Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-11-19
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In Delaware suffrage is exercised by
women in several municipalities.
Among Vassar Colleges forty-seven
instructors are fourteen of her own
alumnae.
Women are less sensitive to pain
than men, and actually feel less of it
in given operations.
The day of severity and angularity
is past, and the simplest dress must
now have its touch of beauty.
Miss Ella Knowles, of Montana, has
recently received fee of $4,000 for
her services in mining lawsuit.
Mrs. Frances Hoagson Burnett is
laconically described i'll an article on
women writer's, as "the mother of two
sons and twenty-five novels"
OF the nine candidates successful in
the late examination in the art, theory
and history of teaching at the London
University, eight are women.
The Princess of Wales has a great
fondness for having her picture taken
in ''groups." The Prince dislikes the
ceremony as much as his spouse en-.
joys it.
Mrs. Daniel Mcdonald is First Vice.
President of the Northern Indiana
Editorial Association. She helps her
husband edit the Plymouth Qnd.)
Democrat.
Thirty-three Partisan physicians ad
vocate the use OF the bicycle for
women, and ten are opposed to it.
The forty-three are the most eminent
practitioners in France.
Rosa Bouheur, the French painter,
is not afraid Of WORK. Though over
seventy years OF age she spends
long, busy day at her easel Her only
recreation is photography.
In Korea woman is poor beast
OF burden, to whom is given not even
name. She is designated as the
first daughter of X, or the second
or the third, or as the "irst wife of
Y"
If the Aeshy women should follow
all the "don'ts, > or adopt any proper,
ton of the Spartan suggestions to
train down their weight, there would
be really nothing left for them to live
for.
Queen Victoria is described by re.
cent writer rs rather comfortable.
motheriy looking old woman in IL plain
black dress, from beneath which is
visible the toe OF broad, easy-fittine
shoe.
The King of Italy has shown an al.
most feminine instinct in his choice
OF punishment by forbiddlng the
Duchess OF Aosta from appearing at
court for two months, because she
rode a bicycle.
Brooklyn is the only city in the
United States which can boust of \
female Deputy Collector of Internal
Revenue. Miss Lucy E. Ball has Just
been promoted to that position in the
City of Churches.
The question has been raised in
INDIA whether it is proper for women
to baptize converts of their own sex.
1t has special reference to the work OF
the Aenana missions, which is largely
carried on by women.
Ladies' chalets are to be new fen
ture in London. They will provide
at various points of the metropolis ir
little cottage buildings the adyan.
tages OF lady waiting room in con
junction with n millinery shop.
There are now three women phvsi.
clans on the Sanitary Corps of the
New York Board OF Health-Drs, Alice
Mitchell, Helen Knight and Frances
&. Dean They are under the same
rules and are required t. do the same
amount OF hard work as their masou.
line associates.
The latest bicycle suits for women
are made of wool, mohair, serge and
silk, in all the darker and mixed
shades, Braids and buttons TO match
the goods are used in trimming. An
enthusiastic rider needs several
changes IN season, as the dust and
heat cause n suit to become shabby
very soon.
This is bad news for the girl that
visits the winter resort: A crusade is
being started against the engagement
IluS' Cue Vi lue TedSODS gwen fOI
its proposed abolition is that manv
girls become engaged for no other
purpose than to add another ring to
their collection and break off the con.
tract as soon as it becomes convenient.
New York buys more laces than any
other city IN the world. 1t has leost
score of women whose laces exceed
$50, 600 in value, and probably hun.
dred whose collections would sell fo,
$40, COO Five hundred dollar ticbus
$500 hnndkerchiefs, $500 scarfs. and q
$1,000 oyerdress are mere bagatelles
IN the wardrobes OF the wives of mill.
lonaIres.
Mrs Ernestine Scnafner. of New
York, known as the "Iombs Angel"
has been doing for nearly ten years
her good work of seeking to free from
jail innocent persons who are falsely
accused. Although she is most of the
time on about 800, 900 bail bonds she
hns not i'll all her experience lost more