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nternational.  exhibition 
[Kntercd  nccordlng  to  Act  of  Congre'<^,  in  tho  ynnr  I87i1,  by  the  (liiriil  t»uhlishlnir  Compiiny.  in  the  offlco  of  tho  Mhrariari  of  OonKress  ill  Wilshintiton. | 
g'bc  Cfutcnnial. 
THE  WOMEN'S  PAVILION. 
I)iRE(JTL.T  iu  fxoiit  of  aiicl  oppoHiti'  tlio  Govern¬ 
ment  IJnililuti;,  and  noi-thweiit  of  I^Iachinery 
Hall,  Htandrt  an  iiiH'gailai'  wooden  eilitiee  painU-d 
in  sober  tints,  and  ci  each  of  tlio  tiiree  |«irtiilH. 
in  as  many  lunguageH,  iu  painted  the  legend : 
Let  her  workM  ]>raiHO  hw  in  the  gats^s.”  I'lii.s 
is  the  Woinen’s  I’avilion.  'I'lio  illnstrataon  on 
this  page  gives  a  very  correct  idea  of  the  striiet- 
ure.  Tlio  honse  and  its  exhibits  is  under  tlie 
direction  of  Mm  Women’s  Gentennial  Committee, 
of  wliich  Mrs.  Gim.i'amiK  is  tho  I’resident.  Tlie 
moneys  necessary  for  tho  succoss  of  tho  entor- 
prLse  were  raised  by  voluntary  contributions, 
concerts,  etc.,  and  great  praise  is  due  the  Presi¬ 
dent  in  this  connection  us  tho.sc  wlio  should  have 
been  most  heartily  euthnsiastie  the  women  of 
itUe  land  have  shown  but  a  lukewarm  interest  in 
tlwi  scheme. 
Tiie  interior  i.s,  however,  light,  airy,  and  well 
adapted  to  display  woman's  wort  to  the  hcsi  ad¬ 
vantage.  iJiit  a  modicum  of  the  exliiliits  ai’c 
yet  in  jxisition,  owing  mainly  to  the  delay  of  tlio 
shij) '•  Supply,”  which  has  lit  last  arrived  from 
abroad  with  a  precious  cargo,  the  contrihution  of 
women  of  other  lands.  The  eases  at  present  lit¬ 
ter  the  ttuor  iu  a  chrysalis  state,  hut  in  a  short 
time  ladies  will  laave-  an  oiiportunity  to  make 
notes  of  the  progress  of  w<>nien  m  tho  arts  and 
sciences  from  the  time  of  Penkooik  to  date. 
The  first  impression,  1  think,  will  bo  one  of 
disappointment,  hut  when  we  recollect  that  the  1 
best  display  of  practical  female  indn.stry,  te.xl[le 
frabrics,  is  in  tlic  Main  P.uilding,  and  that  tho 
notable  residts  of  tho  Philadelphia  b'emalc 
Schools  will  be  shown  in  the  I’ennsylvania  Edu¬ 
cational  Building,  it  will  be  seen  that  the  Pa¬ 
vilion  is  not  exactly  representative  after  all,  and, 
except  as  an  amiable  :uk1  worthy  enterprise  on 
tbc  part  of  patriotii'.  ladies,  I  see  no  particular 
reason  for  its  being. 
Tho  walls  are  well  filled  with  paintings,  engrav¬ 
ings,  Ac.,  and  there  arc  some  meritorious  exam¬ 
ples  of  needle -work,  embracing  richly  emhroidcr- 
ed  fabrics  and  a  volurninous  disjilay  of  .lapaneso 
apparel,  which  is  a  practical  demonstration  of 
how  not  to  do  it.  if  yon  seek  the  .•esthatie  in  your 
drcs.s.  The  Lowell  Industrial  Hchools  make  a 
creditable  ilisplay,  and  tho  N.  Y.  (.'oDiuir  Union 
Art  Hchools  are  not  behind  in  inoritoriuus  work. 
