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BT .: .. --- w. -r ' L ' y THE SUN. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, I88& ' -. -r- - T f. . I . T - mmmm mpw . . - .- t. , -,. , , --, , ... -,,.., ,,.., , -. r ' COLLEGE-BRED WOMEN To the Front with a Kush in Practical Affairs. WHEREIN THEY NOW EXCEL, With Added Intelligence They Aro Tet Model Mothers. M J, P stoma Heeant rlchemee Evolved from the .J 1 Bnliof the Cllrl Dradnale t'olqoo Char- "V i ltlB aa Fraelleal JUethoiie or Jlrnero. 1 J leaea New Atmmi f Kmplojmrnt I)la- r ,- aeTerea Should Yoaag TVomea ha im Theronshljr Xdneatad u Young Men I 1 ' In the tremendous momontura of thomovo- j meat for woman's advancement In place and I power It laths hand of tho collogo-bredwoninn '! , that controls the lever. It Is not In her value f .' m a leader, but In nor vlrtuo as n moderator j ,j that her greatness lies. Sir The lmpartanoe of the college woman' In H jj fluenee In this question la not In tlio matter ol I superior scholarship, even though l'hllllppa ',,;, Knwoett ha written hor nsmo above that of ' ;j 'the senior wrangler ot England's great unl- (ft verstty. Of greater value Is It to tho woman's t cause that she has takon oft hor corset and f built her gymnasium, and oomos out of col li less strongor woman than when sho wont in. J I with a bettor chance for the future In what j I aha has learnod of hysloue rathor than of j Greek. i ,,' Statistics show that while tho propor- it ' tton ot maracos nmong graduates not i ' only compares favorably with that omong " ether women, and Is constantly Increasing, di- , -f: , Torce Is a thing unknown. It is not that hor ?' ' degrees equal those of mon In importance, but that a greater proportion ot tho children ot tho educated women survlvo Infancy than do ' those of other mothers lacking tho collego 5 training which has boon popularly bcllovod to 1 unfit women for motherhood. It Is that alio is bringing to boar upon the smallest details of tho practical Interests of llfo tho discipline and enlightenment of scientifla thought thus ra i luting at every turn the tlmo-honored trndl- ' tloas that college llfo and buslnojs training unfit women for the groator responsibilities of i ; wifehood and mothorhood. j Down on Hudson stroot. In tho heart of the great factory roglun. tlioro is at tho outcomo ' of one collego woman's idoa a Now England -' " kitchen, where, for email amounts, working men and women can obtain well-cooked and nourishing food. This womun. Iiilon II. Blchards of tho Massachusetts Institute of t Technology, concolved the Idea of supulyln? ' food whloli was nutritious and hcalthlul. easily i. Mrved. and kept hut without loss ot flavor. i and modorato in prieo to people ot small i - means. To Illustrato tho dltflcultlos attendant I , upon such an undertaking, twonty ex peri- J1 ! monts wiro mudo upon tho simplest etock 1 ;3. which form tho basis of tho soups to deter- 1 ',"" mine the cheapest, most sclontlllc. and health- l lul method of preparing It. With the ' p aid ot a collego woman. Mrs, Abel. 21 h. the schomo whs sciciitlllcally dovolopcd. und t f. '"""proved so tucosstui that two kitchons wcra : ' oponod In Boston, nnd through tlio kindue-s j J ot Mr. Havomoyortlm Now York kitchon has J been ojtabllshod. Two-thirds of tho custom- , ersaro working people, sowing women who ij j live in lodgings and oat at cheap restaurants; ? mon and women who work in shops and facto- j rios. who otherwise could bavu no warm food a at noon; and families where tho mother is a j I wacoearnor, nnd. coming homo from hor work I j late, has llttlo tlmo or fetrniiuth to proparo J i a warm dlnnor or to provide food forthochll- ; f dron through tho next day. Indirectly It is j ; bolloved thot tho porvlng of tho warm soups j and stows will modify tho boor and tea drink- r ing habits so prevalent In workinginon's ' families. It Is bellovcd. tos. that tho kitchens i will be eduoators totho people iu thoeconoml- i f cal buying o(nutritious foot, in cooking, and i & In cloanllness, for every part of tho kitchon Is open to oustomors. nnd all tho cooking process is accomnlished boforo them. ! J Ovor in Itlvlngton stroot has boon demon- Ma atratad most successfully tlio collego woman's .' Ido of practical philanthropy, which Is not ; of tho almsgiving or fanny fair fushlonablo ; kind. The philanthropists of tho colluo set- Q tlement Invito tho llttlo chlldron in to swing In y the big swings and play in tho Fand licnps of their yard. They ask the tired women over ' foracup of tea In a nice, neighborly way in f , the aftornoon. They coax tho boys nnd girls , Into tholr bright parlor in tlio ovonlugsand j give thorn games to play and books to read. Thoyhavo clubs for sewing and cooking and ' ' dressmiklug. los-ons In hygieuo. lutoryt and scionco. BIx or sovon collego women aro Inresldonooat thobottlement. all busy work 1 ars in their various callings, und devoting their lolsuro to brlgiitonlnc tho dreary lives In f Birtngton stroot. Chicago ha-, a ."imll.ir settle ment called Itutl lioune.wbero college mon and women toaoh in tho classes and enter into tho ' entertainments provided furtlu pe.iplo. The '' graduates of tho ordor of Kings" Daughters take privato pupils froa of chargo and assist them in the university extension work. '; Loaving tho field of philanthropy for that of Industrial pursuits, most u.ilrjuo among thorn is tho Eingwood Farm enterprise, under the management of Francos Floher Wood. i Confronted with the problem of feeding a deli cate child. Injtead of consulting tho old worn in oraclos und experimenting with pat nt foods, this college womia btudled the j ' ' mattor of Infuut food thoroughly from the best I ', medical books written on the subject. As the ! , result ot hor scientific experiments has beon ! ., established the lvlngwood Farm, which ', ' ' Is tho wonder and admiration of tho Granite Stato. In tha largo, perfectly , ventilated buildings aro Mailed this famous , ; Klogwood herd, each one with a pedigreo as ' -. long as an English earl's. Canvas cushions ; are providod in tho roomy stal.lo fur the tlouk t beautlos to knuol (i n wht-n tlmy want to rest. ' " Ho clean and swoet aro the tig burns that a woman oau sit with hur neodlowork in their passageways. Aud the old farmers are neor . tired of tolling how tho milk will keup for : Tears after It is onco stonllzod and sealed In ; bottles. A new departuro ot oollego womon Is In tho ; ratslnc of fruits, largo nnd small, and In Mower eulturo. Ontxjf Now iork's succosbful teach- , era has Invested tho capital accumulated ! . by teaching in nflowar farm In thuboutliof y Jranee. A professloual woman writes fiom .. j aouthern California: "I han a small tract of i S'.f V.nt 8' rehard and garden, wliuro 1 liavo filled In all my sparo tlmo for tlu past sixteen '?.r. "i0& "Breeably und prulltiibly. 