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The herald., 1893-12-31
WOMAN'S WORLD.
AURORA LEIGH, THE IDEAL WOMAN
OF IDEAL WOMEN.D

Women In Dentistry-A Tennis Dinner.
Woman In California; Famous South
ern Woman A Remarkable Traveller.
Interesting Information.
Superintendent James L. Hughes of
Toronto recently delivered lecture on
Aurora Leigh, tho Ideal Woman of
the Ideal Women.' He regarded Au-
rora Leigh as an ideal woman chiefly
because she refused to marry Romney
Leigh, who, though wealthy, attract
i've, cultured, unselish, chivalrous
Christian gentleman, claimed presump-
tuously that woman should sacrifice
her individuality in marriage. Mr..
Hughes strongly commended Aurora s
decision to live her soul straight out"
in defiance of prejudices and conven-
tionalities. He urged all women to be
true to the two vital elements of noble
manhood and womanhood- and in
dividuality-and never allow them to
conflict.
In the course of his lecture he severe
Iy criticised many of the conventional
ideas regard ng marriage and the AFRO
gance of men in assuming the right to
marry woman ON any conditions but
those Of perfect equality. He related
with considerable humor his own expe-
rience when he received a salutary les
son from Mrs. Wolcott treasurer of the
Association For the Advancement of
Women. He gave Mrs Wolcott a card
on which be had written his wife's
name as Mrs. James L. Hughes" She
promptly returned it to him with the
plain statement, There could not be
such a woman.
Mr. Hughes thought women should
not give up their own names after mar
riage, but should at least use them in
union with the husbands name. He
expressed approval of the course of Hen
ry B. Blackwell and Lucy Stone, who,
as protest against the subordination
of the wife. decided that she should re-
tain her owi honored name through
life. He made touching reference to
the death of Lucy Stone and paid high
tribute to her for her noblo work to
give liberty to the negroes and to secure
equal rights for women. closing with
the words: - Brave, eloquent Lucy Stone,
sweet as sho was strong! What an an
swer the life of this gentle, sensitive,
modest, loving, motherly woman was
to all who ungenerously say that those
who demand freedom for women are
mannish and unwonianlyH Toronto
Cor. Boston Woman 8 journal.
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means an hour dav in the cultivation
OF slope to her shoulders. 1t comes
hard, because only little while ago
she was at work squarng them; but
who minds little hard work. She lifts
weights, she stands with as heavy a
weight as she can hold in each hand,
her arms hanging at her sides and her
shoulders dragged down by the weights.
Then she practices her neck to get rid
OF the swelling chords that show be-
cause OF the pull on her shoulders, and
it is good long while before she can
learn to let her shoulders fall and at the
same time wear her neck fexed and un-
strained at the chords. TIE exercise
makes her neck o thing OF beauty,
whether che really accomplishes sloped
shoulders or not.
There is a good dealein lookingsas if
you had sloped shoulders in adopting a
sortsof shoulder pose. 1t tricks the be-
holder into believing you have the
slope whether you have or not. II the
chests carried very high and the neck
10 long and willowy, the sloping effect
is easily suggested. But even the most
industrious cannot do all things, and
great trouble is that when relieved OF
all the weights, when free and light
hearted and actually on exhibition in
the off shoulder dyeas. even the most
thoughtful girl will forget all about her
pose and unconsciously square her.
self 10 has been her habit since she took
to doing the right thing some time ago.
The dressmaker is at hand to serve
timely warning. At the last fitting of
the gown the exactly correct pose is
taken and the edge of the neck OF the
dress is drawn closely to the lines OF
figure in this correct position. Then
three or four little corrugated shot are
slipped into the inner edge of the gown,
just At the front of the shoulder. When
the right attitude is held and the shoul-
ders arc allowed to fall as low
as possible, there is a slight de-
The herald., 1893-12-31
Mrs. Russell Saee's Remark.

Mrs. Russell Sage has been spending
much time of late purchasing Christ
mas gifts at charity fairs. met her at
the art galleries during the Messiah's
Orphan society festival and was much
astonished at a curious remark she made
after purchasing pretty painting from
Mrs. j. Wells Champney. II have Civ
en- up buying expensive things, said
she, with emphasis, as young lady on
her left tried to urge her to take a beau
tiful black and white etching. You
see, l have no children and no person to
leave anything to, and when die there's
pnly the auctioneer to he called in, and
he won't appreciate things" Aft
sr the lady left the art department two
!oung society buds said to each other:
How sad Well, it doesn't always
mean happiness to be rich. Her Point
of View in New York Times.
The herald., 1893-12-31
A Remarkable Traveller.

