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

IN THE WOMAN’S BUILDING. 181 Abbema, Mme. Chennevieres, Bida and Dumas of the house of Ahrweiler, Baroness de Gartempe, Marquise de Grollier, M. Duvel- leroy, etc. It remains for us to notice the panels intended for the vestibule of one of the grand entrances, the decoration of which was sug- gested to the French section. The plan of this was at first received with enthusiasm, especially by Mesdames Van Sarys and Louise Abbema. These ladies were afterward obliged to relinquish this project, but they have desired at least to send to Chicago their designs, which will give a sufficient idea of what the intended panels would have been had their execu- tion been possible. A list of artists who have exhibited in the Paris Salon appears in one of th.6 charts of ths general statistics. Music is represented by a number of compositions of Vicount- ess de Grandval, Cecile Chaminade, Augusta Holmes, Marches!, marchioness of Castrone Rajota, Marie Jaell, Henriette Fuchs, Hortense Parent, Anna Fabre, Jumel, etc. Moreover, the various schools of music, the National Conserva- tory and its branches, together with various national, provincial, and private schools, have kindly forwarded reports touching their organization and course of instruction included m the second album, “Conditions Affecting Women’s Work and Professional Instruc- tion.” LITERATU RE. As stated above, a certain number of literary works written by women has been collected by the committee. These works, about eight hundred in all, form the contribution of women authors to the library of the Woman’s Building. In the Gallery of Honor, in the retrospective exhibit, may be seen the antique lace of Mme. Franck, embroidery of the sixteenth century of Mme. John Saulnier, that also of Mmes. Poirier and Rémon, the ivory statuette of Venus lent by Mme. Charles Read, and the valuable collection of forty antique fans of M. Buissot In conclusion the committee had wished to add to its exhibit a number of portraits of celebrated women. These, however, for the most part, belonged to public galleries or were the property o± private individuals. In either case they were unavailable, m view of so long a transportation; and for this reason the committee has been obliged to content itself with sending photographs, ha™g given preference to personages illustrious in art and letters. Ihe statue of Joan of Arc is the fairest of these reproductions.