Madame  .Tp.iuen.vit  of  Uopcnliagen,  eontrihutes 
quite  a  numher  of  pictures  and  tho  inforniatiori 
that  she  “  paints  crowned  heads,”  which  may  ac¬ 
count  for  the  fact  that  royalty  never  look.H  badly 
ahont  tho  eyes  after  gentle  vinous  exhilarations. 
There  are  displayed,  also,  71  patented  inventions 
which  will,  donbtles.s,  surprise  many  who  think 
woman  is  not  inventive.  They  are  mostly  in  the 
domestic  line,  consisting  of  ilish-washers,  man¬ 
gles,  bedsteads,  a  frame  for  stretching  and  dye¬ 
ing  curtains,  an  ironer,  and  “liarning  made 
easy males  have  foimd  no  diflieulty  in  doing 
!  that,  and  its  practice  is  no  universal  that  a  patent 
seems  Buperlluous.  There  is  also  a  safety  mat¬ 
tress  combining  comfort  and  the  preservation  of 
life.  In  times  of  distress  at  sea,  tlie  ilistrosscd 
are  rceommended  to  throw  It  in  the  water  and  — 
decide  if  it  would  be  prudent  to  follow  after  it. 
The  wax  flowers  and  tlie  Cenlennial  Woman’s 
Banner  are  ciuite  jierhict  in  their  way,  and  not 
tho  least  intf-resling  featiiro  is  a  loom  worked  by 
women.  Telegrajiby  is  shown  to  he  a  branch  of 
women’s  work,  and  a  iiafsir,  “The  Now  Century 
for  Women,”  is  w  ritlim  and  set  up  by  Avomen  in 
tho  building.  The  press  work  is  relegated  to 
man,  as  tho  stronger  animal.  It  Avould  he  im¬ 
practicable  to  onumerato  the  many  articles  that 
will,  without  doubt,  commend  themselves  to  the 
peripatetic  female  visitor,  hut  those  of  our  read¬ 
ers  who  can  give  hut  a  limited  time  to  seeing  the 
wonders  of  this  vast  Exisisition,  would  not  ho 
recreant  to  their  duty  if  they  passed  the  Wo- 
inan’.s  ravilion  by  tho  way. 
■  - 
CENTENNIAL  CORRESPONDENCE. 
Pim.AOKi.eniA,  Mayaitli,  ls78. 
I  HAVE  striven,  in  previous  letters,  to  buoy  tho 
channel  so  clearly  that  inoxpcrkincod  navigators 
would  8.ail  as  smoothly  as  in  familiar  seas.  In 
doing  this  it  has  heeii  necessary  to  oinit  any 
mention  of  tho  Exhlhition,  except  incidentally  ; 
but  in  devoting  so  niucb  apace  and  time  to  what 
appertains  to  the  physical  comfort  of  tlio  tourist, 
1  should  not  like  to  have  Rouai.  readers  infer 
tliat  tliese  letters  are  raendy  intended  for  a  guide 
book;  on  the  contrary,  when  I  shall  have  filled 
with  good  advice  those  of  you  who  ivill  see  the 
Exluhitioii,  1  hope  to  “  do  "  tlio  liuildingH  in  or¬ 
der,  and  give  full  and  part.ienlar  doseniptions  of 
all  that  is  remarkable  and  in  any  wayiiitcresting. 
Wi‘  will  not  follow  the  custom  of  the  Chinese  and 
alUick  tlie  delicacies  of  tlio  repast  before  dcmol- 
^isliiiig  tlio  solids. 
HOW  TO  SEE  THE  EXHIBITIOMI 
intclligenHy,  and  witli  tlie  greatest  lasting  profit, 
becomes,  therefore*  a  (iiiery  of  vast  uuportiuicc. 
