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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04
Women In business.

never was UHere peTlOu III Jn6
worlds history when women were so
anxious to be independent as now, even
women of family and position having
shaken off their sloth and gone into
business In the years gone by TO do
anything for ones living was almost re-
garded as disgrace and social ostra-
cism was sure TO be the result.
Nowadays even the noblewomen of
France and Great Britain are going into
trade. Lady-So-and and the Count
ess of - are not ashamed TO place
their names on milliners' and dress
makers signs, and still are able to
maintain their social pre-eminence.
In New York it has become fad for
women to work. and the unfortunate
part of it is that those who do not actu-
ally need TO do SO are setting up shops
where elegant lingerie, millinery and
gowns may be bought. These lady
tradeswomen demand exorbitant prices,
and as they have society following
readily obtain them. The consequence
is that women who really must earn
their own living are hurt by the compe-
tition of those to whom it is not an ac-
tual necessity, and who often do it for
the novelty of the thing and because
they wish TO earn extra money to keep
up an extravagant establishment.
Two women Of the -Four Hundred set
last winter opened tearoom on Fifth
avenue, where % cents was charged for
cup of not always irreproachable tea.
1t became sort of society function, and
the proprietresses reaped harvest of
shekels.
Several other fashionable DANES open
ed bonnet shops, not, however, with al
ways successful results, business quail
fications not having been comprised in
their education.
The latest venture of an exceedingly
chic woman is bureau of social re-
quirements E" Here the busy star Of
fashion may shift her responsibility of
entertaining upon the shoulders of a
hireling From this place u hostess may
have her invitations issued, her menus
originated, her home decorated and her
furniture busted, and this by people es-
pecially trained for the service. In the
is placed in the hands of woman who
makes terms with the florist, the deco
rator, the caterer etc, all the arrange
ments being made by the head of the
bureau.
The charges are moderate, and those
women who object to trouble are glad
to pay some one to take the matter out
of their hands.
The chaperon bureau is another insti-
tuition which tlourishes in large towns,
as the city girl cannot go to theaters
and balls unattended. Frequently the
mother does not care for such functions
or she ma \ an invalid. Sometimes
the girl is orphaned and some one must
replace the parent. In young ladies'
schools the chaperon is frequently in
demand, rs the teachers are not always
at leisure or willing to accompany their
pupils on shopping promenades or call
ing expeditions. -Godey's Magazine.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04
bicycling Servants Barred.

1.-THE bicycle has put premium on
female servants" said the proprietor
of an intelligence Office in New York,
"for now it is more difficult to get
good maidservant than it ever was be-
fore. People who come here to engage
servants are particular in stating that
they will pay high wages to girl who
does not ride wheel. Like their sisters
in other stations in life, the servant girls
have taken to wheeling, and in doing
so neglect their household duties It's
got SO nowadays that some of them re-
fuse to take situations where they are
forbidden to go out wheeling On the
other hand, the women who want serv-
ants don t want bike servants. They say
that the servants who ride wheels are
so anxious to get out that they do their
work too quickly, and hence badly, then
dash away on their wheels and stay out
until | o'clock in the morning The re-
suit is that the girl is late in getting
breakfast and dopy in waiting on the
table. One woman came in here the
other day and offered me $50 as COM
mission to get her good servant who
had not learned to ride, and many EN-
ployers are willing to pay as high as $50
month for such girl Exchange.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04

in a practical way at the lowest round
of the ladder, SO there is little likeli-
hood of many women getting the op-
portunity to graduate i'll the profession.
What personal qualifications for
successful bankers should women pos
sess? you ask. should say, first, popu-
larity That is essential The head of
the bank must be always approachable
fear woman S weakest point would
be her tendency to be influenced by her
sympathies A sympathetic woman will
not make successful banker.
THE aspirant would have to learn
bookkeeping thoroughly and get expert
ence as cashier in handling money
Then practical knowledge of the vari-
Gus forms of obligations can only be ac-
quired by experience.
Il feel | have barely answered your
question. If woman feels she can
reach the goal, the opening may posi-
bly, present itself. no longer think of
fields in connection with woman g
work We live in an astonishing era,
when woman chooses her vocation ire
spective of the field. She says, Il will
do this, and the way is opened. If she
enters it humbly and seriously, she may
meet with success She waits for no
precedent and needs none. The only
question is one of her ability and suit
ability TO do the work. New York
Tribune
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04
Her Pocket.

