The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-19


euestned them in 1881 by Mrs Eliza F. 4 Idly,
Of Boston, to Further what is called the
womans rights Cause The legacy will
amount to $1,000 or $50, 900 to be divided
equally between the two ladies named.
An exchange says: Woman is mans best
Diend. No one else will marry, work hard
for him and take his abuse like she will"
Unquestionably this is true, but woman
would b. better friend to man we're she
nearer just to herself. Obssrvati ID proves
that as a rule, the harder q woman works for
man the less he does for himself, the more
souie che taxes the more tyfa1ical he 0e-
ccmes.
hire. Bertha II. Ellsworth in the Lincoln
ksn.s Be acon, advises the your women Who
have concluded TO ''go west and grow up
with the country" 10 chose Wyoming or
Washington In preference to Dakota. Sac
says;
any more wearing on q woman and does
not draw any more exhaustively on her in
tellect to poll paper vote once q year, than
to edit newspapers, build s=wmills. and &C.
sumulate property"
Working women are beginning to recog-
nizs the value of organization, the strength
in union. IN Philadelphia alone, 1,50e girls
arc reported al active working members of
the Knights of LABOR. In New York City
recently the clubs OK working girls met and
organized the Association of Working Girls
Societies for the purpose Of protecting AMI
prom citing their interests and to secure the
services by cooperation of good teachers,
lady physicians, and lecturers.
Mutual protection and services; the c1lti.
vstion CT al the grace and amenities OF So
cial life; mental improvement through asso-
citation, converse and classes advance in in
dusirial position through comparison of oc.
cuI ations; exposure of frauds practiced by
employers and reparstion for injustice are
among the practical possibilities OF such o.
gan 'zation.
The seventeenth annual dinner OF Sorosis
was given on the afternoon OF March 16. st
Delmonico's rooms. The programme in
Guided some exquisite songs by Belle Cole,
Clara Stutsmsn, Nine. Won S.amwitz and
Mrs Campbell: also an interesting historical
size CD OF tie club by the President, Mrs. J.
Q. Croly. This was followed by toasts az fol-
lows: "Our silent Members" responded to
by Mrs. s. W. Van Horn; "Tbe Custodia,
Orr Ministeripg Angels" Mrs. r 4. Morse;
To the Memory of Oar Departed Members"
Mrs II. NJ Poole; Birthdays" Mrs. E. G.
Smith; THE Kingdom of Home" Mrs. NJ. J.
YMdly; The Press" Mrs Gertrude CARR
son; The Past" Anna d. French, NJ. D.,
ard "Our Experience" Miss Minnie Swayse
There were original poems by Mary A. Berg
hoz Mary Riley Smith and Csthariue Weed
Barnes, and recisations by Kate Kidder and
Harriet Webb. Mrs. NJ. Louise Thomas
closed by a noble trihuie to the value of
women's associations. She also gave some
"reminiscences OF George Eliot, whom she
personally knew.
Sorosis was Incorporated December, 1868,
- low has membership OF 100, divided into
committees on literature, art, music, the
drama, philanthropy, journalism, education
and business women,
The cleaner of the current press comes
acress numerous instances reported of the
industrial and business ventures OF women
and their successes. The women who fail
these whose poultry die Of gapes. Group,
cholera or whatever il is that cuts off spring
chickens prematurely, those whose plants
dry and shrivel In the August drouths, those
not put in the papers," 1t is just as we'll
that the successes only are chronicled. for
people, especially women, need encourage
ment rather than disc0uragemeut; still be-
fore making venture tits best to duly con-
slider risks. disadvantages and possibilities OF
failure.
II is noticeable that the ventures and sue.
cesses reported are illustrative OF the fact
that the best chances are frequently near at
hand in supplying want overlooked by
more ambitious but less shrewd seekers OF
opportunities. The Detroit Free Press tells
OF Mrs. Mary Stafford In that city who gains
comfortable income by making and selling
mince pies and English plum pudding. the
real old fashioned kind such as or grand.
mothers made with epice and every
in three and six pound packages and is cold
ut fifty cents pound. and will keep year
III spoiled. Mrs. Stafford also supplies fine
cakes the best families in the city are he.
patrons she has customers in Boston and
many other places in New England aad cas-
luA rxf h.
The Now York San Is responsible for he
following:
"a young woman, the daughter OF Ne y
York Journalist OF some note, has q natural
liking as well as o natural faculty for cook.
ing fancy dishes. ard her father Is willing 20
indulge her fancy. Among other things ne
made new combustion for charlotte rasss
using cream purctased from q country
friend, instead Of the whites of lined eggs
used by the bakers, and some other ingredi
ents not commonly found in bakeries OF
course they were delicious. In some way q
down town hetel man heard of them, aud
found that be could give his guests o new
pleasure. for The young woman was willing
10 sell them. Some others heard OF them,
ind now the yonng woman Is making deal
more money than her father. and she only
works three hours . day, with the assissa acs
of her maid. She fourd as q good many ota
ers have found, that New Workers are will
ing TO pay big prices for goods that ID Or
ouahly please them"
Yet another culinary success reported il
that 6y Mrs. s. 8 McElIsth, the great pre-.
serve woman. Of Brooklyn, who has buili
mp prosperous business by her owa exer-
tons in eight ysers-
The New York Post gives an account OF four
women who have followed . homsly calling
fer much longer period than women are
usually supposed to be able to remain of one
mind sAd have made that calling profitable
"Mrs A. Z. Bradway." says the Post 'is
one Of the oldest settlers of Washington
Market. and is looked up to with reverence
by stall tenders ~ the market mother Fol
seventy years her family have occupied the
same stall in the centre of the market where
abe now sells poultry, game. and fruit. Fo,
forty years she has herself been there, from
early dawn until night. and has earned q
large fortune from the patronage of many oil
the beat families of New York. She says she
would nov prefer to sit at her stand aud re-
ceive her cust5msrs oil Of whom treat her q