1 am I patislled that womon can earn u comfortnhlo Il Ing with a tow, acres of laud, und tho cultl ration of the mind and dovelopnientof hody which an lntelllcent person can derive from such vocation will bo u douiilo vumpunsiition." Another Now York teacher has liueted her aavingalnrealostatp. and at Its sain is to put ttiJ money in u violet farm near tho city. An owner of a twenly-aeio ornngu fRrm in tho siouth claim j for hur occjpatlon that it is not only remunerative, hut in all lt tendencli-H highly refining and preferable to any Indoor employment. . Iucy 1'. balmon of Vastar Tollege Is col lecting statistics on tho great problem of domoBtlo service, in tho hope that homo way !( UvdIIIlculty may bo found. Khe urges Chat domestic labor, while having features pe culiar to Itself Is umHnableto the Ian b wbkh control oilier forms of Industry, nnd that In tho laws which underlie it utrulned iclnd Ut'n tin). And shu urguim wloely that the great jiuestjon for women to study is how homes , may bo rof.ilned ttfniouitnafftctionTind waste J: ol matrlal und neno force that uttenda K liousokeeping at the present time. , . 'it Emma 1'. iCwing. prqfes-or of domestlo sTs e.vinomy in thu Iowa Agricultural College. lias iv .'-.t.ibllshod a school of domestlo economy slm- o, itr In scoiki and character to theothernehuols '. itniNMine the college. Mrs. J.Hing Is the 1. tii of this school, wliere tti. leour-u of ftmly r" I ,is.d upon the iifchuniit ij that ajilens.int S l,.fiiiHn essential idem nt t hrim eulturo (J und oueof the biiieit tuicsuarus of uiorullly ind virtue. ,, . J In Chicago a college wumati niidu wifolias J devoted her tlmo to tho study pi sanitary i-ci- i enoo and tin built for hor family; u model A i borne perfect in every sanitary doUIL IT I Among unusual professions takon up by col- r ! Ucaonea.U Uaivl .civil engUioer, adopted KSroTSaBUSaCaat&aiVi' A) J1 'OSts Vr"V7Y HnBHHUflfeHttfeMaaaai hy Qraee Ilobbard. a jrraanate of lowaCoI lege, employed by the United BUtea OoTera; mont Hurray In Montana In the making or mA woman gTadnate of the University of Penn sylvania ha lueratlve employment aa the as aver of metals in a Inrge watch factory. Several of tho graduates of the University ot California nro engaged In fruit raising, and Kansas Includes ranch owners among her One of Yntsar's graduates Is a printer, one a Sraduate in mercantile business, and ono eon ucts n chomlrnl laboratory In the Institution, of which sho l tho only woman Instructor. A dentist, a sanitary expert, nnd several libra rians nro also Included among, tho profession il outside of teaching, which Is. ns it ever has been, a favorlto occupation for womon and one which meets with leait resistance. Bojjge this, many graduates aro pursuing sclentlflo or professional studies with their hUBUands ornsslstlng tho husbands In their work, as only renlous nnd carablo helpmeets may assist. Ono college woman In Sow York, wife of a busy physician, does all her husband's read ing for him, both ot current literature find medlcil publications.. With tho trained Intel ligence peculiar to tho thoroughly educated woman, she grasps tho .salient points of the nitlcles. nnd In tew words gives thorn to him at dinner or in tho afternoon drive. Many collego women ontor . Into . most intel ligent rartnurshlp with tholr husbands. One of tho post-graduate students at li.irnard has. with her husband, opened a school whoro she teaches during tho morn ing hours, devoting the attornoons to tho lint nurd lectures. A unherslty woman on ono of tho Ilrooklyn papers has entered Into a unlquo eo.partnorshfp with her husband. Ho Is a snlarlod man. and at her request nuts tho entire amount of bis salary into the bank In her nutup. while she supports the family, con sisting of two small children, a maid, her hus band, and herself, with. her pen. .besides at tending to her household ana doing much of her sowing. Of special value Is the collego training to mothers of children in the city schools, for un less sho Is capable of helping the chlldron with tholr work, a tutor Is uu essential aud ex pensive luxury. .. ... Prejudice ngalnst the college training of wo men Is breaking down, and though fathers aro still moro Inclined to educate their sons than their daughter, n man of broad eulturo said recently: " If I haven't enough monoy to edu cate both my sons and daughters I shall send tho girls to college, because they noivl It mure than tho boys. Not that they rn les bright than their brothers, for I think Intellectually they nro more clever, but because the world demands greater skill and bettor preparation In a girl than In a boy. The girl is more sharply criticised, meets with greater ob stacles, and Is treated with less confldenco in hor ability than a boy, consequsntly sho needs tho best start. Besides, physically, she is at a disadvantage and needs tho discipline of tho oollege training to onablo her to work with less expenditure of nervous force thsu the un trained woman knows how to work." JIT TUE irOBLD OF rASUZOX. Tha Ilrtde'a ITrddlna Gown and Golns-away Drasa New Tblngala Totrn-Brla;t Kflecle Promised In the Oay ttraeon. All womankind loves a wedding gown tho maiden, who sees in it tho fruition ot her fond est droam; the wife, who counts it among her dearest momorlcs: even tho unappropriated Peggoties. for whom no Barkis Is willln'. stifle the pangs of envy in tondcr interest This year tho bridal white has lost something of Its traditional simplicity. It Is festooned with flounces and draped with folds ot rare and costly laco. Jewelled coronets have. In somo cases, supplanted the fragranco of the ornngo blossom wreath. Tho little god of love seems to have replaced his bow and quiver of arrows with a gun loaded with golden caglos. and the follow that can supply him with most nmmunltlon wins the prize. Heavy white satin and brocaded silk have been tho season's chosen materials for bridal wear, but at n recent wedding an innovation was mado in a gown ot heavy, gleaming moiro. The dress was severely prin cessa In style, tho long train falling in beautifully arranged Wattoau folds. Abont tho skirt was a sash of culfTon, trimmed with orungo flowers into a soft ropo. and extending entirely around tho train. Tho long, closo slosves wero of chiffon, gathered on the Inside of the urm, and wrinkled Jroin the shoulder to thn wilsr. Tho joining of tho bodico and skirt In front was hidden beneath