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New-York tribune., 1896-11-15

As Miss Camilla Morse she was a no,ea Deile m
during the season o ~ ana S love Of outdoor
sports. .,...,, =, ~. rvoroen riders
~ ne ol Wes,chester Hunt Club is Mrs J. Borden
Hartman Possibly some Of the men in the e,1o cup
man bn, n Is an open question II any one OF them
can present graceful an appearance IN ci[tar.is [
acnes Wrs farrma5 ,$ns IS large blond woman magnii
Gently athletic in physique and carriage. IL Is Is r tie
as She does her trained hunter. and is equally al
home on the box Of coach, ,and,foar s,oa,s-hor..
Chester. was so much admired at the recent horse M
sSSw Is S te Tpes he
slender graceful "tailor.made. yet daIinsy ur- ur-
conventional where rough riding pluck ana cour-
Miss Anna Potter. Of New-York. who during the
swiftly over the shady roads about New-Rochele-
the country home of the Potters.is ,gn,ir gvmdrso
shes fearless crosscountry rider and collector
Wales made fashionable in her set In LONDON ana nnd
which Miss Anna Bracket first introducso hto
were VIII American horsewomen II is especially
popular with enthusiastic women VINO ar are 1nht
snd tne recomend It for children who
learning to ride because OF the perfect oaiahce !"
II has been said that women so long as they nave M
l'ght hands and hold their shoulders squareiy, oo %
rev on any t6e study Of good form
saddle is nowadays an important brahch III '''e e'"
Some items of the expense which a perfectly
ecuipued orsawoman must incur before she con-
des to spssn Da IN snS oS o rar
ged underbr,,sh are Of interest because OF tneir
masn,ude outlay Of not less than $o tSn Is per ,ir
fectly trained hunter from $50 to 500 for ta9r
made riding habit. with another $40 for ssdd,e he
Will pay at least that amount for her hsh.heeeo e
boots; her gloves will add 8 TO heT Dill sa, amd nh, IN
Jewels when NJ the price is without limit her bride
M less than 2 and e 3ne s. sT9al e. viii pure
chase pain pair but II gold. $40 Will scarcely
hunting e remains en-, the sport Of the chosen few.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-15

Hundreds OF delegates from AL pa;n parts Of the the
United States arc now In the city attendins a LII ,li
show 4 prosperous and exceedingly interesting
state Of affairs Mrs. Hannah g. Solomon. OF
Chicago IS the president
THE PHILOMEL CHORAL CLUB.
The Phiome Choral Club. OF this city. Is most
nourishing musical organization. The members
devote themselves 10 choral work exclusively and
the concerts given throughout tho year are thor
oughly artistic and classic Prominent solo artists
both vocal ana instrumental. assist at the con-
certs. which given In Carnegie Hall. the tickets
being disposed OK among tho friends Of the club
members and by subscription only. The club
color is yellow. and the programmes are always
brought out In white and gold
Mrs Ellen M Hcnrotn. OF Chicago. president OF
tho General Federation OF Women's Clubs. read
nne paper "Civic Clubs at tho recent New
York State Federation Convention. in Buffalo.
Mary Lowe Dickinson. president OF the National
Council Of Women. says: Opportunities and re-
sponsib!l,i,cs come for rapidly than
they can properly avail themselves Of. We should
90 everything We can to open every door 20 get
work ready for women but should be equally
diligcnt In getting women ready for work The
tos, thing have learned Of life is that rs days
and years my own. but belong to those
whom, would be glad TO avoiding my mis-
takes. and learning to work wisely that they
may see. | never expect to see. the fruit OF
their labors."
The Society to Encourage Study at Home,
founded nearly twenty hvc years ago by the late
Miss Anne Eliot Tlcknor. Will be disbandcd next
summer. Many other similar organizations have
arisen for the purpose Of keeping up this kind OF
study and work. and the present officers have
decided TO bury the present society In tho grave
with its gifted founder.
Nine. PlmenoN Noble n native OF Russia gave
extremely interesting lecture on The Russian
Woman" before the Home club. Of East Boston.
at its last meeting. The history OF Russian women
was reviewed for Avo distinctive periods show ng
them TO he strong. intellectually. spiritually and
physcally and possessed OF remarkable tcnacity
OF purpose. Mary A. Livermore will address the
CLUB. a. is mex; meeting. on Social Science"
Mrs. Mary Alden Ward president OF the New
| England Womans Press Association. delivered a
beautiful lecture The Lite and Works OF Eliza
beth Barrett Browning at a recent meeting OF the
Salem Woman's Club The lecture pronounced
scholarly. artistic and original.
Tho Ladies' club OF Staten Island the other
| night gave interesting exhibition OF posters.
Many unique specimens were shown. and the en-
| tire exhibit was decided and attractive success.
The German House wives Society had an inter-
! cstlng meeting Wednesday. The society now
numbers nearly 300 members. has lis Offices and
| rooms at No l07 East Ffty-ninth-st.. and can
| .. Rosenberg IS the president Mrs. w Karwjese
vcc-presidcnt secretary and treasurer, s. Sanders
dire sctors. Mrs. t. A. Beck Mrs g. Hrsch Mrs
| {. Fender and Mrs ". knoepke
New-York tribune., 1896-11-15
DOINGS OF WOMEN'S CLUBS.
THE NEW-YORK STATE FEDERATION
NOW NUMBERS 40 ASSOCIATIONS
SAYINGS OF MANY LEARNED woMEN-pLANs T'oR
FUTURE woRK-ApvANcEMENr ANp pI;-

