The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-27
WoMAN's WORLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
Lady Du2erin's Book About India-What
a Woman May Wear.


written about India. 1t is about the first
book that has been written concerning
India, from neither the missionary nor
the mummifed point Of view, dealing
neither with religions norTuins, but with
the India of today. The horrors of the
caste system and of child widowhood
Lady Dufferin used her best efforts
against during the years her husband was
viceroy. Through her ownexertions she
raised funds and founded the Lady Duff
ferin association for suppl ing physicians
of their own sex to the suffering women
of India, whom no male doctors were
ever allowed to attend. Branches Of this
association are now in every part of
India. This was Lady Dufferin's dis
| tinctive work as it was the glory of her
! husband that he ended the bloody deepot-
ism of King Thebaw in Burmah. Lady
Duferin mingled freely with all classes
of native women, high and low, and
gives rare insighttinto the hidden life
of that country OF which Professor Max
Muller writes: ''The future regeneration
of India depends on the regeneration Of
the women of India" Her ladyship's
book was first written in the form Of
! journal to be sent home to her mother,
and is in that charming and graceful
style Of conversational English in which
| English women Of the educated classes
excel all the rest of the-world.
! A woman of any age may wear any
thing that is becoming to her. That is
the only true rule of art tolbe observed,
Mrs. Grundy to the contrary notwith-
standing.
The Somerville club in London, COM
| posed of women, has 900 members.
| Mr.. Grant Allen, who swears, he is the
truest friend and lover Of women they
ever had, has been at it again., begging
women to stop being stenographers, jour
nalists, clerks and things, and be.simply
beautiful and mothers, and let them
selves be supported by men. All right,
Grant, bring on your men.
The formation of the WomeNaRseIa-
tional Liberal union to oppose the plac-
ing of the word "God" in the constitu-
ton of the United States, and the en-
croachments of the various religious de-
nominations on the functions of the state,
has gained unexpected aid in one direc-
ton. Germans as rule have hitherto
been the most conservative In their views
Of the woman question of anybody in
America, and most opposed to woman
suffrage. Since the organization of the
W. n. L. o., however, they have shown
it remarkable favor in many quarters.
crNoolz
favorably of the society, and German
men recommend it among women. In
Detroit, not long since, a ist'of thirty
was added to the union in one day, the
members being obtained among the Ger
man ladies Of that city.
The refined ingenuity with which mas
culine school boards Can put thumb
screws to women teachers had beauti-
full illustration in rule that had been
in force for years in Brooklyn, until at
last the march of enlightened public sem
| timent overlook even school board, and
they wiped out this singular rule. t
provided that when man teacher in the
public schools, who got probably three
times as much money as the woman
teacher, was i'll he should be provided
with substitute at the public expense,
but when woman teacher was i'll she
must pay for a substitute out of her own
pocket.
Jessie Carson, of Minnesota, is one of
the Quickest girls in America. She has
driven the stage for number Of years
between Usage and Park Rapids. She
yyool hos &hroa trina xxyooIZ md
summer, rain or shine. In winter the
mercury sinks to 10 below zero occasion
ally, but it makes no difference to Jessie.
She takes her stage through all the same.
Should woman of means do any
work to earn money? It is%a good plan
to let her do as she pleases about it.
1t will not be many years till women
will be members of school boards in all
the cities and towns of the Union 1t
Will not be many years till they will be
members of city councils, looking sharp
ly after the cleaning Of streets, the Ii
censing OF liquor saloons and the sani-
tary condition Of public prisons and asy-
lu1ns, as well as after the character of
those who are employed as prison and
asylum guards and keepers. 1t will not
be many years till there are women
physicians, matrons and guards in all
public institutions where women are.
In the women's department at Moya-
mensing pa prison the officers, super
intendent, doctor and druggist, night
watch and all the attendants are women,
not man being employed, except, per-
haps, a chaplain. The establishment is
said TO be q model. 1t needs woman's
ideas, as well as mans, to run this
world properly.
a number of ladies in Washington
have formed an admirable historical so
ciety. At each meeting member reads
paper on a topic assigned to her previ-
ouslv, and on which she has made faith
full research. The course is progressive
and has been Systematically planned,
and the ladies are growing steadily in
knowledge If not IN grace. The best
historical societies are those to which
both men and women belong. In every
neighborhood there ought TO be histor-
ical clubs, dealing first of all with local
history from aboriginal times down.
Much Indian and pioneer history, now
being irretrievably lost, could thus be
preserved 10 the country.
Frances Willard says that The Union
Signal, the organ of the ". T. c. O., has
q circulation of $1,000, ''snd is fast
climbing to 100. COO"
The individual whose personal earn
ings amount TO the largest sum Of any