The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-26
VOHEH NJ THE n(ND|EE.
How They should Equip Them
selves for the Life.
PERFECT rsalrH a NECESSITY.
ux. A. y. s~ifer. Missionary VIZ"
-. H~snrued. says There Il
.e Reason wiz They sho"ia A"'
Go 60 the New Mines ~ 'hss A'e
.x.tu.~a 20 Encounter Hardship
.ad Ready Ca Abandon C"mf"ria'

Ell knov os many adventurous t5iFila
.uosg the women Of today who aiA aeeA
90 make places fer themselves II ~
world By going to the sniniIg toNns. aHa
,s.re Is 20 reason ANY they shoaid -
no n saey are properly equipped 70 ~
rounse- hardship and % abandon To
~..aososta in winch many % them hava
been reared These women must g Wiz
: dennlte purpose and with fHil kno~ +
ssrc Of the conditions a. they really eE-
lat. Sentative natures wih undoubtedly
he shocked when brought directly n cor
ear, vtsh nfs as Il ls found In fniniag
CAMPS. ana = course q mental preptFa-
ZION mnss be employed % reconcile one g
t;4e change. A woman golng 20 the Lp-
per Yakon must b. IN perfect health. aud
mean aIl that the words speTfecS health
lfnply. Besides the ailments to which
feminine flesh is heir. solely OF account
Of sex. there should be no tendencies 20
ssffma. rheumatism o. consumption. TIE
formation Of shc country lying along the
river bottoms il such that these weak
nesses ars accumulated. Il is either Bit
terry cold or. when the thaws d summer
come. sloppy ard marshy on the surface
and frozen below a depth OF foot.
THAT il what Mrs. A r. Beiler said yes
terday. Ars. Beiler lives 81 Washington.
u. G.. and Is the secretary Of the ALASKA
bureau Of the Methodist Episcopal church.
sire returned from the north on the Hum
holsf. and i now returning 20 her home
10 make a report On tae conditions Of the
missions already 10 existence and 70
recommend the locations Of others Mrs
Hellsrs work also includes a department
OF hospitals associated with the missions
aad she states that she viii recommend
the establishment Of relief institutions a.
fJnaIaska and g. Michael Tor which TIE
church would expect assistance from the
government ~ their usa as adJunets 10
the marine hospital service
Mfa. Beisf has visited all OF the mis-
sierss IN Masks and went up the Yukon
as far a Dawson city ~ a result q
her observations she viii undoubtedly
deliver a course II lectures In sse East on
the aubjeet II missionary work in Alaska
and particularly IN relation to the larger
field opened IS the great gold discoveries
81 the past year Yesterday afternoon
Mfs. Bcger talked Interestingly on mai
ters CONNECTED with her work. IS she sat
in The parior Of the Occidental hotel she
II , large woman with massive head
set aaaafely on her broad shoulders Her
face Is kindly and expressive aud she
talks without hesitation using few gesf-
ufea. bur with more OF less animation as
tho particularly pleasant features Of her
long Journey are remembered and alluded
To- She does not discourage women
fFcm eoing into the Bew country either
Ia company with male relations 81 slngly
liioomers aud walking SKIRT.
Women must wear clothing thai il suit
ed 20 their newer surrounding she said
~ would advise boomers and a short
walking skirt over shsm-a skirt that
would reach half way below her knees
and the top IL an ordinary shoe She
should have both ieKgings and gum boots
ard think hip boots are better than those
coming only 10 the knee. or course, u a
woman only goes 90 the towns and VIII
iages such preparation Is not necessary.
bui n they expect 70 Join husbands and
fathers In the mines az 20 80 back from
the river with an idea % locating for
themselves they must be suitably clothed
for such journeys. Wadlug is part Of
all of such trips. and there are great
stretches Of marshy ground Ia De- crossed
that are hogry called 'uiRser heads >
These 'nlEger heads are mats 90 yeecta-
Bile growth that are suggestive Of boul-
ders thrown In closely. and the iuteFstic 8
and spaces are filled with water of a
dirty hfacklsh character. n Is almost
impossible 20 balance ens's SELF on th,
'nizeer heads ass they rock under fec.
and. unlass a nrrHon ts perfectly balanced
over ynH 60 People do no; try So wsiE
across the tops ~ these hoga h}t aVo1
them. stepping lato the water between
them
The hfsawear affected by women us
there ls close-1ltirw bats aE caps mttt
necessary by jhe high wiais Al oiafr-
.ur is WORN loogo3 iH facilitate move
inert No f33scts 1rt worn Instead
canvas waist hsa grown .8.a general usr.
70 tbis waist are hUttoaeA tae ,kfJs 1.i
caa .fRaFmtots which tek.s the Wai-n
OF frafa t'is hipa and ffem araeud he
le1y. 1his j. fhe csathi5k fer ,aug.
0omen'~ Winter ctothtnn
FEY winier woneu wear ear haad. "a ~
'.Arkss' the latter being q garment rhtr
ls ras8e with the 3 ca3 vs-7e-t1uea
tfshea 50 ~ "a ad~3lt oI less apnsriurst Z
Ger cold % tud an o0ea.9r rhr htsa el
arms are pushed .nte place and lh-re tre
~ fasteuings The ess,uvnt retelt.s f..
a. ihe k0ees ara q fuf Hke hats.rf
snoss. \ 'pgTka s. atlBliy cf re.a.ir..
ak.n On the feal are MOVE .ntu.H tt.t.
a atrt et beas t1t faat of WhirA - st..f.
81 hair scai skin. e S. SITTER fn trr ..,.
thar uotnasin Thr lres ot u..s
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