, 1890-05-27

Lady DunerIn's Book About IndLA-WhAt
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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 Wa
yiceroy. Through her own exertions she
raised funds and founded the Lady DUFF
ferin association for supplying 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
tinctiye work, as it was the glory OF her
husband that he ended the bloody despot-
ism of King Thebaw in BurmAh. Lady
Dufferin mingled freely with all classes
of native women, high and low. and
gives a rare insight into 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 a
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.
n WOulhu VI any hBt mhJ wear my
thing that is becoming to her. That is
the only true rule of art to be observed,
Mrs. Grundy to the contrary notwith-
standing.
The Somerville club in London, COM
posed of women, has 800 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 % the Womys7 Ma
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 a 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 tine
w. N. L. u, however, they have shown
it remarkable favor in many quarters.
Newspapers published in German speak
f~avorably of the society, and German
men recommend it among ONE In
Detroit, not long since, a list 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 a beauti-
full illustration in a rule that had beeuA
in force for years in Brooklyn, until at
last the march of enlightened public SEN
overlook even "a school board, and
they wiped out this singular rule. 1t
provided hat when u 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 a substitute ut the public expense,
but when a woman teacher was i'll she
must pay for a substitute out of her own
pocket.
Jessie Carson, of Minnesota, is N of
the Quickest girls in America. She has
driven the stage for a number of years
between Usage and Park Rapids. She
makes three trips a week, winter and
summer, rain or shine. In winter the
mercury sinks to 10 below zero occasion
ally, but 1t makes no difference to Jessie.
She takes her stage through all the same.
Should a woman of means do any
work to earn money? 1t 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 IL
censing Of liquor saloons and the sani-
tary condition Of public prisons and asy-
lums, as well rs 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 a man being employed, except, per
haps, a chaplain. The establishment Ia
said to be a model. 1t needs a woman s
ideas, as well as a mans, to run this
world properly.
A number of ladies in Washington
have formed an admirable historical So
ciety. At each meeting a member reads
a paper on a topic assigned to her previ-
ously, and OF 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
n~eighborhood 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 i~rretrievably lost, could thus be
preserved to the country.
Frances Willard says that The Union
Signal, the organ OF the W. T. c. u, has
a circulation of 80, 900, and is fast
climbing to 100, 900"
The individual whose personal earn
ings amount to the largest sum of my
body's ON record is a woman, Adelina
Patti.
A real estate agent tells me that he
finds it easier and more satisfactory to
transact business with a woman than
with 4 man.
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