The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-07

teacher la n nna thing always,
TEACHING foLK LoRE
The folk lore 81 The different countries
IA another thing which Is being taught IN
the nniehinr schools and = sineuiarls
cnough-~with Wow 10 future usefulness
Glasses urc formed FOR teaching the young
indies an that "a known about the peas
antry Of Ireland. for ins,arce With bits
OF the songs thrown IA the lessons md
all that can be learned about the s-isin-Vf
the songs. In q little while the young la
dies become greatly Interested IN what
they hear, ana thuy begin to ask permits
sion 70 50 to the libraries 70 read q little
for themselves. and very soon we have
several new students OF Irish folk lore.
And they are students with the education
ana the grace 70 write well, to impart their
knowledge 70 others
Madame Schliemnnn began her POM
peilan work IN this way Mademoiseile
Nacaresco 81 Roumania got herself med
a from the government for her researches
~ her native country, and haa earned
much money besides enough 10 help her
honorcd but impoverished family The
Archdnchess Stephanic OF Austria has had
y vote Of thanks from the crown for her
work In bringing 70 ilght some highly in-
teresting but buried traditions Ia Austria.
MRS, RUSSELL. sAuEs ADVICE.
Mrs, Russell Sage, who 80 the most
practical OF all the society women Of New
York, ono might say, has firm ideas on The
aueloct Of u business training Tor girls.
Mrs. Sake believes that before a girl in
suffered to make her debut In society she
shonld be able not only to earn her living
az something, but should actually have
tred u N order that she may be sure
of 0ll the practical polnts
Mis. sage has fondnoss for tho old
business of dressmahlng. abe says, III /
were 70 educate a girl 70 do something
ana should most certainly so educate
NEIL should 80 back to the trade or
dfcssmgking l woild do this for two
roesonH' Fret because There will always
De demand Tor good work and second
be2etse such eNhorbltnnt prices are
habituallv charged ana hahttuaity paidt
Fifty dolars Tor perfectly making SIX
gown OF the plainest style is conederod
moderate by many fnmines Nv daurh.
ter should be SO trained chat she could
systematige her work and set rich ut
uressinalking az these rates.
MRS CYRUS FIELDS EARLY TRAIN
ING.
Mrs. Field the newly fiedgcd. but very
thorough milliner was trained 70 the hun.
mess when girl Her father was very
wealthy man and her position was OF
course, heHttlng her wealth. But Mrs
Fields mother was OF the practical turn
" H4AtAN NAtlNAi .rNNf. Itthlhlilltf OF need
ahead, and when her daughter was i6
yenrs old she had her learn the milliner's
trade. Later. as the bride OF young
Cyrus W, Field, the possibility OF need
Ing the millinery knowledge shrank to moth
ms. But things changed saJily md aIfs.
Field became glad OF her millinery train
Ing.
a VANDERBILT HEtREsS.
Miss consuelo Vanderbilt Is being train
ed in stenography and shorthand, they
gay. And the Information Is from the
best OF sources Last month Miss con-
suelo LETT New York on her fathers PAL
ace yacht, the Valiant, TO be gone with
her mother and family perhaps two years
travelling 10 Egypt and in the Orient.
When she comes hack SHE win make her
debut as the eldest daughter OF w X.
Vanderbilt should do. with all splendor.
/ But now, while the educating process is
under way she IS learning to be a stem
ographer. And a gllt-edged one ct TINT.
She does much or her fathers work,
often taking his secretary's place, and is
very deft with the curves ana dnshes,
All OF Secretary Lannon'S children are
% be tausht something useful. Perhaps
they are not ameng the wealthieHt chill
dren of The country but their father IL
certainly q very astute finnncler and viii
amnss fortune beyond the thought OF
need Yet the little girls must learn
something self-Hupporting Mrs. Lamont
taught Betool. But her children WIN be
educated more in the lines Of practical
business things which pay better.
One Of the brides Of the autumn WIS n
very beautiful girl of high station who,
unknown to her friends or to the world
has been teaching geography IN a FASH
ionabie school for year past Her father
WAS man OF science. run OF honors, but
with not much gold. When he died HIS
a.
q position, teaching she one thing which
her father had insisted en- having her learn
and the result was a nice home, q moder-
ate living ard Just enough 70 get trous-
aeasi, Tho groom'F people were delighted
at the pluck OF the glrl and only asked
that she keep as quiet - possible about
Il as they feaied the sobiiGuet ''strong-
minded"
Tho Wnnamaker young ladies are ex-
tremely expert ut the piano. II Mr..
Wanemalger were 10 meet With financial
earthduake there ara q hundred society
people who would ask his daughters &c
take charge Of musical education FOR
their daughters
At certain fashionable parlor whore a
.'syatam'' Of dressneking Is taught, there
meet every morning many young indies
who come together 10 learn not only de-
signing but how 10 iit They learn how
and where 10 measure and juat what 20
allow for sehme and whar for stretching.
and all about Innings and whaiebores and
sowing sillSs. Their knowledge Is COM
piete and when they finish the course they
arc really valuable members OF 30
ciety The price Of tuition Is very high.
but the young women save the money ~
one season'a shopping, ana II they become
poor they can lt and take In dress
milking
THE FLAGLER YOUNG PEOPLE
Mrs. rlagler Is having her girls and
boys taught the trades. There iB one
young carpenter who understands fancy
carpenterinR. and another who Is a carver
IN wood and a maker OF cabinets OF cum
ming desien The girls Of the tiaglei
Eohooi--it IL & home sehool--afe learning
70 typewrite 70 The taste OF the most fas-
tidiouH literature.
The Pullman yoling ladies' u " SAID
are very expert accountants Both III
dffaland the art 81 chaperonipg IN d
strange country and could do this intelll-
gently as SO many Impoverished arlgro'
cratic ladies have done
| 81 Il n everywhere. Girls Of The rich
arc being trained IN some speciai branch