The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-16
WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING.


LONDON has 2GO, 600 factory girls, the
majority of whom are only able to make
bob" a dav-Sl 80 a week.
4 $50, 600 home for the young women
attending the Peabody Normal College
is soon TO be erected in Nashville,
Tenn, by the trustees of the University
of Nashville.
Miss Mock, secretary to the late
Lady Rusebery. has inherited from her
generous mistress an annual income OF
81 800. Remembrance of this sort III
the feminine gender are not common.
AT Miss Gertrude Griswold'S last
drawing room the drama was discussed,
Mr.. Lawrence Hutton. Mr.. Nuncurc -.
CONWAY and Prof. Baralt taking the lead.
The intellectual and musical character
of these gatherings gives them much
distinction.
Miss MARY HELEN CARLISLE. of Lon
don. who is studying in Julian School,
Paris. has won for the third wear in sue
cession the medal for the ''Concours,
drawing from life. As this prize is open
to both sexes the English Girls achieve
ment is notable.
THE Monopoly of Man. lecture
given by DR.. Anna kuliscloH, the Rus
sian dnctress. before the students in the
Milan Medical College and which a year
ago produced 50 much discussion. has
been published in book form in four
languages.
TIE Daughters of Israel is society
recently organized III Baltimore, mod
eled after Kings Daughters. Several
hundred Young ladies have been formed
into bands of ten for the purpose Of
doing little needs Of kindness at
home and in the neighborhood. Each
member will wear Il medallion or deco
ration with Love thy ncighb0r Is thy
SELF inscribed III Hebrew letters.
HERE is new industry for women.
Miss Constance Blaydes, an English
girl, who has been raising goats for the
hast seven wears and carrying oil al the
medals and blue ribbons in tha New
British Goat Society, recommends GOAT
raising a. Il pleasant and profitable oc
cupation. I'm article on g0at culture from
her pen Is soon to be published.
ERwANI. the famous musician and
artist. has Il married daughter whom he
calls 1.-THE child of his heart Nine.
Minnie Hauk, whose career he toret"id.
he calls the child of his art" The
great teacher charges - when he 2ivcs
Il lesson. but gives his daughter = for
every lesson she takes. This is the
programme pursued 10y Il fond father to
have Lis daughter with him IL often as
possible.
A VERY able paper, III every way
worthy of publication, prepared ny
Miss Iiillard on Swinburnc, Is one OF a
series on the poets that she Is readIngIn
private drawing-roOms every Monday
morning. Miss Hlllard has spent years
STUDYING abroad. She l. Il fine I'm
guist. Il gifted writer and Acknowledged
hv men like Lowell and Stcdman 10 be
The best Dante scholar among the Amer
lean women. While in Rome i couple
of wears ago size was given the freedom
of the Vatican library, with access To The
original manuscripts, an honor never
before extended to any woman, Italian
or foreign.
SOME 5000 girls all over the country
belong To- the Girls Friendly Society,
an association to promote friendship
among girls Ii is scmi-rc .igIoUs, of
English origin, founded III $50 by Mrs.
Townsend, It's present president. The
first American branch WaS planted IN
Lowell! Mass. and noE there il Il g. +.
:. in nearly every Episcopal parish IN
the county To become Il member \
girl must be Il COMMUNICATE OF tn"
Episcopal Church, pay or , cents 4
month and have a vlrtuous chara ter
Such cha 'actcr being lost, the member
must forfeit her card.
PERIIAp> the latest recruit To the ranks
of the New York canvasscr is Il rosy
checked Young woman by the sinister
name of Miss Fortune, who represents
a face plumpcr' manufacturer. She
goes from house Ia house with her
wares. but never protferS them unless
the checks of the family are in Il state Of
collapse. Oddly enough. She gets her
calling lists from the local dentists, of
fering payment when necessary Tor the
addresses of women who have had one
or more teeth extracted. 1t is I'M
material to her whether the moiar was
pulled a month OF twenty wears ago: the
cavity i sure 10 be attended 10y Il facial
depre ssion.
W ssuINGToN is the o:ly city of 4
quarter of million Inhabitants in the
Union that has no factory girls. The
lack OF manufacturing and commercial
enterprises reduces the working women
to Il minimum A.tew are enjoyed in
retail stores, Photographic galleries and
private offices, but the ajoTity who
earn their living are i'll politics
Another novelty is the total abscn,e of
tenement house life. Even the poorest
little colored nanny has Il house of
her own. where she reigns queen Of the
castle and high priestcss of ner
daughters picanlnnies.
THREE of the New. York Working
Girls Clubs-the Ivy, Progressive and
Endeavor-adnit young men Ia the
literary and social meetings. This Is Il
move in the right direction, and one
that Miss Dodge is wise in encouraging.
The Hon Maud Stanley, who has the
credit of having organized the working
girls of London. gives two dances It
year. personally inviting two friends of
each member. Before the dance begins
she stands al the entrance of the ball
room and il presented To all the guests.
This is a vast Improvement on Il hen
party, with 1000 lone girls dancing and
promenading together. Ii all the girls
were as well provided toras Miss i}nd@h
there would he no objection 10 the en-
enlargement of spinstcrhood. But
viewed from the real facts in the case
of dependence and weakness, our girls
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