St. Paul daily globe., 1892-07-18
ODDS AND ENDS.
Breezy Gossip About Women and
Their DOingS.

Breezy Gossip About Women and
Their DOings.
The latest charity conceived by the
women Of Chicago is one which will in
terest women ali over the world. 1t is
for the benefit of poor mothers who are
their own nurses. That these women
may be able to visit the worlds fair and
yet feel that their babies will be taken
well care of, money is being raised for
creche in Jackson park, at which poor
children of all ages will be received and
cared for. Mrs. Hobert Taylor, of Chi
cago, conceived the idea, and Augustus
DAILY and his company will help her out
by giving an al fresco performance of
1.-The FOreSterS'' at the FarWell country
house at Forest lake, near Chicago.
Several hundred tickets will be sold at
$3.50 each, every ticket including rail-
road fare and refreshments. The ell
tire amount. raised will 20 to the creche
fund. To help the matter along Mrs.
Potter Palmer will give fair of all ma
tions under her own roof this fall.
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A dainty gown for morning wear is of
baby-blue cotton crepOn with yoke
and deep rutfie around the bottom OF
embroidery OH grayish tint of pink
muslin. This was introduced also for a
side panel and formed cap to the
sleeves. The pattern was in open work.
Ribbons in pink, blue and gray were
used profusely in trimming the gown.
They formed lattice effect over the
panel OF embroidery at the side.
The best way to pack collars and
cuffs. if you have the usual summer as
sortment. is to put them in a collar and
cuff box and put this in the bottom of
your trunk. The most durable boxes
are made OF black seal and have two
compartments. The box is lined with
watered silk. The cuffs are placed i'm
the lower compartment about round
piece of Silk-covered cardboard made for
that purpose. The collars go in the
upper tray.
One of the equipments of the sewing
room should be small pressing board.
Get 3 smooth piece OF board about ten
by thirty inches; cover first with one or
two thicknesses of old bed ticking, then
with piece of old flannel and lastly
with soft muslin. This latter simply
pinned on the under side SO that it can
be removed when soiled. Nail loop
of leather securely to one end and hang
where it will be as free from dust as
possible. When you are pressing seams
or ironing colOred dress goods that have
been washed this will save soiling
either the bosom board or the ironing
board proper. A convenience akin
to this is narrow board that
can be inserted into the arms and
legs of little jackets and trousers when
seams are to be pressed open. This, if
made of mahogany, needs no covering
and the seams need no dampening ow-
ing to the moisture of the wood.
Now is the time to collect momentos
of summer for use in the home next win
ter. Last fall lady brought home with
her from sOjOurn In the country a
large box full of sycamore balls and oak
gals and another of lichens. Armed
with these and a can of glue she began
to embellish an old mirror frame. Next
the glass she glued border of greenish
gray lichens; outside of these there ran
row of sycamore balls; the outer
edge Of all were covered with llchens,
shading from golden brown to almost
black. The effect is delightfully."-
''wOodsy," and if the bits are firmly
glued on, the work Is sufficietly lasting.
Among the few women who have at
tanned distinction as composers of music
the gifted daughter of the English
OiSAOp vi OiOuCCSCCIs hlSS IIdllcGS
Ellicott, deserves prominent place, as
her works include every form of intri-
cate musical composition.
The first International Club for Wom-
Ell has just been started in Nice. The
fOundresses are few Americans, three
French and two German ladies, all OF
whom are authoreSSeS.
Nine. Patti. having long cherished a
desire to visit the land where her father
was born, contemplates visit to Sicily
in January, 1888, and in the course of
her tour will go to Rome, the birthplace
of her mother.
The only soprano in the world who
makes higher tones than Patti is said to
be Miss Sibyl Sanderson, daughter of
Judge SandersOn, of San Francisco. In
addition to her musical powers she is
said to possess charms of person and 10
be very clever.
What is believed to be the largest
ranch in the world is owned by wom-
an-Mrs. Richard King. 1t lies forty
five miles south OF Corpus Christi, in
Texas. and covers 100000 acres in ex-
tent.
Mile. Telechowa the distinguished
Russian lady of science, has just re-
turned to st. Petersburg from her jour
ney in Eastern Siberia. She has brought
back much valuable Information of an
ethhographiccal character, and will prob
ably acqIiaint the people with some of
it III the form of lecture.
Baroness Bufaett-Coutts is now re-
stored - the friendship Of Queen Vic
toria. At one time the relations exist
ing between her majesty and Lady Bur
dett-Coutts were extremely cordial, but
at the time of the lady's marriage they
became somewhat strained. as the queen
strongly disapproved of the step.
Three places in the world accord to
women all the privileges of voting en-
joyed by men-Iceland. the Pitcairn Is
lands and the Isle of Man.