The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-01

which perhaps may be followed WIN , nuvah'
writes. SFI Know very wei that here is only
n S0GS Of and %o For n%d Rf Tor
and FOR women r G@t there witch is must gsss
Sbs s SWsvs cS SIS Especially by women name
~: the duties which lie beyond common umios,
In order to teGch them TINS STo or H U
nut girls into high scho9l IN o[aSr 10 MAXI t6ap
then EDUCATED Women 9S, PSt won You You
may il It Is absolutely necessary nut your
douGhtsr into Seh0o away te herself V bSr
mink OF her, write 10 her. Ask her about her
thoughts and feelings write to her mattresses
that neither God nor man permits you to leave
her alone"
Dress Reform League Is In process OF or
ganIzation in England under tho dlreetlon OF
Mrs. Sophie Bryant, whose platform empha-
sizes the following points:
First that compression OF the waist is incon-
sistent with tho maximum OF health and
strength
Second, the limbs both arms and legs, should
have the freest play that is consistent with the
accepted principles OF woman 8 dress.
Third. that clothing should by Its lightness
and convenient mode OF support make the
smallest demand on tho muscular strength.
and thus leave the individual free to employ
| interesting than that Of simply carrying her
| clothes. ,,.
| with very little change in external dress for the
| present fashions adapt themselves very readiiy
to style Of dress IN accordance WIN ire prin-
| vontioral as to bodice aud draperles. confer
ence of all those Interested ~ the movement Is
| to be assembled at an curly date TO Gocido
| upou tho name and PRINCIPLES oil inc league, ps
we'll as its method OF procedure; OF Which T Inc
dress reforners who have sal ed for Eng4nd
will find fields ripe for tho i harvest ana ds-
strpetehed r arms "a and pettcoas ready for d.
vision.
The servant girl problem is ngitating the
PHILADELPHIA housewife TO some purpose lust
at present. and two projects arc In process OF
incubation for bringing about u satisfactory
solution Of the puzzing question. Tho first Is
under the auspices OF the Women 9 Exchange.
in cooperation with tho New Century Clue, and
the scheme Of domestic reform Is to be mi
tated by the establishment OF n registry Office
where opportunity will be provided for drawing
up contracts between housekeepers and their
servants, so that the rights of each shall he
protected and the proper relations existing be-
tween them be thoroughly understood. The
girl will BIO required to agree to the perform
ance Of oil regular domestic duties peculiar to
her occupation, and the mistress agrees to the
amount OF wages paid and service expected
and all is signed in the presence OF tho
President. Application blanks Tor both en-
poyer and employee, and inquiry planRS
providing for admttance to the privilege, OF
the office. will be prepared. and upon fulfilling
their requirements, servants Will be admitted |
free of all expense while ladies' may ENJOY the |
advantages OF the institution By paying So an;
be expected to- stats Where they last were at
service and the cause OF their DISMISSAL. refer |
believed that O not only better servants viii be
thus secured, but also that the protection al
iorded them will be influential in eleyatlng
IN "a
The fun DIS requisite for establishing such an
enterprise on substantial basis are already
Dect OF securing the deficit before July |, when
the subscription closes. .o.
gether with n committee Of ladies appointed at
meeting In St George Hall have plan for
establishing training school and lodging
house for domestic servants, and the ladies OF
the committee have conferred with the two
organizations interested in the registry office
nmalgamation in the interests of servant girls.
The two societies refuse TO recognize the move
cerned on the ground that it is. u business
scheme rather than philanthropical In pnr-
nose .,, and consequently the ladies are batting
pleting their project or holding It in abeynnce
they pronounce impracticable
Some one has invented patent kind of an
arrangement TO prevent pocket picking. The
pOShot Nah 10 pIaSeu III tilc OluiHulS WY, III
any side or back seam. unlocks at tho waist
somehow by little arrangement concealed
beneath the dress and cannot be tampered
with in any way All of which is wonderful. no
doubt, and may be extremely practical if some
one Will follow 1t up with an invention enab-
ling woman TO find her pocket and get into
1t herself Indy exclaimed recently, as the
seamstress ripped up an old gown which she
had worn two years at seeing q pocket cum
nlngly hidden away where no one would ever
man can lind her pocket now is by taking OF
the dress, hanging it in strong light praying
tax Ing tho day for S it. Such mo nod & operandi
is hardly convenient In n street cur or at the
theatre. so she hal rises and tumbles her dra-
perles over In frantic sort OF way. her face
becoming crimson with embarrassment ms her
efforts prove ,r HnavaiIingi and At last she ac-
some sympathetic observer, and gives up the
search. Now some kind OF electric contrivance
lady discovered it's whereabouts would be use-
Iul INDEED. but the safety clasp to prevent the
blind boys. No one could find the pocket 10
plck not even the woman herself.
The ungratefulness OF womankind for the
Of men in public places is agitatnR
the discussion of Journalists on the other side.
and 1t would seem from the testimony Of the
travelling Briton that tho English matron for
gets her manners quite as often rs her Ameri
IAN sister. gentleman vino contributes his
share toward railway revenues says that he al
ways chooses, whom possible, the corner seat
n the railway carriage. and In this position is
obliged to open the door for ladies', as they
cave. ltinvolves a complicated set Of man
ruyres destructive to continuity OF thought
md distracting to ones interest In book or
PAPER: apd yet he declares that not fifty per
,enti OF the women he serves ever deiiGn SO
much courtesy. in return as single Thank
'ou." For some years. too, he lived in the sub
l lI,ns Of q Continental city and crossed
liver eache day In Il forryboat Stepping
nt0 th9 boat from the lofty inyolvod
icklish bit of effort, consequently 1t was the
Tstom for gentleman to render anE woman
mbarkation, Some ladies would accept his
assistance with gracious recognition, quite as
nent OF any kind, and tho other, third would
oil by and leave him standing awkwardly with
lis hand extended In space It is the old street
ar question over again. The rain falls on tho
ust and on the unjust. and women in general
re accused of ingratitudo and rudeness be-
ause ot the few In particular, who are un;
IaclOua One BOmatImeS wonders III IL would