a dainty girdle of orange blossoms, edging a broad, folded bolt of chiffon. Above this tho rich silk was exqulsttolydraped to the collar a band of orange huds. Tho long, full veil of tulle fell from tho bridal wreath, tar down the train, completing a Quaintly pleasing toilet, mnao unusual by tho rich ness of its material in combination with great simplicity of decoration and worn by an ex tremely youthful bride. A tiny llttlo maid In a pale green silk muslin frock, very full, and tied about under tho armpits with a broad sill: sash. On tho child's blond hair was Utten a tiny fnp ot gold embroidered green velvet, edged all about with n roll of ermine nnd copied after somo old painting. The llttlo maid carried with an air ot amusing im poitaucothn bridal bouquet of white orchids and gruen vines, und held thn bride's prayer book of whlto ivory with silver clusps during the ring ceremony. The golng-away dress belonging to this trousseau was ono ot Kngllsh make in English serge of blue. Tho skirt was simply stitched about tha botton and just long enough to neod holding up every minute. The smart little military coat was edged About with black rough braid with a gold edge, and the military decorations up tho front were hIso ot black und gold. Tho coat was faood back with black corded silk und opened over a double-breasted wnlEtcoat eloBod with small gold coin buttons, and revealing n smart collar and tie at the throat Thu hut cf bluo felt had black loops at thu side and a gold buckle In front Another gown belonging to the bakers' dozen that eume over in tho Paris ti links for the wedding, was ot the pew pelisse' wool, a fabrio which has tucks of Bilk In a contrasting . color go ik wool backgroiusd. Bona ol tits mat terials hare raised eordsof the Uko?0!: theeords being abont three Quarters ot I an Ineh aSrt. This ln'1fP.'ffiR!SS wa of a soft tan, shade, with auejteMnen tucks or plaits Iwhoneo its name) of irreen. and tho skirt was ot coupe made o W cross. About the Iniltom of the skirt won a double , plaiting of n satin ribbon, which ,l tho spring bstltute for the fur and teathor lrderi lof the winter. Tho bodico is cutln graceful JlnMabouta yoke of heavily cordedgroen silt and the "leave putTs arc slso ot silk. .Tho Plalttng : .udg" the yoke, but tho pointed waist Is flnrshedwltha rich trimmlnoof passementerie, whichlls sewn thick with shimmering green ,nle'TnJ edges the bottom .of tho waist nd enenda down either sldo tho width of green silk which Is lot Into the fulness at tho back. In the new changeable or chameleon China silks and twills, black and old rose is oneof tho most effective combinations. . A black silk ot this klnd.brocaded with roso-tlnted carnations. Is made up with a petticoat ot rose-colored taffeta silk. The outer skirt has a tiny ruffle on Its edge set on with a black beading run through with old rose ribbon, and above this ruffle three broad black laco Insertions are let into tho skirt showing tho color of the potticoat beneath. The sleovos navo huge puffs ot silk strapped lengthwlso with rose lined bands of Insertion to the elbow where they are met by deep cuffs of lace lined wlthroso. Tho yoke Is also of lace with its bright lining, nnd the bodico, which is very full. Is gathered to the yoke in an upstanding frill fastened beneath the ribbon-threaded' bonding. A deep corselet ot strips of insertion, each ono revealing through Its meshes the rose-tinted silk, completes a very .pretty gown within the possibilities ot the homo dress makor. Floworod ehallies and brocadod cro pons ore equally pretty made after this model with point de Oene insertions over linings matching the flowers In the material. Such a gay season as it promlses'to be. with hugo flowered ehallios. silks, and grenadines, such gay striped taffetas and changeable twills and brocaded crdpons. Buch u season for laces ot all kinds-point gaze, point d'Alenoon, point do Genot, applln.no point Oriental and Geneva laces. Even novelty good sin wool come with a lace border, white on dark blue or gray, and all manner of bright stripes. Komettmes tho material Is cut on thoedgoln a pattern and appltqued down Into the laco. or a little cord covors the jointure. All kinds of rough wool goods have a bit of the laco Introduced somewhero with happy effect And gold, too, brightens tho plainest of wool gowns and en riches the handsome ones as only gold can. Huch glistening, spangled galloons and edges 1 Tho chiffon frills that woro embroidered last year must bo beaded nnd spangled nnd wrought with gold edgos now. Tho old-fashioned, comfortable, saamless sacqueof our grandmothers Is tho latest and most approved London Importation. It is ugly In length. It hasn't any lit It conceals all the firctty lines ot a slender woman's figure, but t Is the thing to buy In spite of all these dis advantages. It is of drab or tan covert coat ing, with two scams only, those under tho arms, and two rows of horn buttons down the front Its edges and turned-over collar axe simply stitched. Tho Watteau plait has been promoted from being the distinguish ing featuro of tho m'cllgo to doing duty on clonks ami mantles. Most ot the spring long coats aro ornamented with it at the back, and oven short coats ot rich material have full widths gathered to a yoko at tho back. Huch a coat ot black velvet has a yoke of black cloth jetted In a pattern and a cape-llko ful ness gathered nttho back beneath a band ot jet Tho sleeves nro ot velvet: the front of thn coat Is of cloth, covered handsomely with jot and folded away from a velvet closo-fHtlng under- Jacket or walftcoat In flttod coats the lengths run from thirty to, thlrty-olght Inches. The material is rough cloth, fitted to tho waist line with rather full skirts, and tho coats fasten ovor at ono side with loops and small oblong buttons. Very orotty travelling cloaks come now In rough gray-blue cloth with a yoko finish of passementerie In black bright ened with n little gold and a glrdloof the same, tho ends ot which overlap in front Dresses for little girls are made after mod iflod models of older maids' gowns, but always much looser in fit than the originals. A navy blur serge dress has a fi reels n border in blue braid outlined on a bund of cardinal cloth. This braided band trims the bottom ol tlio pointed waist and edges the .square neck. which Is cut out over a gulmpe of cardinal su xah. Another UtUidxssi ji.cjju9nbrowB Cs?