Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-20

lutely according to its merit; conse.
quently, she works, not only to be an
artist, but to be money maker. The
girl artist in the past has, | am sorry
to say, too often been a money beggar,
inasmuch as she expected to get many
times the value of her picture, be.
cause she was a woman. believe in
every consideration being shown to
women by men, but when mans work
and woman's work stand side by
side, let the buyer forget which was
the woman's and which was the man. s
and buy that which is the best. But
TO return TO the school. There is also
in this building lunch room where,
for small price, the worker can get
what the worker always needs, hot
meal in the middle of the day
Somebody asks: "What does Mrs.
Dunlap Hopkins get out Of all this?
Nothing. That is nothing in the
worldly sense. Her time and her money
have been given and given generously,
ard she is satisfied if her work is a
success. That il is, ii proves, but
another tribute TO it is the fact that in
London they are getting up school
Just like it and Mrs. Hopkins is teach
ing
THE KINDLY PRINCESS oHRIsTlAN;
the most broad minded of the Queen s.
daughters, to model school after this
one in New York.
But now the girls camor for more
They say; You have given us a work
ing place, give us home! Take us
out of hall bedrooms, let us realizo
that we are human beings who know
how to 1.-Two and enjoy as well as TO
work; give us home - And the an.
Model Building Co., which is incor-
porated and consists Of the two women
architects, Miss Cannon, Miss Hand,
Mrs Davis and the New York School
Of Technical Design, expect 10 have
that home ready in year. 1t will not
he way up beyond Harlem, but it will
bc in the heart Of the city, and, thank
heaven it will be so built that sun.
shine can reach each room and be lived
in. For sunshine makes healthy
women. The prices range in this way.
For bedroom, a sitting room and
bath, the three rooms to be occupied
by one woman, the charge will be So a
week. Tho bedroom is a good sized
one, ie light, and so is the parlor, hnt
they arc not, of course, the largest
rooms in the hotel. For two connect
ing bed rooms, two parlurs and Il bath
room that are to be occupied by two
women, the price will be 50 a piece
a week. For two bed rooms that are
much larger, two parlors that are much
larger and very large bathroom, Il
suite which two women will also oc.
cupy, there will br made the charge Of
g each per week. The restaurant
prices are to be reasonable, and it is
calculated that the entire cost Of living
VIII be but little more than that paid
for hall bed room, and need only, if
one go wishes, be as much. But the
comfort gained will be wonderful. |
saw the design, and | know about this.
lhere is the money ready TO do il.
GENEROSITY AMONG THE RICH.
But still there is another story, and
that l5 the one that appeals to me. |
am not a believer in women's clubs,
but am believer in women helping
one another. So the busy architects
have drawn a design for club. house
where there will be library, reading
room, gymnasium, several reception
rooms, and one large room given over
TO the times when there are special
meetings or special entertainments.
Many of New Iork's richest women
have given, not only their approval,
but their money to this scheme, and
are gladly acting on the various com
mlttees. A generous giver conceaIing
ms or her name has presented to the
club farm called "Twiight Park"
up in the nearby country where the
girls can 60 for their vacations, when
The so called Cabin" is built. But
70 return to the club. Ii is meant TO
be for those girl-women who are artists,
writer's or musicians, or who arc
studying any kind of work and are
alone. IL is meant to work somewhat
in this way there will be COMMITTEES
on hospitality and some other com.
mittee with kindly name which | do
not remember, and when, at any school,
the news comes Of student to apnear
Tomorrow, that student will find unon
her arrival two or three girls eager in
Their greetings, and one Of them will
accompany her to her abiding place. In
thlA way the stranger will not risk
getting on car for Harlem when she
wants to 90 to Twenty third street or
standing dazed, frightened and alone,
prey for sharpers. The club girl will
tell hcr what iH wisest for her 10 do.
help her bit about her arrangements,
invite her to the next social meeting
ot the club. and in time she Will make
place for herself. This club il moi
going to inquire Are you a Catholic
or Prntestant3 Is there tainted blue
blood in your veins, or healthy rrdy
Arc you rich or are you poor!p But
instead, Arc you alone and
DO YOU WANT A HELPING HAND,
and would YOU like To be one Of us9',
IL viii not be a sin in this club for the
girls 70 have u dance, and If they
choose to get up private thCatricals, or
a little concert, or IL hurlcsque eyhibi.
tloh Of paintings, there will DO en-
couragement for them, and when the
really Jolly nights are on hand, il is
lust possible, in fact | think may say
that it is absolutely probable. that If
some girl bushcs and wishes she could
ask Tom Brown, she viii be- told to III
vite him, and indeed each girl can ask
the Iom, Dick or Harry who may be
friend Or sweetheart,
You see, this club is to be run by
girl-women, and by girl woman /
mean ono who has every desire of a
woman, her bravery else she wouldn't
he at work or trying to loarn how 10
work., and the years of girl which
give her right to enjoy herself.
Somebody says to me as am talking
BAD, you are too enth dsiaatic. - No.
am not not bit. Tho world Ia
full of pessimists who maie bitter, by
their words, oven the sweet ullor Of
yi1ets, who see nothing good either
IN heaven or earth, forgetting that on
earth there are women. If, when every