She was aboard a Broadway car the
other day, and it was evident that she
had lost something Soon it was
plain what the something washer
handkerchief, for she tugged at her belt
and hunted up her sleeves and in her
bodice and in her purse and all the 9TH
er many places in which women are in
the habit of slowing away the article.
But it was no use. The handkerchief
was not to be found The interested car
full, no less than the woman, were just
resigning themselves to the loss when q
man whose white hairs justified him in
SO doing remarked beg pardon, mad
am, but have you tried your pocket"
mo" cried the woman, and, diving
into the folds of her dress skirt, she
fished forth the handkerchief OF
course, all the men in the car smiled in
their own superior way, as though it
were the most amusing thing III the
world But there was really nothing
funny about it. For so long were women
deprived of their pocket privileges that
it is but natural that they should now
and then forget that they have been re-
stored to them. New York Sun
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04

positions is proved by their retention in
employment, and there is no logical
reason to doubt that they would give
the same satisfaction were the offices
elective instead of appointiye. That
they would fulfill all the functions OF
men is, of course, absurd, but that they
would, by course of natural selection,
take TO themselves the offices best suited
to them there can be no doubt.
1.-THE antisuffragists argue that were
war to be declared every woman in
office would be useless and clogging
burden on the administration. Deeds
speak louder than words. The records
of the hospital corps in the great war
of the rebellion and the magnificent
services of the sanitary commission
show that women can find work TO do
in war as well as in peace, and in each
state can be the equal in her duty of
man in his. New York Tribune
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04
Women In Military Service.

A constantly recurring argument OF
the antisuffragists says Charles III.
Chapman of this city, lis the inability
of woman to vote or hold Office on ac-
count of her incapacity for military
service. To support this the remon-
strants construct or imagine a state of
society that exists only among animals
and the lowest forms of humanity, the
state of existence where brute force is
everything and intellect is nothing
THE merest smattering of history is
enough to convince the rejecting reader
how little brute strength or skill in
physical warfare has been a factor in
the success of the foremost statesmen,
rulers or generals, and the manners and
customs of even savage peoples show
how influence and power invariably
abide with the keenest and wisest
brains, not with the strongest arms.
when we endeavor TO make military
service the requirement for the fran
chise, we endeavor to controvert the
Declaration of Independence and the
American constitution and all the argu-
ments and beliefs that led to the franz
ing of these cornerstones of our national
government We must deny the exist
ence ON our legal records Of those acts
that give the franchise to every sane
male citizen of legal age, irrespective
of age, condition or physical capacity.
When we are prepared to admit that
black is white, right is wrong or that
twice two may have other products than
four, we may logically accept this state
ment of the antisuffragists as truth.
Not only is it entirely false that ability
for military service is requirement for
the franchise, but it is fact registered
on the statute books that the only citi-
zens debarred from the exercise of the
voting privilege excepting, of course.
criminals, the insane and women) are
the soldiers and sailors of the United
States.
''As to the incapacity of women to
hold public office, unfortunately for the
antisuffragist argument women have
had large share i'm the work of con
Quoting the government for many years.
They have been employed in the gov
eminent departments at Washington
and have filed minor positions in va
rious other places They are likewise
numerous j., state I'D muni"ipal gov
ernments, where they are daily becom.
ing more important factors That they
have been as efficient as men in these
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04
Couch Pillows.

