Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1888-03-17
Notes About Women.

have it include at least one woman. She will ask
all the questions you are ashamed to ask or think
you don't need to ask and you will secure the
benefit of vast deal of information you would
otherwise lose"
The Illinois Womans' Press Association has
thrty-one members engaged in editorial work,
most of them in editorial control of papers forty
four who regular correspondents or contributors
to papers, and twelve who have published books
during the year. The association is doing large
amount of work.
The jubilee memorial to Queen Victoria in favor
of prohibiting the sale of liquor on Sunday has
been handed in. 1t was signed by 1,132,50 wo-
men, and is said to be the largest ever presented
Mrs. Margaret Bright Lucas president of the
Worlds W. G. I. u, and Mrs. Temple, wife of
the bishop of London, were among the women who
made the presentation to the home secretary
They mentioned the significant fact that in one
small town where there were forty-two liquor SELL
ers, the wives of all but four had signed the me-
mortal. ..
Miss Charlotte Robinson, Of Manchester, Eng
land, is successful house decorator. She took
regular course of training, studied house decora-
tion from hearhtiles to paintings visited all
the places where she could find antique furniture
and the newest inventions, and qualified herself
thoroughly for her business. She had good sue
cess in London, where she furnished houses from
garnet to basement This year, in addition to her
ordinary business, Miss Robinson has had two ex-
hbts which have attracted much attention. one at
Saltaire and the other at the famous Manchester
exhibition. Next year she proposes to exhibit at
Glasgow and possibly at Brussels Exchange.
Louis Schade, of the National Brewers Associa-
ton, expressed wish that lady lawyer should
be sent to Washington to represent the temper
ance interests. Perhaps he will not maintain that
preference when he is better acquainted with the
abilities and results secured through the efforts of
Mrs. Ada Bittenbender, the lady lawyer from Lin
coin, Neb., who has just gone to Washington in
the interest of the National w. G. 7. u, where
she will remain during the present session of Con
gress. Mrs. Bittenbender studied law with her
husband, and is his law partner to-day in Lincoln,
Neb., where she has lived for many years, and is
universally respected and beloved by all except
people connected with the liquor traffic -[Unon
Signal. ,.,n w., .'t. ~.
In her annual address at Nashville, Tenn, Miss
Willard said; ''Under the curse man has two
worlds and women only one; he 'ransacks the
ages, spoils the climes then comes back to her
world and finds her-waiting. Under the bless
ing, man and woman go hand in hand wherever
they are called to 60 at all. The W. G.
I. U. is doing no work more important than that
of reconstructing the ideal of womanhood. In an
age of force womans greatest grace was to cling;
in this age of peace she doesn't cling much but is
every bit as tender and sweet as if she did. She
has strength and individuality, gentle serious
ness To meet the new creation how grandly men
themselves are growing The world has never yet
known half the amplitude of character and life to
which men will attain when they and women live
in the same world"
Miss Willard earnestly desires that as many Of
the white ribbon women as possible shall become
members of the School of Politics. She has joined
and proposes carefully to study the three books