Mrs. Adelia Gates, whose life and
travels are described in THE Chroni-
cles of the Cid. has had a career which
would be remarkable if it were not that
of an American woman. She never con-
sidered herself too young or too old to
do anything which she thought worth
while. Born in New England, she went
through the experience of Lowell mill
hand, district schoolteacher and gen.
eral houseworker. ct 80 she began
Latin, to fit for college, while earning
the necessary money by two years hard
work as maker Of birdcages. At so
she became professional flower painter
and at SO began her travels.
She managed to go everywhere and
see everything on slender means. She
made her way to Sahara, the Holy Land,
Iceland, Egypt and all over the conti-
nent. When her money was almost
gone, she was contented with deck pas
sage on any sort of boat, third class
passage on train or a single pony and
no baggage when other travellers needed
a caravan. She naturally saw, and
learned more than ordinary travellers.
The herald., 1893-12-31
When She May Want Prayers.

Miss Louise Imogen Quincy, the poet,
wants to be postmistress of Auburn
dale, suburb of Boston, where she lives.
She says: 1T is no eccentricity nor am
bition nor restlessness that makes me
willing to accept-should it be given
mean Office flung at my door. / must
arise and hew my way" And then, in
that quaint style which always marks
her letters, she adds: Like all rational
folk, had much rather loaf. Postmis-
tressing, luckily, is thing can do
that is, until the fatal day when the
public shall command me to hand
through the grating 16 3 cent stamps,
81 fours, go twos and 8 ones and make
change for them out of $40 bill.
When that hour strikes, pray for me. !"
The herald., 1893-12-31
Women In Dentistry.

Dentistry as a profession for women
is comparatively new one, and until
lately there have been no facilities for
pursuing the study. Philadelphia and
Baltimore have woman's department
attached to their dental colleges, but
New York city has not shown spirit
of progress in this respect.
The only school of dentistry in the
city and state of New York where wo-
men students are accepted is in the
newly established New York Dental
School For Men and Women, an institu-
tion of the University of the State Of
New York. A regents examination
must be undergone prior to entering,
and a three years course of study is
necessary before receiving the degree
of ID. d. S.
The few female graduates of the
school have been able to command the
same wages as men, so there is no cheap
ening of labor to be urged against it.
From $l5 to $50 week is the usual
salary druggists clerk receives, the
average amount earned being about $40.
However, woman of industry, busi-
ness tact and push need not necessarily
remain in Il subordinate position, but
can look forward to owning place of
her own, as it does not require fortune
to purchase small drug store. In lit
tie towns where skilled pharmacists are
not SO easily procured woman would
stand better chance of success than in
overcrowded cities. where trained labor
is readily tainable.-Jenness Miller
Monthly.
The herald., 1893-12-31
The Queens Jubilee Bonnet.

The Duchess of Bedford recently told
a girls needlework society in Mile End,
England, that the bonnet which the
queen wore at the jubilee service was
practically made by the Princess of
Wales. "It was sent home, said her
grace, "looking heavy and ugly. No
body dared return it to the milliner
without the queens orders, and nobody
liked to ask her majesty for such in
structions. So the ladies in waiting
showed it to the Princess of Wales,
knowing how clever she is in all such
matters, and her royal highness, with
her own hands, altered it and twisted it
till it became the extremely becoming
and tasteful headdress which we all ad-
mired on that memorable occasion.
Everybody who saw it thought that the
queen had never had prettier bonnet,
but how it came to be SO pretty is news
Of today. "-Philadelphia Record.
The herald., 1893-12-31
Women who shun the Camera.

Nine. Carnot is by no means the only
woman who refuses to be photographed.
Mrs. John Sherman has not had pic
ture taken since she was quite young.
1t is the custom for the cabinet officers
and their wives to have a group for a
gift to the president, but Mrs. Sherman
would not yield her prejudice even on
that occasion. Mrs. Olney, the wife of
the attorney general, is another Ameri-
can woman who has not faced the cam
era for good many years. Her husband
had shared her antipathy toward picture
taking, but during the campaign yield
ed to the demands for his photograph,
but Mrs. Olney remained firm in her
declination.
The herald., 1893-12-31

