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Ull. "CAiAitLEbfON EXPOSITION NQIITII' CAROLINA WE ETC, APRIL 7X11-13711 INCLUSIVE. V THE WOMAN'S BUILDING. It was a wise choice that made' the old Colonial home the : Woman's Building, for It was a vantage ground to start upon. The ladies of Charleston have car- Mrled out the ' history of . the estate, and rarest of furniture and silver, yielded up to aid the Exposition by the older citi zens of ; Charleston' who prize them as Invaluable heirlooms. On the walls v are !.".:- old family portraits of priceless value, the production of early American artists, the names of GUbert, Stuart," Morse, Jar vis, Sully, Copley, Fraser, Allstoh, West and others equally well known in their age. ' ' ' - , The building Is of two "' stories and 'iss encloses the wide piazza of the ,.st floor, where a cup of "Pinehurst Tea," grown at Summervlllo, twenty-five 1 miles from Charleston,' can be enjoyed. x The tea farm there fs the only one on - this hemisphere, and the tea is equal In1 flavor to the best Imported. The product is the result of many years of experiment In tea culture, which now 1 is , beyond the experimental stage. , This has proved that tea can be grown profitably In Am erica, and a company has been formed, controlling seven thousand acres of land, a thousand of which will soon be under cultivation. . Within the building,' adorned with plants and flowers, the scene is a beau tiful one. Here in hallway with its curved stairs and in paneled rooms with antique furniture the paintings and ar ticles of vertu are to be seen. In the library are books whose Inspiration was woman's brain, and among these are Bome from the private library of Presi dent Roosevelt. A restaurant of special Interest is within the building atd is dubbed "The Carolina Rice Kitchen," where the un initiated are given an opportunity to learn how' to rightly serve the delicious cereal," so largely raised in South Caro lina, which boasts of many great rice fields. Another feature, "and one a boon to tired mothers, is the "Day- Nursery," ' where children ate cared for during the 1 day,, and in a room close by is shown ( , . how hospital nursing is -done by trained v nurses. 1 - Then there is the silk culture exhibit. In the' early history of Charleston there was a fine export trade in silk, and ex hibits of this early industry are shown. By the untiring energy of the ladies of the committee the silk worms were raised on mulberry trees in Charleston, reels were constructed and beautiful white silk made especially for the Ex position. This domain of fair woman, a partial and incomplete list of whose attraction has been given, is. presided over by one of Charleston's most charming women, Mrs. Sarah Calhoun Simonds, President of the Board , of Woman Managers. She is a member of the family o'f the lllus trious John C. Calhoun, and has more than a State reputation as one of the most popular women in South Carolina. She has grea executive ability, tier per sonal charm and high social position ad ding to her other qualifications for the successful conduct of the exacting duties of her position. In this work she has the aid of representative women from all sections of the State, whose earnestness, ability and energy are aiding in the great success of the Woman's Department. The other members of the Board of Women Managers are Mrs. William H. Brawley, first vice president; Mrs. Rawlins Lowndes, second vice president; Mrs. William Alston Prlngle, secretary; Mrs. B. F. Alston, assistant secretary, and Miss Henrietta Murdoch, treasurer. In addition to these there is a long list of prominent ladies of the State who have charge of various matters per taining to the department and lady com missioners from other States, Mrs. Charles Price, representing. North Caro r kia in the list. ''-"'"''' . i ' One "delights to linger over the charms I ill the Woman's Building, for it is a place of great fascination, and once within its , hospitable walls it is hard to bid it even an "an revoir." V ;: 'Pas8ingon across the Common, where views of the beautiful Ashley and of the always charming live oaks are to be had the visitor soon steps ..into the wide porch of the GUATEMALA AND ALASKA In this section of the 'grounds a dock extends into the Ashley river