SAYINGS OF MANY LEARNED woMEN-PrASs f'oR
Future woRK-ApvANcEMENT AND pE-
vrrOpMENr OF MINOR SOCIETIES.
rb. Nov-York Women's Clubs last week rent
many bright representative women TO the state
Federation o, Clubs which has been IN annual
scss,on AT Buffalo More than 900 delegates met IN
Buffalo. and the various reports read there snow
~. wonderful growth OF womcns associations IN
this State IN the last year
There arc now 40 clubs In tho 'od o. tho New
York Stat. Federation OF Womcn's clubs. against
s,x,v.nvc reported al the convention last yenT.
Mr.. Crov says: '"Thc composition or IN" Nc"-
york state Federation IS OF broad and many-siucn
character represonting tho most interesting an"
ried elements OF club NE II brings together 'h'
o,a and the new The Federation represents almost
.very form OF organized life among women th"' u
M. n propagnrda. The association has niashn-
cent possibilities II resolves itself into groups AZ
naturally az tho General Federation INTO states
vh,je the unity Of the whole strengthens. oighihe'
and inspires TO noble ends
THE accession OF largo number OF smali 'o"n
ora country clubs f. especially noticeable, ana
,rx a.ronr examinations have lately come INTO the
r.dora,ion among them being three chapters OF
,,o D.urh,crs Of the American Revolution thI'e
r.n-esentative clubs from Syracuse tho Fortnishuy
C-,,,h Of Seneca Falls. and tho Fortnishfly 'uo oil
Auburn
New-York tribune., 1896-11-15
1-NrTARIAN WOMEN MEET.

