The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-16
FOR YOUNG WOMEN.
A comfortable Place For Their
MONDAY Lunch.
MEN ARE STRICTLY BARRED:
Inc Good Work Undertaken BY the ".
VIC. A. For Women who Work
In Stores and Factories.

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snr7szssa Association. IN the Snorey-
osocs. N Thru street. near Columbia,
pE*~-bd lively Scssee yes ersiay az
noon wsn about t1iTxy-five young women
s4taers there 10 have an ola-fasaionaS:
Easier lnch- Mrs. Flora d. Brown. vino
iifAi-slais the rooms was assisted By
Ass MAZE Martin. As-ss Bell Fonda and
jess safe Martin IN Attending TO the
waits oatne guess and q very enjoyable
lIlh~ va had Mrs Brown. and the
Young iS1es who assisted her were at
tired IN Aster costumes. the mode. for
Nh.ea VS. taken from the illustration
III Sun1a o PoSt-Intelilgencer OF two
weeks ass the egg-shape1 balloon sleeves
ling mae OF Japanese napkin paper,
Win tassailly fmprovksed bonnets OF the
same mAsr.2a.
Tie roofs were fitted UP about a year
ago Dy Mr. Brown and have been MAIN
taaheo vy IL ever since. her object being
10 GET Jaslenough in return 10 pay the
ruihfssls exposes. She has an .ndepend-
GIT Aheoanesufiis.sefst 10 meet all her
"disas, ana ne has Identified herself with
anu given sr time to the undertaking
DcAuse sncoTifeyes IN the work and is
interested sIthe welfare and comfort of
young woEne- Every day at noon she
sets lunch sr those young women who
work for hing. Coffee. tea, milk O..
cnocofdse co.'s them 3 cents. PAID In
Stamps or psnies; a wholesome lunch
costs cesns Iore, and a bowl OF soap
pfaags the tos cost of the lunoh up 10
% cents Son OF those who patroTssze
the rooms brig their lunches and buy
only soineinliitsvarm 10 drink. Many OF
the young woIih In the stores and shops
go there oeca,ssit Is warm. pleasant ana
has a reading sogn attached, and they
know there Is alays a welcome. Others
GO not because ey feed the necessity OF
economiz1ng, baloeoatise they enjoy the
experience and . delightful surround
ings- Mrs Brow does all her own cook
Ing and some Of e members. and Others
VINO take a persol interest in the work,
are present everyday to aid In caring
for the guests.
IL IS a woman stub, pure and sins,le
Men are tabooed THE same extent tsat
women are IN cIua where only men are
expected. No mertre supposed 10 call
at the rooms. butte course IL they do.
they are treated W, for none OF the
WOMEN are men hers by any means.
II Was at first Mrs.rown's Intention 10
have nothing with suggestion OF thu
masculine membersf huns n.ty ahout
the place, and TO certain extent she,
has thus far carrieouf the idea The
only exceptions In { dining room are
the nicely framed cravings of Chonin
and Mendelssohn, andhe exclaimed shfsr
presence by saying III the former Occur
pant OF the rooms " a picture dealer
VINO left without ben ulole to pay his
rent, and the ptcturexe.re held as So
cur1ty and have been neine there ev.er.
since.
They don't figure, sway." rerna r,<e.i
Mrs. Brown. with a Ian sn exnIsinfnay
the presence OF the ptctas ..Yfr, knoE,-
they are both dead"
The past year has b. so gratifying
and successful that Mrs.ys,wn Is conssd.
er!ng eniargtng the piaiand provid.;lsr /,
teas and special lunche and ON ss,cb |
occasions the members \ sn1,tta th.si.
male friends TO join them a nIeasan,
social session. Mrs. Browsavs +bat -.
idea Is not 10 reclaim I lost b,,. 20 |
prevent evfi. She says tn MANY u,,rk- |
ing women are obliged TO III, sarl 49, |
ners of stores during the m houy .,,a /
eat a cold lunch. and the nit must ba |
disagreed bile to booh mnd,d hssiv A. |
the rooms of the asscciatsohev ara AL
ways welcome. II ia lively, gsrbt nIaas- |
ant and comfortable. and .r 2 cants
they have the opportunitysf eatssro
something warm with II ,nncbas
Then they have the grattfy6ax n,rvIedga
that they are paying for WI they ger.
that they are guests and ththe hsn5
OF sisserhood, friendship we ard
welcome IS always extended them
The association cards essu nv Mrs
Brown read as follows:
1.-THE Seattle Young Women.hris.h,,,
Association is organized for thsn,ro,ai
moral and spiritual welfare oh vo,,rs,
women, and aims to give fhelnnoy,,,9
mites for social intercourse a rac,,|a |
ton.
You are cordially invited TO ,,no-,.
at any and all times, and especl& a > +s,[
noon hour. wslen you may hi ,,o.,.
lunch and be served with cuffaa,
milk for 3 cents: coffee, tea or N r,s.h
p'Sau anu OUTER cents saced Il and
cake in addition 10 cents.
''All are invited to make use o. -.
gan or 10 ayal themselves of thaad
sng rooms, where they wifi find tloV,
papers and other good reading ma
"A physical culture class Will 81
organized. A competent instr1ics ain |
he engaged and lessons given We So.
20 CENTS per month. IT you wish ioS,
this class, leave your name with d., /
Rotary.
Classes viii ne Formed in Lar
Penmanship, DressmakinE. Coohlhri
other branches with able rea~ht -
soon as there is demand for chem
we shall soon have an eventn-s.
class, With a good teacher. and ~
have a good ATTENDANCE
There WIFI be evening entertain
literary and musical: hesafth talks a.
ctal evenings as the work develona
AN Employment Bureau. open n
evocatsons, Is run in connection w4sa
association free 30 those seeking
lions.
AN Outlook Committee meets
tratns and boats 20 greet any wht,