where steamers and smaller craft can land. Here, too, is the Guatemala Building. This is built of bark, the structure being one typical of Ihe" houses of that coun try. In it the resources of Guatemala are displayed in most attractive style." From Guatemala to Alaska is a, far cry, but here also is to be seen the Alaska Building, and .within it a collection of material from the regions of snow and cold. Here there are polar bears, black bears, Alaskan dogs, native birds and other ' exhibits which tell of the, life in the frozen North. THE NEGRO BUILDING. Diagonally across the Common from, the Louisiana Purchase Building, through a live oak grove, is the Negro Building. This is a long low building of the Span-ish-Rennalssance order of architecture ,. one story high, and of a strongly Mexi can mission type. In general it is like a huge H. Its decorations are comprised in the deep tiled roof and windows cov ered with grilles. It has two wings.within which 13 an inner court, and contains twelve thousand square feet of space, the interior beautiful with flowers and foun tain. The exhibit made here is one showing great advance on the part of the Negro. The head of the committee having this exhibit in charge is Booker T. Washing ton, and a most gratifying display has been made, Recognizing that agriculture has large ly occupied the race the exhibit has this t us a great feature, yet there is here th; thiugs which show that in the past twenty-five years the negro has advanced In many other industrial lines, and in educational force, this being exhibited in the display of Tuskegce and other great Negro Institutions. The exhibit is not a large one, but it has been carefully made and is repre sentative. It la explained to visitors and the verdict must be after a careful in vestigation that the negro Is progressing. Tur'g back towards the Administra tion building, -for the reader has been . taken in consecutive order through the buildings wo pa-.s on our way, T,4 riACr. TJIACK. famous old ' Washington course 'of the Jockey Club. A- speedy string of horses are run dally and there is each afternoon great Interest shown in the exciting con tests, the music of the band, the cheers of the people and the rush of the horses making one of . the events of each day. Taking in the circuit of the grounds is a miniature railway, which though tiny makes a speedy trip. Boarding the cars at the ' race track we are ; soon whirled through the Avenueof States and Cities, and with a . brief view of the Administra tion Building, Auditorium and Court of Palaces we are landed near the Midway, thajt before we enter its fun-hinged gatec we may Inspect the WEST INDIAN BUILDING. This Is (placed at the entrance to the Midway and it contains a most inter esting exhibit from these Islands about which the war cloud . so lately hovered and broke. Here the courteous and at tentive representatives from Cuba and Porto Rico have! most intelligently ar ranged the products and resources of their island homes. The visitor will find much to 'interest him here, as well as a vast amount of educational information about Cuba and Porto Rico. , But the music, and the laughter, and the cheers, and the shrill cries of strange tongues calls us and we enter upon THE EXPOSITION MIDWAY. It's an Imposing entrance that Archi tect Gilbert has designed for -the Mid way, and It 13 worthy of the fun and the frolic and the knowledge that is to bo gained Inside of It, for there is knowl edge as well as fun. . Though not the first to be reached one of the best fill round attractions on the Midway is "Jim Key." Do you know the horse? He is one of the most intelligent animals in the world and you do not want to miss "Jim Key..' Then there Is the "Old Mill," with' its' splashing wheel and rush of waters in caverns now- dark, now bright. Know this, "Oh you who are filled with sentiment and have your best beloved along, fall not to ride through the "Old Mill" in one of its jolly little boats. You're a loser if you do not. . But who can talk seriously when there's a visit to the Midway afloat? Perhaps you've been on it, at Atlanta, or Chicago, or Omaha, or Nashville, or Buffalo. If you have you are going again and if not then Charleston has a revelation for you, for it's a rich Mid way in attractions, . The "barker," or the "spieler" with his foghorn voice is at work, the weird music sounds out-, . the camel , with its tourists a-back or a-hump tells that the Streets of Cairo are here. Over yonder way is the "Battle of Bull Run," while the "Electric Beauty" of tne Cuban Theatre attracts your rapt admiration. Here come the Esqimaux, sadly out of their temperature In this land of summer time, sunshine-and flowers, while beyond the quaint . little Japs" in their ' "Pair" Japan" are ready to entertain you" in feasts or-acrobatic feats."