The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-23


srillneIy acknowledging her falsehoou,
and not at ali abashed. j am NO 20 I Gav
of those women who say one thins 49,
and another thing tomorrow -A'"'-
Companion.
ing at Yale University than ever pelV'S
i' Tflen p. Little, Kansas AgricultqTlra,l
College: Alice p. Sawt1ehe, h Gosby Uni.
versitv: blanche F. Ehring. ONO w. w.
Iev1n i'niytrsity; Miriam W. ;; KQgers'
Smiih College and Cornell; Edltn =
Tufts. Wellesley Clara NJ. Hltcnc4{t,hh'
Harris. Anna 4. Cutler. and susan
ID. Tew. Smith College; tarQtlhe
White. Mount HOlyoke; Laura y; LoTH-
tiaghorn. Bryn Mawr: Charlotte {. Bar
nuni' Vassar: Sarah :. Whittlesey, Ra1-
clffe: Mary w. Abbott, NassaT; Map
Graham. Wesleyan; Ellen Scott Dawson Dawson
Wellesley: NJ. Louise Greene, assdt
clara r. Walker, Wellesley. - Is
Washington.
Mrs. Evans. wife Of ex-Lord Mayor OF
London. Sir David Evans. whose dausb'et
has lust married Harry North, son OF
Colonel North the nitrate king, had
most plebean origin. She was maid OF
all work in a country inn when MI.
Evans. the W ealthy London merchant
fell in love with her while on a huhl-
ing visit.
Miss Kate Field has been decorated by
the French Cove RI ment, ana made an
Officer of Public Instruction. rms II
said to be the highest distinction me
French Department of Public lnstruc-
ton can bestow for services rendered
to literature and art.
An association to enable Mohamme-
dan widows TO secure second husbands
las been formed in Turkey.
Is there any limit 10 the intense ac-
tivity Of the modern American woman?
/ was talking this week with the
wealthy proprietor of large dencatessen
store and he called my attention to a
brght-eyed. nice-looking and well-dress-
ed woman who was going out. Ihat
is a new kind Of purchasing agent, ne
remarked. You do not know what II
is, | fancy. She is very smart woman
who, at the age of thirty was lett
penniiess by the failure Of corporation
in which her money was invested. She
was too proud 10 appeal to relatives
and started TO make her own living. she
had a large circle OF wealthy friends
and became the purchasing agent Of
quite a number of them.
she calls on each client two or three
times a week and receives his orders.
Then she goes TO the leading stores and
fills them Where nearly all women can
shop intelligently I'm dry goods, they
know nothing Of deicateSSen, wines, ar
tistic furniture, books and bric-a-braC
This lady has mastered them all. She
makes her money by small commits
sion from her patrons and also from
the dealers. When several Of the for
mer want the same goods she will buy
wholesale and clear the discount.
she gets better and cheaper articles
than her people could and relieves them
OF all trouble and search She was the
first and is still foremost, but her sue
cess has brought a score of other WO-
men into the same field. In fact women
are invading our trade in all directions.
They do not compete with ANYBODY 10
a great extent, but conine themselves to
n single specially. Applying their en-
ergies they generally manage to turn
out something that sells we'll on ac-
count Of its superiority no matter what
"One lady manufactures preserved
peaches. another tomato ketchup, a third
fine picked gherkins. a fourth stuffed
manages and nth mincemeat. There Is
crowd or them and all are doing quite
nicely. They got into the business in
the same way as the purchasing agent
They had lost their money, but were
proud, intelligent, ambitious, and ener-
setlc They picked out their specially
usually something they had earned i'm
their days OF leisure. and made il a
MAJ ter OF trade. l admire them for IT,
and so does everybody who hears the
story.-Natl Express.
no, George" she said, Il can never
Then I am rcjected?' he moaned
NO, dearest. not that; but | am a
woman sunragist, and cannot be any
man 8. GU. however. may be mine if
you WilL'-Harper's Bazaar.
The phrase grass widow" or rather
grace widow" for the first has mo-
foundation in fact. is simply a barbar-
ism' or fungus, which has attached If.
sell to the English language. Grace
widow is a term for one who becomes
a widow by grace or favor not Of neces.
SHY. as by death, and originated in the
earlier ages Of European civilIzation.
When divorces were granted but seldom
ana Wholly by authority Of the Catho-
When such degree was granted 70
woman the Papal rescript stated 'Viduca
Dc gratia." which interpreted is ,'widovI
Vi grace In the law Of the French il
Would read "VeuVe de grace" which
w. England gives widow of grace" or
grace widow" 'Veuye" being translated
as widow In novel and exceeding
~ interesting paper Judge Turpie also
MAKES public two important historical
idcts. lhat the whole system Of Ian,
III Ieidt TO marriage and divorce oriei.
mated IN the Roman Church and thar
fIench was the official language and
court Nernacular, not only I'm England
but OF western Europe during his nnTi "a
OF ecclesiastical ascendencv FN'''"
Inc temperance Wnp1ap