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side and to find it pleasure to minister 10
the home dinner.table. Mrs. Kate Epson
Clarke is another of the writing women,
and very bright one, who can, 1t IS sald,
get up lunch OF an endless NUMBER o.
courses in her own kitchen for guests
whose tastes are critical. A second woman
who has been driven away by the poor
health ,of her children is Mrs. Lizzie W y;
Champney, the writer of the "Vassar Gill
books, who has gone abroad with her boy, a
bright lad who has devoted himself TOO
closely to w00d-carving and other arr
studies, a taste for which he inheritS from
his artist-tather, Mr.. j. Wells Champney
THE BUSINESS IGNORANCE OF WOMEN.
A woman writer who likes Ibsen and who
has seen much of her own sex was protest.
ing the other day against the assumption OF
the critics that Nora is character not 10
be met in seven days journey. inasmucn
az, being of mature years and the mother
Of several children, she sees no wrong III
forging, for good end; her fathers name.
'Why," said the writer, "it's not long ago
that l engaged board with a woman VINO,
though ignorant of books, was more than
commonly clever and had seen good deal
of the world. In some way l miSunder-
stood her name, and when the check foT
the first weeks board was due, my husband
made it out to, say Mrs. Egbert instead OF
Mrs. Shields. Mrs. Egbert was the lady
who sat next the landlady at table. ana
when | saw that we had confused their
names / apologiZed, saying | feared she had
had some trouble in getting her money
oh, no., said Mrs. Shields, looking up with
pride in her intelligence, i knew just what
people do in such cases. so l signed 1t with
Mrs. Egbert's namev
There is woman in New York who pub
fishes two flourishing periodicals who re-
lates an even more amusing experience
An acquaintance of hers, she says, went to
bank with a check which the teller refused
TO cash until she was identified. With beau
tiful simplicity and confidence the lady, re-
| spending to the official II don't knowyou
with an offsetting, Neither. sir. do know
y0u," produced her visiting card. This not
being accepted she was n0nplusSed, and the
difficulties in the way being finally eX-
planned to her and settled, she carried the
check to her friend, the woman publisher,
with a confidential Now they say this IS
certified; won't you please tell ME what
| they've done to it anyway E. p H.
Io..L II
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After all that magnifcence let US, by way
of contrast, glance at the. new Redfern
tennis blouses, as pictured above. The
damsel to the left has gown with half
high bodice, of pale blue tennis flannel
cut in scallops on top of waist and cuffs,
and outlined with silver braid. This is
worn with a guimpe and full sleeves of
scarlet and white strined wash silk. The
other one is all of wool, being made Of
rose-pink flannel. laid in close pleats. to
produce full effect, and with sleeves also
pleated to puff high on the shoulder. The
straight collar and very wide girdle have
rows of black braid finished at the left side
in three points. each of which contains a
small gilt button. The straw sailor hat
has a rose-colored band, upon which,
painted in black and gold, are crossed
rackets and balls
This noted ladies' tailor has wide
spread and well-earned reputation for COM
pleting his costumes with pretty ana taste
full headgear, in which the predoninating
colors of the dress or wrap are effectively
repeated. The following sketch shows a
recent model of very novel appearance:
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Woman Suffrage.

Editor Woman'S Column, Morning Call !:
To those who are constantly declaring that
woman suffrage meets supporters only in
the small but select crowd Of old women
of both sexes" / commend the following ex-
tract from speech recently delivered at a
banquet by Edwin c. Pierce, President of
the Union Club of Providence, r. l.:
l will not turn from the subject Of Democracy
without the frank expression or my own convic-
lion that The denial OF the elective franchise 10
one-half OF humanity has no sanction in natural
justice or In expectancy; and for the cheer of
those who think as l do In this matter point to
the steady advance toward full Acknowledgement
which woman is making. Women vote for school
officers Ia many States; they vote for all munich
pal officers in Kansas, and shortly the proclama-
ton OF Ihe President will be Issued announcing
the admission into the Union OF the State Of Wy
oming, under whose Constitution women will
vote IN all elections. In my opinion the general
Acknowledgement OF women Is much nearer than
is commonly supposed, aud VIII give great
strength to temperance and labor-reform legsla-
ton.
June TO- 1890. S..
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Votes As Well Az Rrnnms.

