, 1890-08-21

but without him she can not ad
minister her OVID. "In the domain
of law she remainsa "a subject" Sohu
concludes, ''and if she reigns at al
1t must be by the free will of man.
In IL country like Germany where
In all matters connected with mora
and intellectual life the links of ira
dition have never been severed, the
present IL explained by the past
Disdainful silence Is the mildest
form of criticism opponents viii
offer whenever OH the platform ol
from the professional chair the at
tempt Is made to plead for women's
political rights. On this point al
the female advocates of the emanci
patton of their sex are unanimous In
their lamen tations.
Training for Girls.
The New York World offered q
prize to the writer of the best short
essay on the question Of "What
Shall. We Do With Our Girls!
There were many hundred com
munications received. Madame AL.
bani awarded the prize to the fol
lowing. 1t was signed W.:
"Thc foundation of society rests on
It's homes. The success of ouI
homes rests on the wives. There
fore, first of all, teach our girls how
to be successful wives. Begin IN
their infancy TO develop their char.
acters. Teach them that jealousy is
an immortality, and gossip vice.
Train them to keep the smallest
promise as sacredl v as an oath, and
to speak of people only as they
would sneak to them. Teach them
to look for the best quality in every
one they meet, and to notice other
peoples faults only To avoid them.
"Train them to do small things
well, and to delight i'm helping
Others, and instill constantly in
their minds the necessity for sacri.
flee for Others pleasure as a means
of soul development.
"Once given II foundation of char
acter like this, which the poorest ms
to their girls, and no matter what
necessity arises they will be able to
rise above II.
/ lCuCh tutIu tiit Nuluc VI IlldkluH y
themselves attractive by good
health. physical development, neat
dress and perfect cleanliness. The
worthy woman must learn that her
worth alone will not keep her hus-
band in love with her. She must
be so accomplished, amiable, as
liberal minded as tactful, as agree
able as her less worthy rivals. She
must make home the most delight
full spot on earth, and herself the
most attractive woman as well as
the worthiest. Unselfishness, per-
severance, patience and cheerfulness
must be her constant aids, and
above all, tact"
How to Lace a Corset.
"If lace you must said hand
some and smart actress to a Cincin-
natl reporter, "use three sets of laces
in your corsets, one starting at the
top and ending two or three holes
above the waist line of the corsets,
to tie there; the second starting at
the lower edge, extending up to two
or three holes below the waist line
of the corsets, to tie there; the third
lacing the space left between, and
tying Just at the waist line. Then,
reducing the size of your waist
that is pulling the middle cord
isn't going to drag you into a
straight line above and below the
waist. Also, you will wear your
corsets, even though tight, with
more comfort.
"There Is n place--isn't there,
dear doctors?--just about at the
waist line, that think God must
have left, knowing that we would
lace, kill or no kill, where pressure
can come without tying our nec-
essary and indispensable viscera into
hard knots. BY the suggested ar
rangcment of cords we can reduce
the size of the waist with less vio-
lent ofiense to heart and lungs, and
also without sacrificing entirely
harmony of outline. Just make
beauty aud hygiene clasp hands
practically-every woman knows
what mean by practically-and
we will rejoice more than the doc
'oiS' ou' IlEut Htfc Il HnGnt us
well suggest elastic cord for the up
per and lower strings, and even for
the one at the waist, II you dare.
You will thereby gain supplcness
of movement and pose which Is
worth striving for, but which we
can not all of us take off our stays
to obtain, as does the scrpentine
Sarah. Elastic corset lacings, as /
suggest, will at least prevent our
looking as If we We're pad-locked
into board fence when we recline
in an easy chair--say like Langtry
with a cigarette in oEe o her AS
In Looking Glass pictures"
Dainty Underwear.
In the trousseau of a fair Parisien-
ne, fully described in a recent issue
of leading French journal, there
was no linen in the category. Every
thing was silk or wool Can you
imagine anything moro dainty or
delicate than u white crepe de chine
underskirt with an applique of point
lace on the bottom, and above that
an embroidered garland of orange
blossoms running around it? I'm
derskirts of all colors were there,
garnitured with Mechlin lace, old
guipure, black chenille, etc. And
one, too, for outdoor parties In buck