The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-11
Gleanings Of News Interesting to
the SEX.



society, q branch association of the
womaa's Decorative Art Association
that trains teachers in various manual
arts and then sends them into differ
ent missions TO spread the advantages
of intelligent labor. To those already
mentioned a number of cooking
schools should be added, also Lake
Side sanitarium, club that devotes
its energies to providing the ways and
means of sending workingwomen
and children of the poor for a country
visit every summer, several flower
missions and free industrial school
for BOYS. These are but few of the
many societies OF earnest women who
are iaboring faithfully to work re-
forms in the spiritual and physical
condition OF humanity in that great
city. Out OF the 20 organizations so
have already joined the Woman's
League, and in union hope to find
strength TO overcome a portion of the
sin, misery and ignorance awaiting
their ministrations.
Baroness Gripenberg, who sailed last
week for her Finland home, was one
of the most distinguished visitors of
the Woman's international Council
held in Washington last spring. Being
a woman of broad intelligence and
warm philanthropy, she studied the
and costumes OF this country
very closely. hoping on her return to
find means of benefiting her people.
She was a keen observer and gave
special attention the educational meth
DDS, devoting much time to the kinder
garten system. To better study them
she attended the National Education
in San Francisco and re-
manned some weeks on the Pacific
coast. Her woman's heart is shown in
her giving up some pleasant social
TO spend day in hos
pitai cheering poor Finnish boy
there who had been here but a few
weeks and could speak no English.
Her kindly services will long be re-
by other Scandinavians to
whom she ministered.
A favorite form OF charity in other
cities Is found in conducting free in
dustrial and sewing schools for the
benefit OF children, young girls and
mothers who are in ignorance of the
fine art OF using those house-wifely
implements, the scissors and needle.
One large school, under the super
vision OF the Baptist church on Maya
zine street, has been established in
New Orleans and is accomplishing a
vast amount of good in this direction,
every possible attraction being offered
to induce children 10 attend, and as
much effort is made to improve the
scholars in mind and manners as TO
give instruction in putting quilt pieces
together and fashioning simple articles
of clothing.
Two enterprising Swedish girls took
out naturalization papers in Chicago
last week-Ida Marie and Ellen Ham
mer, aged respectively % and 25 years.
The clerk TO whom they applied was
greatly astonished, never having re-
ceived such an application before, but
upon examination he could find no
law against it, and the papers were
made out.
Perhaps the mostexclusive and ultra
branch OF that conservative
thing known as society in Philadel-
phia, is the Germantown set, and the
pet OF the Germantown set at the pres
ent moment is Miss Bessie Sellers,
one of the several daughters of David
w. Sellers. counsel for the Pennsylya-
mia Railroad Company, and one of the
most prominent lawyers at the Phila-
delphia bar. Miss Sellers is an attrac-
tive brunette, with blue eyes and brown
hair, slender and graceful figure, and
an indescribably thoroughbred air and
carriage. She is animated in CONVEX
sation, and possesses joyous exuber-
ance of spirits that Is magnetic enough
TO make the most misanthropic, when
in her presence, feel that life is worth
living. She delights in all outdoor
sports, from tennis TO horseback rid
ing, but is particularly enthusiastic
about cricket. and has worn out more
than one pair of number fives APP
plauding the victories of the Philadel-
phians in their recent contests with the
Gentlemen of Ireland. Besides being
q belle in right of her personal attrac-
tons. Miss Sellers is that rard arts in
Philadelphia society, successful au
thor. Her book G. From 1920 J. b.
Iippincoit Company, brightly writ
ten, wholesome story of a girls life
during its most romantic period, was
purely a labor of love, taken UP TO
while away the tedious hours of a
lengthy sojourn last spring in Florida,
and was rather the outgrowth of girl
iSh habit Of keeping a diary than OF
any serious determination TO produce
an ambitious work of fiction. She
huilded better than she knew, how
ever, and the result may encourage
her 10 more serious literary labor. Miss
Sellers likes best to write at night. and
by very dim light. She has peculiar
aversion to strong lights and declares
the electric light modern abomina-
ton.
\ traveller in foreign lands says
II one were to Judge OF the physique
OF English women from the speci
mems he sees in the shops. behind the
counters, he would set them down for
q very tall race, but il he inquiries in
TO the subject he will find that these
women are selected for their very
taller their figure the
higher their salary, very often. A
stranger with an observing eve will al
80 notice that English and French
saleswomen or saleSlsdies, as they are
called in New York, dress in black
while on duty This, however. is not
a mere caprice on the part of the wo-
men in most shops ii Is compulsory.
The shopkeepers believe that shop-
women look neater and better in
black than in colors. and so all of
them wear black. The gowns may
be OF any material, but the color must
I've uniformly black. Nor are they al
lowed 90 wear shoNy trimmings, and
A. for jewelry, either real or imita-
ton, il Is cut of the question. In
some shops they may, or rather they
must wear a simple, plain linen collar
and linen cuffs: this Is the case al
Whitely's, the larEestshop in London
and some say even larger than the
world-tAmoRS Bon Marehe OF Paris.
When Miss Helen Gladstone, the
vice principal of Newnham College.
was student at NEWMAN, a motion
waS brought before the debating 80
ciety and carried by large majority.
that life without gossip was not worth
living
4 novelty in the way Of a receptacle
for photographs was shown BY a lady
Who had just completed one for her
drAwtng-roon. Upon a piece OF can
vas about - inches square had
been painted = design representing a
h!t 81 gray stone wall, with a window
deeply set in L. Around the outer