The National tribune., 1892-02-18
THE "BETTER HALE"
OPPRESSED BUT NEVERTHELESS ANIABLI
WOMAN.

the following, the latest ideas and figures on
this subject. The statistieiau, an Euglishman,
has taken the ages between 10 and 90, not to
discourage any who may be above or under
those ages, but merely as n convenience in OBJ
tanning an average. The figures represent the
chances out Of 100 that woman has at differ
ent ages, under ordinary circumstances:
Between Is and 20 years ................-.-. li'I
Between 20 aud . years..-................... 81
Between p and 80 years --.. ................. Is
Between 30 and - years. ................r. 49,
Between - and 90 yenrs.....-.. .............. ga
Between 90 and . years.............-......-. ~
Between . and 80 rs.-... ............. - OF
Between 90 and GO years................... . Of
Sweet Sixteen" tho ago that poets and
romancers love, does not seem 10 have the op-
portunities that % or % bring. for the older
maiden has more than half chance, but If she
avail herself not Of them at the time, her
chances diminish rapidly, falling to the frac-
ton of a chance after A. is reached, and when
she is 60 her only hope is one in o thousand
not much. OF course she may have unusual
attractions-wealth,g grace, amiabiiity or talent
then she will be raised above the average.
While there is life there is hope.
Further interesting facts, culled by Sir Francis
Gallon from 205 families, relate to the tempers
Of married folks. More than half Of the wives
were discovered TO be sweet tempered and more
than half Of the men were cross. The cross hus-
bands had, as a rule, good-natured wives, but
the wives Of the pleasant husbands did not all
appreciate their spouscs, for out Of As, a were
frotful.
Generally, "of wives 2G per cent. arc fretfuI,
IL per cent. are violent, and per cent. master
full" This excellent Peer has interesting and
complimentary fgures-to the women but
how on earth do you suppose he found it all
out?
There seems to be an unfairnes5, any way,
about girls chances" IL she have money,
grace, position, and is a kindly hearted maiden
withal, and young. too, her offers will probably
not exceed 12-tbat is a generous figure. If
she lacks any or all of these attractions her
chances will DO less-sometimes dozen less.
Now man, why, he has thousands to choose
from; lie has the privilege Of asking. Theo-
retcally, he has an immense advantage, but
owing TO girls he is somewhat limited after all.
But there is no doubt that he has the advantage,
and uses it. Queen Margaret Of Scotland tried
to remedy this evil, it is said, by establishing
the Leap Year privilege. Any man who re-
fused to accept proposal from woman had
to pay the disappointed applicant fine Of 800;
good round sum il was That this is not the
solution Of the difficulty is proved by the fact
that Leap Year IS rarely taken advantage Of by
dowutroddeu women.
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Pink is, and will be for awhile, the most
popular color. To Louis XIV. of France and his
court we owe this as well as many other pretty
fancies. Madame DuBarry, his favorite, wore
rose color and soon had all Of the court ladies
copying her. Nowadays we want curtains, cush-
ions, lamp shades, and china ofthat dainty color,
as well as to have touch Of it in our bonnets,
and to wear gowns of pink. Everything pink
well, pink is lovely in a room, and to some Peo-
pie it is very becoming.
Mrs. Lardlie, Of Chicago, on being asked
whether she believed in marrying for love, re-
piled: "Oh, yes, once in awhile"
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The little soft silk waists are growing in IA
vor, and to the girl who has to economic in
clothes they are delight. With a well-made
dress skirt they can be worn at informal affairs,
and make pretty home dresses. The waists are
gathered at the neck and belt, and are worn
either inside or outside Of the skirt, which
ever happens 10 be the most becoming. A pink
one is worn with tan skirt, that also COM
pletel street costume, was made with pinl,
chiffon RIFLES around the throat, down the
front, and at the wrists of the full sleeves. 4
clear skinned blonde wore a red one that was
just the shade of JacquimenOt rose. The
fulnes5 was tucked with fine little tucks into
yoke, and the sleeves had deep cuffs Of the
tucks. and were caught in again above the ell
bow By them. At the fastening Of the neck
band and at the silk belt were fluffy resets Of
the silk.
lamps should be given great deal Of care
otherwise there will be an odor Of coal oil and
lamp smoke around them that is decidedly IN
pleasant The part containing the oil should
be emptied once a week, and rinsed out with q
little fresh oil, and everything that can be sep
aratod from the wick should be washed in hot
soap suds, the burner especially. The oil should
be rubbed from the outside, the wick trimmed
or the charred part rubbed OF with little
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be every day. Some advise the use of oil in
cleaning the chimneys, rubbing them with it
and then polishing This does not seem to
make them so bright as soap aud water, bat it
is said that chmneys treated this way are not
| likely to crack.
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| Sachets for bureau drawers are nice, and can
be made Of either cheese-cloth or silk. The
/ foundation for either kind is the same-two
| layers Of thin cotton batting, with scent pow
der between, tackled lightly together. Cover
with eheese-cloth Of any dainty color. and tuft
| lightly with embroidery silk. The India silk
ones are more expensive, but do not get soiled
\ so easily Oue Of rose color, with rose scent in
/ it, and tuited with little bows Of pink ribbon,
would be pretty; or a white one, with laycn-
der bows and old-iashioned lavender perfume.
/ One neat housekeeper makes them Of butchers
| linen. daiutily embroidered. Sire makes the
covers open at the ends, so that they may be
slipped of and washed. and then put back
/ again. She iastens the ends by means of No.
l ribbon run through little eyelets.
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! There are 40 women doctors in India. To
the native women this means great boon, for
no men arc allowed in the zenana their apart
uents and they have 10 depeud on women for