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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-02

But, manifold as her privileges are, tho
American girl generally knows how to use
them. writes Amelia X. Barr In tho Bos-
ton Herald. She proves daily that tho
parable OF the ten talents did not refer TO
men only. Indeed the fault girls arc most
likely to fall into Is the belief that they
zach and all possess every ono OF the tai.
snts. In reality this Is so seldom the case
that Il Is impossible TO educate all girls
after ono pattern, and 1t Is therefore
grand thing for girl to know just what
she can and cannot do, for II she have only
five talents there Is no advantage to be
gained by creating fictitious ones, since
the noblest education Is that which looks
to tho development of the natural abil-
itios, whether they be few or many, fash
ionabc or questionable.
Ask the majoglty Of people, What is ed
ucationf' and they will bc apt To answer,
"The Improvement of the mind" But
this answer docs not take us one step be-
yond tho starting point. Probably the
best and most generally useful rule for
girl Is deliberate and conscientious In
quiry into her own nature and inclina-
tions as to what she wants to do with her
education. When she has faithfully an
swered the inquiry, she Is ready to pre-
pare herself for this end, for it Is neither
necessary nor yet possible that every girl
should know everything. Besides which,
the growth Of individuality has made spe-
cinl knowledge thing Of great value, and
on all occasions Of Importance we are apt
to defer to it. II we cross the Atlaptic. we
look for captain who had special
knowledge OF Its stormy ways. III we are
really Ill, we go to specialist on our ail-
ment, no matter what ''pathy" we prefer.
. Special knowledge has prima facie worth,
and without inquiry into a subject we are
inclined TO consider specialists on the sub
jcct better informed than those who have
not this qualification; hence the impor-
tance of cultivating somo one talent to
such perfection as will enable girl, II
need be, 20 turn IL into money.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-02
The Boston Woman.

Mrs. f. ID. Doughty discusses In The
Forum the social value of the Boston
woman and places 1t in proportion to what
she knows and can do well, or, TO put IL
correctly, what she has the reputation Of
knowing and doing we'll. II 1t could be a
pleasant thing anywhere for a woman to
grow old, she adds, 1t would be so In Bos-
ton. In that city spinsters and widows, IL
they arc ambitious and even tolerably
healthy, never consider Ii too late to find
vocation. They would take up botany,
china painting or political economy at go,
with refreshing independence of their
age. have seen pupil of 20 at one Of
the prominent schools of oratory, her fell
low students. mostly In their teens treat
ing her with u beautiful comradeship, in
ttoad Of staring at her with suppressed
smiles as IL sho were n kind of freak"
They recognize only her plucky defiance
Of Father Times limitations by larger
measure Of applause when she recitcs her
pieces than they usually accorded TO the
younger members of the class. A Boston
man forgivcs and may even forget n wum-
ans advancing years II she is bright and
interesting and can make him feel always
that he knows moro than she does
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-02
A Mothers Training.

One wise mother has two sons who. II
one pinned ones faith implicitly To hered-
ity against training, would be hopeless
cases. Tholr father and both their grand
fathers were sclfsh, lordly men who scarce
y acknowledged that women had souls 10
,e saved
They certainly never acted upon the
idea that they had tired frames and should
be S.litcd on. Yet this same mother has
brought up her boys to be attentive, help.
ful about the house and thoroughly con.
sidcratc, while their affection for her
amounts Co passion sho always snys
whom congratulated ON thcir goodness ard
tAoir delightful manners; II Hcyer lost
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-02

Mother, when your child goes to a
neighbours house, don't ask as soon as he
comes home, "What were they doingf'
"How were they dressedS" and "Was Miss
Jennie's beau therei" Don't, say. Dc
you know you are teaching him habit
which will give him the unenviablo rep
utation of tattlcr and perhaps liar In
the ends That is putting 1T pretty strong,
but IL a child Is bright enough to look
around. taking in oil the details to be re-
peated ut home, Is he not bright enough to
manufacture and repeat yarns TO please
his mamma! The habit once acquired, IL
hard to break.--New York Journal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-02
wardrobe. of Feminine Royalties.

