The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-22

where thrifty women had hidden and forgotten
all about them. But fire is not the only agent
Of destruction In the matter Of money, Some
mildeweda and past. recognition. except by. an
s x Cows . wr,,Eo n 1T b and pig nigs have a n th. Of
way. and when the amount swallowed exceeds
in value the animal that has devoured II. greed
mass msss is s' sent gah to Mrs. Br .n nsa' She n throws tns sih Il All
in water. and the bills separate themselves
and are easily identified. Ap emetiG some.
times saves both. money and baby when 1t is
the baby that has dined of missing bank notes.
Much activity prevails in feminine circles In
Paris. Henceforth lady candidates will be
started for Councillorships in all tho large
towns. Tho Excelsior sisters 90 further and
intend to run members OF their own sex for
seats in Parliam ont. Sarah Bernhardt's candi-
dature IL proposed for both positions in Paris.
Paris "a instead md' Of Z starring round the world. In
the secondary or superior school for girls in
st,uction is given IN comm9n law; and. OF
ing OF public Offices to women the women can.
didates are obtaining superior marks to their
male rivals.
The advent Of Gov. Matthews's new admin
i~stration IN Indiana will witness a decided in
novation in respect to the employees OF the
Office. for Miss Callie McMechan will sustain
the relation OF executive clerk to the new Gov
ernor. and will be the q rst Of her sex to serve
adopted daughter Of Mr.. Matthews. and al
was Secretary Of state. She is n girl OF most
independent character. but engaging in man.
ner. gentle and refined. and will form one Of
the attractions, OF the. executive office. both
through her ability and lady-like demeanor.
1t was a man that said women should never
eat in public. A woman recently at Monte
Carlo adds that women should never gamble
except in private. for the flushed face and
glittering eyes Of excitement. the strained in
t~ensity OF eaeerness are not calculated to en-
nance woman's charm. An Indispensable at.
round the fingers, The jewelled nets OF silver
planted by a purse Of black ,oSidized silver
with n mouth OF gold set with diamonds. Into
this are crowded the five franc pieces. the coin
OF the roulette table.
Frances + Russell. Chairman OF the Com
mittee on Dress Reform in the Woman's Ma
tional Council. writes that the most encour-
aging phase OF the movement il tho hearty
support Of educated women and college girls.
From the Normal College in Oswego comes n
paper with a hundred signatures endorsing the
Improvement in women's dress " which will
give her the Tree and htnlthful use oil MI the
organs OF the body" One Of the alumnir AS
sociations OF the State. numbering thirty or
dresses re reacllins Gut little below oW the knees ior
ihirty-three, members Of the faculty at Welles-
ley lead n list OF over one hundred and fifty
movement. Iowa College at. Grinnell sends
another list. and the Indiana Normal School at
Tcrre Haute is also represented.
GARNER Sylvia is q rapid worker. writing
quickly with n fountain pen and tearing off the
finished sheets from tho pad with almost
feverish eagerness. Her idea is that every
thing a writer does should represent the
actual impression al. the moment OF writing.
and her ideas crowd each other some times
,nft lfhAHy lnnI- ntp IA meat nr, rl- IN Il
thing about her work Is the acute compre-
hension which she. u Princess born anl. u
inspiration that lifts her above the ordinary
writer to the plane OF the poet.
When an old lady like tho English Queen
takes up the study Of Hlndustanee and mas
tiers it sufficiently to converse with the re-
served high caste princesses OF the East. who
object to the presence Of the male interpreter
during audience with their sovereign. and u
heart broken middle-agei woman like the
Empress of Austria acquires ancient and mod
it iiuently. it makes a New York woman a little
weary to think She can't Keep up her school
French or find time to read the magazines.
One OF the students OF Egyptology and As
syrian archaeology in the British Museum is a
| white-haired American lady. the Rev. Florence
kollock. a regularly ordained minister in the
Universalist Church. Miss kollock resigned
n church in Chicago. where she had SUCCESS
fully servedin the office Of pastor for thirteen
holy Land. It is within her province MS pas
tor to help ordain and examineS.nndidates for
the rites Of baptism. burial. commnnion
and marriage and u the latter ceremony, be
isn saia TO ent fee ere onjv t once eedG mr ! bs wof th;1r rs
absent from her pulpit: and then on account
charge OF Q. large church in California. st.
Lawrence, University has graduated many
it's theological department. and the Universal
list Church., with its characteristic. lberality.
accepts and honGrs the woman divine equally
The Toronto working girls have organized a
labor union for mutual protection and Just
rights. What we want il justice" the young
woman leader OF the movement announced
from the platform with gentle but earnest
words: Girls should work shorter hours. tho
same as men. They should be paid the same
Fragile girls must wosk from daylight to dark
i iHE s' our own b Mafes No o mes will pt Do It Tor A ns.
II doesn't DO any FOOD for one glTi to complain
t. h tSs e w %plS'f factory Of wS %sat. be % & sIn mnst n tain Il
concert. '"All OF which lisa strong little speech
for q girl who has spent her lie winding Irvine
bulls to make on the SPUR OF the moment.
Asuperior and we'll educated class Of young
women in England. daughters OF officers and
clergymen. OF professional men as well. are
seeking employment in tho London chops.
| where hours are shorter and wages are better
than in the more genteel occupations OF nur-
| sery governess and schoolteacher. One ofthese
independent young women says she infinitely
perfers the business work to the hopeless
monotony OF the village home life and the
painfully patronizing attention of the squires.
And. indeed. II titled ladies open tea rooms
the shoGn life dishonorable for those Of lower
daughters Of Grent Britain is hopelessly in
yoiyed by tho grea, sXsess OF women oyer men
fish bachelor to wed with, American beauty
and gold. and tho petty conNentionality which
E ns ,na Sis GGfya and Ph ranf q" Of T tHs . ia ahssrsm Of
Impoverished country squires or ciergymen in
poor livings. professional men OF small means
and large families.
Misleading statements have been printed
concerning ] ady Henry Somerset's ownership
| ~ li,anaal alnna and inns VIara iptnxIoatip a.