r-,o Church OF the Messiah Branch OF tae Na''ona'
.u,.nce n, Unitarian Women IL Nc"-foTk o'E'''
,a,on actively az work In all branches I''' -
toward the advancement and progress OF "o"
,rh.v held meeting on Tuesday morning III '''
cburch parlors at which Mrs. H. T. BhiihsS pre-
.idod 4 paprr on The Progress OF A'her'e""
Women" was read by Mrs. Sarah b. Burton VINO
contras.ed the sphere OF our grandmothers WIN 'i
n, toc woman Of to-day. Mrs. Burton SPOKE III an
Interesting manner OF the first d!st!nciivey woman
magazine which was called The Lowell oHer'hs
and vas published at Lowell. Mass The Contributions
were written by the women mill operatives anu d"
account OF one Of the first strikes In this country
lcd by the Lowell women workers. was graph'c-
oliv given by Mrs. Burton She also SAID that now
eyer tho merits and demerits OF wornans Suffrage
arc estimated the agitation OF the question mas peeh
an important factor In the American woMa"
progrcss" when Lucy Stone blackwell was nrst
advertised to speak, years ago." continued Mrs BUR
ton. "a clergyman Informed his congregation that
II they wished TO hear hen try TO crow, they
could go to Central Hall and listen to Lucy Stone
Blackwell" r, l., 90,
,onfh In the parlors of the Church OF the Messiah
M 81 East Thrty-syth-st. Mrs. j. +. Haze ~ me
chairman OF the meetings and the preslhcnt OF tnc
Rranch while Mrs. r. G. Eastman Is inc Vice,pIesl-
den; Mrs c. w. Smallwood IL secretary ana MITE
Roswell Skeel Is treasurer
New-York tribune., 1896-11-15

to learn other kinds OF design. and as the demand
grew she kept adding her knowledge: and TO.
day there Is other one person liNing VINO uhoer.
stands practical design she does.
The school begins it's work this year under most
favorable auspices. II is established in new quar-
tcrs No. I59 West Twenty-third-st; its teaching
staff has been enlarged. an evening departp,ent
has been opened and II has never before had so
many orders from manufacturers SO carry IN tno
school year. One Of the new pupils Is rejoicing
over the fact that she has already sold several de-
signs although she has not been studying three
months, and could not even draw when she en-
tered ..
Gardner. The evening classes are open 70 ootn
men aud women. and the same instruction u
given then during the day.
The profession of designing Is one OF the rev
fact,lrers still send abroad yearly for many thou
sand designs which they would prefer to get mere
if they could end which could just as we'll be
made here The work is pleasant, remunerattves
ard II Is comparatively easy to learn how to do 1t.
ANY woman Of average intelligence can become q
good designer in two years. and when she has done
so she will have the mortncatton or seeing men
better paid than herself for work that Is not 50
good as her own In this work the sexes stand on
an equal footing. and II there is any advantage
the women have IT, for some OF them have received
higher salaries than were ever paid 10 men
Men would not notice our WORK at all wnen We
began" Mrs. Cory added to 4 Tribune reporter
but most manufacturers prefer women DO
slgners."
,Why IS that?" asked tho reporter.
MAINLY because they are not ont smoking ciga~
rattes when they are wanted" was the answer.
'but also because they do the work better: they
take more interest In IL and are more original ana
unconventional than men. Moreover. most or the
articles OF trade and commerce for which designs
are required made for women, ana women
know best what women want
New-York tribune., 1896-11-15
PAINTING ON CHINA.
AN EXHIBITION OF THIS WORK TO BE
SHOWN AT THE NATIONAL CONNER
cYAr TRAVELLERS FAIR.

Painting on china has long been favored occnpa-
ton for dainty amateurs among women. Oh'n
comparatively recent date II was chiefly pursued ID
desultory way and by individuals VINO met WIN
encouragement only from others devoted to the same
pursuit as chance permitted In this age OF organized
effort by women 1t IS different. Ceramic arts IN tne
United States represented by formidable organ-
sations These preparing for the most Important
exhibition that has yet been essayed OF modern hano
oecorated II is to be OF the most important
features OF the National Commercial travellers
Fair to be held from December Is to ls inclusive al
she Madison Square Garden.
fhe exhibit is to be the especial charge OF the new
aork Society Of Ceramic Arts which vii! have the val.
liable coopera ton OF the entire force OF the National
League Of Mineral Painters. This league was founu-
IN 1892. Its present officers are: President NINE
= T. lie Prince. New-York City, first vice-pres'deh.'
~. w. H. Field. CIncinpa,i: honorary vice-presi'
.o~ presidents OF afiiatcd clubs: recording secre-
@E Mrs. Anna b. Leonard. New-York CITY cor
onoang secretary. Nss p. Roweu Priestmsa' "''
New-York tribune., 1896-11-15
THE CAMBRIDGE CLUB.