ted or jeweled galloon. A yoke 10 out
lined front and back, and from this
bands converge from the collar. Bands
are draped from the yoke band to pass
in zouave jacket fashion over the bust
and under the arms. Such an affair
worn over low neck and gauzy bodice
is most effective, the bands on the bare
neck showing very Handsomely
A dinner dress made of yellow satin
trimmed with white silk gauze, pale
moire and velvet ribbons and white lace
with design family outlined with fine
gold threads is to be seen in the fourth
picture. On the skirt there is gauze
ruffle, and above it are two plain bands
of velvat ribbon, then wide band of
watered silk ribbon and again zigzag
trimming OF narrow moire ribbon. The
bodice is garnisbed with puffy plas-
tron OF gauze, equare at the bottom with
a small Y at the top. and is finished
with pleated gauze basquea. The sleeves
have two puffs finished with lace frill
and long cuff. The stuff OF the toilet is
q new quality OF satin which ia very soft
and pliable and drapes beautifully.
The idea OF making one toilet do duty
80 an evening or theater dress as we'll as
for leHs ceremonious occasions is surely
worthy of copying, aud the model
shown at the left in the last picture is
especially suitable for such a combina-
tion. The bodice is cut in round deco
lette. but whom filed in with guimpe
OF the same or OF contrasting shade it
does very we'll for theater or wishing
dress. The model has gored founda-
tion skirt with slight train, made OF
black faille, and the upper skirt is
made OF black Chantilly all.o lace and
is joined to the lower skirt only by
the skirt band. The lace skirt is banded
with four rows of rep ribbon and fin
ished around the bottom with lace
frill headed by narrow jet passemen-
terie. The decolette bodice of black
faille is covered with lace only in front
and has lace pretellea that run
into epaulettes over the shoulders.
The euimpe is also made of
black faille and covered with lace and
when worn gives the bodice the appear
ance Of having q round lace yoke back
The herald., 1893-12-31
uniaus Women,s Clubs.

A tea club whose members are
hostesses in succession, each offering tea
in some unique way, either of brewing
or serving, exists for one season only in
ST. Louis. Iced tea. Russian tea, tea
frappe, Chinese tea brewed variously-
the gamut is to be run before summer,
and what those women won't know
about tea, tea cloths, tea tables and tea
talk, it is safe to assume, won t be worth
knowing.
A Turkish bath club" is another
speciality of the same city, its members,
eight young women, taking together at
regular intervals their three hours at a
Turkish bath. Still third unique wo-
mans club, made up of st. Louis wo-
men, is the ION Time club whose
name is sufficient explanation of the
spirit of the association. on.-Exchange
The herald., 1893-12-31
A Woman Wood Carver.

Miss Brown OF Pittsfeld, Mass, is
making fortune as a wood carver, or
wood sculptor, as it is proper now to
call the artist who works in that mate
rial. In the first place, she had natu-
raj adaptation for the work. In the
next place, she trained herself as thor
oughly as sculptor in marble or a
painter ever did by patient study and
practice of years. Then her shrewd
business instincts led her to make the
acquaintance of the wealthy city people
who were building splendid summer
residences in the Berkshire hills. She
is occupied from year to year in carving
and decorating the interiors of these
mansions. Boston Transcript.
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about so, who overdresses shockingly."
She drives out on the fashionable thor
oughfares of Florence every bright day,
a garish picture against the turquoise
blue satin of her smart brougham, in an
orange colored batiste much trimmed
with lace and black guipure man
tilla. Her "bleached, flowing, untidy
hair is crowned by broad brimmed
hat of tulle and lace. Her passion is
for dogs, after that for laces and stilet-
tos, of which latter two she has valu-
able collection. Exchange.
The herald., 1893-12-31
Bnyara Forgiven by England.

1t seems to have entirely escaped no
tice that it was Mr.. Bayard, the new
American ambassador to London, who
insisted some years ago upon the recall
Of Lord Sackville, the then British min
lister to the United States. The incident
has only to be mentioned to be remem-
bered. That the British government
should have sanctioned the appointment
of Mr.. Bayard under these circum
stances proves that we are a forgivine
race. Beyond, however, making some
what too lengthy speeches, Mr.. Bayard
has made himself a persona grata here
London Truth.
The herald., 1893-12-31
Woman In California.

lis Legislation Needed For Women?"
is the title of very able apd earnest
paper read before the woman's parlia-
ment of southern California at Los An
geles Oct. II, 1898. Its author is Mrs.
Mary Lynde Craig, editor of the wom-
ans department of The Citrograph Of
Red Lands, Cal. Mrs. Craig suggests
that it would be better it California
women would read less of Greek and
Roman history and more of the Califor
MIA codes. She calls for legislation b,
which women will be admitted to tn
ballot box as they are now admitted to
the prison and the tax list.
To show that they need to vote Mrs.
Craig points out that under the Califor-
MIA code: a. A married woman in order
to become a sole trader, that she may
feed and clothe and educate her chill
dren, must first prove as much against
her husband as she would have to prove
The herald., 1893-12-31
Found sa, 900 In the Ruins.