-trT''HSiS' v'fi&Sa "Srfgf&'fffiS -y?tfi.y.irfev'wjjaaMaM J braided with blsck.. around .the skirt and on . the . pooket lids, and has) nn Eton jacket braided, all over wltbT tho black braid. Tno jackot opens over a palo blue surah plastron and sash bolt Very picturesqun aro tlio llttlo closo gowns mudo according to the Dlroctolro idea. Tho long coat-ltko dress Is ot green cloth, with turned back rovers of whlto braided with gold open ing ovor a lighter green silk plastron nnd showing a glimpse ot n potticoat In tho same shade and material. The walt closes with three gold buttons, and has a little fash bcltot tho silk. When you can't think of anything elso lo do with your "bargains" make a tea gown. Thcro nevrr was a woman who hud too many tea gowns any moro than too many lovors or enough hairpins. A very pretty one recently made by a woman gifted witn divine inspiration in the mat ter ot dress represented ono bargain mid tho remains ot two party drcsa- '!!.'!" bargain was somo lengths of golden brown silk erlpon which sho cut Into a graceful Watteau train and jacket front fitting loosely and comfortably. That ex hausted tho material, aid an old cream white party dross was sent totho cloanor and made to do duty for the sleeves and potticoat They were accordion platted, the sleoves caught down In tuoks to tho lining, leaving puffs at tho wrist, elbow, andhoulder. And from an other evening gown somo pearl galloon was filched to edge the jacket and form the girdle. Round waists promise to be worn in all kinds of material. They aro belted In closely or curvo with tlio taper of tho waist and havo plastrons or vests, whichever aro most becom ing. Felix makos handsome camel's hair gowns with bengallno gathered into the front of the waist, which openB In a narrow oval shaoo over the bust aud is drawn togothor at tho neck and waist Tho Frencli swallow-tall coat of tho winter mode will reappear during thn spring with the coat tails considerably elongated nnd pointed. It Is particularly becoming to slen der women, as aro ull tho modes now popular. Plain shawl-shapod taMiers. or those with shorter points at either side, have been made by two or throe ot tho leading Paris dress makers and may Und favor for dressy spring toilets. The young man of promise who is seen with Ave or six rings on his third finger is following a fashion for which the Gorman Emperor Is responsible. A man who can crowd six rings upon his finger and still bo able to shut his hand Is looked upon In aristocratic circles us oneof the nobility, for It Is said that such a length of lower joint lndlcatos high birth. Tho London Vanity Fair, now In compulsory mourning for the Duko of Clarence, writes its letters nnd notes upon stationery having onn black corner. Instead ot tho usual band of black. This corner is ot uniform size, nnd Is not varied to Indicate tho depth of grief oxperi- enced by those who use it 7 ho changes have boon rung so long upon the dollcate colors and combinations of colors that it was as refreshing as novel to seo not long ago a bovy ot attendant maidens marching up a church alslo two and two in gowns of soft rose color made chic and Frenchy with a touch of black. Tho hats woro or blaclc satin, with diamond buckles and rose plumes, lilnck Is considered unlucky at weddings, but ovidently that brldo was not superstitious. IX TERES TI.S O 1XFOR3TA TO.V. The Edneatlon or Gll-1 In France An Eng Uah Beautr Method of PreverTlag Her Freshness A Women's Bucket (Shop. Tho Chicago girl is. according to a recent analysis, a young woman of vailed gifts and accomplishments. Sho rends Browning and plays tho banjo, chatters French and tenches cooking in Hull House, trips the measure ct the mazy danco and feeds the hungry: studies Emerson and Browning in thu morning, gal lops along the boulevard in tlio aftornoon, aud keeps up tho endless round of teas, dinners. and balls later In tho day. And yet she Is the girl that is supposed to have nothing to do. The French maiden Is educated after a very different plan from that which governs tlio American girl's instruction. She enters nt five years the school, whore sho remains for six, ten. or twelve years, until her education is fin ished. The schools open In September and continue until August, with no acatlons ex cept a tow days at Christmas und Eastor, and no Saturday holidays. Under this system the teachers thoroughly understand their pupils, and lay out for thorn ft courso ot study In which thors is gradual and constant development, but no hurry or cramming for promotion Into higher schools or collogca. "Violets while you wait" will be ono of the Inventions of the near future and all our pret ty, preconcelvod romances about tho modest little Sower will vanish llko tho Pocahontas myth and tho William Tell legend, for nn un pootlcal man In Paris has succeeded by moans of electricity in forcing violets, nnd sent a bunch ot his first successes, four hours old, to tho ox-Empress Eugenlo, who was always sur rounded by tho fragrant blooms In the days ot hor glory. Elizabeth Cady titanton tolls an amusing story of how, when she was a young girl, the women of her church raised money to educate a young man for tho ministry, When ho had finished at tho theological school the young divine returnod to his native town nail preached his first sermon on the text. "Let your women keep silence iu the churches." A famous English beauty. Lady London derry, has a peculiar and successful system for keeping her youthful freshness, Although sho Is perfectly well tho lies in bed ono day In ton. sleeping in the morning of this day ot rest until sho wakens naturally. After a hot bath and a light breakfast sho goes back to bed and rests quietly in a darkened room until U o'clock, when she drosses in a peignoir, dines In her room, and sits about idly until lo o'clock, when sho goes to tied again. No social event is considered of sufficient Importance to cause the ladyto give up this Periodical retlro mont from the hurry and excltemontot mod ernising. Chicago has a woman's " bucket shop " where women watch the blackboards with grim, anxious faces and got sharp little lines drawn about eyes that are fevorlshly bright at times and hopelessly dull when tho excitement Is over. Tho women who waste their lives in waiting fora faorablo turn In the market aro mostly elderly maideas- and wldtrtw.