" The need of municipal suffrage for
women is beginning to be felt for the sake
of the municipalities themselves" writes
Lucy Stone to the Woman's Journal. The
women of New York and Brooklyn found
the public health Imperfect by the filthy
condition of the streets. The public health
includes the health of the family. For the
the public, the women of these cities volun-
teeIed and actually undertook tho cleaning
of the streets. and with success. Now the
Chicago Tribune calls upon the women OF
that city to come to its rescue in the same
way. The cities need the women to help.
Very we'll; then let them see that the
women have votes AS well as brooms. with
the ballot there Will be power TO enforce
the cleaning The will to have it done
already exists with the women"
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ARMY ORDERS.
Leave of Absence Grnnted-Inspeotior

Leave of Absence Granted-Inspection of
Cavalry Horses.
Leave of absence for two months. to take
effect ON the Goth inst. with permission to
apply for an extension of six months. has
been granted to Captain John Drum Of the
Tenth Infantry.
First Lieutenant Abiel L. Smith, Quarter
master of tile Fourth Cavalry, has been
granted leave of absence for two months
with permission to apply for an extension
OF four months.
Captain Eli L. Higgins, Second Cavalry,
has been ordered, while en- route to his new
station, to report at division headquarters
on public business.
First Lieutenant ]. r. Richards Jr.,
Fourth Cavalry, has been designated to in
spect the cavalry horses for Troop X to be
delivered under contract at the Presidi0.
First Lieutenant Charles B. Vogdes, First
Infantry, has been relieved from duty as
recruiting officer at Benicia Barracks.
The general court-martial convened at the
Preside has been authorized to sit without
regard to hours.
The Folsom property at Omaha, Nebr., In
which Mrs. Frances Cleveland has a one
sixteenth interest, is valued at 100000.
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THE WOMAN'S COLUMN
Housekeeping in Decatur. ILL.,,
on the Cooperative Plan.
A Suggestion to the Working -Girls-A Poetess
Who Likes Housework-The American
Girl Abroad-Notes.

The Woman's Column of THE MORNING
CALL is open to correspondents for the dis
cussion of subjects of general interest to
women. All communications should be
brief. Those which will appear will reflect
only the views of the writers.
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Woman.. National Council.

The Woman's National Council has issued
circular letter to all national organizations,
inviting them TO become auxiliary societies
and to be represented by delegate at the
first trennial meeting of the National Coun-
ell, to be held in Washington in the spring
of 1891 1t is urged u. on local societies
having the same object to form an aggrega-
ton which shall be eligible to auxiliaryshlp.
A triennial fee of 500 entities such auxil-
iary societies to Representations. form OF
constitution for local and State councils.
and other hints and helps for organizing.
will be furnished on application to Mrs.
May Wright Sewall. Indianapolis, Ind,
Corresponding Secretary of the Womans'
National Council.
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THE COOPERATIVE PLAN
That Has Been Put Into Operation by
Number of Women of Decatur, Ill.

That Has Been Put Into Operation by
Number of Women of Decatur, Ill.
Editor Womon'S Column, Morning Call:
In q letter recently received from Decatur,
ILL.,, was an account of dining house on
the cooperative plan under the patronage
of number of ladies Of that city, and
send it 10 you so that you may place it be-
fore the many readers of the "Woman's
Column:
This club is composed OF people who have been
used 10 live In the best style, but have given up
housekeeping and all Its cares. They have sub
scribed to the following rules:
/. This shall lie a cooperative association for
the benefit OF all its members.
2. No debts shall be contracted.
3. President and Secretary and Treasurer
shall be chosen from among The members.
4. A Superintendent shall be appointed TO act
as the purchasing agent OF the club; vouchers 10
be delivered TO the Treasurer.
5. Members shall pay 81 20 week for board ;
children under len hal-price.
6. The Superintendent Is 10 have entire charge
of the dinng-foom, kitchen and servants, under
a Board of Managers.
Applications for membership must be posted
in the dining room for three days before admls-
sion, and no one is received If serious objection
Is raised by any member.
The large basement OF the private boarding
house was rented Including large dinng-r0om,
kitchen and pautries, manager Installed, two
cooks and three ittng-giTls hired; and after
paying II membership fee of 81 and one weeks
board IN advance the cooperative club sat down
TO its first meal.
Since that eventfu hour everything has gone
on as If by magic; the wonderful power of system
has worked miracles in overcoming difficulties,
and the success OF The ext eriment is liked fact
So anxious are we 10 let others have The benefit
OF this attempt al that 'plaln living aud high
thinking That the revered Emerson declared 10
be tie end aud aim OF lie, that we add few
items from one who has visited the club
l went down into the dining room, large, cool
room, where eight nine tables were covered
with snowy linen. The members had brought
their own beautiful china and bits OF pretty table
adOTnments, thinking that the presence OF their
own treasures would add TO the home feeling.
This brought things down to a minimum cost
ard was told that the expenses were about as
follows
Rent, at $25 per NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. So 90
manager salary .'...''...-. .....s.'...... ~ %
Head cook Observation-Disclosures. 90
SeCoHu coon ..'...'.''''.'..''.. W
Ihree waters al 81 % each .,............... oo
Per week .:............. .............-. So 90
The income is from:
Fiuytwo grown people at 81 75.............sl42 90
One child, haifpay. Observation-Disclosures. 40
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One young lady receives her board for her
services as Secretary and Treasurer; and while
l was there showed me her housekeeping books
from which ii was discovered that a certain bill
OF fare is guaranteed for the price. The bill OF
fare Is in substance this:
Breakfast-Fruit; cereal food OF some kind {;
two kinds meat; eggs, potatoes, biscuit, griddle-
cakes or rolls, toast; tea or coffee.
Dnner-Soup. relish or salad; one kind OF fish,
and two kinds of meat; three vegetables; pie or
pudding; fruit; coffee, tea, chocolate or milk.
toes; salad; hot rolls cakes or mullins; fIuit or
dessert; coffee, tea, chocolate or milk
Everything is cooked in tile most perfect man
ner and in greatest abundance, and served in the
very best style, and the members OF the club,
WHO are accustomed to the danliest OF living,
are perfectly satisfied. X.
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Remunerative Work.

