172 New Yoek at the "World's Columbian Exposition. 



matter before it in such a light that she was granted the required 

 privilege. 



Being desirous of securing something besides mere data in regard to 

 women's work in periodicals, Mrs. Bellamj decided to have selection 

 made of magazine articles under separate heads, and to show them in 

 typewritten folios in the library. An advisory council was formed, 

 and included almost every woman in the State of distinguished ability 

 in periodical literature, to decide upon the articles to be selected ; each 

 of these women was made a committee of one to select the most brilliant 

 articles under a certain head and write an introduction. In tliis way 

 thirty-nine folios were prepared. As the work progressed one idea 

 developed another and the literary committee decided to consult a 

 publishe]' as to the desirability of reproducing some of the articles in 

 book form. Mr. J . Henry Harper at once manifested an interest in 

 the undertaking, and the result was that six little volumes were selected 

 from the folios and published by Harper Brothers, under the title of 

 the Distaff Series, a name chosen by the editor, Mrs. Lucia Gilbert 

 Runkle, who gave no small portion of her valuable time to the work. 

 Through the courtesy of Mrs. Palmer and the exposition authorities 

 the books were placed on sale in the library. The exhibit from the 

 literary clubs was presented in seventy-five folios, representing every 

 club of prominence and many of the minor associations in the State, 

 Each folio contained a history of the organization with its constitution 

 and by-laws and four representative papers, which had been read 

 before it. These folios were bound in russet Suede, carrying on the 

 cover the name of the club and a large blue seal, stamped with the 

 badge of the Board of Women Managers. The thirty-nine literary 

 folios, together with the list of 3,000 women contributors to the press 

 and periodicals, the latter being carefully revised by Mrs. J. C. Croly 

 (Jenny June), and some model folios showing how the work had been 

 done in the various counties, were similarly bound, except that the 

 seal used was white instead of blue. The typewriting in all the folios 

 bearing this white seal was done by Miss S. Louise Conklin, of Kew 

 York, and her assistants, with the utmost care and perfection, in order 

 that it might form in a secondary way. an exhibit of model typewrit- 

 ing. All of the covers of the folios were of golden russet Suede 

 designed by Mrs. Pryor of the Associated Artists. They bore on the 

 outside the reproduction of the seal of the Board of "Women Managers. 



The first appropriation made for the literai-y committee was $300, 

 As the work grew and it was found that the special printing and type- 

 writing, besides other important items, would occasion large bills, the 

 executive voted $3,000 in addition to the first sum. The latter amount 

 has not been exceeded, but note should be made of the fact that the 

 "Wednesday Afternoon Club generously voted a subscription of $1,000, 

 one of its members paying the rent of a room at the Bible House, and 

 the services of a clerk during a considerable period when a place of 

 deposit and a custodian were needed for the books. The literary clubs 

 were recjuired to do their own typewriting of records, etc., so the 

 preparation of this branch of the exhibit was done without cost to the 

 literary committee. "With but two exceptions, none of the women 



