The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1882-10-26
HOME, SWEET HOME.
Something About WCman'S Work Above
and Below Stairs.

al remember" said well-known writer
lately, the first queen of society that met
/ She was a Scotch woman of good birth who
married an American while he was in Europe
! Rumors came before her to his home, of her
brilliant success in London society and in the
. Austrian court where her brother held a diplo-
matte position, and when she arrived with her
husband the society of the little city where he
lived was soon at her feet. Every man and
DIETER proof of her power every woman who
came near her yielded to her singular fasci-
nation. | was child of twelve years of age,
visiting in a country house near the town.
One morning some one said, There comes
Madame L l ran to the window to see
coming through the trees a stout, frccklcd, red
haired woman without a single agreeable feat
ure in her face. | was amazed and disgustcd.
/ But when she came in and talkcd-takcd to
mel sat brcathless under charm never felt
in my life before. l was her slave from that
moment. | know now that her fascination was
wholly in her voice. 1t was low, clear, must
cal. The wOmans nature was expressed i'll
/ it unpretentious, keenly sympathetic but,
above all, genuine. 1t was her one power, but
it was irresistible"
The married wOman's property act passed by
! the English Parliament on August 18th, and
confirmed by the signature of the Queen, is to
/ take effect January /, 1888 This act is
! properly called, by the progressive people, the
! English WOman'S magna-charta. BY virtue OF
! this act, a married woman will henceforth be
! capable of acquiring, holding, and disposng of
| her property by Will or in all other ways as
| freely as if she were n single woman. Power
! to enter into contract, to sue and be sued to
stand alone as plaintiff or defendant in any aC-
| ton at law, to hold as her own any damages or
costs recovered by a suit. to pay out of her own
| separate property any damages costs that
may be recovered against her. then, with all
other financial responsibilities that heretofore
have been confined to the condition of single
blessedness, will hereafter pertain to the mar
ried estate. OF course, with the privileges of a
recognized individuality come the responsible
ties, and hereafter all debts incurred by wife
must be paid from her separate property. This
is perhaps after all the highest privilege which
women will gain by the new bill. To be re-
garded as perpetuallya minor, to be held finan-
cially as irresponsible as an infant, is morally
enervating.
A Wisconsin girl some years since removed
with her parents to Dakota. She exercised her
prerogative as a settler, and took unto herself
100 acres of fruitful land. erecting her ca
dwelling thereon for the allotted six
when she was enabled to secure title
have gone out to visit her. and should
gon pan OUT to their satisfaction
take up a quarter section of land each
a tree claim They propose building
claim shantics,' which in this
be transformed into villas or Gotta .4
spend next summer out there. What a
do when they set out to become ia
shown by Miss Kreamer, a young gi.
near Helena, Ark, who has twcnty-t
planted in corn and seven planted
and will make forty bushels of cor
acre, and bale of cotton to the same .l.....
of land this year. She did all the plo'
has attended to the crop without ass
far.
Group, it is said, can be cured in on
and the remedy is simply alum and 81
way to accomplish the decd is to Ia
or CRATER and shave Off in small part
a teaspoonful of alum; then mix it
its amount of sugar, to make it pal:
administer it as quickly as possibl
instantaneous relief Will follow.
Ladies should be very cautious alb
ing fighting generals. Mrs General Marshall |
is seeking divorce on the ground that the !
General frequently strikes her.
FASHION NOTES
Whole costumes of red corduroy repped plush |
are exhibited.
Kensington embroidery in silk and chenille |
is seen upon new felt hats.
Elastic cloth or stockinet is sold by the yard |
for bodicos and jackets.
Long plainly redingotes, trimmed with
braiding are in high fashion.
One hundred and fifty yards of ribbon |
thirty yards each of terra-cotta, pale blue,
olive cream color and brown-went to make
up the trimmings of a successful toilet from
over the sea.
Bewitching little gowns for two-year-oId
girls are made of soft white wool. crochcted |
very closely in loops in the stitch known rs
inc bIIDCIt, anu dlItTNdId cut, leaving q SOtC /
and smooth surface. The collar and deep cuffs
are made of white plush.
Aprons made of brown linen of the proper
width, so that the sclvage needs no hemming
at the sides, may be made very pretty by firing
ing out the bottom to the depth of two inches
overcast the edge where the ravclling ceases,
then about two inches above that draw out
threads for an inch and a half and then run a
blue scarlet ribbon through the threads that
are left, making blocks of the ribbon and
thread alternately. Above and below this a
row of feather stitching is added, and a row on
the band and sides also; the pocket trimmed
to match is put on at the right side.
Certain kinds Of flowers, like certain kinds
of bonnets and silk hats" florist saws. "haye
a season of favor with wealthy and fashionable
people, and then they pass away to give place
10 other favOrite blooms. Just now the pOpuIar
fancy does not coniine itself to the sunflower
or the daisy, as is commonly supposed. but
it includes all flowers Of that general descrip-
ton. This, as | understand it, means that
the recent wave of arstheticism has left IFS
mark on the taste for flowers more perhaDs
than on any other accompaniment of polite life.
Without insisting that my theory is right.
let me point out n few of the blooms which
have recently come into favor. You will notice
that they are all light and airy, There is an
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