-Trith an occasional married woman who dabbles In etockB without the knowledge of anyone but iter broker. A few of these women make a iving out ot the precarious business iy being cautious about taking small losses and are uatiined with reasonable fronts. The shrewd womon average better hnn men. for they are Impressionable and feel thu pulse of the market much quicker than men. As to tne effect upon tha women thoiubehos, speculating acts us a mental and moral leprosy, muling them oblivious to sentiment and careless of persoutl appear ance, and absurdly superstitious. Tho fas cination of the business is, ono from which they never recover, though they admit them Ives tutt it is harder rork to preserve their gentle, womanly virtues there than it U to make a living. The woman's question Is tha paramount question of the day, and In Its varied Interpre tations Is as Interesting now as In tlio days when Pr. J, O. Holland Included tho theme among his lectures. After his woman loctnro Inn Sow England town, where (mancipation had been omnrucrd to a considerable extent a young lady who was onungod In the study of medicine said to hlra, "iioctor. what you say Is very good for women who hnve husbands and children, but what do you say to thoso of us wholiovnnonoV" " I say get them," answered tho Dootor. AproiKs of this woman question it may bo portinent to ask why. In tho namn of nil that Is reasonable. Is It any morn dangerous to so ciety torn woman to neglect certain wltely du ties once Included within her sphere of action than for a man to shirk nil home responsibili ties except that of growling nbout tno things tho woman loaves undonn? Nowln tho humble homes which tho mon writer and lecturer ex tols so eloquently, whoro tho ideal wlfo looks well tothn ways of her household, tho hus band kindles the fires, swoeps tho walks, splits tho kindlings, brings up tho coal, does tho marketing, and lend a hand on Mondsys, Who kindles the tires in the city household ? Thurofild servant. ho scrubs the stoop nnd pavement ? Thn man servant Who mends the broken lock or reduces the refractory hinges? Tho locksmith. Who does tho marketing and softies the bill nnd heari tho growling because they are larger than they were lust week r The wife. What particular uso is tlio city husband In the household anyway? "Justtop.ay for things and And fault," ono exasperated wlfo says. And why Is It so much more to bo deplored that the wifo doesn't do her own cooking If she can earn moro monoy at something else than -ttrat-tho man should rot muko his own trousers and split tho kindlings evenings la stend of going to his club A writer on modlcal women clnlras that there la not an Institution ot learning, not a woman's club or a woman's art class, not a university law school or woman's annex, not a diploma granted ntBarmitd or n cortlflcate of profleiuney gtvun at Harvard but owos Its ex istence, Its toleintlon and Its triumph to tho enurag"of Emily nnd Elizabeth Blackwcll of I.nglaud mid Now York nnd tlio other women students of 1850. who demanded recognition and placo nnd honor In tho medical world. The child Queen of Holland, brought up acoordlng to the strict otiquctte of the Holland is h court, which forbids her playing with any other llttlo boys and girls, said to a refractory wax taby tlio other day: "It you aro so naughty. I shall mako you into a princess, and thnn you won't have auy other little ohlldron to play with, and you'll always havo to throw kisses with your hands whenever you go out driving." A marked feature ot tho recent woman suf frage convention was tlio great numberof pub lic mon and prominent womon In the political world associated actively In Its deliberations. Mrs. Stanford of California. Mrs. Warren of Wyoming. Mrs. Groenleat of New York, and others nro on the various committees, or are associated with tho different auxiliary State societies. A branch ot the .Virginia Legislature has passed a bill authorizing the appointment of women physicians on the stall ot all Insane hospitals whore women are among the pa tients. Mrs. Hotchklss, widow of tho inventor and manufacturer of tho Hotchklss gun. has given a tract ot land, a building fund of 3100.000, and an endowment of $500.000 for the purpose ot building a preparatory Bchool for Yale Col lege. It is n singular fact that women ot means rarely remember the need of women's schooU and colleges In their eagerness to bo stow gifts upon woll-equlpped Institutions for men whose doors are resolutely closed to tho woman seeker after knowledge. now many womon who fondly lovo the golden symbol ot their wedding vow know why they wear It on tho third Anger ot tho loft hand? That particular digit was chosen because It was believed by tho I'.gyptlan to bo directly connected by a slender nurvo to the heart Itself. And thoo ancient worship pers otlsis held this finger sacred to Apollo and tho sun. and therefore gold was tha metal choson for the ring. Caroline Eschard, one ot the leaders ot tho movemont tor school suffrage In Ohio, pays more taxes than any other person In tho County where shy lives, is a director of a bank. and is connected with nearly all theimportant things on foot In hor locality. In li3 tho Pennsylvania Modlcal College, tho school which Southern womon usually se lect graduated but one student from tho South. This ycarthero nro twenty-flvo South ern women registered in that oollego. flvo of whom Intend to go ns medical missionaries to foreign countries. Tho typical Houthorn med ico id n solt-voiced. gentle, winning girl, iu a gray surge gown and Tarn O'Hhanter cap. al ways daintily booted aud gloved. Ellen Knox. President of tho Cuyahoga Fall. O., MKTrago hocl"ty. has. since the death of tier husbanil, carried n hi business us oditir ot the Cuyahoga Falls Ilvporlrr, with marked editorial and executive ability. At Lexlncton. Miss. Molllo Hosklns lias chaigeof tlio telegraph oftlce, Emily Wight is the postmistress, and Dixie Cole is tlio express agent. Mr. Gladstono intends to intervlow Mmn. Basbkirtaeff during his Continental visit for the purpose of writing an article upon Marie Basiiklrtscftand hor diary. Annlo Jonness Miller, to whom was born not long ago baby daughter, starts out this week on un extended lecture tour, begin ning nt Toronto und euding late in tlio spring at Boston. The Duchess Bo'.oguine of Milan has re alized a largo sum of money by tho sale of her jewels, fans, nnd bices nnd Is devoting tho proceeds totho erection of a children's hospi tal In the suburbs ot Milan. Oneof the World's Tnlr Commissioners has discovered in southern Oregon a woman who has ben u stono cutter for twenty years. It was the old Due do Lauzun who said: "If you want to succeed at court vou must treat the duchosses llko ladles' ruulds and tho lu dles' maids like duuhesses." The Now York Woman's Press Club has nine ty, tlvo members, each engaged In literary oc cupation. Its object Is to gain for women the udvantagos arising from unity, fellowship, and cooperation with those ougaged in similar pursuits. Till: XOTB ET.EOAXT, Tba Careful tVouiuti la Cureful la Her C'or reapobdrnce AuguJur Pcaiuanablin It takes