Two thousand dollars, mostly silver,
have been found in the ruins of Mrs. Ag-
mes Chapman S house near Milan, which
burned to the ground a few nights ago.
1t is also supposed that large amount
of paper money was consumed in the
fire, as several tin boxes containing pa
per ashes were also found in the ruins.
1t is generally believed by the neigh
bors that the old woman would have
escaped alive had she not returned to
save her money. She also had 81, 900
in an eastern bank. .-Norwalk Comm
Dispatch.
The herald., 1893-12-31
Another Prize Winner.

Miss Kate F. Pierce of Weymouth,
Mass, won the prize lately offered by
the Boston Post for the most artistic
and sensible design for bathing cos
tune. Miss Pierce early showed an
interest in physical culture and studied
the question of hygienic dress. She de-
vised a numbt. of improvements in
dressmakipg. and many of her gowns,
patterned AL worn by herself, have
been adopted by several modistes. She
took a five years course of study at the
Normal Art school of Boston, winning
high honors, and is now teacher of draw
Ing in the Danvers (Mass.) public
schools. She has lately turned her at
tention to literary work, writing char
acter sketches and illustrating them.
The herald., 1893-12-31
Maids Versus Footm en-.

Several years ago w. w. Astor, in a
magazine article on Chicago, sneered
at the would be elegance of that city S
best houses, where, as he said, the door
was opened by a maid instead of foot
man. This terrible calamity, strange
to say, has been turned in these few
months to desirable thing. 1t is a fact
that the trim, white capped maid is
more and more superseding the footman
in other grand houses in other places
than Chicago. Mr.. Astor's ban should
be promptly removed. Exchange.
The herald., 1893-12-31
schoIar and Lecturer.

Miss Laura Yorke Stevenson has the
reputation of being Philadelphia's great
est woman scholar. She is the curator
of the Archaeological and Paleontolog-
ical museum of the University of Penn
sylvania, and to her energetic labors is
due the fact that these museums take
their high rank in the museums of the
world. Miss Stevenson is also quite
well known to the lecture world by her
talks upon the subjects of ancient Gus
toms and art.
The herald., 1893-12-31
Knocked the Well Ont.

The artesian well on the property of
A. S. g. w. H. Masterman, Notre Damo
street, has refused to work since the
earthquake of last month. 1t is 800
feet deep, and it is thought that some
of the pipe mas become disjointed and
choked with earth. An effort is being
made to find out the real trouble. Up
to the shaking up it had been an excel
lent we'll. Montreal Dispatch in To
ronto Globe.
The herald., 1893-12-31

to secure divorce from him and must
also tell why she does not ask for a di-
vorce. (2) All property acquired by a
woman after marriage other than by
gift, devise or descent becomes COM
munity property, over which the hus-
band has the sole management and con-
troll. (3) That mothers have no share
in the ownership and control of their
children.
The herald., 1893-12-31

below comes one OF the novelties OF this
season, a velvet bodice in a contrasting
shade to the skirt. but with sleeves
that harmonize. This model has
black velvet bodice with reddish
lavender sleeves and skirt. The wide
bell skirt is garnished near the top with
two velvet rufIles, each i've inches wide,
while third but narrower ruffis forms
the basque Of the bodice. The shoulder
straps are made OF cheviot and harmon
izs with the standing collar. The gar
niture OF the bodice coneiste OF narrow
passemerterie bands.
The companion costume to the last
described is made OF faded lavender
bengaline trimmed with lavender and
green chsngeable mirror velvet. Tho
latter is taken for the sleeves, rsvers
with loops "a new inveution) as well as
for the long pointed plastron in back.
The cole trimming of the skirt consists
OF three rows OF machine stitch
ing around the bottom The bodice is
pointed front and back and the revers
lap over in front and are ornamented
with large buttons. They are cut into
loops over the shoulder, and continue
down the back, hooking in the center
and ending in point at the waist,
where four loops of velvet finieh it. It
is the same as ii plain plastron with
bretelles were reversed and the hack
taken for the front. The bottom o! the
bodice is flashed with deep circular
hasque oruamented like the waist.
In the third illustration comes a
gown of white and pale green change
able watered silk, trimmed with vivid
green elk crepe, and garlands OF wax
beads. The 1estoons of beads at The
hipe are attached to the belt. forming
the sort of harness for skirt ernarnen.
tation which Is now often seen. Yoke
end zonave harness is to be had. too.
This s entirely made OF bands of jet
The herald., 1893-12-31
unnecessarx Adxice.