The Cambridge Club OF Brooklyn held Its thrd
meeting on Monday afternoon at the house OF MIS-
G. A. Sackett An enjoyable muscai n'ed the
a-s. mart of the afternoon. with the names OF MISS
Jess,e Watson Jc-ys and Miss Matherson on the pro-
rrammc. Mrs Robert II. Dodd read an interesting
naper on Tho Relation OF the Mother TO the School
and n vigorous discussion OF the subject followed
The work OF this club Is divided INTO TWO classes oI
,,ao,,rrs-,b. study meetings and the miscellaneous
rneet,nes Al the study meetings papers are read on
tbs tonic chosen for the year. and each member IT, Is
ohI,red 10 contribute one paper IN the year. Ihe
hc, cS,sen for this years study Is The Islands
81 ySo Sea which is again sub-dlvded Into seven
distinct sections OF which Is discussed a, eacn %
,S drsction of the chairman and committee ior
the day FOR each time anerent entcle of ths clubs
folf
New-York tribune., 1896-11-15

Dav Of Atonement which occasion the %oinsn ~ "a
her audience were aroused 10 sucn iieh|ff f,os he
tnra her and the men declared her their prophet anu
leader and the champion Of Judah .. .,,o ,aros
MISS frH a eyes the black hair and full. lips of the
.s|'hoser Peonle" Her expression " at once Ieia
ohoiv and strangely appealing; ner mailiel n - n,, h
ciioH a. degree and when her face hghts up VIII
neuc 10 u,Sorois exhortaton, OF denunciaton anu
we ~ ranhecv II Is easy 10 understand now she h ms
swaEea ,r.ed INSPIRED" by the Jews OF the Pacic
Stone among whom she has lived. ~ ,ho
Miss Frank is probably the ony Sews acfnre niaiform
na ma nho is authority among the men OF her nation
on subjects relating to art, literature a1 npefer
on oae ~ having synagogue Of her own she spends
much Of her time in organizing eongrega,ois ana ar,
81 nnnaSSoane Judaism in the United States Al the
mission services which she hods @ from tiiS Wbr,s
.;.r. as we'll as Jews. that open-air meetings. arc 70
o|nn demanded her. and the enthusiasm OF het
'n converts i her 70 heal them OF bodily ailments.
Her work as an organizer is not entirely , sec,a-
r,an she is interested In any movemen' - the h
isc9 c,o. ~ The inception OF the Council OF JEWISH
women Miss Frank has beer connec.Go wItn eni
ne ssfa b,shed various branches or sections
~ Il in different cities and towns: ,c,o teal,
She believes that ,he couIoa ,' ~ The Jews and
sSo, moItics and particularly the question Oh
womans suffrage. should be let seversiy n1"e h tho
,rn ~ srr rabb. Miss Frank received careful the.
oogca training at the Heer.w InJm some f
nnars ago and is the only Hebrew theoiogcai
treini;ig school In America For me Aei NET
lean raobis have gained tnelr sr and Breslau. and
{, has been the dream OF this prilass,. s,,d ~ The
70 complete her studies under the o"eo"o" "a Wv
fearless leader an intrepid missionary AN an
orator and philanthropist MES nn n her race
- ssther heunisnhere
New-York tribune., 1896-11-15

vos then living In syracuse-and study designing
at Cooper Institute She did so. but speedily dis
covered that the teachers there knew less than sne
did herself about the real carpet-making tnouen
much useful instruction was given. Accordingly
she went In search OF what she wanted ana sue
ceeded in gaining admission to carpet m'li' ~nerS
she finally did learn TO design.
This was such an unusual thing for woman 70
do that the fact was noised about with incredible
rapldity Mrs Cory received letters from all over
the world and women began to come to her tor
information. She told them what she knew. out
it took up so much Of her time that she mad none
left for her work. Then she set apart partcu'aIa
time for them to come. and In this way the scnoo'
was started. She hardly knows when II was Do
gun though the date assigned is lSsl -
AS the women who came TO the schooi nio nvS
all want to design carpets. Mrs. Cory set 10 wofs
New-York tribune., 1896-11-15
DESIGN FOR DRESS LAWN. MISS
PAULINE CORY.

