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WHAT ONE NURSE DID.
Made Sterilixed Garments and Sold
Them mt q Profit.


graduate of the Training School of the
New York Hospital, Miss Remsen, has
made a specially of obstetrics. 1t is Gus
tomary for trained nurse engaged in
confinement cases to be at the home of
the prospective mother several days before
the arrival of the newborn. AS her salary
dates from her entrance into the household
she is expected to make herself useful.
On one occasion Miss Remsen discovered
that the aseptc obstetrical paraphernalia
demanded in the sick room by modern
medical science had not been provided. IN
vestIng sl.50 in sterilized gauze and cotton,
she employed her waiting time fabricating
the essentials for mother and child. Her
success suggested the feasibility of pre-
pairing like outfit, and expressing same
TO a prospective mother residing outside
New York, and whom she was engaged TO
nurse during her confinement The articles,
neatly wrapped in sterilized paper and
packed in large white pasteboard box
were duly sent, and the delighted mother
gladly paid for the same S12.
A nurse engaged in some of the wealth.
lest New York families eventually heard
of Miss Remsen's enterprise and gave her
several orders for similar outfits. Her rec
ommendation brought others. On the
tablished reputation in the nursing world,
this energetic and courageous young woman
leased an Office in one Of the most popular
shopping districts, prepared attractive cir
culars, endorsed by leading physicians, laid
in supply of material, and set to work to
fashion the countless essentials to the
health and comfort of confinement cases.
For some time she made everything with
her own deft needle, her working day
often extending far into the small hours
ters were necessary to store stock to sup
ply orders brought by mail from all parts
Of the country.
To Canada and Cape Town, Africa, her
goods have been shipped, reaching their
destination in a perfect condition. which
attests their seaworthiness. The up-to-
date doctor demands that everything on
the sick bed or in the sick chamber shall
be sterilized. This precaution is taken TO
kill germs. There are two methods of
sterilization-aseptic and anti-septic. In
TIE former the germ is killed by steam; in
the latter by means of chemical.
Miss Remsen's articles are submitted to
the aseptic process. She maintains that
her Aseptic Obstetrical Pad Set, which
will be shipped to any address for s12, is
an economical investment for a woman of
the modest purse. 1t includes one heavy
weight bed pad, three medium weight bed
pads, six dozen sanitary napkins, one doz-
en- baby napkins, four binders, one pound
absorbent cotton, steriliZed gauZe steril-
lied tape, and safety pins. Each is thor
oughly aseptic, absorbent and deodorent
Each is wrapped in sterilized parchment
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Miss Sprules, of Surrey, England, is
lavender distiller.
Miss F. r. Wilkinson, of London, is a
landscape gardener.
Miss Amy E. Bell is an Englishwoman
who has taken up stockbroking.
Miss Constance Blaydes, an English girl,
finds goat raising profitable industry.
Miss Leigh Spencer, of British Colum-
bia, is a mining broker.
Mrs. Emma E Forsythe is engaged in
the sale of mother-of-pearl at New Brit
ain, an island In the Southern Pacific.
In Germany 8 women are employed as
chimney sweeps, as gunsmiths, 1s as
brass and bell founders, 147 as copper
smiths, 379 as farriers and nailers, 500 as
masons, as stonecutters, 1000 in marble,
stone, and slate quarries. In all $780,
600 women earn their living in trades and
professions.
In Berlin women guides are employed
by the city.
Every animal slaughtered for food pur-
poses in Berlin is subjected to microscopic
examination by corps of women micro
scopists especially trained to the work.
In Holland women instead Of men signal
railway crossings.
In Austro-Hungary about 100000 wom-
en- are engaged in industrial pursuits.
Austria has many women BARRIERS.
Nine. Rosa Kerschbaum conducts hos
pital for eye diseases at Vienna.
France employs over 5000 women in her
civil service telephone and telegraph office.
The Bank of France pays a salary to 400
women, and 200 women have positions in
the Credit Foncier. Altogether 100000
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years reign, has shown herself to be more
a man than woman. Her conduct in time
of trouble has been calm and serene. and
in time of peace she has displayed the
stolidity so admired by Englishmen.
Alexandra, on the other hand, is always
a woman. Excitable at times. fervent. pa
thetic, variable-and womanly always.
The strongest feature displayed by the
coming Queen of England is her clique.
No one ever knew the Queen of England to
have an intimate friend. Even Nine. AL
bani was kept at length, but the Princess
of Wales has her friends. and falls out with
them in a womans way.
At one time she loved Lady Brooke. but
her love cooled: at another she and Lady
Randolph Churchill were inseparable-one
never shopped without the other-but at a
later date she took Lady Craven instead,
and insisted that she become one of her
ladies of honor. Just now Consuelo is her
fad, and the two are seen together invaria
bly,. An English paragrapher remaT ked
upon the great similarity of the two
women, and the Princess of Wales. though
Consuelo is young enough to be her grand
daughter, was SO girlishly delighted that
she insisted upon driving in Rotten Row
side by side with the youthful American
beauty.
1t is not in temperament alone that the
coming Queen differs from the incumbent
but in every other detail.
For years the Princess of Wales has
been noted for her taste in dress-an ac-
cusation never made of Queen Victoria
The Princess chose for Derby Day two
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PORTABLE STAGE SCENERY.
Every Home Can Now Be Its Own
TheEtre.