The Colorado women are now getting
plenty of advice as to how to use the
ballot. The Equal Suffrage league of
Colorado Springs proposes that its men,
bers shall be prepared to vote intelli-
gently, irrespective of gratuitous ad-
rice. 1t has decided to continue regu-
lar meetings and is going to make them
educational. Men are. invited to attend
and take part in the discussions. Den
yer Correspondent.
The herald., 1893-12-31
ouida's Personality.

The novelist Ouida does not, it
seems develop in real life into the per-
sonality that she is usually accredited
with an impossible creature, half ad-
ventures, half angel and startlingly
beautiful. On the contrary, she is
decidedly plain looking woman 'of
The herald., 1893-12-31

Mrs Barbara Galpin is business man
ager of the Somerville (Mass.) Journal
and has done everything connected
with the establishment, she says, 'ex-
cept to wash the Office floor"
The herald., 1893-12-31

At least 25, 900, 600 eggs are imported
into this country every year. Wouldn't
intelligent poultry raising afford good
many young women profitable occupa-
ton?
The herald., 1893-12-31

A maid of honor to Queen Victoria
receives 81, 500 year and has 13 weeks
of attendance at court.
The herald., 1893-12-31

Chicago has 80 police matrons, with
head matron over all. They have
cared for 80, 119 women and girls dur
ing the past year.
The herald., 1893-12-31

AT the recent annual meeting of the
Boston Female asylum the secretary,
Mrs. A. H. Nichols, reported 61 girls
now in this benefcent institution.
The herald., 1893-12-31

Women students are now admitted to
qualifying clinical instruction in the
Royal infirmary at Edinburgh.
The herald., 1893-12-31

Cogr rized, and you must all prove you
have them by wearing your gowns off
your shoulders then the girls have a
tack that does not altogether depend on
puree and judgment. But nothing
daunts woman when fashion leads the
fray, and the girls are setting to work to
make slopinc shoulders for themselves.
Almost every fashionable girps list OF
resolutions for the new year includes
solemn promise to herself to spend ar
hour day on her shoulders. That may
eound pRradoxical, but it isn't. She
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preston just here. When, on the
contrary. the shoulders are SQUARED
and thrown back the muscle just rises,
and the little shot became uncomfort.
ably persistent in their attentions.
Nodistss say this trick is most effective.
but the very equare-shouldere girl
noans that her gown is so uncomfort-
able anyhow that the mere scratching
u few shot isn't noticeable bit.
Every new fashion has its unfortunates.
Very many Of the of-shouldsr even
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Nsw YORK, December 20, 1898.

ASulOND OuCo uo-
termined are for
the most part cas-
lily followed. To
say that this color
or that is the fash
ion, that this ma
terial is the rage
and that the latest
is simple, and to
conform to the
style go set forth is
a mere matter o
pocketbook and
taste. But when
fashion lifts her
silver voice and
9 a y 8 9 | o p i n g
shoulders are the
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ing dresses impress the observer un-
favorably. "A model much more modest
end suitable for young woman is shown
IN the initial cut. This dainty demi-
toilet is made OF pale blue crepon, with
a perfectly plain bell skirt. 1t is con-
fined at the waist by draped satin
belt. and epaulettes OF the same cover
the shoulder. First in the illustration
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-05-12

During an epidemic Of w~hooping
cough at De Witt, Iowa, a prominent
family there bought a fifty cent bottle
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for their
children.' 1t proved so satisfactory
that they recommended it to their
neighbors; and they in turn to others.
In less than a weeks time the druggist,
Mr.. G. V. Baxter, was having an i'm
mense run on it. The medicine is still
the main reliance in that vicinity for
coughs colds, Group and whooping cough.
Mr.. Baxter says, at sells on its merits
For sale by Mcconnell & Go.