should be applied. Consequently, men owe nearly
as much to Mrs. Cory women. and though her
school was founded for women. there has never
been a timc when she did not have a few male
pupils
Mrs. Cory's Idea OF being designer came to her
like an inspiration. but she went through many
trials and tribulations before realizing anything
from IT, Twenty years ago. when It was much less
easy than It is now for n woman to maintain her.
SELF Mrs. Cory found she was under the necessity
OF doing It, and while medtatins as to how she
was to accomplish the task. she went to call upon
an acquaintance She was shown into tho parlor
and asked to wait for q few minutes. and while
doing so she absently studied the carpet 1t was
a very ugly one. and she thought II she were going
to design carpets sho would design pretty ones.
Following up the idea, she reasoned that some one
must make these designs and must be paid for
doing and that II she could learn the techni-
callties Of the trade she could do It, too. and
earn money.
She did not even know at that time where car
pets were made. but by dnt Of studying them and
rayelling them out and reasoning. she arrived at
some toerably correct conclusions with regard TO
carpet-desgnlng. Besides this. she nterrogated
every one she met on the subject. and was ut last
informed that shs ought to 80 to Nsw-Xork-sns
New-York tribune., 1896-11-15
OLD LETTERS.
International

Mrs. Warner Snoad president international
Women's Union). in Womankind.
Shre,s OF n brief bright summer. IONS nown
With It's burning sunsets far out OF reacn'
The trysting gate by tho nuts ergrowh'
The crimson roses and copper beecn:
IA shv sweet moments too blessed for speech.
The halfformed plans for the days In store.
Our two lives blended the twain In one
And vogue fond dreams. which can come no moEe
rhroueh winter r.me or through summer sun.
Tie up the packet! Its work Is DONE
Like a dewdrop shut In a fading rose
Youth has shut in each weil-worn ioia;
Yet Time In his flight hut more plainly SHOWS
Tho truth OF the story that summer tolo
And present Joy was the hope OF old
New-York tribune., 1896-11-15

Miss Adele Brush has become noted as an interior
decorator the Vanderbllts having been among her
employers.
The student. have been drawn from all over the
world and AZ the present time there are corre-
srondng pupils In every State and Territory OF the
Union with the single exception OF Indian Terri
tory: there also pupils In Canada. the sard'
wich and Hawaiian Islands. japan and the Last
Indies
This school was the first of the kind in the world.
ard still remains the only one In which all Kinds
Of practical design taught, while the founder,
Mrs Florence Elizabeth Cory. was the first woman
designer. Before her day designers were sii men,
New-York tribune., 1896-11-15
THE T.. W. L. BAZAAR.

TIL. annual bazaar Of the Professional Noh'n
roaei.e proises 10 he the best ever YET hed' Ma'Y
generous donations from prominent people nave
hoe, received Miss Lotta Crabtrce has recent!
con, IN a handsome contribution. ana Joseph '''
ferson. who IL an honored honorary n''''',.. .~.
toris;lcally autographed .e. .r. .erdi,r In
Mc't Of the prominent actresses, are rndncd tho
Joii featire OF the bazaar Will BE- az m
trac,tvo one while tho japanese tame VII IA ana
o..dtrcl,. artistic and complete In all us ouu anu
Characteristic Furnishings. 49,, .,,r,.,ion md
The Bag Table will be another r ',rci,,ding
~ ,''orio.,, ~ har can he found there. iicIuu',,s
do,ibtless the well-known Kind out oi ""'" '
,roycrb,ai cat has just been let
New-York tribune., 1896-11-15

for it. The presidents and executive committees
Of all the most important woman's clubs In the
city have promised to be present. and some Il
them are going to give addresses.
The school is now in its sixteenth year. ana mas
annie reason 10 fecitae itself It's successes and
TO call on its friends to rejoice with It, Its graduates
are numbered by the hundred. and are employed
by or have sold designs to nearly every manu-
featuring firm OF any consequence in the country
One OF them Miss Anna Lent. now In the employ
of Catlin & Co.. has invented two new weaves. and
New-York tribune., 1896-11-15
co,,Sc1L OF JEWISH WOMEN.