Nowadays the scenic art and stage mech
anism have reached such perfection that
the parlors of private house can, in the
short space of two hours, be transformed
into a perfect little bijou of a theatre,
with a regular drop curtain, set scenes:
exterior and interior, row of footlights
and all that. Then, when the play is over,
the stage, scenery and properties Can be got
out of the way, and the room made ready
for dancing, in twenty minutes. Not nail
will be driven, not a mark or scratch
made upon anything.
For small halls, that sometimes have a
stage, but more often do not. the same
scenery serves. These places are, of course,
of different size, but the artist circum-
vents this difficulty, by making his pros
cenium fronts on the telescope principle,
thus making them easily adjustable to all
ordinary variations. He also keeps in
stock a number of curtains of varied size
and design; his scenery varies in height
from eight feet, for small houses. to twen-
ty feet for little theatres and halls. He
can generally pick out almost everything
the stage manager of the private amateur
performance wants. and what he has not,
he gladly makes and adds to his stock.
The back parlor of the house is generally
| the one given up to the action OF the play.
The stage which the scenic artist has
brought with him is a foot and a half high
| it is made In sections, SO that it is easy
| to handle. and quickly adjusted just back
of the folding doors. The frames OF the
| doors forming permanent proscenium.
Just back OF this comes the frame upon
which the drop" curtain is adjusted
this is the second, or artistic. proscenum.
| 1t is square, the drop curtain forming one
side, while the three other sides are form
ID by An open framework, from which are
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suspended the drops for the various scenes,
as also the borders. which finish out the
picture overhead On the sides are the
wings; also supported from the frames,
SO that not any part OF the construction
comes in contact with the walls or ceiling.
This frame can be put up or taken down
without driving a nail or making a single
scratch or blemish.
The artist brings his row OF footlights.
which are adjusted on line with the door
frames, and connection is made with the
gas by means of rubber tubing. Little re-
fectors are between the audience and the
footlights, and a chain between the lights
and the players the same as in theatre.
AS each act is finished and the scenery
comes off, if it is not TO be used again that
night, it is showed up as near the back
parlor windows as possible. The instant
the curtain is rung down on the last act
the scenic artist and all his assistants
work with vim to get the stuff out of
the room. They do not bother just now
to pack 1t up; they can do that at their
ease later on. Men in the back parlor pass
the stage, scenery, and properties through
the windows to their assistants in the yard
until every piece is out of the room; then
they go down stairs, pack it up, and re-
move it through the basement. Before the
members of the cast have removed their
grease paint and stage costumes the floors
are ready for the dancers.
Many of the properties of the stage,
such as roast turkeys, ducks, and the like.
are made of papier mache-but this not
now nearly to the extent that it formerly
was; the tendency of the age being TO the
use of the real thing. Many of those of
the old school think this mistake, as the
artificial props like the made-up faces
of the actors, show to better advantage
under the strong calcium or electric lights.
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,eh women support themselves by their

French women support themselves by their
own e1ertfons.
One railway company In Russia has thir-
ty women in its employ.
In Central Russia the township of Bes-
jukooschtschiDa-a territory of ten square
miles. divided into seven villages-is run
entirely by eight women, who administer
all public affairs.
The town OF Kniazeff, Russia, is run by
a woman starosta, or mayor, Alexandra
Lyme. by name.
A Mohammedan woman is practicing
physician and surgeon at Odessa. DR.. Ra-
zie Koutloiaroff- Hanum is her name, and
hers is the first case on record of Mo-
hammedan woman praeticing medicine by
Western methods.
Women are employed as telegraphic
clerks and ticket agents on the Transcas-
plan Railroad.
In Turkey a native woman, who studied
In this country. is now practicing medicine.
In Burmah all women Of the lower class
es have trade. Nearly all the retail trade
of the island is in their care.
In Chile all car conductors. hotel and
postofice clerks are women.
Onchunga, New Zealand has elected Mrs.
Yates mayor.
Miss Cree Stanley is the first woman
member Of the Sydney tAustralia) Trade
and Labor Council-being the delegate OF
the Female Employees Union.
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when They Marry in China.