A French paper on the subject of the
tastes and wardrobes Of feminine royalties
says that Margherita, queen Of Italy, Is
devoted I'd white, and that the queen re-
gent of Spain, on tho other hand, accom-
plished in all things, Is always dressed
with the elegant simplicity Of woman OF
taste. The simplest Of all European SOW
)ereigns Is the queen Of the Belgians, who
prefers quiet, domestic life TO the limited
existence Of royalty, regarding expensive
dressing as an unpleasant but necessary
adjunct to court festivities.
Since the tragic death OF the Crown
Prince Rudolph tho empress of Austria
has worn the deepest and heaviest black,
occasionally appearing in gowns of black
and white commingled. The Princess OF
Wales avoids colors and has given vogue
to the tailor made blue serge, with a high
collar, which is invariably her day dress.
In the evening her royal highness makes
up for the plainness and simplicity OF the
day by wearing the most superb gowns
and jewels. And the samo authority says
that the empress of Russia dresses as sim
ply as her sister, the Princess of Wales,
during the day, wearing the rich national
costume for evening receptions or official
functions.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-02

The old, old drama of the street car, the
seat, the man and the woman! 1t would
seem impossible TO give Ii a new setting,
yet q man who discussed the subject with
me the other day gave reason for award
ing the seat to the man Qf 1t happens TO
DO his) which is seldom thought Of. Most
people forget, he said, "how continuous
the thing Is. The question isn't, Shall /
on this one particular occasion give up my
seat to this girl or woman" but Shall l
pay 8 cents regularly every day In the
week to as regularly stand all the way
home after busy days work.
81. for instance ride In and out daily
from West Philadelphia and while I am
fairly. strong man / am simply not able
to endure the steady strain Of standing
perhaps from Eighth street to Thirty
eighth night after night at the conclusion
of long day at the Office. The women
who look daggers at a man for keeping his
seat forget that It may be the first time he
has done SO in the course Of a weeks
rides"
True enoughl But, by the way, did any
one, outside of joke, ever see that dagger
glanclng womani Even this man con-
fessed to using her as figure Of speech
Philadelphia Press.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-02

DR.. Lucy Hall brown, who from her
eminent scientific equipment certainly ID
entitled to speak for what we can look for
in the coming woman, predicts; The
coming woman Will be athletic; she will
cook scien ntidcaily; y she will dress bygisn'
icaliy; she will be her husbands comrade
and not his vnssal. The signs OF the times
are all in her favor. Wherever great and
good deeds are to be accomplished OF
wrongs to be righted she will be recog.
nized power, an Indispensable coworker
with man. In science, art and literature,
In all that stands for what Is best In the
world, we sec the promise Of the coming
woman In the noblcst specimens OF our ser
today"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-02

The most effective way Of hiding thin
mock Is not only to have an ornamental
band Of some kind round the throat, but
festoons OF beads or pearls or diamonds
falling over the collar bone. 1t Is easy TO
get these, and IL Is not difficult to arrange
them, always provided that you can Oh
tain the bars, which ought to keep the
festoons In place. These necklaces vary
from three TO six rows Some new bands
for the neck take the form OF straight
piece Of tulle, black or white, gathered to
the depth OF about two inches and caught
down at intervals by bars of diamonds or
Set. These are singnlarly soft and becom'
ing.-kansas City Star
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-02
ChiIdren's Fyea.

Dc not lot children read In the morning
before the sleep has been washed from the
eyes. Never read by failing light. II
study must go on by gaslight, and this
shoulA not be allowed II possible to pre-
vent, provide such child with one of the
cheap brown or green cardboard shades TO
be had from stotioners. A yellow shade
should cover an electric light used to read
IL, Do not allow children to fall into the
easy and injurious habit Of rubbing the
eyes at any unusual sensation In them.
Give them the old rule-rub the eye with
the elbow only, because you cannot.-Ex-
change.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-02

her with most unfsvorable eyes. But here
liherality ana real desire to help US seem
20 charactcrizo the men.
The United States may be proud Of her
now women, no matter In what calling
they are cngagod. or what their various
vlpws on subjects Of vital Importance may
be.
bslicve in the new woman most fully.
believe In her capability, her ambition
and her success Whether she bc for tenn
pcrarce. suffrage or political reform, no
matter what may bc her doctrines. re-
speot and admire tht woman who Is not
afraid ttTexprcss her opinion. who is not
afraid 20 strike out for herself no matter
what ifliculties arc before her. The real
new woman" must and Will succeed
Jessie Bartlett Davis.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-02
To Make the Waist Fit.

Every woman who possesses a loose
fronted coat or jacket with tight fitting
back knows the difficulty Of keeping the
back close to the figure. 1t has most pro-
voking way OF falling away with almost
every movement, ana consequently 1t do
prives the coat OF the trim appearance IL
might otherwise have. An ingenious de-
vice has been made with a view to obviat-
ing this stale of things. 1t consists Of
spring steel band, which is attached to the
inside of the coat from the side seams, sc
that 1t goes round tho back of the waist,
and while keeping the coat In place Ia not
seen In front.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-02
Net a Recent Creation.