a poet or a woman to condenso Into tho few brief sentences of tho conventional note tho comprehensive, graceful message ot congratulation or condolence the elegant ac ceptance of Invititlon, or the exquisite refusal which never offends, gome ono has called woman " the gonius of epistolary communica tion," and Indeed the gift of graceful letter writing Is ono peculiar to women, handed down from mother to daughter through tho mystory of heredity. Certuln regulations, govern these apparently spontaneous productions, even us u Browning sonnet In all Its mystlclin conforms to tho requirements of ver-o structure, in tlio first placo, the noto elegant is not written upon tho convenient " correspondence card." but upon a small sheet of think cream jiaper. cither glazidor rough, according a the writer's taste Inclines. Tho sheet has at the top tho street und num ber ot the lady's address In plain letters, tho name of her country home, or tho town In which sho llvos, if it is , Hi small as to be without numberod houses. The fchoetia folded onco and enclosed in i square envelope, and Is more elegant and cere monial if sealed with way. A to the chirograph)-, that which is most Illegiblo Is most stjlish. If a woman cannot correct her unfor ttinato habit ot writing so that people can read It in any other way she usesn quill pn, which generally firings about the desired re sult. Tho great featuro ol the stylish hand is that It has no curves, but Is sliiuply pointed nnd the letters are closely crowded together. The reason .why this stylo of writing in considered olegant is that it cannot from its formation bo written havtlly. Any evidence uf haste is couMJoroJ luelegaut. whether It manifests Itself In a cureless toilet era careless note, 'i Im note begins, on tin first page, sklpsto tho fourth, and llnlslms up by being written across thu short on thu Inside rasrx. -Thtitii, oiwftl Ulthlii. It W vil fut a man to remember, for sometimes the words of thu fourth page are not read nt ull. ns tho' signature Is oil tho third and complicutluns ariso thereby. Ono thing for a woman to remember Is that she can nover afford to write a cureless note, for somo ono Is certain to sue it und judge her by it just as sliu Is mho to meet tlio man for whose opinion she most cares when blin goes out in hor hi bonnet. The woman who wo te in h"r paste upon he visiting card, "l ui" with pitnsure." in unsvvertou dinner uintnlion. found rim gate 1 1 society closed against her over ufterwurd sb ono too busy or too brief for civility. Abbreviations and numerals aro as bad form In the noto elegant as a derby bat with a dress suit. V )ainty poods 0emand t.1 IN EVERY Receipt that calls for baking powder, use the "Royal." Better results will be obtained because it is the purest. It will make the food lighter, sweeter, of finer flavor, more digestible and wholesome. It is always reliable and uniform in its work. I hive found the Royal Biking Powder superior to all other. C Gonjt;, late Chtf, Delmonico'5. p m- m1 GOOD SlVtt'lliS OF THE MESEXT DAT. nantlag Inearnnled Farri That Is, " Rosa;" JLlephaat la India. rjyrVk. ISfS. lr C. & Uwit. I had read nnd hoard a great deal of tho famous "roguo" elephant of tho district of Slysore, provlnco of Madras, before 1 over got within L'OO miles of his stamping ground. Ho made his first appearance In 180H. nnd for years was a voritablo terror to nn aroa of country fifty miles long by thirty broad. A " rogue " elophant ns has ofton been ex plained. Is n mate who has either voluntarily left tho herd because ot dofentor has been driven Into exllo by his companions for roa sons not known to man. He no sooner takes up this solitary llfo thnn ho becomos vlndlo tlve and reckless, nnd It goes without dlsputo that ono of theso " roguos," especially If past tho ago of fltty. Is moro dangerous thnn n herd of a dozen ordinary elephants. This follow was called "Tho Wicked" by nil tho natives lu that territory, and some of the Etoiles told of his doings wero roally wondor ful. n well as strictly truo. Ills torrltory was nloug tlio Suddar Valley. On tho oastorn odgo of thlsvalloy, which is from ono to flvo miles wide, is adonso junglo fifty mllos long, and ttits place was his retreat He was probably huntod after moro than any othor "rogue" ovor hoard of In India. Aftor a renr or two the Government offored a roward of 1100 for his death, and boforo ho was finally disposed of this reward had been Increased to 300. He was hunted on sovoral occasions by bands numbering 400 men, nnd at least fifty dlfTor ent whlto huntors journeyod into tho district and had n try at him. It was wonderful how " Tho Wicked" man aged to escape death so long, but it usod to be asserted that ho was an elophant only In form. Tho natives fully believed that ho was the Evil Ono In disguise, nnd moro than 1.000 people movod out of that productive valloy on his account The official rocords ot his doings would mako a big book. Ho began killing ns soon as ho appeared. One night about mid night ho entered a natlvo village containing about sovonty huts, penetrated to tho centre, and klllod five people sleeping in a hut Even the dogs know nothing ot his presence until he got to work. He put his tusks under tlio foundation poles ot the hut and tipped it over, and thon ho trampled on the family sleeping in tho middle ot tho mud floor. Only three or four peoplo caught sight of him as he moved away. A grand hunt was or ganized, but he was not even discovered. It was hoped that he had been frightened out ot tho district but two or three days later, as a native was driving a bullock cart along n road at the edge of tlio forest tho elephant who was In hiding behind a clump of bushes, picked tho man off his seat with his trunk, and flung him twenty feet Into the air. In the snmo mlnuto ho drove his long tusks through tho bullock and then disappeared. The natlvo was so badly hurt that ho died three days later. This was on a Thursday, about 11 o'clock in tho morning. At 3 o'clock in tho afternoon the olephant appeared at a point up tho valloy, exactly thirty-two miles away, and killed a ryot, or native farmer, who was at work in his field. In three years, according to official returns made. "Tho Wicked" klllod upward of 100 people, destroyed thousands of dollars' worth of crops, and caused the death ot hundreds of domestic animals. Ills aim was to kill and destroy, nnd he wont about his work In such a queer and mysterious manner us to keep all the Peoplo afraid of him. Wild elephants never leave covor during daylight This fellow stalked abroad by day as woll as by night lie moved as silontly and swiftly as n