St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-05

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Occasionally, or rather semi-occasion-
ally, for when other topics fail or grow
stale, the talk Of the degradation. of the
aristocratic society in Europe, and eSpe-
cially England, finds ready listeners,
and people talk of the wickedness of
this or that man of title, or the frailty
OF weakness of some poor woman who.
bears an hOnOred name so much and SO
often that one is tempted to believe there
are no even ordinarily decent people
bearing the historical names that we
have thought OF with pride as long as
we have been able to take pride in any
thing. We Americans laugh and chaff
Johnny Bull, but, after all, we are very
much in the position Of the married
daughter whose interests are centered
in the new home she has helped to
make. and who feels at liberty
TO critcIse the goingS on in the
home that has lost her valuable
assistance. as long as all goes well
in that home, but let outsiders interfere
and she is ready to do battle either with
tongue or broom, if need be. for her
own progenitors. We "make mouths"
as the children say, at mother England,
but our blood leaps again at story OF
Saxon daring, and our eyes grow dim
over English path0s, and our hearts fill
with pride at any story that tells of the
goodness and honor of England'S noble
men, be they wearerS of titles
Or simple commoners. | remember
being greatly cOmforted once dur
ing the darkest days of the late
war. when we were waiting with baited
breath to know just what England was
preparing to do about our family fuss.
The paper took very gloomy views of
the situation, and lord so and SO or duke
such one was quoted as talking very
fierce, and the chances we're about
evenly balanced it seemed between the
recognition of the North or South. Peo-
pie went to prayer meetings in those
days with something of the same feeling
that makes child want to , be
folded close in its mothers
arms while storm RACES, and one
Wednesday evening the brethren
when little old English woman got up
to talk. She was "Methody," and
this was a Methodist prayer meeting.
Don't let your hearts he trO ubled by
what those titled people at home are
saying or doing; they are not England,
and the English heart is in the right
place. You may depend on the good
people of England all the time; and
some Of the very best are titled people,
too, but they are busy about doing good
works, and don't make so much uOiSe,
so we dent hear what they are doing;
but they are the people who help to
hold England i'll line for the right" 50,
while We read of the WickednesS of the
Duke OF Marlborough. let us also read
of the goodness Of another typical En-
glisn woman.
Tie name of Lady WoIverton stands
out prominently among those women in
England VINO have founded practical
charities.
The Needlework Child founded by
her In 1882 grew out of her own inability
to provide alone new, warm garments
tor her orphanage in DorSetshire. Hav-
ing asked a few friends to help her, she
saw that the work progressed rapidly
and that broad field Of charity might
be benefited by organization. The
NeedlpWoIk Guild sends hundreds Of
thousands of garments yearly to mis-
siors, hospitals and various charities
throughout England. This noble work,
which now has It's counterpart in our
own country under the name OF the
NeedleWork Guild of America. thus
owes its existence to one thoughtful
mind and warm heart.
The BarmaidS' Guild is another
society founded by Lady Wolverton.
Hartley house. where the girls find
lodgings for a small sum, was furnished
by her and the rent paid by her at the
start. The house is intended for tenn
porary guests, such as girls who have
just arrived i'll London or who are out
of employment. II only hope to in
tluence the girls by the power of love,
for love is the essence of religion" said
Lady WolVeTtUn. in speaking of the
opening of the Hartley house, where
the guild makes no distinction of re-
ligion or creed. Are not the girls who
are without religion even more in the
need of protection from temptation
than those who have it?' Lady VOL
verton has made the personal acquain-
lance of large number OF the guild
Wood and in her London house she
often receives them.
The House Boys brigade is another
philantEropic work started by her. The
idea for it came to her years ago in
hours Of illness. The brigade has now
houses in MarylebOne. KenSingtOn and
Ebury streets, London, containing some
800 or 400 BOYS.