The new woman, Co my mind, IL not as
recent n creation as some think her. AS
far back as can remember there have
been earnest, ambitious women, whose
energies were concentration the better
mont of est:ything nnh every body.
must admit that am not particularly
interested in tho new woman" who In
sists ON the ballot and municipal puriflca
tion think lier energies might bottcr bo
expended on ber Ecuio und ber children.
Through thom her Influence is best felt.
But can sympuihizc iii her doubts, her
struggles, her disnpp0iBiDvnts The new
woman" wlc pcrscycrcs ~ her, attempts
to earn hcr cwn living suriliicoS hct com
fort to her wors. 1 can rcjoice with her in
the success wllch, IL she pcrsovcres, she
wi,fSurcly attriu.
Poverty 60 the new woman" Is rather
an incentive than drawback. IL spurs
her on when lraury would X tard. One
bit Of advico | can rive, Never gay
can't" | think that 60 Tic dropnipg of
that word from my Vocabulary fowd my
success I used to get very discouraged
and say, ! can't DO this OF that." My
mother always chilhd me Ard in the
new womnHs" vocabulary tho disuour.
aging monOsy liable ulust soon become OBJ
snlCtc,
tthink the American woman is blessed
with aids which othOrs do not possess.
She may be sure of one thing--tho cordial
help and sympathy Of tic American man.
In my study abroad noticed particularly
the diifcrcncc between Europeans and our
own men. On shp othcr aiteia woplnn
WHO b ior rrfufm ANIL pro,rcsS 10 iitlculed
end de-lissd. YAs lien tsc-o look upon
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-02

Lady Frederick Cavendish, presiding at
the annual meeting of the Yorkshire la
dies council Of education at Sheffield,
England, said there were two opposite
tendencies noticeable In the theories re-
specting the education of girls-one q
strong desire for higher instruction IN fite
erature and science aad the other In favor
Of the home arts ANA domestic science
Both should be welcomed, for II they
claimed their proper share Of attention
fair play would be given to the capacities
of girls.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-02
.WOMAN-HOME.
A PRETTY AND CONVENIENT WORK.
TABLE, WHICH IS EASILY MADE.

Kate Field ON Dress--Not Recent Cres~
tion--Advios 20 Girls--A New Side Of
the Street Car story wsrdrobcs OF FeFn-
inine Royalties Boston Woman.
The workable, which Is sample of q
class much appreciated In French salons
and boudoirs, has a Framework OF walnut,
and both the upper aud owcr-trays are
covered and lined With brocudc, tho four
valances which fall from the lower one
being made Of velvet embroidered with
chenille. and In the orininal four long
shaped purse pockets, which unfortunately
our artist has omitted to reproduce, were
fixed to tho corners Of tho upper tray and
fell down, and thus concealed the some
what stilf looking supports. The franc
work of "a table such "a this might be oh
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-02
Kate Field on Dress.

Miss Kate Field believes In the virtue of
pretty dress, but she believes also in COM
mon sense, and she has idcas. She says:
Talk about tho equality of the sexes
and then watch man aud awoman walk
Ing together along in the face OF high
windl Is there any comparisons The man
goes ahead with relative ease. but the poor
woman has all her sails spread behind,
and every step is struggle. Or see a
woman running 70 catch n train or else
faring forth into tho rain. You know how
1t Is yonrself--heavy skirts, fyaway hat,
umbrella and very likely parcel or pack
age. Sweet sort Of time you have don't
youf How is q woman going to be a mans
equal when she is SO handicapped"
Then you believe In reform or rational
dress' What do you think of bloomersp"
who said anything about bloomerss
didn't. And what, prny, Is rational dressf
I'm not reform either. But / believe
thoroughly in tho shorter waist, the lines
In the place where they ought to be, and
not pressing the life out OF the vital or
gans The style of the firss empire was
charming, and don't see why we can't
compromise on that. The waist Is close
under the arms thes skirt is short and
scant and light, and there is possibility
of having the whole thing cut In one piece.
1t is a style which lendsitself readily to
all needs. For day and street wear the
skirt could be short and for evening wear
long tailed. The skirt Is light and easily
disposed Of.
But look at our modern skirt. It Is
long, and 1t is heavy. When a woman
goes down stairs, she is hitchipg up that
skirt at tho back. When she Is going up
stairs, she shielding 1t up in front. She
Is never free from the tyranny of that
skirt. 1t is her Nemesis. The heavy skirt
and the tight binding Of the bodice about
the waist are the two great evils Of our
present system Of dress. They work untold
ruin to the sex. 1t stands to reason that
the vital organs should be absolutely free
from compression, and until dress is ar
ranged so us To make this freedom possible
tho majority of American women will be
invalids, as they are todayr'
Miss Field Expresses herself In favor OF
tho first empire style because IL Is not only
the most hcalthful, but the most bccom-
Ing, outside of the purely Greek, which Is,
of course, impracticable for ordinary wear.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-02