During the prevalence of the amateur pho
tographic craze people should be very care
full how they appear on the streets, and
above all things to do their best to look in
variably pleasant. There are a number of
people who own their Kodak, and flash
it in the presence of anything unusual. hui
morous, picturesque or startling. One girl,
who started in as an amateur and for the
fun of the thing, has been able TO turn 1t to
financial account. Some time ago she
was bitten by the mania With a
detective camera she followed the bent
of her fancy in the highways and by
ways of New York, picking up here group
of little tots tumbling about on the grass Of
the park; there smudgy newsboy in piet-
uresque tatters; y0nder a daughter of Italy,
black-eyed, sauey and pretty, standing in
native costume by tray of apples, and
somewhere else genuine Yankee street.
fakr selling his goods to an admiring crowd.
Though she could neither paint nor draw,
the girl had something of an artist eye and
recognized a picturesque possibility at q
glance. Many of her photographs were
really pictures, and being caught iustanta-
neously, preserved all the spirit. action and
freshness of life. One day an artist hap
pened to glance over her collection, and, to
her great surprise, offered to buy half a
dozen of the best for suggestions for studio
work. She was quick to avail herself of the
hint. She needed money; she saw the
chance of turning what had been play into
remuneratiye work.-The Illustrated Ameri-
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Not arrayed in everyday attire, to be re-
veaied only by the pale moonbeams. but as
she appears under the electric illumination
at the parlor concert given for some sea-
side charity or rural church benefit. The
stuff used for this picturesque toilet is
poppy-red Canton crepe, cut in Vandykes
across the foot TO reveal petticoat OF black
Valasquez lace, and braided in Eiffel de-
signs in black and gold The Spanish
sleeveless jacket is made of the same heavy
lace, with the Vandyke edge stiffened with
fine wires, and bordered with gold braid |;
and the deep cuffs which finish the full
sleeves match the jacket, while collar and
girdle are entirely fashioned of gold braid.
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NEW YORK LETTER.

