The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-11

Love yet may lead me where the bloom
ers blow
During his recent rounds n the East
End New York slums one night he ass
ed three typical "BOwery boys rs he
approached the trio raised their hats in
the most respectful manner saying
Good evening. Bishop"
The Bishop smiled pleasantly. and rails
ing his own hat in response 10 the saiu-
tatiOns. said. Good evening. gentlemen. -
He's the stuff" CALCULATED one Of the
tvpcs before the Bishop was out of hear
ing. Such o compliment as this counts
for much in the Bowery. And Bishop
POTTER deserved II.
Rev. Anna H. Shaw is n believer in 20
c!e:ies wherc men and women work To-
gcther as friends. that IL is a means Of
broadening their lives and producing bet
ter results in the work undertaken than
can be brought about when they work en-
tiiely Independent Of each other. INA.
which helps TO stimulate a spirit of COM
radeshipis better for all. for The man. for
the woman and for the state. She &uds;
Compare young woman who has peer
Gagged up in a convent, without opportnni-
ties OF meeting young men. with a glrl
who has been reared and sch0Oled with
boys. The latter has a strength, depth.
a nobility of character that is sadly lack
ing in the other. Association with men
I'm that free. not lax way Is exceedingly
beneficial TO women as well as to the
men. This cOmradeship and hel2fulness
will be the inevitable result of the new
woman and the new man."
On the subject of dress, which is sure
TO come up in connection with any ques-
ton which concerns women, she says that
they should have healthful. appropri-
ate costume adapted TO the requirements
OF their occupation. The skirt should be
modes,ly short and in her opinion bicy-
Gle riding IS goinG 10 pave the way for
this.
While on her western trip recently Miss
Helen Gould and "a party of travelling
friends visited the Second Presbyterian
church OF Kansas City on "a Sunday even
ing. The following story Of her con-
triOution is told by Kansas city man
who sat iu the pew Immediately behind
the distinguished party:
Il hadn't The slightest notion | was
sitting so close to such distinguished pcO-
pie. Why. the gentleman In the party
looked Just like an ordinary engineer
When the plato came around 10 the Gould
pew | saw IL contained Just cents. The
fact of II was the deacon mad been 10
every pew on his side OF the church and
that was all he had been able 10 raise.
Well, he stopped at the pew these I'M
known people were sitting in l saw the
youn Sost lady. little lady with dack hair
and a nice face, drop a tightly rolled
up bill into the plate. / had no sooner
seen il fall beside tho cent piece than
| began TO wonder what IT was, 81 or -
or s. You SCI. bills aren't very frnHI NJ
at our evening services. and when they
are they generally get into the plate by
mistake My curiosity was so great that
az soon as the service was over / wont
up to that plate ana ln1Oiied That Uiit
and there 10 was-S5. ] was interes d
in the young lady then. YOU bet, and as
she and her party were sun standing N
their rev | went up and said: You are
strrLgers. aren't yOuY Yes, SAID me
little lady pleasantly. II thought So
sad l. we have strangers here fire.
quently en- Sunday nights. m slai YOU
cane. We know all the members of our
congregation pretty well. ana We're glai
to welcome any outsiders. We're going
TO give Our minister a reception next
Friday evening. Won't you come ana
help US? The little lady gave me q sort
Of anus % lCok, and she answered; NC,
thank you. but We won't he here next Fri
DAY Then / thought they were some
Of those teachers back from Denver %
I said: You're going back east. thea"
Yes she said. with a smilc that was he
east quite soon | talked with her a lit
tie more and then they all went out
and. by George. didn't knox who they
all were until this morning.
'Do Nassar girls marry has been ask
ed and an authority Of that college has
answered. "A large proportion OF the
girls marry. Many of them become
teachers others take advanced courses
Versiiics and a number OF girls are in
terested In history, economies. sociology
and systematic philanthropy. college
educated girl is not "A 'faddist.' She does
not take up one idea to the exclusion OF
all others. That Is one benefit OF her
education. one young woman who lett
college went 10 her own home In a small
western town. There were 5000 inhabi-
tants, and they were spending $500 a
year for their charities. She was very
much interested in sociology. and was
asked TO prepare a paper upon the sys-
TEN Of associated charities. Her ideas
were so practical that they commended
themselves to those who heard her and
a movement was Immediately made to
reorganize affairs. College girls seem
10 be interested in everything, and 10
become leaders in everything but gay
society. They do that sometimes. but
seldom Miss Human Abel under whose
personal supervision the New England
kitchen was organized. Is a Nassar wo-
man. Another thing she has done is the
reform Of the dietary In an insane hos
pi,al. There are 2.30o patients and care
takers. She has taken the whole charge
OF that part OF the hospitals manage
ment. Mrs. Ellen Richards whose work
In dietctc chemistry and the practical
chemistry Of all housekeeping is well
known. and who Is professor In the tdas-
saschusetts Tcchnol Institute, is also a
Nassar graduate"
Smiles.