The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20
Women and Their Ways.

Recently Miss Helen Gould was asked
to join the order of the Daughters of
the Revolution, being eligible on her
mothers side. She declined on the plea
of being already connected with vast
number of clubs and guilds, and said:
81 must try to show my patriotism in
some other way"
One of her other ways has been dis
tributing $4,000 copies of our national
hymn, America" among school children.
and each copy was engraved with a pic
ture of the author of the song. DR.. Sam
uel F. Smith. Miss Gould thinks that all
good Americans should be familiar with
the hymn, and she approves of having
church service on the Fourth of July
with an appropriate address, and such
songs as America" Hail Columbia and
The Star Spangled Banner" If the
church is decorated with flags and flow
ers-red, white and blue in color-so much
the better.
A characteristic of the late Horace Gree
ley was his sympathy with the one who
if not altogether in the wrong, was not
wholly in the right His youngest daugh-
ter, Gabrielle, was his pet, and it is per
hapS safe to say that he never reprOved
or scolded her. although she says that
she often richly deserved reprimanding-
Upon one occasion, when her father was
absent from home, member of the fam
lily wrote to him an account of her mis-
doings. The reply returned was rather
different from that anticipated.
Yes, Gable is 4 reprObate, l know, but
then L love reprobates.'
The contents of this letter as may nat
urally be supposed, were not divulged to
the young offender. and it was not until
many years after that she knew anything
of the matter. The Cnerub" was her
name for the photograph of her father
which she preferred and that and plas-
ter cast of his head. which was beautiful
ly shaped and indicative Of his strong
character, are companions upon her writ
ing desk.
The c. T. Huntingtons are trying to sell
their new and superb New York city
house. on Fifth avenue, and the secret OF
it is that Mrs. Huntington is so devoted
to her flowers at her country home.
Throgg's Neck, that she prefers
to live there the year round. They have
palatiaI home there, The Homestead.
| and the greenhouses are the show places
| of that aristocratic neighborhoOd, as they
| far surpass even those of the Harrimans
| Iselns and Duncan ElliOtts. Although
| there are head gardeners. and under gar
|
personally supervises the work in the fern
| and palm house. rosery and violet house
| Within Il few years the fern and palm
| house has twice had the roof raised to ac-
| commodate the rapid growth of the
| palms. The Huntington Yiolets have a
| reputation quite their own, and all varie-
| ties flourish in magnificent abundance
| particularly the English, Parma and Rus
| sian violets. The guests of the house con-
| slider the gift of a few plants one to be
| treasured, and if the growth is satisfacto-
| ry, boast forever after of their Hunting
| ton viOlets." So well versed is the mis-
| tress of The Homestead in the culture
| of these flowers. that if she were thrown
| upon her own resources she would start
| violet farm. so she tells her friends
| who have no doubt that it would prove
| n gold mine to her. She has a large Ii
| brary of botanical books and spends
| many hours, microscope in hand analyz-
| ing flowers and studying new and i'm
| proved methods of culture.