Everything warm and oriental look
ing is to be used for couch pillows this
winter. Squares of turkish velvet, in
dia silks of dark, rich colors and in
tricate design, pieces of old brocade
lowered gorgeously and darkened by
backgrounds of black, deep crimson or
yellow, and even the heavy, woven rugs
that are used usually for couch covers
are used this year for cushions
The furnishing shops sell odd pieces
of upholstery goods of different sizes
and in all colors that make beautiful
pillows Satin brocaded with velvet
flowers, stiff damask silk in wonderful
colors and huge scattered designs, lib
erty velvets in soft aesthetic green's,
sentimental pinks and clear blues and
yellows, soft liberty silks embroidered
with silver thread, india vegetable
cloth, white and scarlet bandanna hand.
kerchiefs and an endless array of linen
and wool stuffs are all suitable for pill
lows for the divan. Exchange.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04

It is evident that women are pressing
forward more and more into professions
and positions formerly held exclusively
by men This, in our opinion, is an ex-
cellent sign, although in some branches
of labor there is reason to regret it.
What women more particularly require
is training from an early age which
will enable them to take their own part
in the battle of life when, through the
death of those on whom they were de-
pendent or through misfortune, it be-
comes incumbent upon them to provide
for themselves. This early training is a
matter which does not appear TO receive
the attention and consideration that it
ought, for how many women are there
who can, for example, compute interest
intelligently and accurately? How many
are there who are even capable of man
aging their own affairs or their own
property, if they have any, with any
thing like bushes, """acity? The edu-
cation of woman ~ complete unless
she has as IA part oi her equipment "a
knowledge Of at least the rudiments Of
business Women who are blessed with
fair share of worldly goods need this
knowledge hardly less than those who
have to make their own way in the
world, and who have not the protection
and guardianship of husband and father,
for such women can never be sure that
they may not at any moment be called
upon to earn their own livelihood. -
New York Ledger
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04
For the October Bride.

This season white taffeta takes the
lead for bridal gowns and has very
high satin finish. The trimmings are
used as a softening effect and are made
Of chiffon of the same white tint in the
form of soft gathered ruches or full mar
row ruffles. Sleeves of chiffon, made in
mousquetaire style, reaching down well
over the wrist, finish with narrow
ruche Of the same. Fashion has made a
departure, and now consents, though
with much reluctance, to very modest
ly low necked bodice, though the high
necked waist is always considered in
better taste for "a bride, who is always
expected to pose as modest, unassum-
ing maiden on her wedding day.
Wells are draped i'll Russian style
from the crown of the head, held with
flowers, having the short face veil,
which is removed just after the mar
riage ceremony. Congratulations must
never be offered until the short veil has
been removed. Woman's Home Com
panlOn
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04
WOMAN'S WORLD.
MRS. EDWIN II. LOWS VIEWS ON Wo-
MEN AS BANKERS.

Women In Military Service Women In
business storming German University.
A Splendid Institution--The Evolution
OF Sleeves.
1t has been discovered by tho governor
the best detectives of forged notes and
of debentures with altered numbers, and
he has therefore entirely intrusted the
work of detection TO feminine corps
The delicate tact of their fingers, COM
bined with fine intuition, helps them,
and they never have been known To fail
i'll a suspected forgery.
This fact has given rise to the ques-
ton, "Why should not women make as
good bankers as men?" and Mrs. Edwin
III. Low, who runs a banking business
in this city, was asked to express her
views on the subject She said:
docs banking open a new field for
women? Well, can hardly say yes TO
that, because don't think it does. IL
you ask if women may become success
full bankers, l should answer yes un-
hesitatingly.
Banking is profession, continued
Mrs. Low, las is law or medicine, and
like them, requires special aptitude
for the work, as well as long and ardu-
Gus study. There are no schools wherein
finance is taught, and one has to begin
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04
Evolution of Sleeves.

