The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-11-22

Chicago has Protective Agency for
women and children, which I'm the last
three years has collected nearly S5.oOo
OF wages due shop-girls. seamstresses,
domestIcs and clerks
Apropos OF the educational progress
OF women In England, IL is worthy OF
note that at Birmingham there Al
women and only three men candidates
for the Cambridge higher local exam
nations; at Bradford, "a women, one man;
Leeds, 35 women, two men; AT Man
chester, ~ women. one man; at Liver
pool, so women, one man.
A department has been recently open
cd at the Royal Observatory, at Green
, wlch, which Is presided over entirely
by women. -Four ex-Newnham students,
at tho head OF whom Is Miss Clemens.
lady who was for some years resident In
Manchester. are engaged In daily work
at the observatory. Their employment
includes exact measurement from pho
tographs. as we'll as actual photography
and night observations.
Some phianthroplc women have es-
tablished "Chrlluren's Happy Even
lug Association" in the east end OF Lon
don. They hgve secured for two hours
AT evening the use OF unoccup pied school
houses. whore they gather the poor lit
tie children from the wretched laby-
rinths OF the city and teach them (for
many OF them do not know how 20
play the simple games which arc sup
posed 10 be familiar 10 children the
world over.
The worst physical enemy woman has
ever had has been the narrowness of
| life which gayo her so little 10 think OF
4 hot 40 ha1 I'D -
| She gains In physical force with every
step toward intellectually and spirit
uality. Nor does she burden her heart
toward humanity and desplse the homo.
The whole question OF the home. in
stead OF being ignored. is being treated
with scientific care and unsparlng devo-
tion. The Chautauquan.
Miss Lydia Emmett, who Is still young
girl, though an adept In stalned-glass
work, has completed memorial win
| dow for the family OF the late DIR.
Mercer for many years rector OF Trim
| ity church, Newark, y. j., which is 10
DO placed In that church. Tho design
/ Is very simple: large cross against
somewhat lurid sky, with the RAYS OF
the hidden sun darting from behind a
cloud aud irradatlng tho cross. the
management OF the glass showing re-
markablo skill
The Young women seem 90 be thorn
! In the flesh at Harvard. Prof. Palmer,
! OF the philosophical department.. who
/ teaches In both the college and the an
mex for young women. has publicly
said that he has TO prepare his lessons
better for the annex than for the col
| lege, for the young women are sharper
! questioners than the young men. Prof.
| Cha.les Eliot Norton has told his col
lege students that they do not pass SO
good examinations as tho women; and
even the Greek professor bears the
same testimony.
The sentimental young woman twenty
! years ago, charming and sweet as she
\ was, has given way TO creature no
less charming aud sweet because instead
| OF having her eyes turned always up TO
tho stars she has them COOL but help
| fully fixed upon the affairs OF men and
nations, aud none the less graceful and
pleasing because In place OF having minds
| that yearns for "The True Woman's
! Mission" she has definite and decided
| opinions upon tho business rights OF
women. or the possibilities OF what In
Boston Is called Christian Socialism"
H. G.. Wndlin, sta.lstIclan OF tho
! Massachusetts Labor Bureau, IN his
recent report, says that woman has
made an entrance into the industrial
world, has Increased her hold upon old
branches OF occupation and forced her
way iuto many new ones She Is bet.
tor educated for active employment.
better able TO grapple with the diff
cultIes OF business than ever before.
and, having tasted OF the sweets OF In
dependence by being able TO support
herself aud help others, ono Is forced TO
conclude that woman's position In in
dustry IS secure and permanent Eyory
occupation but those calling fer TOO
much outdoor exposure or too much
muscular labor Is open TO woman. and
II she has not already secured footing
! therein the next census will show that
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