The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-29

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was Of course with the men.
There is in London firm Of women tea mrr.
| chants who have bought IN estate in Ceyioa,
| and carry m their business entirely through
women blenders, tnsters. packers. and
! agents. The greatest difficulty cncoun.
tered by the women is in packing. but this
they are fast conquering under maio instrnc-
| tors. The rooms where this O. sent.ly Icmi-
| nine luxury is dispensed in iun,!on are mar
| reliously decorated and drih'l!y appointed.
| and are becoming u favorite rendezvous for
women. where they meet and entertain their
| friends IN the nearest approach to the maa :,
club method got evulvch,
Tho richest woman in tho wo.lI lives in
South America. near Santiago. She owns the
| entire town Of Lota. which has 1000 inhabi-
tnnts. and nearly all OF the adjoining town ct
Coronc!. She lives in magnificent mansion
in the centre Of the finest private park in the
every cline. brought to her door hs her own
eamslips from most remote countries.
A growing opposition agans. The fashiona-
bic training OF girls in Holland is resulting in
parents scndin. tnoir daughters 70 BOYS
schools. This arrangement. which requires
special permission from the authorities, is al
most invariably granted.
The modus operandi in tho capture of the
English Womcn's Liberal Federation hy Lady
Carlisle and her friends would seem to indi-
cate that the finer ethics OF political manip-
uIation were not beyond the grasp Of tho
feminine intellect Each association in the
votes. mud. previous to the assemblin. OF tho
Council several Of the oriSi nal associations
pt mp into as9Gs thus inrTensHE her
siNty.two. Not only this. but many Of tho new
associations applied IN counterfeit form, or
typewritten forms indicat Ing that they came
from the corspirators and not spontaneously
from the Secretaries of the associations.
One of the most expert money handlers in
the Treasury Department at Washington is Il
woman. who has the remarkable record of
counting $4,000 coins in a single day. So deli
cate and sensitive is her sense OF touch that
even when counting at this tremendous rate
she detects n false coin with unerring instinct:
desk and counted four at y time. one under
each finger tip. and so familiar hnv. tho
true coin and tbs am cunt OF its resistance UPON
the desk that a bit OF spurious money is de-
tected by each finger with equal exactness
One Of the most devoted and learned OF
woman savants is Miss Ormerod of England.
who achieved somewhat unique distinction u
few years ago by biting the tail of live triton.
or crested newt. to study the effects Of the
acrid secretion tho animal gives out when
experience. causing al irritation Of the throat
foaminG OF the mouth. with spssms and con;
vulsions lasting several hours. Miss ormerod
has since achieved high scientific reputation.
involving no doubt. many other instances OF
self-sacriice on her part
Several young Russian women students at
tho medical school in Moscow have volunteer
ed their services rs nurses to the typhoid
stricken people in the province OF Samara.
The heroic Young nurses were threatened
with expulsion from the college to prevent
their carrying out tho hazardous sacrifice, but
in spite OF the opposition OF their instructors
they have gone into tho fever district. where
the people welcomed them with gratitude
There may be more menace to the welfare Of
tho sex in tho increasing interest taken by
women in politics than is apparent to the sup
rorters OF tho movement. A Japanese woman
nf the Nngano district was so affected by her
shs y1s i" Whe the
sign OF mourning. retired to her room, ana cut
her thront with sword.
Two self-reliant young women OF FhiIade-
phia have demonstrated the possibility of
European tour for people Of moderate means
by travelling for three months on, the CONT
nent. doing fifty places and several coun-
tries for the modest sum Of $3.50, Tbs in.
cIuded every expense from the time they lr!t
They travelled without luggage. exeeii
the, light and strong linen bags which
hand. Tho. travelling dress consisted Of q
union. suit Of wool. a divided skirt gnthere.!
into elastic bands below the knee. broad solei.
chcyo, with shirt OF silk and another Of
wool tor comfort in extremes Of heat and cold.
Il heavy REFER coat and u FELT hat.
Tho Young Women's Christian Association
of Chicago has taken house within a few
minutes walk from one Of tho entrances to the
Fair grounds, and will open 1t for tho accom-
mediation Of the. young women Of moderate
serve as a bureau OF Information. Whatever
discOmforts the general public may encounter
at the Exposition. the woman wage Garner VII!
means by the iorethought Of her sister women.
1t is an interesting fact that tho strongest
argument against reducing tho AIiabcr Of
hours that women and children may DO en-
pioyed in Pennsylvania factories comes from
a woman. Her plea is that tho womrn Wi! ha
Injured instead Of benefited py the !aw.
sevcrnl hmer,can women arc included
among the regular exhibitors AT the Salon in
Paris. Miss Gardner. tho pupil Of Bougue-
reau; Mrs. Macmonnios wife of the sculptor:
Miss Nourse OF Cincinnati. whose work has
been hung 2n me ~" ~ me nnd hoyG a "stor
Robins a pupil OF Carolus Duran, Miss Lee
Robbins Is ono o! the Tow American women
that excl IN rantns he u nda i her salon
IL
girl dressing before mirror
There is in England a society for tho ON
ployment OF women devoted to the training OF
women in industrial pursuits. and which
would seom to BIO Of greater value to the nd.
vancement OF the woman cause than more am.
bilious organizations Inspired .y the same
Is To- help girls to obtain thorough technical
training In various departments OF Industry !
and to secure for thcin employment Oh ndyan-
tagoous terms.
Another development OF tho Russian craze
in Paris Is tho introduction OF the "bulalcika."
the most primitive OF all strinGed instru-
ments. and ono to which the old time mouiik |
DANCED the "khoroyod," What faris does, We
do. The uncanny sound Of the balniaik;l. which |
resembles concertina with cold may he the |
music OF tho future with New York swclldorn.
lean InGe"w. the iootess. say Of wrmun's |
rights don't approve Of them at all; We can.
not have rights and privileges. ana prefer |
privileges. We shall lose our privileges when |
we demand our rights"