journey through the | window into the open air. Her splen. did golden hair had been an ariificial head-dros=s, et A i — putty can be made very entertaining and call forth ingenuity. many things, where the advantage of having some one who can make explana. tions to the sight-scers may be import ant. By the accompanying drawings it is desired to suggest bow one building may of but one floor is shown. It has a gal lery or walk from which may be seen the kindergarten and manual training classes at work on the ground floor below, econ. pring the middle of the building; end on the other side of the walk is the space for exhibits, ali around the bailding. This oor is plenned to show those things which ave of special value for babies and little children. Ou the first floor, where the kindergarten may be viewed throu wire screens on one side of the 3 on the other side may be shown those things which are of interest to older girs and boys, such as drawing, tching, painting in oils and water colors, in ctohing and engravis the The Azore Islands. A —— | The | Azor, 8 Azores received their name from hawk, large flocks of which birds were seen by the early discoverers. They are supposed to have been colonized by | the Carthaginians, as large quantities of | Carthaginian coins have been found on lthem. If so, however, the colony had disappeared by the twelth century, as the Arabs soem to have known of them about that time, and they were then not populated. ‘This group was first defi. nitely known to the Europeans in 1351, as they are marked on a map of that timo. It has been supposed that the Genoese knew of thom. Their rediscov- ery dates from 1432, when the Fleming Vanderburg visited them. In 1432 again wo are told that Prince Henry of Portu. gal, who, it is suspected, had in his session n map on which they were marked, sent out Gonzalo Velho Cabral, who dis- covered the island of Santa Maria, and in 1444 took jon of St, Michaels. They were by | known by 1457, and were colonized ¥ ortugal, which country ever since beloaged.—{Boston i i i FOR THE LADIES, — — A MILLINERY FREAK, . In millinery the latest freak is, as urunl, very ugly. Bluckoats being con gidered chic in Yuris, they have, in duty bound, been brought ont by he swell bonnetmakers on this side of the channel, They are quite as ugly anid moustrous us the green carnations, and, I trust, will have a short life. A bonnet trimmed with this discolored grain was worn at the Whistler Pp ivate view day this week. It was of coarse white straw, witha frinze of the black outs placed round the brim and a very quaint little crown rather like an abbreviate t chimney pot, while a semi-wronth of crashed pink roses rest bows with string to match, fastened with a tiny bunch of roses under the cliin. (8t, Louis Republic. SHIRTS OF GRAKS CLOTH, The materiel which used to be known £OME VOLTS Qgo ‘grass cloth,” und which is 0 sheer, durable linen, is again shown, but this time it has stripes of bright plaid ribbon woven into it; a suit- able quantity of plain cloth aceompanics the more cluborate material, and much individual shown in their com bination. The girl who is given over to wearing plain cloth skirts and jackets cat away in froot to show a linen shirt is much exerc.sed those shirts as tuste is nbout are made exnctly like a man's they are open all the way down the front, smnll white enameled buttons being used are on the shirt proper. Of course, these shirts have collar will not fit are Ww silk scarf m mend it rather than gréat worth York Pre ,s to be made to order else Plain enameled sleeve orp and the HNKs Pin stuck J 181 have oddity fo rv arranged Crazy It is bat the appearance v i a siep from the ust here, wearer { 1 il to profes je for a kliv and then reminded of an Indian brave on the path. ‘New York ost strong breeze qui works havi with the feathers, one is instantly war ¥ toanel The anl glo the most perplexing quette of dress, At a luncheon it is al. ways correct to retain bonnet his i= an established law and shows a lack of the knowledge of good form in the hostess if she indists on her guest remoring her head covering I'his law holds good even when one drops in just informally and is persuaded to re main to the meal which is at the naoment ready. At all teas, luncheons and “at homes” bonnets are worn and at evening wed. dings and receptions they are quite in keeping, but for diuncrs-—never. The matter of wearing gloves should be sort of second nature to a