1t is said that in woman's dress the
sleeve has undergone greater changes
than any other portion of her clothing.
In England, after the Saxon invasion,
the sleeve first began to assume definite
shape, and through the centuries be-
came long, short, pendulous, pulled,
tight, full, capped or cuffed. The tight
ones were so tight they had to be but
toned from shoulder to wrist A certain
kind of tight sleeve with open pendent
ones hanging from the shoulder was a
very ornamental style. These sleeves
may be seen on the fine bronze figure of
Edward HIS daughter on one side of
his tomb in Westminster abbey.
1t seems as if we are now approach
ing the evolution Of this hanging sleeve
again. 1t has commenced at the shout
der, where deep frills stand out like
angels wings over tight sleeve. 1t is
probable that III season or two more
the frill will have descended to the
wrist and changed somewhat in shape
1t is to be hoped that the concessions
due TO our advancing civilization will
be observed in these mutations, so that
the comfort and convenience demanded
by modern life may not fail to be main
tanned Really, the sleeves of this season
have run so much to frills and puffs
that these lines written in 1853 seem
quite appropriate now:
Let your gown be sack, blue, yellow or
green,
And frizzle your elbows with ruffies sixteen.
New Orleans Times Democrat
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04
A New Lining.

A new material for skirts and dress
Innings, which is used very extensively
i'll Paris by all the leading dressmakers,
is called silkcrin. This material, entire
ly new and of very pretty appearance,
is an all silk article, well suited TO the
shape of dresses now worn 1t main
tains any soft material and does not
give as much stiffness as some varieties
Of Innings With it there is no necessity
to use any other silk lining. Although
it is all silk, silkcrin is much cheaper
than other silk materials 1t is very
light, but substantial and elastic
enough to sustain the dress 1t cannot
be torn and does not rumple or shrink.
1t is capable Of being put to many uses
other than lining In Paris they make
it up into very pretty underskirts. This
material, which will be in this market
very soon, will be used here, as it is in
Paris, by every leading dressmaker in
place of other Innings, for the reason
that it takes the place of both silk and
haircloth.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04

city the School of Industrial Art and
Technical Design For Women. the only
one of its kind in the world. 1t is the
only existing school where women are
taught TO make practical working de-
signs for goods where the pattern Is
brought to the surface by means Of the
jacquard loom. The intricacies OF de-
signing for carpets, brocades, raw silk
furniture coverings, marseilles quilts,
silk ginghams and goods of like nature
having been deemed in other institu-
tions too difficult for the feminine
mind to master, therefore in these
schools are taught merely the simple
branches of design for printed goods
only.
The success, however, of the pupils
Of this original school Of practical de-
sign in the obtaining of lucrative posi-
lions in the design room of factories
and in the sale to manufacturers of
their work proves that women can and
do master the requirements and limita-
tions Of machinery and learn to adapt
their designs to them.
Any woman or girl who is faithful
and persevering, who can do neat, care
full workmanship, who can prove her
necessity of becoming self supporting,
her desire for this education and her
utter inability to pay for instruction is
eligible for one of the limited number
of free scholarships given to worthy
young women who show evidence Of a
taste for artistic work. -Womankind.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04
The Double Skirt.

The double skirt is not becoming to
many women. 1t shortens in appearance
figure to which every inch is a dis
tinct advantage, and, worn by taller
woman, one gets at first sight the i'm
preston Of schoolgirl who has out
grown her petticoats A skirt that has
a second edition which reaches to just
below or is on a line with the knees
will prove decidedly more becoming if
double skirts are to become general. -
New York Post
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04

The thickest known coal seam in the
world is the Wyoming, near Twin
creek, in the Green river coal basin.
Wyoming. 1t is so feet thick, and up.
ward of 300 feet of solid coal underlies
4, 900 acres.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04
MOTHERS FRIEND

"My wife suffered more in ten min
ntes with either of her other two chill
dren than she did altogether with her
last, having previously used four bot
lies of Mothers Friend 1t Is
blessing to any one expecting to be-
come MOTHER" says customer
, HENDERSON DALE, Carmi, Illinois.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04
President Rogers of the Northwestern

President Rogers OF the Northwestern
university of Evanston, Ills, has an
nounced that hereafter all girl students
will be kept under guard. They must
live in the university boarding hall and
be indoors every night by o'clock
They must not leave town unless ac-
companied by chaperon named by the
faculty Fraternities may give only one
party year
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04

