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

IN THE WOMAN’S BUILDING. 179 the work of the house of M. Henry; reproductions, chiefly of classic works; and finally the small library of books written by women, comprising women’s works, selected by Mme. Jules Siegfried, and giving a more serious tone to the exhibit. To complete the section a history of French costume, from the period of the Gauls to the present time, has been prepared by the committee, and proves to be full of interest. An exhibit to illustrate the subject has consequently been furnished by the Profes- sional Society 1’Aiguille, in the shape of dolls dressed according to authentic records contained in museums, pictures, and docu- ments, and executed with perfect fidelity to historical details. Section 4.—Art. Feminine art has been considered under two heads—the fine arts, commonly so called, and art applied to decoration and industry. The number of pictures, drawings, and pieces of sculpture exhibited is not very large, on. account of the limited space allotted to each country in the Gallery of Honor of the Woman, s Building. . . . We will here give the names of all the artists exhibiting-. These are as follows: Mesdames Madeleine Lemaire, Louise Abbema, Demont Breton, Delphine de Cool, Muraton, la Villette, Marie Bashkirtseff, so truly French in heart and in talent that we have adopted her for one of our own; Mmes. Brouardel Rougier, Buchet, Villebesseyx, Colin Libour, Marquise de Chaponay, Maseline, Türner, Boyer-Breton, Comtesse de Cosse-Brissac, Zillhardt de Chåtillon, and others. In sculpture, we would mention: Mme. Léon Bertaut, two of whose statues, “ Psyche Under the Shell of Mystery” and “A Girl Bathing,” belong to the collection of the Luxembourg; Mme. Lame Coutan, whose original work, “The Spring,” has been purchased by the government; Mme. Anne Manuela, Mme. Clovis Hugues, Mme. Sarah. Bernhardt, Mme. Lancelot, and otlieis. To the above should be added the charcoal sketches of Mme. Mourier, the portrait of Mme. de la Calle, and the engravings of Mlle. Malsis. In enamels, miniatures, and illuminations we may mention. Mme. Marie de Nugent, Camille Isbert, de Sainté, Anne, Hervé, Garnier, Loiivet, Lagoderie, de Cool, Countess du Chaffault, Ernest Moye, Soudan, Montcharmont, etc. In workmanship shown in the decoration of fans: Mme.