tiger. On ono occasion flvo natives, who had boon stack ing somo grain, sac down to eat their luncheon. It was high noon, and they wore bnlf n mile from the edge of tho jungle. Tho elephant cams upon them over hard and stony ground, where tho footstep of n man would certainly have been heard, und the first known of his presence was when he struck two of the flvo down. The others escaped him by leaping into a ravine. When I reached tho valloy It was half de populated, nnd all those remaining wero in a state ot continual terror. Not u day passed that the elephant did not kill or attempt to kill somo one. As one of the precautions against ids visits alter dark the villages had been Rurroundod bv walls of dry brush. The idea was that in breaking a way through or over, the animal would muko noise enough to botray his presence. On two occasions ho had removed enough brush to make nn opening, anddono It so carefully that pooplo sleeping ten foot uway hud heard no noise. When dis covered nnd shouted at "Tho Wicked" always made off for tho junglo without attempt ing further mischief, but ho generally man aged to kill some one before an alarm was raised. At tho time I reached his stamping ground theroworo two British armyoOlcers hunting him at tho other end of tho jungle, but no ono had scon tho elophant foruhouta week. Ho hadn't left the district, however, and neither had ho been killed. I took possession ot on abandoned village at tho lower end ot the valley. Hero thu ole phant had first appeared, and hern ho hud klllod over a dozen people. Tlio villagers had nt length become so terror-stricken that thoy had abandoned tho fertile spot and moved thirty miles away, There were about forty huts still standing, but instead ot occupying any one of thorn I tool; up my position for tlio night in a ravine at the northern edgoof the town. I had two natlvo hunters with mo, and to lead the elephant to bellevo that tho villagers had returnod wo tied five or six dogs to as many doorposts. It was looked upon as doubt ful If "The Wicked" would show up. nnd utter watching until midnight I turned in for a nap. leaving both natives on guard. It appeared that they dozod off after an hour or so, but on hour before daybreak one ot them awoko and found thu elophant standing on the buuk and looking down upon us. This bank was twelve feet high and very steep. Tho man plucked at ray sleeve, but the Instant I moved tho elophant vanished. I would not bellevo that he tiad boon thcro, but daylight proved to tho contrary. It was soft ground, and tho prints of his feet wero so deep that both natives declared ho had stood In ono spot for many minutes, perhnps half an hour. Wo further found that "The Wicked" hud traversed a good part of the Tillage, and that so quietly that not a dog had, given the alarm. The natives of this valley had long botoro resortod to pitfalls, traps, and other practices ,1,r?su?( but ali lo !10 Purpose- The white hunters had set spring guns nnd oven poi soned some of the pools where he was sup posed to drink, but " The Wicked had out witted every move, I determined to take up his track and follow it until ho was found. Ono ol the natives rofusod to ontor tho junglo for any prlne I could pay. but the other hsd more puck uud agreed to stay with mo. Wo !n'?,'itlf'2,t'Vmntnad cono straight Into thu junglo from the ravine, aud as tho soil was moist from a recent storm the trackor had no difficulty In following him for about live miles. Then all evidences ui tho trail wero lost oti rocky ground. A wild elephant moving through a junglo conorally leuvos a plain path by breaking nnd trampling. If in retreat It looks ns It n troop of cuvalry had forced Its way along. This fellow had moved as cnti- followed him halt a mllo. At tho spot where tho trail was lost tlmro j nn an imturnuv outcrop nt ioo1r. nnd: utter hoklng around for three hours without tlnd Ing 1 1 ace of footprint I becamo heated and exhausted, and sat down for a pull at the water bottle and it bite to eat. Tho tracker hUo refreshed himself, and then, while I had n smoke, ho started off to senrch anew on his own iicenunt. Ho hod not been out of sight more than flvo minutes whon I heard hnn shriek. Aftor running, a distance of Ji feet I eitmo to h small dell or glado it the juiulc. About the centre ofthU lay th; dead body of my tini-ker. It could hardly be called bAdyj it was rather h mass of pulp. There was no living thing in Might but there were footprints to provo that Ciie elephant tod been there. "The Wicked" had been In ambush behind a Urea I mass ol rock. Ue had only fifteen, feet t "go i to seize tho unfortunate tracker, and he had made short work ot him by trampling on him. I ran through the forest lu several, directions, pprfootly reckless of the probability that tha elophant was In ambuth again, but I got no track or trace of hlra. Ho had vanished ns silently nnd swlitlyasn startled wolf. I roturned to my quarters fairly beaten, and to learn two days later.t hat tho elephant hnl killed ono of the British officer tho, day niter Mlllug my tracker. Ho had ambushed him in the same fashion and had torn him llinhfmra limb. Ithndnow become utterly lmpoMMn to hlro native uffiletnnce. At least no one would consent to boat up the junglo with me. and I saw that I must depend entirely upon my own rosourcos or leave, tho field. In this einergoncy I determined to meet "The Wick od" with his own wenpon-trlckery. For sev. ernl nights he had not molested any of ths villages, but during each day ho hod commit ted some depredations. His last victim was a woman, and she was killed within two miles id whore I was stopping. Him was working In a Held with ii heavy frlngo of bushes along thn north sloe. Tho elophant rushed out or cover nnd killed her with a blow of his trunk, and was gone beforo tho husband, who was work ing -'iKJ foot away, got the nlarm. That night was dark and rainy, and I hired some of tho natives to ito with mo and prepare tho plot We dressed up n larllgure to repre sent a ryot's wife in the uct of reaping grain. Wo placed till about forty foot from the bushes. Then at the edge ot the hushes ana thirty feot nwuy from a straight line tn ths dummy" wo dug a rlflo pit deep enough to hide rao. Kvsry euro was taken to leave nothing by which tho elephant's suspicions might bo aroused, and ns soou ns the natives retired I went to sleep. , I neither hoped nor looked for "The Wicked" to spoon r during tho nlcht If he did. then I should iiiIsh having n shot, and he might even find me as I slept and pull me out ot tho hole. Tho night passed without nn alarm, and I was awuko when daylight came. I hud an