Two young women of Woodland,
Cal, Miss Nora + Andrews and Miss
Matte M. Fisher, successfully passed an
examination before the supreme court
for admission to the bar
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04

An outcome of the recent convention
of the Working Girls club in Philadel-
phia is the organization of a national
league Of working women.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04

1t is said, 1.-THE voice of the people is
the voice of God 4" In the voice of the
people there is soprano as well as a
bass If the soprano is never heard, how
can you know the voice of Godfrey
Anna H. Shaw
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04
INSANITY Prevented.

81 feel it my duty to tell you what
our WONDERFUL OAK BALM has
One for me, as it may be the means OF
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04

Susan b. Anthony, Rev. Anna Shaw
and Mrs Carrie Chapman Gait will
make tour of some of the larger cities
this fall, Minneapolis being the western
limit, to which place they will give
two days, commencing Nov. H.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04

INF Druggists at 81 co. or sent by mail on receipt
Z price. Write for book containing testimonials
; md valuable information for all Mothers, Tree.
Il The Bradneld Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04
CHICAGO 4 WEST MICHIGAN
Grand Rapids ~ Indiana *. k.

The G.. X & /. Michigan in summer con
tanning maps, views and descriptions OF Micht
gan Summer Resorts, sent on application TO
q. l.. LOCKWOOD, q. Il. & II. A,
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04

In 1910, when the great Harriet Mar
tineau came to this country, she found
only seven paying occupations into
which women had entered They were
allowed TO teach, to sew, they could
keep boarding houses and make hash,
they were allowed to be factory opera
tives and to enter printing offices and
become bookbinGers bv trade
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04
A Splendid Institution.

Seventeen years ago Mrs Florence
Elizabeth Cory founded in New York
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04

wing some
ar sufferer
ON insanity.
w hen ]
look back
and think
of my ter
rible con.
dition and
dread full
sutferings,
and now
know that
am cured,
Nn1 lone
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04
NOTICE.

We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on two 25-
cent bottles OF BaXter's Mandrake Bit
ters, if it fails to cure constipation, bill
iousness, sick headache, or any of the
diseases for which it is recommended
We also guarantee one bottle to prove
or money refunded.
w. |. BENEDICT,
w. a. BUTT,
FISK BANGS,
HOLMES * CONNELL.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04

|r knows how thankful
:, felt that should become insane,
Isl end my days in an asylum; had
Fry form of female weakness; was sc
'.i down could hardly drag myself
und the house. | am completely
led as the result of your OAK BALM
itment. Let me urge every afflicted
nan to give it a trial. | am sure il
cure the most hopeless. No one
Id be worse than | was and live -
r. FRED STEVENS, West Derby, VT
jail box and treatise mailed free to any
oring woman.
THE HAGER MEDICAL CO.,
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.
and recommended by
hrs. Emma NJ. Goldring,
agent for Ionia Co. Lake Odessa, Mich.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04

so assists nature
in the change taxi
ing place that
the Expectant
Nj 9th cr is ena-
bled TO look for
ward wit GU t
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04
Mothers
Friend

dread, suffering or gloomy ioIe-
holdings, to the hour when she
experiences the joy of Motherhood.
Its use insures safety to the lives
of both Mother and Child, and she
is found stronger after than before
confinement short, it makes
Childbirth natural and easy, as
SO many have said. Do mt be
persuaded to use anything but
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04
DETROIT, June q. 1897
CO. RAPIDS g. WESTERN r. R

Additional train leave Greenville for Belding
AZ 6:OO p IN Leave Fielding for Greenyille al
7:20 d. m
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MOTHER: :; s ': =: !: !: a: {;

and about which such tenuer and
holy recollections cluster as that
of MOTHER she who watched
over our helpless infancy and guild
ed our first tottering step. Yet
the life of every Expectant Moth
err is beset with danger and all eff
fort should be made to avoid it.