-Across ' the street there Is a museum, some of whose exhibits surpass that of New ' York'3 Eden Musee, Then comes ' Roltalr's "Darkness' and Dawn," ' Bostoek's Great Animal Arena, Gray's WiTd West Cattlo ROping Show, The Moorish Palace,' the New England Kitchen, ' the Little Red House, the Wayside Inn," the Flying Chariot and attraction after attraction that makes the Midway ' the delight .of young 'and old, of grave and gay. Here In its wide streets confetti battles WALTER G. GREEN, President. ; B. F. McLEOD. Vice "President. S- F. INNESS, Treasurer. ' ' : -: - P.! R. RIVERS, Secretary. . Directors Walter G- Green, 'S. F. In- ness, BV FMcLeod, p.Wulbern, P. R. Rivers,' Geo. Li Muckenfuss v ' will be fought and at night fireworks will lend an a5ded beauty to the bizarre scene that only the Midway with its people of all nations can produce for amusement seekers. 0 - Of course' see the Midway. It's part of the show, and it's a part that will bring the smiles and the laughter to your face. It is a jolly Midway show that the j Exposition offers to its : visitors. j PLASTIC ART IN "IVORY CITY." American art is as everything Ameri can, it advances. In no department has this advance been, more rapid th,aa- in sculpture,-and as the South Carolina, In terstate and West Indian Exposition is the latest Exposition, it has the advant age of all the others. . -f In all parts of the "Art and "Natural Sections" of the Ivory City are to:be seen beautiful statues, most of which represent incidents allied to Southern history. Artists with high ideals have con tributed-" from their talent, and in five groups seen in the Court of Palaces this is evident. The Aztec Group, by Louis A. Gudebrod, of New York, Exposition Director of Sculptire. The piece bears its inspiration in the life of the "Children of the Sun" and is In two statues, one the great Inca, Atahuallpa, who with face and hands uplifted to the rising sun towers above a reverent figure of his race, and. to Pizarro, who calls for his vassalage to the King of Spain and bids him avow the error of his faith he de clares his faith in his own god. It is a strong grouping of the advanced race discovered in America. : Another is of the Indian Group, by Carl Tefft, of New York. In it the Semi nole chief, Osceola, is represented in heroic pose, saying to his warriors, "Spare the women and the children." Osceola, who fretted away his life in captivity on Sullivan's" Island, and whose grave is just outside of Fort Moultriei was a valiant leader in the second Seminole war. His wife "Morning Dew," the child of an Indian chief by a slave mother, had been seized as a slave by th owner of her mother. For this Os ceola swore revenge. He was imprisoned five days for this and when released from his irons lay in wait for hla oppressors and killed fivo of them. For a year with devoted followers he fought, but was am. bushed in the Florida Everglades and captured by treachery or an act of re taliation and at the ago of thirty-four died in Fort Moultrie. "The Huguenot Group" and the beau tiful maternity group, "Mother and Child," are the work of the talented Miss Elsie Ward, a Southern woman. Tha first is a type of South Carolina's early settlers, Nmd its grouping is that of father, wife, and infant. Just landed. The other reveals most charmingly the mother low vhioh swclln In woman's breast as shct'sazea upon her first born. l i. .. ,,. ?r - : S MRS. WILLIAM ALSTON PRINGLE. Secretary of Woman's Department. it is just possible there may be other betrothals made during the Exposition. Two other fine bronzes are those loaned by Mr. Theodore B. Starr. One is "Pan," by MacMonnies, while his "The Fisher Boy" is another. On the edge of Lake Juanitaas if just arisen frona a hiding place in the marsh - is a third