woman, but, strange as it may appear, very re. fined looking girls take off their gloves in the theater and street cars quite as a matter of course weor gloves to a gathering of any kind, eq estion is one ¢ OL points in the eti- Glee 8 of etiquette, your mortification would be great if unprepared. Gloves should always be worn in the street and to dinner parties. iable. | Philadelphia Times. FARHION SOTES, Suede 1s not much worn in ladies’ foot. Fine gold network forms the toe.cap end heel of many shoes, Cosey bed-room slippers are of bright red or pale blue leather. Black patent leather shoes have often crimson velyet bows, For black and white gowns black shoes ure worn with paste oipaments. Entire costumos of white corduroy, dress and jucket are trimmed with gold braid. Enamel flower.pins are among the most beautiful of the current trities in jewelry. The bow-knot pin has become so com. mon that it hos ceased to attract the at. tention of novelty-hunters. Cotton Bedford cords, in light eolors, made up with white cordaray into modi- fied tailor costumes, are stylish and be- coming. Juile for large hats are very long and w draped into festoons i ———" . « a a od this sesson, and so perfect, one cannot help being disappointed to find the fra grance wanting. There is a demand for soft silk rackes, which look like feuthers, und they come in all shades, being used to edge skirts, and also worn for frills, tibbons of all kinds sre in great de. mand for dress trimmings, as millinery, The pale shades are sit with con‘rasting colors, and very beautifully brocaded weil ur BOE ure A pretty evening mantle is of heavy blue velvet, lined blue sik with the wilh mongole straight with light composed of adrawn.in buck straight fronts bordered goat the sleeves with deep around snd velvet cuffs, length, A blouse novelty truly Parisian is known as the “‘Grispin” belt. Heavy ribbed silk ribbon ten inches wide ix pussed through a huge buckle of chased silver. the mens stand fully eles en ure exquisite ¥ jewe i Some of speci inches high and handsomoest Drap de France is a fabric especialy designed for dinner and reception toilets, It has a black grounl upon which ap- pears ©. wide satin stripe, in the of which is a stripe exquisitely ted with rare art shad folinge. In Cents: decors : i i # in Bowers ang shopping cat will find that plair adiantuge than yard ht sufficient for the Yau 10 4 better wide 7 y goods 18 fifty-six inches BR iil do, In arranging ior & called tor There iz no article of i ns thie it dress so capable 01 unique changes every conceivable st cottom and all-wool o lmced, trigly butt “THE ROOKERY." How a Great Office Building is lan. aed in Chicago. Cais gitimate margin of profit « are govern d by wag nce : fees i i ch that or like Phew % if the Hoskers sills a i wwrger § fi Othor ings are what would the tase were a city; 1 profits wonld take the form of a surplas in the treasurs at least anti they Were The never fal. far 1 if managers gladde nthe eye with bronze, as the city % \ wisely spent ANG.OZY ters. however Hookers ny x, we pursue it marble, and fathers their tenants with parks and lakes and fountains, The Rookery manngers to their tenants the best elevator service ever yet devised in the batteries of the swifiest ears, some of which ron as express trains, while others stop at every tioor, They control these, and see that they are the treat give world, their stir et railways, if they should not own them. The street-cleaning depart corps of orderly, respectful, hard work ing, faithful men, who keep the dozen domain of a Dutch housewife The air i= not tainted; the litter and rubbish are whisked out of sight with at times when toey are in use. Altera tions in the building are made at night, when the work will annoy and inconve nience the fewest tenants. The Rookery to its sewage system are the best that 1 found office buildinzs where the lund because they believed the water provided for the people generally was unfit to drink in one case; because it cost too much in another. In both in stances the people of those cities were scandalously wronged, of course. I return to the Rookery, the building is policed efficiently without the creation of a uniformed class of bullies. In short, it is a pleasare to visit such a building, where every official and servant oon stantly exhibits a desire to do his duty and to give satisfaction. |Barpers Magazine. Sl HL A, New York's Smallest Shop. In the course of the squeezing process to