A POetesS VINO Likes hOusewOrk-Buef-
ness Ignorance.
Editor WOmdn'S Column, Morning Call ::
Stories about children are usually inter
esting to the young hopefuls' parents only.
but the urchin whose mother is profess
sional woman Of the now increasingly COM
mon type evolves new sets of concepts and
sensations. A little boy who is growing up
with the notion that grandma Is a NAM
ma who has got too old to go to an Office"
looked meditatively at his mother when she
returned from a round of business late for
dinner. Mamma" he said, presently, 81
s'pose you earned more money than papa
did to-day: you stayed longer; wont you
give me check for cent" At stage of
his mental development a few weeks more
advanced, he pronounced with philosophic
air the following: "Some mammas go to
offices and some mammals put on the din
ners" Finding II rip in his clothes that
needed attention, he presented himself to
one parent; then recognizing mo sex In
labor" wheeled about suddenly with a
Say, papa, it's your turn 10 mend me-"
There is one word which this small boy APP
parently dsikes as much as the people who
Insist always on saleswoman," woman
DOCTOR" etc. His mother, who is not, per-
haps, the most conventional of human beings,
was putting a brushful Of fresh paint
where it might do some good, when group
of lads at play in the street were moved to
remark, "See that lady painting fenceW
They accompanied the remark with gbes
and laughter. THAT'S no lady," retorted
the young man hOtly, that's my mammal"
Sooner or later everybody faces life's prob
lens, and SO it happened that when a rela-
tive who is a medical student was making
for scientific purposes "calcareous de-
posit." the little boy got some inkling Of the
proceedings and asked. In curiosity: What
are you plantiDgp
"Bones, child"
"And will people sprout from them ?"
A PoETEsS WHO LIKES HoUsEwoRK.
Mrs May Riley Smith, in honor of whose
birthday Sorosis gave an elaborate break
fast last week, should have place in the
chronicle of literary women who do not dis
dain homely duties. Mrs. Smith is one of
the most popular members of the famous
wOman's club, and some Of her tender,
pathetic rhymes have found echoes In many
hearts. She is leaving New York to seek
health for her son in Colorado, and now
that her New York establishment, only just
opened after a winter abroad, is broken up,
1t may be remarked that women with no
other occupation than puzzling their brains
about the doings Of their neighbOrs have
been heard TO ask with every appearance
of interest how it was that, having
a husband of the much enyied class
who spend good part of their time
cutting off coupons, and having a house
as beautiful and tastefully fitted as a gener-
Gus allotment of those coupons could fur
nish, Mrs. Smith kept not single servant
the truth being that with family of three
the poet was enough OF q woman to prefer
the quiet and comfort Of an uninyaded fire.
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THE AMERICAN GIRL.
Some Comments Upon Her Conduct Will
in FOREIGN lands.


Some Comments Upon Her Conduct While
in Foreign Lands.
Henry James witty sketch of Daisy Mil
Ter, while it offended some few Americans
who did not understand it. has helped in
Vulnerable other Americans, who learned
through his delicate satire more than they
would through volume of well-intentioned
maxims. So there are few, if any. sinners
who commit the gross error of too great
familiarity with courier, or who walk
to the Coliseum by moonlight attended only
by gentleman. The sins which American
girls commit, in European eyes, are the sins
against public manners, like loud laughing
and talking in hotel parlorS, in the sale
manger of a watering place, in the Casino
at Monte Carlo, in their attitude and man
her at cafe in Paris, and so on. In the
matter of dress, an American girl rises to
the situation at once. She is very rarely, II
ever badly dressed. Given such an amount
of prettness as she has, such QuickneSs OF
eye, and so long purse, Paris dresses her
a ravir, and she wears her clothes ike
queen, or as queens but seldom DO.
1t is astonishing, when one sees such
taste in one direction, that one can
see such limitations of taste III the matter
of Manners but it is quite evident that
some young American girls think, IL the
OulSlue OF LIE cup anu plHttcl - Cicdui ~ 10
no matter about the inside. They neglect
their speech, which is matter of vital i'm
portance. For wherever we live, whether
in Yorkshire or Rome, Peoria or Paris,
there are such things us a cultivated aud
agreeable voice, correct pronunciation
and pretty accent No one is so depend
ent upon this charm as woman. II has
made many plain woman attractive-this
gift of speech And the Venus Of Milo
would become a fright if she could open
that glorious mouth OF hers, and if from it
should issue an uncultvated voice, saying
''hort" for ''heart," mormon for mann
ma" or, defilng her classic features for
the moment, she should give an uumusical
cackle and launch into slang. 1t will not
help the American girl to say .she don't
care" She does care. There is native,
born American aristocracy TO which all
should aspire to belong The original ana
beautiful American women have vivacity
and wit which the older civilizations have
lost. She should never lose her originality.
But she should study to be low-voiced,
sweet-voiced, calm, quiet and thorough
bred.-Mrs. John Sherwood in North
American Review" for June.
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4 summer hal.

It is Of pale irls-green crlnoline mohair
straw, with a broad brim. prettily curved
upward. The crown is formed of large
spray of heartsease shading from darkest
heliotrope to lightest mauve, tied with a
knot of green velvet. r.
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REDFERN IDEAS.
A Costume for the Pretty Maid
of Musical Turn.
Picturesque Toilette in Poppy-Rei Canton
Crepe Cut in vandykes "A Tennis
Blouse and Summer Hat.
Written for THE MORNING CALL.

NEW YORK, June 7, 1S9o.-While cater
ing to the needs of all the charming sister,
hood who ride, walk, fish or yacht, Redeem
has not been unmindful OF the musical
maid, whose coigne d'vantage is the piazza
corner, from whose vine-screened seclusion
issues, in the cleaning" the soft melody
OF mandolin or guitar, or the more rollick-
ing notes Of the banjo The first sketch
represents her
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