bronze, the work of Shrady. It is' a great moose and the sculptor's work is true to nature. , A group destined to become famous is "The Negro Group" by Charles A. Lopez, who has embodied -in it the negro in three characters moral, agricultural, educational. Because the" negroes ob jected to it this was not placed in front of the Negro Building, as it was regard ed by them, as representing their race in too menial occupations. .It is typical and Is a much studied group. "The Mermaid and Dolphin" pedestal and balustrade around-the lake in the Sunken Garden by Gudebrod is an -effective conventionalized representation of two little mermaids sporting about a dolphin. "The Colonial Group" of Lenz is another beautiful creation, as is the bronze enlargement ' of the "Bucking Broncho," by Burglum, seen Just before entering the Midway, while Martino's "Fisher Boy" is yet another, . ' In antiques there are many, such as Apollo Mercury, Borghese Warrior, Diana, Venus Milo, Marble Fawn, Urariia Cupid and others. In ..busts " there are Hermes, : Bacchus,' r Venus Curdos and others, making In - all a most "char.ming display. : " , ' r NORTH CAROLINA WEEK. '. J The magnificent 'exhibit made by North Carolina Is an attraction which will 'ie an: added power to draw North Carolin ians to the Exposition, and from all over the State, they are going to give aid to heroic Charleston in making a success of her Exposition. . .. , , , 5 While Tysitors from this State wl'i go by thousands during the Exposition there Is one weekv that . will see Charleston Captured by the -forces from North Carolina. This is the week beginnng April f, and during s that time Governor Aycock and his staff, escorted by a com posite regiment made up of four-com-j Building Shattered by Shell from Union Gunboat. " - , - Washington Light Infantry Monument. Church Damaged by the Earthquake. The Wall Street of Charleston, Broad Street. . f .. The Confederate Home. ' The Charleston Library. Consular Offices. The Old Post Office, from, which Extend the Steps from which Gen. Washington Spoke, and which was formerly a War Prison. College ot Charleston and its Famous Museum. . The Isle of Palms. . U. S. Custom House. Wharves. ' The Mall. Magnolia Cemetery. . Country Club Grounds. . . , Indian 'Battle' Fields. ; , Mount Pleasant, over the River. ' "Naval Site, 'purchased by Government. Old Lawton Plantation and Homestead; Chicora Park. " - Palmetto Trees. , r ... V'; Porter Military Academy. ' Memminger, Bennett and other Public Schools.. ' Milo Stone dated 1738. Quaint Old Gate to Wagener Planta tlon . - ' ' Citadel Green. German Lutheran Church.' ' , Famous Statue John C. Calhoun. . South' Carolina lMJlitary Academy. Citadel Square Baptist Church. Piece of Tabby Wall. Colonial Lake. ' . Historic James Island. St. Finbar's Cathedral and Chapel. 'Fine Specimens of Colonial Mansions. ' South Carolina Hall. Fort Suniter. , . . JFort Moultrie,; " The Beautiful Battery. Picturesque Meeting Point of tha Cooper and Ashley Rivers. Evidences pf the Destructive Work of Earthquake of 1885. "... Memorial to Confederate Dead. Jasper Statue. . Bust of Simms. their notes fellowship and good will. The new postoffice, . a t magiilficent building, Is across the way, and Just ,be yond is the Police Department, a'mostj mteresiing structure, in tne city square, located between the City Hall and the Fire Proof Building, is"1 tne Pitt statue, which shows the hard usage time hag brought to it. ' ' " ' .' ' '. At the foot of Broad street Is the "Old Postoffice," from whose' steps Gen. Wash ington "Bpoke fn 1791, and which. Is a place with an Interesting history. At one time a prison Col. Isaac Hayne was con fined In Its cellars, and led from it to execution this being . during the time it was used as the "Provost", by the Brit ish commandant in 1780-81. The Custom House, on East Bay, near the foot of Market street, is' & beautiful building, and from its eastern side a fine view of the Cooper river-is obtained.. . . The Central Market is another place of interest. It begins with a. two-story hall on 'Meeting street,' opposite Market ( street, and extends across many streets to East Bay. Here the visitor should go early In the morning, or on Saturday evening between 6 and -9 o'clock if he wants to see the method of