The Washington critic., 1888-04-21

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Boston Horald' There is one member
Of the Attorney Generals family who
does not believe in dress coats. and
has decided penchant for the wear
ers Of them. This is his pretty daush-
ter, Daisy Garland who this winter
has made her formal debut in WASH
ington society In soft lavender
gown, trimmed with bands Of black
velvet, and displaying pretty pair
of arms and an equally pretty neck,
with a sweet, interesting face, she
made pleasing picture as she stood
one of the receiving party at a ten
given by n fair friend Of mine the
other day. She was decidedly one Of
the most popular girls present, and
was surrounded, when opportunity
offered by q bevy Of men, with
whom she kept MP constant flow of
bright, small talk. Perhaps Miss
Garland may have something to do
with enlarging her august parents
ideas on dress, as the effect q pretty
daughter sometimes has upon o parent
is wonderful.
The oldest person in Pawnee
County TO cast her first vote recorded
her name and age Tuesday in the
Third Ward pool books. The lady
was Mrs. Seely, mother Of ]. g. Seeiy
of this city. Mrs. Seely is 81 years
old, and never cast vote before.
She came all the way from New York
State, and had been in Kansas only
six months and two days on election
day, only two days over the time re-
quired to vote. Notwithstanding her
age and lack of experience in handling
ballots, she walked to the polls with
as much earnestness and womanly
vigor as most persons would manifest
Mt the age of 80. She now has the
satisfaction Of having exercised the
elective franchise, although this new
departure was begun near the eighty
| seventh mile post. From the best in
formation we can get Mrs. Seely is the
| Oldest voter in Pawnee County
| Larned (Kan.) Chronicle.
Mrs. May Wright Sewall said in a
recent address on the higher educa-
ton of women: "Of the institutions
which have assisted the higher educa-
ton of women in this country Troy
Seminary QS2D, Oberlin College QS65j,
Michigan University QS70), Smith
| College Q876); Harvard Annex (lS79l,
and Bryn Mawr College (lSS5) merit
| special mention, since each marks an
| epoch in the history Of q movements
| to which each made an essentially
original contribution sand to whose
course each gave distinct impulse"
London has eight homes for poor
| working girls, ut which breakfast,
dinner, and tea costs only 81 a. week
and room not more than ST more.
They are said TO be well managed AMI
literally supported by charitable
people.
| Writing of the substantial assistance
rendered literary men by their dnti-
| ful, bright and sympathetic wives,
some one says: The late Professor
Youmans had wife who was more
interested in him and his work than
in anything else. She became an ex-
/ pert in botany or some other science,
and although she may not have writ
ten or suggested much she knew pretty
well what the professor was doing.
Hers was also the business head of
the family. A gentleman called one
day at their house on Fifteenth street,
and, meeting Mr.. Youmans in the
hall, asked as to his wife's where
abouts. The professor replied, with, u
thoughtful air, that "he supposed she
was upstairs, making bargain TO sell
the house to some one; he really
didn't know"
The New Century Guild of Work.
ingwomen in Philadelphia has made
arrangements to send out by the day
or the half day expert persons to
sweep, dust, do chamber work, clean
silver, wash windows and do all the,
many things necessary TO keep house
in order. 1t is thought that better
class of help can be thus obtained
from the young women who do not
object to the work, but to the living
out. There are great many of the
new flat buildings which have restan-
rants, and the families occupying
these flats dispense for the most part
with cooks and have their meals faTn~
ished. The Guild furnishes them n
waitress by the day and a girl TO come
in for two hours every morning to
III onSSp7dho uubt, anu NY tliib stifdlAES-
ment they not only live far more
eheaply, but dispense with the dis
comfort of having to furnish sleeping
apartments for servants in the marrow
4 limits of their flats. ..
d N Going along the streets Of AIexieO'
City one day, says q writer in the
San Francisco Eedminer, ! saw
! young man Tipping his fingers gro
tesquely, as though playing an imagi-
nary tattoo in the air. / looked all
around, but couldn't see anything.
/ The next day saw him at it again,
gazing skyward all the time. Iwent
into the hotel and one of my friends
asked me if / had seen that Young
fellow yet who was courting that
young girl. 1 fell at once, and look
ing out / saw grill n third-story
window looking out at him and doing
the tattoo act also. Said my friends
"This business has been going on for
two years, and neither of them has
spoken a word' 1t was so. They
were courting. That's the way they
do it down there. 1t was Irritation,
long iprotracted, but whether the
pantomime was translatable into Lam
guage am unable to say.