The Portland daily press., 1890-01-18

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Of absence on salary during the summer.
The consignors, as The women who offer the
articles for sale are called. have most kindly
.'middle-man," for this Is precisely the posi-
managed by Board Of forty women, dIyid-
ed into various snb-Committees. Although
the Exchange conducts its business on
business, not a charitable, basis, 1t is not
wholly self-supporting. The reason Is that
1t has steadily refused to charge more than
ten per cent. commission for the sale OF
goods, a rate at which merchant would ex-
pect to face insolvency in six months
Although desirable, self support is not held
to be the most important work OF the Ex-
change. That is the opening of market for
the work Of needy women without grinding
down the workers, as is done in the slop-
clothing shops; to give each consignOr
chance to sell her work at living price for
her labor. f.. I'm.
Anything any woman in the United States
can make and make well, from the holder
an invalid can fashion In bed to the most
artistic needle and brush work Of the trained
hand, Is accepted. But the work must be
done at the woman's best. No slovenly,
half-done or poorly finished work can be
taken. The liberal prices paid demand the
lesson for many women. The most difficult
part Of managing the Exchange has been the
incompetency Of its workers. Far too few
women thrust into the breadwiDners' place
can do any one thing perfectly. or have any
idea Of the perfection demanded by the
purchasers Of today. But here the
friendly side of the Exchange as a middle
man is shown. When the incompetent work
comes in, the sender is not dismissed by the
response of mot available" but the mana
gers take each individual case and taetfully
point out the unstable condition Of the
work, and suggest, advise and urge such
changes of the article to be made, of ma
terials or Of workmanship, as will be of ben
eft to the worker. An education Is thus
given the worker, and help. which she
would never meet with In Offering her labor
to strictly business establishments.
If the stories of all the workers for the
Exchange could be told, If the purchaser
could know of the homes made comfortable,
feeble supported by the work sold there, the
recitals would fill a book glowing with
noble SELF sacrifice But the management
holds that the public has no business with
the past or present condition OF Its workers,
and keeps wise silence on this subjects
silence so perfect that no name Of consignOr
is mentioned even in the discussions Of the
Managing Board. The mere sale Of the
goods is a small part of the work which the
managers assume for their consignOrs.
Every particle OF influence or power when
can be commanded by wealth, wide acquain-
lance and social prestige is brought to the
help of any woman who appeals TO them In
real need. If woman Is iii, a bed in one Of
the hospitals is found for her until she can
be restored to her place as worker; II she
needs legal advice, some managers husband
is pressed into the service without fee; If
her boy needs a place, work Is found for
him: If her landlord is going to dlspossess
her, money Is advanced her as temporary
bridge over her troubles; il her eyes need
treatment, an oculist of repute is at her ser
vice; and thus on, in ever widening circles,
the spirit of good will and helpfulness Is ex-
tended.-Harper's Bazaar.
soRosIs DEBATE. s.
At the last monthly meeting of Sorosis in
New York the members discussed this ques-
tion:- as 2a'@ or &nef4
SIS the popular belief relative to the domes-
tic infelicity of literary women well founded,
and what is the origin of the opinion?" a.
Mrs. Mary V. Terhune, Marion Harland"
who is chairman of the Committee on House
and Home, presented the question. She said
she thought there was foundation for the
opinion, but thaG the domestic infelicity was
as apt to occur when the man was literary.
She said In conclusion to literary women
"Others may write your poem or your story,
but they cannot be mother to your daugh-
tiers and sons. Unless woman can sys.ema-
tie her work so that her children can be
properly reared and her home looked after
she had best give up her literary aspirations
and attend to her house."
Mrs. Mary Kyle Dallas, who was on the
side of the affirmative, treated the subject IN
poem, purpOrting to come from the lips OF
an Irish domestic who had lived IN the home
of the domestic that II the husband was
''kind and aisy" all would go smooth and
even. Mrs. Ravenhill, who was on the same
side, said she had been too busy teaching a
young literary woman how to make mince
pies and fry crullers to ponder over the
question.
Mrs. Margaret T. Yardley and Mrs. Jennie
M. Lozier read papers on the negative side.
Mrs. Lozier, who alwa avs goes deeply into
every question, began by saying that st.
Paul was the first literary man of whom we
have accurate knowledge, and that he eau
toned women to be SILENT She quoted a
little anecdote about great French author
who, when told by the Rev. DIR. Storrs that
Catherine Beecher had written the most re-
markable. American novel, exclaimed,
"Heaven forgive Columbus for discovering
the country" Mrs. Lozier thought that IL
was professional jealousy that caused men
to say that literary women were not fellcit-
Ously domestic.
Sorosis finally decided that woman could
be literary and domestic both and that it all
depended on the woman.
CARE OF THE HANDS.
The first mysterious step towards having
white hands is to have clean hands, and.for
this use tepid water AMI as pure soap as you
can buy, A few drops of ammonia or pow
dered borax are also to be used frequently to
clean and soften the hands. Stains may be
removed by lemon juice. or fine white sand,
or pumiee- stone. The use of lemon juice
occasionally also whitens the hands, as does
thorough rubbing in oatmeal, mixed with
water An excellent and trustworthy prep
aration to be used on the hands at night is
the white Of an egg with grain of alum
mixed with it. Sweet almond-oil will also
soften very rough hands, and may be thor
oughly rubbed into them at night, and then
covered by loose kid gloves IL Is well to cut
off the ends of the fingers of the gloves worn
at night, so as to keep the fingertips and
nails from looking dry, and also to ventilatt
move fruit stains, oxalic acid may be used
| Many cases of rough and chapped hand'
| are caused by not drying the hands sum
| GENTLY after washing, and then exposing
| them to cold or heat while still damp. ely
cerne is an inexpensive emollieHt. mucf
liked by many people, but it cannot be USED
| by others without causing great discomfort
| and making the skin red and feverish. Yet
| am convinced that it may be used with q
| pleasant and comforting effect by most per
| SODS III ullutu Will cqudl pats VI i"oO
| water, or with bay rum. III these are moi
| available, use glycerine, water aud cologne
| In equal parts, as the pure glycerine has
great affinity for water and absCrbs TIM
moisture from the skin. Wear gloves II
/ sweeping, in outdoor or rough WORK, ant
| keep the hands out of boiling water, as 1t II
| in no way necessary to cleanliness in an!
| kind of Homework. A dishmop may %
| used for dishes, but in those cases where l
| is necessary to keep the hands IN soap an'
water until they look parboiled, they may b
made to feel much more comfortable by rub
bling them thoroughly with plenty OF vase
line or mutton suet, then washing IN warn
water holding q few drops OF ammonia
When free from the grease. dry and ruo VIII
| a few drops OF the diluted glycerine. Clu
| horsepower. a very little of 1t protects IN
pores from too rapid relaxation. and thi
will in a measure preserve the skin II rubbed
over the hands before putting them into no
water. When the rough work for the DAY
finished, the nails should receive more atten
tiop than at the too often hurried mornin
toilet.-Evenipg Post. Ed.
| CARAMEL CAKE. 4tul
Three layers of cake, three layers OF cara
mel. one on top One cup of sugar, one-hal
cup of butter, one-half cup OF milk, two egg;
| one teaspoouful of cream OF tartar, one hal
teaspoonful soda and two cups OF Hour. Z
C,pA,,rr-Two scant Guns of sugar, two