business. Along the side of the market, especially of that section devoted to the sale of meat and fish, may be ; seen the useful byzzards, the "scavengers without cost" that are a unique. sight. ' Besides the places mentioned in this review of Charleston there are others of great interest, among these are St. Phil ip's church.on Church 6treet,where among monuments to famous men may be seen that' of Carolina's greatest son, John Caldwell Calhoun. On the southeast corner of Church and Queen streets is the "Huguenot" church, well worth a visit. On Broad street Is the Roman Catholic Cathedral, St. Flnbars, which is now: being re-erected on the old lines, having been destroyed in the great fire of 1861. ' The Citadel Square, with a specimen of the old "Tapia' or. "Tabby" wall, part of the old - Revolutionary lines of de fense, should be seen. On the plaza the drill of the cadets will be enjoyed. . Th various schools and colleges have imposing buildings and these are worth visiting.' Especially r should the library and Museum of the College of Charles ton be seen. ' The Prlngle House, one of the oldest houses in Charleston, built about' 1765 by Miles Brewton, .is probably the best pre served and most elegant specimen of co lonial architecture to be seen in trie Clt7. It is on the west side of King street, tb second above LamboII street. Miles Brew ton, with his whole family, was lost at sea, and the house passed to three sis ters. Of ' these one was Mrs. Rebecca Motte. famous in Revolutionary times; who was living' In 'it when the British bcupied the city, 1781-82. The house was then the headquarters of Sir' Henry Clinton and wa3 afterwards used by Lord Rawdon. ' ' The William Washington House Is an other hlstpric place. It is a wooden building, corner of, South Battery and Church streets, and was the property ot Col. William Washington, of fame as a Revolutionary officer. ' 'T r . . . r - - ' ' j ........ ..... t '.-.J MRS. SARAH CALHOUN SIMMONS, President of AVoman's Department. Government Light House. The Pringle House. The Old Magazine. St. Andrew's Church. Goose Creek Church. panics from each of the three regiments , of the State, under the command of Cot. j. F. Armfield, of Statesville, will be Jn ; Charleston. , . , . : Many of the cities of the State have special ''Days" during that weeK, anu )t " will be a great place where Carolinians: from , the east, the west and the center ;. ATTRACTIONS. IN THE CITY, will fraternize and v clasp -hands with vlsllors to Charleston will find a host their brethren of South Carolina. , ; of interesting places to visit, which if THE CITY. AN EXPOSITION. I viewed thoroughly would take weeks. The city of Charleston is In itself an perhaps months. A short account of Exposition! It has within an& without j som6 of the chief places of interest will its city walls score on score of places of ; be of vlue to the North Carolinian who intense interest, for here ' has history j wants to learn what Is to be seen. been made. In another section or tnis paper space is given to Charleston itself, The city and county government Is but the visitor to the Exposition will happily housed , in spacious and coin need a condensed memorandum, and here j nmnding buildings at the corner of Meet ta nrowonf j.rl a. ti.Mt. of nlaces. each of t tny tnA nrna.-l atropta. and nlnne thisi which should be seen while in Charles- ; street will be found a largo number of J property it is open to the public, visitors ton. , banking bouses and the offices of the by the hundreds going to it annually. :f OUTSIDE ATTRACTIONS. Leading in this list is a visit to Fort Sumter, situated in plain view from the city, whose very name tells of its his tory. To this the steamers go twice a day and for 50 cents the round trip, In cluding a iew of the other points of in terest, is made. ' . Magnolia Cemetery, just outside of the city, is of great Interest to visitors- It is a beautiful "City of the Dead" and in it among hundreds of striking memo rials, is tre monument to "The Confed erate Dead." It is a finely executed bronze figure of a soldier in Confederate Uniform, on a granite pedestal twenty feet high while around it are eight hun dred headstones marking the gTaves of soldiers who died in defence of Charles- ton, and on the field at Gettysburg. Mount