The National Council OF jewish women; w''cn u
ans ia first convention to-day In New-York. IS
',x ord exceedingly able body OF the repre-
..r,at,v. Hebrew women Of tho country. The
oraan,zat,on Is only three years old but It numbers
S".,ro.r two and three thousand members. and Is
actively engaged along various lines sa Of wds pnare ape
t,rnd IN united effort throughout this growing
sou s.snca ton which Is working ceaselessy for the
ssSwSncement and uplifting Of the Hebrew race
New-York tribune., 1896-11-15
America and as the olnspired propheto o. the Jow,

Ameflca and as the Tlsplftu ITorNel o. Inc Jcws
of the Pacific Coast
That Jewish woman should trample the mos.
sacred traditions OF her that she should
the social code of her peOpe. in which public
IS prescribed for women; that she should become alb
solutey law unto herself and yet win the respect
and OF the Jews throughout the cOun-
Try. proves somewhat the great intellectual power
and fascina ton Of this woman. who has given her
life promoting the welfare of the Jews In America
Miss Frank Is the first Jewish woman IN this coun-
try who has been allowed 10 speak from a synagogue
Her first was preached in Oakland ON the
New-York tribune., 1896-11-15
THE WORST MADE KNOWN.

IT'S bad enough for men to go out almost every
night in the week." said Mrs Meekton. INDIGNANTLY
her husband replied. Everybody is discussing pub
lie questions now. and hate to miss any OF r."
'But what makes men stay out till or ocloeS
In the morning." -.
solid truth?"
YES" 49,
well a good many Of US don't do anything b.
about what we are going to say to our wives whoA
Ne get home" -(Wsshington star
New-York tribune., 1896-11-15
A UONAN RABBI HERE.
MISS FRANK. THE INSPIRED PROPHET OF
THE PACIFIC COAST. WILL ATTEND
THE JEWISH COUNCIL.

Among the many interesting women which the Ma
t,onal Council of Jewish Women brings together in
New-Yorl< to-day Miss Rachel Frank. OF California.
uiu s.and nre-en,nen, not only a writer and lect
urer of distinction but the only woman rabb! In
New-York tribune., 1896-11-15
TILE LITTLE GIRL WHISTLER.

Louise Truax Hibbard is 4 most remarkable little
lady of thirteen years who bids fair TO rival the
noted Anna Shaw a whistler. Her talent was
discovered by accident about three years ago. ana
since then she has delighted many audiences IN
Chicago Detroit Washington. Baltimore and Phil.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-15

and most OF those in this country were foreigners
while schools Of practical design were unheard or
The only way OF learning the business was by
going into the factories and spending months and
occasionally years, in wearisome. uhprohtaoie
Labor for such schools as did exist taught only the
elements With very few suggestions to how they
New-York tribune., 1896-11-15

Hundreds OF delegates. from all parts OF the
United States arc In the city. attending me
convention and tho reports for the year 1896 VIII
show prosperous and exceedingly interesting
state Of affairs. Mrs. Hannah u. Solomon VI
Chicago. is the president.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19

acres that certainly looked immense
A hard wood plank 3h feet long and IL
inches wide has square cut out about
thecenter and two pieces of wood Ia and
By are fitted with knives, whatever size
desired for the roots intended to be cut,
and bolted on the, bench. -Four legs for
it to stand on having been inserted, a
piece of hard wood (a) is cut to come
down on the edge of the knives and tins
is fastened to board or handle (c) at
tached to the stool part by hinge. A
short fork is used to catch a root and
place it in the hopper. But one motion
and one stroke are required for each
root cut. II can be done very quickly.
The knives can be put in to cut slices of
any thickness, as at DIV. G. Gibson,
Farm Superintendent National Home,
Wiconsin, in Farm and Home.