The Princess of Wales attaches great
Importance to tho ceremony of o'clock
tea. She brooks no delay in the routine
and attends a church on Sunday after
Moons, situated at some distance. instead
of going to tho Chapel Royal, st. James,
because the subdean could not change the
time of service to allow her to drink her
cup of tea at the usual hour.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-02

sight In their tsaining OF tho fact that
they would be some wGmcn's husbands
some day. felt that was doing svery-
thing for those wives and that my future
daughters In law would thank my men,
ory." 1t IL q pity that more mothers rave
not been moved by the thought OF futurlty.
New York Dispatch. .N
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-02
-.GsIsnt.

Hicks.-I do detest 1atterer!
Wicks-Yes, so do /. BY tho way,
saw Wat;Syns taking with You Just
now. He's one of the worst natter.
ers l know of anywhere.
Hicks--Yes. l know he is, but he
, wasn't 1attcring mo- hc was only
teil'7g nc how charming he thought
my last uoct e poems. ---Somerville
journal
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-02

Lady Florence Dixie, the English writer
and woman with convictions, has certainly
the courage of them. In set of ''Confes
sions" which she fllod ont for q London
paper she frankly replies to- the question
"What is your favoritc storyy" my own,
because IL alone reflects my ideas" Nor,
authors may feel that way, but not man.
calmly announce IL.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-02

Proper respect for ones hair makes two
stiff bristle brushes n necessity. Til,
woman whose ambition is to have hei
locks positively satiny parts them in tho
middle and brushes both sides vigorously
at once. Why this method is superior
tho old one of successive brushing Is hare
to say, but 1t is so regarded at present
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-02
SHE WAS NOT ROBBED.
She Knew IL, uecause She Had Her Ride
ard Her Money.

She Knew IL, uecause She Had Her Ride
ard Her Money.
She was wearing a lovely new
gown, and she greeted friend who
entered the car with the air Of q
woman who feels that she has done
her duty to society.
The conductor entered the car, col
lected the nickel of the newcomer
and said briefly to the daintily
gowned one:
Fare, please" F"
II gave it to you when first got
in; you should be more careful, "she
said sternly. Then, turning to her
companion: docs the man fancy
that / would defraud him of his
cents? Why, l wouldn't do such q
thing for the world.
HE must think that you are like
Eva"
HE must indeed. / believe she
would perish at the stake rather than
pay her owA fare. Why. the other
day we were coming down town to-
gether, and she hunted pennies out
of her pocket and said: Won't you
give me nickel for these? The con-
ductor hates so to take them.
"Of course you paid her fare?"
"Of course. And she was so pleased
that she insisted upon taking me out
to lunch, and as we were late get
ting home she would bring me up in
cab. And do believe she thinks
she is 8 cents ahead"
"No doubt. But Mrs. Skinner is
the meanest woman / ever knew.
She called for me one day to go some-
where, and after we were on the car
she said: you just pay the fare,
please. have only $40 bill with
me. -"
where did she ever get so much
money!"
"She hadn't it. had forgotten
my purse, but the conductor said
never mind, he could change the
note. She turned red and white and
pretended to look for it, though she
knew it wasn't there"
"What did you do?"
"Oh, after / had let her tumble
about ten minutes, fished 10 cents
cut of nay cape Peeket. Itwas great
fun.
At this juncture the conductor en-
tered the car once more.
beg pardon, lady," he said, "but
you really amt paid any fare"
She drew herself up haughtily. II
paid it when first got in. am al
ways most particular about it. Ire
member it perfectly, because i no.
ticed that it was the only nickel in
my purse when ] got it out"
But, madam, YOU
"Oblige me with your number, "
she said majestically. The COM
pany shall hear of this. oIf cannot
ride on this line without being in
suited, ! shall patronize another.
You may stop the car. {"
The two ladies got off in great in
dignation, while the remaining pas
sengers looked suspiciously at the
conductor.
II shall have my husband attend
to this" she said; the man simply
wanted to pocket the extra fare. But
/ shan't get angry over it. 1t is so
unbecoming Besides Tom will be an
CRY enough for both. Oh, / must tell
you a story that know about Mrs.
Skinner. =,
"Oh, yes, do"
"She-wait a moment, my glove
hurts mo; the fastening must be too
tight Why, hero is my nickel now |!
/ took it out Of my purse, and as the
conductor didn't como right away l
must havo slipped it i'll my glove"
"And you never paid any fare, aft
er ALL"
"No, and Ialmost accused the man
of being thief, with the money in
my glove" And she stood looking
ruefully after the car.-Chicago
Tribroo
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-02

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