whieh this town is subjected cach year more and more hallways ave torned into shops, and most of these tiny Loles are occupied by cobblers of foreign birth. But the smallest cobbler shop in the city is commodious compared with the eosey little cupboard cocupiel by a tobacoonist in El street. It ix unloubtedly the smallest indoor shop in New York, In area it is esactly the square of the doorway. All day long a dark-haired woman, with rings in her oars, sits sewing in the little shop, but ready at a customer's approach to serve him with whatever her small stock includes. The PENNSYLVANIA ITEMS EPITOME OF NEWS GIFEANED FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF THE STATE REVENUE officers captured near Somerset 8 Jacol Bantermayer, Pritts’ son-in-law, wae srrested, DURiXG the thander storm three bodies in the river a Pittsburg were raised (0 the sur Auniror General hus removed and HH. C Gregg Orbison Twitehe Ting State Council, United (der of Ame can Mechanics, elected officers and discussed he immigration question. THe annual convention of the Kuights of Allentown AT Reading Rev. Dr. 1. I. Stambaugh, a clergyinen of the leformed words about him for $5000 damages, was given ib cents damages. Tre Executive Commitiee of the Soldiers’ yrphans’ Commission met in Harrisburg and fecided to transier most of the fity-one pupils own schools, AT Irons, on the Pennsylvania & North Western Raliroad, the boiler of freight engine No, 20 exploded, instantly killing log neer Moulton aud Fireman Ake, Pirtsnio ps was visited by a severe eles rical aght other dam sorm Beven dynusinos in an electr sintion were burned out sud Sage done The su Tis ita rin also passed over Bradiord, big strike of WES gurated i THE lorty-sixt Sate Cou bl echan or, opened iv Hentown Farmer Jacob Hoe ! Pum bre Lepartment * has Deen workis end, He to that Mayor Gourley The ordinance ing. It verhead wires between Grant sireet Wiii De pre sented at the next meet calls for sil the « Eleventh street {to the river and the a1 Point to be placed under ground within {wo years freight Ax eesti bound train on the Penne syivania Railroad was wrecked by a broken axle, near Coatesville Bot being A west boane in ran in. Harry and Harry Martin, fireman. both of Philadeiphis, the wreck and Martin Shultz was fatally blocked i express fo the wreck, Schultz, engineer were caught in was rousted to death, ured, A nuniber of cars were destroyed. Precipexy George T, Owens, of the Potts. ville branch of the Amalgamated Association of 1rou and Steel Workers, was gssanited by men, who, since last have been employed at the Fish back Rolling Mills. There is bed blood between the strikers and the scabs and forther tromble is expected. Several arrests were made. A coMpPrROMISE has been effected between the officials and employees of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Road. Both sides made concessions. The trainmen’s wages have been advanced generally on all divi not.union July, Boyp, Stickney & Co., of Harrisburg, wiil fickory Ridge colleries in the Shamokin formerly worked by William I. Scott. They have a combined annual output 50,000 tone. Paviix Mazaviigs and Ernest Hedores, two Frenchmen of Calamity, quarreled, and Redores shot Mazaulier in the breast, Killing him instantly. Jeslously was the cause of Fmmna Abbolit's Uhureh Beguests. The gift of £5,000 each to several churches by Emma Abbott, including two Methodist, calls forth this com ment from the New York Christias Advocate: The inquiry is mad whether we would advise the churches to receive the mogey when the Meth odist Episcopal Church condems thy theater. Certainly. The gilt of al money which the owner basa leg: and moral right to dispose of shoul be received by charities, churches, pnd colleges. The title to stolea money inheres in the original owner, and he who knowing it to be stolen would receive it Is a deceiver as bac as the original thief. The Methodist Episcopal Church does not teach tha a dramatic representation 8 a sie itself. It holds that the theater my an institution is evilin its influence and specially pernicions to the young, that this evil influence comes from the matter of plays, the manner in which they are put upon the stage, and the associations of the place Therefore "it prohibits its members attending theaters The deceased owned the money she bequeathed, and the churches have the same right to rovel she had dropped
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