English elephant gun carrying n two-ounco ex plosive ball, and 1 knew that elephant was my mont it lie appeared. I was well covered in with bushes and branohas. but had iieephole through which I could clearly survey tho Held. It was l o'clock In the morning beforaonything moved, nnd had I not been watching " The Wicked " would hnve played mo a sharp trick. Ho came out of the edge of the ninglo just whero Iliad hoped he would, but so quietly that but tor seeing htm I could not have cred ited his presence. Ho covered the ground be tween the junglo nnd tho lay figure at a swift fxice. and it was notuntll ho seized the dummy hat ho suspected anything. Ho tossed it str high and wheeled to go back, nnd I stood up and gnvo him a ball behind the shoulder. As he received it ho wheeled nnd started across the grain Held, but I rolled him over before he had gone ten ynrds. Tho tricky old beast was dead at last and lis had been lured to destruction by one or the simplest plots over put In prnctlceagainsthlm. Iliad to walk around him three or four times beforo I could realizethathehad actually been downed. Indeed, until tho natives began to gather nnd rojolco over his death I was afraid that I had missed the "rogue" and trapped somo beast from n near-by herd. He was soon fullv- Identified, however, as he carried Fovernl marks by which lie was well known. Tor In stance, he had u deep sen r across his forehead, where a bullet had furrowed tho hide: there was another on the trunk, where a native had ouoo slashed him with a big knife: he had a peculiar spot on his side, und. In brief, there was no possibility of mistake. The Govern ment paid the reward without hesitation, and it no sooner beenme known that tho dreaded scourge of the valloy had met his fate than the people began to return to their homes, nnd the anniversary of the event has for years been celebrated in the district as a holiday. The Night or Peace. It was a bright moonlight night In October. The persimmon trees along tho roadside: were heavy with fruit just being touched by the first frosts, ahd now and thbn' wo oaught tha pattering footsteps of coon oy 'possum on the dry leaves undor tho forest trees. There was war in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley bitter war. with rough riders scouting tho country to burn and plllngo and add still further burdens to tho old men and the women loft at home. We know this, and yet ns we rodo softly along tho highway crowing up to grass, and heard the songs of the crickets and the cries of tho whlpnoorwlll, there was no bittorness in any man's heart It was a night so calm and gentle that ono forgot his enemies and remembered only his friends. There was only a corporal's guard of us an escort for the mail rider. As wo came to the east and west road and halted a moment to listen to the barking ot a watch dog afar off. thcro suddenly came to our ears theclatter of a horse's feet coming west at a gallon, We drew back into tho shadow, dressed our line, and overy man unslung his carbine. " Fire at his horse it he refuses to halt." whispered the corporal, and tho next minute he had crlod " Halt!" to the stranger. The unknown pulled up so suddenly that his horse reared, wheeled about and fell down. Three of us wore off our horses in a trice, and while two advanced upon the stranger the third caught his steed as It strug gled up. ' It's a woman I" exclaimed onn of the men, who had placed his hand upon her shoulder beforo ho detected her sex. Bo It was. 8ho moved out of the shadow cast by the branches of a roadside tree and stood full in tho moonlight Wo drew nearer and looked upon her with wonder and admiration. Who was not a woman, but a girl of 'M. hand some of laco and trim of figure, and she looked from man to man and uttered never a word. Bhe had beon within our lines; she was riding toward those ot Fltzhugh Lee. A courier any how; a spy. almost without doubt. And for what seemed Ave long minutes no one spoke,, Tho soft white moonlight seemed to oompel silence: tho songs of the criokots were songs of peace; iu the thickets the whlppoor will swelled her breast and lovingly called her mate. At longth the corporal slowly swung himself outof his saddle. Ho was a bronzed faced old fighter ot many battles. He mo tioned to tbo man holding her horse, and tha animal wan led nearer. Then he knelt nnd held out his big, sunburned hand for her dainty foot. She placed it there and vaulted to her seat we drew baok and uncovered our heads, and with a nod she was off to the west to find a clear rood to the enemy's Hues. "What mods you do It corporal?" I whispered, as we rodo on In silence. "Twas the will of heaven I" he replied, as hs uncovered his head. "To-day wo had wart to night God sends us peace I" Oasprl la the MaaataUS. Vi At DttrU tin Prim. " I was In the mountain regions of West Vir ginia not very long ago." remarked the drum mer at the f'adillao to the usual orowd, "and ono day as I drove along In my buekboard I overtook a man In front and asked him to get In with me. lie did It without coaxing, and I began to question htm. " ' You llvo here, I suppose V I said for a starter. " ' res. an' hev fer ten ye'r,' he replied, rather sharply, I thought. !!.' Are )'ou farmer? '"hlndof aone. That Is, my wife 'tends te tho place, an raises onougli for us to llvo on. but 1 mostly preaches.' 'Oh,' I said, with Increased respect, 'you ar.P,IiJ0,cal preacher, it's a noble calling, sir. 1 raps.' ho answered curtly. 'an' p'raps not It don't pay much.' ,.8?1 1 l.ueried. negaUvoly. ...? te,nt old m""-1 repkon.' Of course not. but It Is a labor of love, and ,SP.rT8W?rd comes after a while.' That's what they been toflln' me round those parts, but a man s got to live somehow. I preached last night at the Lick Bun meeting house, and I took up a collection of twentr-!?u'l0o.r,,- Bnday. over on Hurricane, i cot thlrty.-twp cents, .and footed it. clkrM mile tfmr and back nnd had n cold dinner, I uln t never nvorldgnd moro'n seventeen delists a. y or In the whole ten y'er. but I never lalsid my voice ngln hit till now.' , And why now?' I asked. Because, they're going to cut my salsrr down; soy I'm git tin' stuok up an' proud an wear store clo's, an' I need tamln'. Hold up." ho exclaimed, aa we came to a path leading off tho road. "I'vo got to git out here, an' 1 ni much obleegsd to ynu for glvin' mo a lift but before I go I'd like tn ax you as a far minded iran el ynu don'tthjr.k cuttln' mysslsrrun ler existlii' conditions ain't jist a leetle like wa lupin' tho gospel Into tlm mud V . ,L I assured blm I thought it was. and with a hearty shake of my hand, he hurrl'dawar