embroidery; church ornaments and linen; altar cloths, banners, and other objects for religious ceremonies in fabrics ornamented with lace, embroideries and trimmings.  Curtains, with lace, guipure, or embroidery, upon tulle or fabrics; blinds, screens, portieres, lambrequins, and other draperies, ornamented with lace, embroidery, and trimmings.

Mrs. Wood writes: 

Our jury was a large one—­about thirty members.  They came from France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, China, Japan, Great Britain, Mexico, Porto Rico; the other members were Americans, and represented the different States.  The work we were to do was what was known as “groups 58 and 59,” and covered so much ground we found that in order to finish in the required time we would have to divide our jury, so that some were detailed to examine embroidery, others costumes, trimming, laces, etc.  I was on the lace committee.  Laces made by hand, wrought on pillows, by needle or crochet, silk, wool, gold, silver, or thread, machine-made laces, imitation, embroidered tulles, and lace curtains.  It would be impossible to describe the beauties of the lovely laces, the time, patience, and labor given to them.  We examined the exhibits in the Manufacturers’ Building, Varied Industries, all foreign buildings.  The work done by women in the Philippines, Porto Rico, Mexican and Alaskan exhibits was as fine in texture and as beautiful as imported laces.  The work in every instance was as handsome as that shown at the Chicago World’s Fair, but perhaps not on so large a scale.

I was a member of a committee of four appointed to adjust the losses on the handsome imported costumes and wraps in the French section that were damaged during a wind and rain storm that swept over the exposition grounds during the summer and damaged the building and the immense glass cases containing these valuable goods, the loss of which amounted to hundreds of dollars to the Exposition Company.

Group 59 (combined with Group 58 above), Mrs. William S. Major, Shelbyville, Ind., Juror.

Under the group heading “Industries producing wearing apparel for men, women, and children,” the four classes into which it was divided represented:  Clothing to measure for men and boys; ordinary costumes, suits for hunting and riding, leather breeches and similar articles; suits for gymnastic uses and games, military and civil uniforms, campaign clothing of special types, robes and costumes for magistrates, members of the bar, professors, ecclesiastics, etc., liveries, various costumes for children.  Clothing, ready-made, for men and boys.  Clothing to measure for women and girls; dresses, vests, jackets, cloaks (made by ladies’ tailors, dressmakers, or cloak makers), riding habits, sporting suits.  Clothing, ready-made, for women and girls.  Patterns.

Mrs. Major reports as follows: