The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02
ITEMS ABOUT WOMEN.

ell journal clerk Of the Washingt
Territory House Of Representatives.
The Queen of Sweden is going to
England shortly. She will pass sew
eral months at Bournemouth or Tor
quay.
Miss PHEBE CoUzINs has an
| nounced herself as an independent
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Missouri.
Miss ANNA DICKINSON has so far re-
gained her health as to make il pos
sible for her to start for Florida, where
she will spend the winter.
Mrs. LIvERMORE, who is in con-
slant demand in the lecture-field. has
set out again to fulfil round Of en-
gagements which will occupy the COM
ing two months.
MRs. S. NJ PERKINS lately lccturel
, at Cleveland. o.. OH 1.-The Righteous
ness of the Movement for Woman
Suffrage showing the justice and en-
pediency Of the proposed reform.
FRANCES L. WILLARD contributes to
the Woman's Jonrna, story illustrat-
ing the good effects of the tricycle.
upon mind and body. Miss Willard is
an enthusiastic believer III this kind Of
exercise Tor women and girls.
Miss WILKINSON. Of London, is !
! successful landscape gardener. She
prepares plans for the laying out Of
recreation and play grounds for the
Public Gardens Association, which are
much admired for their beauty and
economy, and herself superintends
the manual labor.
Mrs. j. c. DRAPER, OF New York,
has given to Trinity College. Hartford,
large and valuable collection of pho
tographs on glass. ill. strating re-
searches in physics, and especially in
the study of the spectrum. made by
her husband. the late Prof. Draper, Of
the University Of the City of New York.
Mrs. MARY A. WOODBRIDGE, OF
Ohio, at the meeting of the National
Committee Of the Prohibition Party in
Chicago, made one of the best
presentations Of woman suffrage from
the prohibition standpoint that we
have ever seen. We commend it to
the special attention of DR.. CuyleE
W0mdn's Journal
| LOUISA NJ ALCoTT says: 1T is wise
for women who have made place for
| themselves in literature and journal
ism to cultivate not only their intel
lectual faculties, but practical ones al
SO, and to understand the business
affairs Of their craft The ignorance
and helplessness Of women writer's is
amazing. The brains that can earn
money can understand how to take
care of it, by proper knowledge OF
contracts, copyrights and duties Of
author and publisher.
REV. ELIZA Fry, Of Maiden Rock.
Wis, is taking the theological course
at the Garrett Biblical Institute, Evans
ton. Ill. She has shown great courage
and perseverance; and her career, if
she liv -. will make the way into the pull.
| pit easier for every woman who follows
her. TO their honor let it be said. thai
all the professors and almost all the
students have given her wa m well
come. Rev. DIR. Ridgeway. President
Of the Institute. is man Of progressive
views concerning women's work.
Miss HELEN A. SHAFER, senior pro.
fessor of mathematics at Wellesley,
who has beer appointed acting presi-
dent Of that college. was born in New
ark, N. j.. but her home is in Ohio,
and she is graduate of Oberlin. Fol
eleven years she has been professor o,
mathematics at Wellesley, and is in
full sympathy with Miss Freeman
form of government. She is q
thorough disciplinarian. and is re.
markable for her executive ability.
Wellesley is to be con gratulated upon
having so near ut hand SO worthy q
successor to Miss Freeman.
Miss VERA HJELr lately lectured be.
fore the Finnish Women's Union in
Helsingfors to large audience, on the
necessity Of extending the field Of
women's work. She pointed out that,
as about one-third of the women in
| Scandinavia and Finland have to earn
their own living. more kinds of work
should be opened to them. Among in.
dustries suitable for women are men.
toned matchmaking, the manufacture
! of children's toys. shoe-making, silver.
smith work. book-binding. chemical
dyeing and cleaning, all kinds Of work
connected with cloth-mending and
pastcboard manufacture, glass-cutting,
photography. pattern-drawing. piano