. A popular history of the United States of America, from the aboriginal times to the present day. e of the grandest tendencies of American civilization—the complete emancipation of woman. In ancient times her chainswere forged; the Middle Age re-riveted them upon her; the ModernEra—even the Reformatian—has mocked her with the semblance andthe show of liberty. America sets her free and lifts her to the seat ofhonor. GRANTS ADMINISTRATION. 621 The collections of the Pavilion were rich and varied. Thesoutheast division was set apart for the display of womans inven-tions. The contrivances were mo
. A popular history of the United States of America, from the aboriginal times to the present day. e of the grandest tendencies of American civilization—the complete emancipation of woman. In ancient times her chainswere forged; the Middle Age re-riveted them upon her; the ModernEra—even the Reformatian—has mocked her with the semblance andthe show of liberty. America sets her free and lifts her to the seat ofhonor. GRANTS ADMINISTRATION. 621 The collections of the Pavilion were rich and varied. Thesoutheast division was set apart for the display of womans inven-tions. The contrivances were mostly of such sort as appertain todomestic economy and the improvement of home. Now and then,however, some capricious apparatus of fashion, invented in the realmof whim, attracted the gaze of the curious. Photographs of suchbenevolent institutions as are under the conduct of women formed aninteresting exhibit, as did also the worsted and silk embroiderieswhich were displayed in an adjoining court. The art collection em-braced some creditable—even excellent—specimens of drawing, a fair. INTERIOR VIEW OF HORTICULTURAL HALL. display of paintings, and several commendable pieces of the center of the hall was an elegant printing office, where TlieNew Century for Women was published and distributed during theExposition. The southwestern quarter was occupied by foreign , too, the display of womans work was varied and of a high or-der of merit. The royal ladies of the Old World had contributedmuch to the excellence and interest of the exhibit. Queen VictoriasSchool of Art and Needlework made some splendid offerings of em-broidery. Many contributions of similar sort were presented by thewomen of France, Sweden, and Canada. Egypt had its section ofartistic designs in gold and silver thread-work; even the queen ofTunis had heard of Independence and sent some superb gold-em-broidered velvets as a token of her good will. The Japanese exhibit 622 HISTORY OF
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