1  believe  it  is  quite  incredible  for  those  who  have 
not  been  on  tho  grounds  to  rcalizo  tho  spasm  of 
mental  Imljecility  and  niter  helplessness  that 
seizes  one  as  ho  looks  around  on  tlio  acres  of 
interesting  places  to  he  seen,  and  roflectfl  tluit 
life  is  short  and  ho  lias  only  two  eyes  ;  tlio  result 
of  which  is,  that  tho  tourist  drift-s  along  aimlessly, 
soon  becomes  fatigued,  and  finds,  to  his  disgust, 
that  Uio  legs  move  quite  independently  of  the 
will,  and  have  a  had  lialat  of  making  circles 
about  one  locality,  bringing  up  at  tlio  place 
from  wlicncc  you  first  startcil.  Menntimo  yon 
look  at  various  things  as  if  yon  were  passing  in  a 
liallonn,  got  confiisod  ideas,  and  finalliy  yoiir  tired 
br.ain  and  body  combine  in  the  condnsion  of  Sii’ 
Chari, E.s  Conns  i  reaji,  Miat  Micro’s  nothing  in  it ; 
and  yon  fed  as  if  you  liad  expended  time  and 
money  in  vain  ;  seen  a  mob  of  iinfortimates  sim¬ 
ilarly  aftltdcd,  Miat  Aniei  lea  is  Uw  country  of  Mio 
Glolie ;  Mint  you  would  give  as  large  a  pile  of 
gold  as  you  saw  in  tho  Main  Building,  if  you  were 
only  lioino,  llioroiighly  rested,  the  cobweb  daze 
hrnslied  from  yonr  iwdiing  liead  and  ready  to 
make  a  l  allonal  start  ouca  more. 
If,  pcrdianeo,  you  avail  ymirscirof  tiioP.olIing 
Cliair,  you  are  trundled  about  quite  ns  aimkissly, 
(if  you  have  no  definite  plan)  and  tho  motive 
power  hclng  an  irulifferont  citizen  of  Mie  liepiili- 
lic,  thinks  lie  lias  iierforiacd  his  duty  if  ho  gets 
you  over  a  gmslly  nniuber  of  acjosiii  the  allotted 
time.  Tills  i.s  tlie  “  having  oj'es,  and  yo  see  not  ” 
plan,  and  tlie  one  inort  generally  adopted. 
To  say  that  Mils  is  all  wrong  Avoiild  ho  merely 
to  echo  the  sentiment  of  sensihlo  peojile,  as  an 
I'lxhibition  of  tills  character  is  nothing  if  not 
educational.  I  would  advise,  then,  in  Mm  first 
pliice,  that  befurn  lea\!iig  liomo  ybu  procure  a 
good  Coiitonnlal  Guide  Book  and  a  com|)lelo 
Catalogue  of  the  various  Centennial  hnildiu^'s. 
'riio-Guidcs  issueil  either  r.ua’Bft  A  Coatis, 
f’hiladelplfla,  or  I!uuii  A  llonoiifoN,  New  York, 
are  excellent.  Tho  (Catalogues  can  be  had  only 
in  I’hilailclphia  (Jxo.  U.  Naoi.e  A  Co.).  Study 
Iheso  carefully,  that  you  may  liavo  a  perfect  idea 
of  tho  location  of  buildings  and  their  contents. 
You  cannot  fully  appreciate  this  advice  unless 
you  disregard  it,  and  uuliappily  find  yourself  iu  a 
sea  of  trouble  on  tho  gi-ounds  As,  to  attempt 
to  do  this  tlicii,  would  only  lead  to  wearying 
confusion.  Conclude  at  once  that  it  is  hoyond  tho 
power  of  human  induranoe  to  examine 
^loroughly,  even  though  you  remained  through- 
NEW  YORK  CITY,  .ICNE  3,  1870. 
jl'KICK  SX3C  OKNTSi- 
(  SllVJ.fi.'i  I'Elt  VEAK. 
VOL.  XXXIII.  No.  ‘^3.  i 
WHOLE  No.  1.175.  ! 
