Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-21

est woman in the world is undisputed IS
Mrs. Mary Macdonald, now an inmate Of
Persons PEI % in Philadeiphia. @ anu She % has s0os eeiel
brated her 129th New Years day, and from
present indications it will not be her last.
II, NO. near Philadelphia.
Exchange: The female part of the Univer-
sity of Chicago this year echoes the cry Of "a all
theory of expansion seems to have taken
hold OF girls. and they flock to these insti-
tutions Of learning ear in numbers altogether
Three dormitories for women at the uni
versity are already overcrowded. Never
the!ess many reluctant students must
still find homes outside the campus. Green
hall. the new dormitory. Is of gray
granite, and. in accordance with the other
university buildings. is in Gothic style. 1t
stands between Kelley and Beecher halls
and completes the row of dormitories ON
the east side of the quadrangle. 1t will
furnish accommodation for eighty girls.
attendance in this seventh year Of its his
tory than ever before. The graduate de-
partment holds its own with the, numbers
partment far exceeds its record. and Smell
hall. the undergraduate dormitory for men.
is filled for the first time in its history.
In Corea during the whole of the mar
riage day the bride must be as mute as a
statue. If she says, word, or. even
ridicule; and her silence must remain un-
broken, even in her own room, though
her husband should attempt to break 1t
servants are all on the watch. for such a
breach of etiquette as speech. hanging
about the doors and chinks to catch up
and repeat even single utterance, which
her circle. This custom of silence is OBJ
served with the greatest rigidity among
seseraf s fnne months Before the s husband D
the sound Of his wife's voice. and even
after that for a length of time she only
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lence Is still more rigid. and the daughter
in-law often passes years without raising
il, her eyes TO- his or addressing word ,n tt to
posed on brides. unless specially addressed
by the husband.
which has superseded the short.
trim length women have so long enjoyed.
affords an opportunity for the cynical OBJ
server Of feminine ways to y enjoy ,a,rer the re-
Nothing is more conducive to the proper
appearance of these long skirts. as wei! as
their. continued usefulness. than the cor
rect handling of their over length. to keep
them clear from the sidewalk and yet not
to offend by over-eXposure.
distance below the waist. lift them care.
lessly and continue their way, careless of
what others may think of or suffer from
their appearance. Others catch the skirt
at one side. oblivious of the fact that the
back and other side are dragging disas-
trously. Some. again. are contented to lift
spot calls for action. and for the most part
let their skirts drag and carry away an
accumulation of refuse for an added item
to their talors bills.
The proper way is a matter for the in
dividual woman to study by means of a
mirror, close observation or a lesson or
two in Delsartean methods. She must
know the possibilities of her own figure
as well as its own. shortcomings. Some
women can do nothing ungracefully. The
best way for one of the less favored is to
study the ways of a graceful woman.
Quite polite. isn't he?' II should say.