Art and Handcraft in the Woman's Building
of the World's Columbian Exposition

IN THE WOMAN’S BUILDING. 79 have also the Misses Naylor, thoroughly good all-round workers and engravers; Miss Berger, and others. The mechanical difficulties of wood engraving are great, and can only be overcome by the closest applica- tion. As the standard, too, is very high liere, there is no encourage- ment to young work- ers in the existing or- der of things. Unless there is a change for the better, we shall soon find ourselves without competent en- gravers to fill the places of the older ones as they leave the ranks. The future of the wood-cut lies perhaps almost entirely in the direction of original work, or reproductive engraving of marked individual excellence. Fortunately, even the best process-work does not, in many cases, give the effect necessary, and a wood engraver of unusual ability is assured abundant opportunity for the exercise of his or her calling. As women increase EMBROIDERY. Pupils oe the House of the Legion oe Honor. France. in physical vigor and mental grasp—through the higher education —they eagerly seek an outlet for their energies. In art, perhaps, more than in any other profession, do they find the conditions which make for success. Alice C. Morse.