St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-26

somewhere in the poorest quarter of the
East side, where six women regularly or
dained and trained for the work, will be
installed as housekeepers, and to lay out
the work Of relief ON behalf of the order
on a plan similar to that which governs the
operations Of college settlement women and
neighboring guilds.
The uniform of a Gray Lady is distinctive,
but not unbecoming. In fact, it is considered
by many people to be decidedly attractive, as
well as convenient. The summer gown is of
silver gray mohair,s while that for winter is
of camel's hair, gray, as is every other article
Of apparel worn in the order. There is an
absolutely plain skirt and cottage belt, fin
ished by wide. silk belt and a gray steel
buckle. White jturned-over collar and cuffs
are worn, and over the shoulders is long,
gathered cape of stuff like the dress, known in
England as hospital nurses circular. The
bonnet is cottage=shaped. of gray mohair with
lsse ruche. Over ali is a long, gracefully
shaped veil of silver gray tissue. Gray gloves
and a gray silk reticule bag complete the
Gray Lady's equipment
WHAT SHE MUST DO.
AS soon as the house is established In New
York a call will be circulated through the
parishes Of the various Protestant churches
for assistant Gray Ladies. Any woman may
be Gray Lady if she will conform TO few
simple rules. She sends in her name for
membership, pays an initiation fee and
monthly dues, and has her name placed on
the books as a Gray Lady. Her work is to
visit the poor and extend assistance in the
name of the order. She reports at the house
and is detailed as an extra hand to assist
some other member Of longer experience for
some work where help is needed. She may
arrange to give one week in every six months,
or four mornings in a fortnight or one month
in summer, as her time and inclinations al
lew or suggest. She may enter as an assist
ant lady to help in the work at regular in
tervals, or she may be an emergency woman,
binding herself to give her services on de-
mand at any time
A trained member Of the order will take
the neophyte in hand, showing her how to
visit, how to teach classes, how to help at
mothers meetings, conduct supper party
for East side youngsters, give them bath,
direct Kindergarten games, and perform other
duties that fall ito the lot of charitable wo-
men. Bt
Mrs Isabella Charles Davis, of the Kings
Daughters, said yesterday in discussing the
new order eve shall welcome the Gray
Ladies as we dq any organization whose OBJ
iect is to ameloraP the condition Of the
poor. Certainly there can be no rivalry with
the Kings Daughters. On the contrary, we
shall be only t6o ready to lend any assis-
tance we can to the order. There is work
enough for all 3f us in New York in i'm
proving the lives ofqthe thousands of people
who live in the dirty streets and back al
leys of this great city. Our only feeling on
the subject is sincere hope that their work
will bear rich frlfts.s'
Mrs. living. of the Episcopal mission New
York, says that the Order of Gray Ladies is
an order in London that does much good
work. She does not see the necessity of its
being established in New York, because this
city already has so many societies whose
object is the relief of the poor. Still, If the
order should take up work in New York it
will find a place. 1t has been said that the
Gray Ladies will outrival the Kings Daugh-
ters and Needlework Guild when it gets into
thorough working order, although Mrs. Davis
and other active charitable women of the
metropolis declare that this is impossible
They say that the Kings Daughters and the
Needlework guild have their own particular
work to do, and that no other order will in
terfere with them.