St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-11
IN WOMAN'S REALM.
The Cosy and Delightful Re-
treat Of the Woman'S
Christian Home.
What st. Paul Women Are
Doing in a Charitable
Style.
Gossip Of the Fair Sex in
Their Various Moods and
Manners.
Household Hints and Helps
and a General Feminine
Array.

The old Winslow home-though when
the house bears the inscription, Built
in 1884," the adjective old is little out
of place-is one of the most charming
places in all the town. 1t stands Oh the
North and De Soto streets, block from
the Lafayette avenue car line. 1t Is
surrounded by ample grounds, where
the grass grows lush and crisp, and
great friendly oaks keep up a pleasant
rustling with their stiff, shining leaves.
The women in charge of the Woman's
Christian Home have rented the place,
and outside, under the stained glass
window of the dining room, the name
of the home is fastened. There could
not possibly be better location or a
better building. The house is high and
dry. above the town, and commands
delightful view of the valley. 1t is
roomy. home-like and very pretty.
The rent is $50 a month. not large
sum, surely. when one considers the
house and its grounds and location, but
large indeed in proportion TO the re-
sources of the board of directors. The
majority OF the unfortunate women who
seek the kindly shelter of the home are
unable 10 pay anything Tor the care
they receive. The expenses of the in
stitution are necessarily heavy. and
just now the home needs the support Of
the people of st. Paul. In the first
place, there's the cash rent to be paid
every month. Donations of money are
in order. Then. the house is large, and
needs furnishing. Scarcely room is
fully fitted up. Carpets, chairs, bed
dino nicturac fart
amy amy of nf the thcnsand and o@e
things that go to make up the fur
nishing of we'll appointed house are
needed at the home. The charity is so
laudable one, and the field for the
work so wide, that there ought to be
ready response to the homes appeal for
support. There are charitable people
enough in st. Paul, but they fail at
times to realize the Importance of such
quiet work as the WOmen's Christian
home is doing.
All the members of the Central Wom-
ems Christian Temperance union and
all women interested in any way in the
temperance cause. are asked to meet at
the parlorS Of the Y. M. G. A. Thursday
afternoon at o'clock.
And apropos of the w. G. T. u,
there's temperance worker in the
West side union who is mighty wom-
an. Saloonkeepers have just cause to
fear her. for this is what she did once
on day. Her husband was man too
fond of drink. and dying. left her a
widow. with six young children and a
deep and undying hatred for the liquor
traffic. Tifere4were no saloons in the
end of. town where she lived. but once
upon a time certain nan came and
opened a dram ShoD-dram shop and
rum shop and gin place are the proper
terms to use when you're writing
temperance article. and this is one.
On the opening day he opened free
lunch. The woman heard and groaned
In spirit. When the opening day came,
she dressed herself and her children in
their best. marshaled her small army,
and marched into that saloon and up to
the free-lunch counter. She informed
the astonished proprietor that, under
standing that he was giving lunch to
every conner free, she and her children
had come TO eat. Thereupon they fell
upon that free lunch and ate their fill.
The result? Why, the thing was a
nine days talk all over the town, and
the saloonkeeper was SO chaffed and
laughed at that in disgust he moved his
shop to another part OF town, for the
woman lunched with him every day
till he did.