Pleasant, with its high bluff of yellow sand, and its pleasant situation across the Cooper, is a pretty place for a visit. Sullivan's Island, with its fine beach three miles long and Fort Moultrie, Is an attraction not to be missed. At the gateway to the fort is Osceola's grave. The "establishment of a United States garrison at Fort Moultrie, and the build ing of new fortifications has added much to the life of the island, which is a fa mous summer resort. ,. The "Isle of Palm3," formerly Long Island, across. Breach Inlet from Sul livan's Island and directly facing the ocean, Is one tf the .finest seaside resorU on the Atlantic. Its broad and smooth beach, eight miles long, sloping so gent ly that surf bathing is possible a: any hour of jthe" tide. Is a great attraction. The interior is covered with a denso growth of paimettoes, live oaks and other trees and Is typically tropic. ' ' The electric railway of the Consoli dated system takes. you to it. The plac? lg a great resort for pleasure. An im mense pavilion, bath chouses, restaur ant, steeple chase caroussai, Ferris wheel and all the attachments of a mod ern resort are to be found there, as is also a well appointed hotel. Chicora Park, above the city on - the' Cooper river, is another delightful place, and on part of it the new Naval Station of the United" States Government is to be located, and it is to bo one of the finest in the world. Magnolia-on-tbc-Ashley, fifteen miles above the city, is a wonderfully beauti ful spot. Live oak and magnolias are here in primeval growth, and the broad Valks, bordered by azaleas, twenty or thirty feet high, in the early spring are a perfect glory of color. Foreign trees and rare plants are on every side, being blended In a combination of art and na ture to the perfection of beauty. Its pe culiar feature can be duplicated nowhere else In th country, and though rrlvata 4 em., I is th and i I winding Over th Englan the root walls. . Sumn from C.l In the d ficent 1 tet Tnr, wants I resorts to' Sumr The f C. U. SI tlons. ' ance ih is grow EXPO: The 1 New3 as state of ! "Yest in Char eunshlni the per and hedi bird? pie and near-by tors. "The : ttrui e-q weather very att vldlng c Visitors. Alfreno, walker i the visit air- per Leonard, sented t the groit Carolina dress pa the Hel which h; tlon Con and give Palaces, night, tl two cone palaces, the orga give a gi of Palace after, up "June or the publf attract!, the very nltv. .- , "All vi lighted w its encha ers and ary, and characterl dently, I keep on the basel! all enjoy I BOJ Accomnj" " r To par other phi Charlesto given: ExDOsiti by frs. I one door I Terms 50 cording td Meals, th ment In ; A 4Comft transient ley line, C. F. Smith. and lodglr Mrs. S. convenient ceive gue.- per day f lodging. Lodging 5 by the we Out of I boat glide "The Old It is the liam B. R way, in C attraction again. Without its great as" it chuit water whi "channels, now in a ( happy voy fields of tl leading Uif and its cl "Kissing; board tha ment befo into, and many eng laid to t,h the jolly 'n Try the eld, and y. It is a jo and once t to join in ! Some of the spots of beauty and ramo J professional men of the city. On ne are: , corner of Meeting and Broad is the fa- The Famous Central Market and its I nioua St. Michael's Church, whoso hls- Hall. Circular Church. St. Philip's Church. Old Graveyard. Hair of Records. St. Michael's Chureh. attended toric chimo .of bells have crossed the I ocean five, times, and have a histotT 01 I their own. In the pews of this historic ! ihureh Gen. ucorgo Washington sat I j wortliip aud in Its graveyard tha mai. by ! Meaj kIiow the names of men who havt St. Andrew's church, eight miles froift the city, reached by a beautiful drive leading over the Ashley river, is a his toric church. The Tarlsh was laid off in 1708 and in 1723 the church was built. Destroyed by fire it was rebuilt in 1781. Goose Creek Church, as the old church of St. James is called, some fifteen miles -. from Charle'oB is reached r-.,the At- thi. The visi ; difficulty i during his I as his fan' term inc. Here ar. private bo day, and i $2 to $8 p rooms to 1 a day andJ European ; in restaur and at "th " DepartnK tin a will . boarding I But Cl. hotels T ed, the ?!.. "whiih ale botH !!.
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