The Chinese have an elaborate wedding
ceremonial. 1t begins with presents and
the reports of astrologers, observes
writer in the London Mail" The parents
then correspond. The girls father offers
his ugly and ill-favored child'-for such
is Oriental etiquette. The father of the
boy, not to be outdone in politeness, de-
scribes his son as ''slothful, INDECENT, and
weak in intellect" The brides process
sion for which even a mandarin must make
way. goes to the bridegroom's house and
is carried over the threshold.
Japanese politeness is like the Chinese;
female subsection is the same. but the ma
tional good humor makes it more tolerable.
There is a beautiful symbolism in the light
ing of the torches, when the brides and
bridegroom's lights are permitted to min
gle.
The Persian wedding includes a torch
light procession Of the bridegroom and his
friends to the brides home, where the
The times., 1899-03-26
Keening Fig Sunday.

A fig pudding for Palm Sunday, or Fig
Sunday" as it is called, is very general
English custom, and more figs are sod in
the shops on the few days previous to
Palm Sunday than in all the year besides,
and to eat figs. or keep warsel." is part
of the merrymaking of the day. In many
towns there are public picnics, with figs
and fig puddings as the important part of
the collation..
The custom of eating this fruit is sup
posed to be in reference to the whitening
of the barren fig tree, the account of VIII. ch
Immediately follows the narrative OF the
triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
The "carling peas" are peas fried in but
ter with vinegar and pepper. The word is
perhaps derived from karr. signifying a
satisfaction for debt. alluding to the sat
isfaction made by our Saviour. and Passion
Sunday is called Caring Sunday"
The simnel cakes are always white, en-
bellished with pink frosting and often are
given by children to their mothers OF
Wfthering Sunday. Simnel is derived from
a Latin word simula. signifying fine wheat
-four Bury, in Lancashire, is the grea
place for these cakes, which often resem-
BILE the largest wedding cake.
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A NEW OLD PASTIME.
The Ancient Fancy for SiihOuctt,
Portraits Has Returned.

The Ancient Fancy for Silhouette
Portraits Has Returned.
The silhouette artists stock in trade con-
sists only of a lead pencil, pair of sharp
scissors, and a supply of drawing paper
Drawing paper, black on one side and white
or tinted on the other. will be required.
To get the shadow picture. says the Gen
uewoman," for March, pin piece of draw
ing paper smoothly to the wall: place the
subject between the paper and a strong
light so that the shadow will be thrown
black and clear upon the paper; now with
the pencil outline the face, head. and neck
as correctly as possible on the paper. Cut
the profile out and paste it. black side up,
upon tinted sheet, and the portrait is
ready for delivery.
Only those who have tried the pastime
can appreciate how much silhouette cutting
adds to the jollity of an informal evening
entertainment. One may even give a sill
houette party, offering prizes for those who
by popular vote are decided TO have cut
the cleverest likeness In the latter case,
several pairs of shears must be provided,
so that all may have a chance TO try with
out unduly prolonging the time given 10
the actual cutting.
With very little practice one becomes
quite versatile in cutting silhouettes, a
pastime that long ago amused our ances-
tors.
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ONE woMAN's WAY.
How She Earned Money in n Pleas
ant Manner.

There is no end to the schemes that
clever women hit on in their endeavor TO
carry out the injunction to put money in
thy purse" The latest brilliant achieve
ment in the way of turning a good many
honest pennies was evolved by young
woman of Chicago, who found out way
TO fill a slender pocketbook without leav
ing her home Her capital consisted of a
big house full of furniture, which she had
fallen heir to upon her mothers death.
She managed to fill up the bedrooms with
"roomers," but still she found the rent a
burden. She had three large parlors run
ming the full extent of the house, with
archways and folding doors, so that the
first floor could be thrown together. These
were handsomely furnished. but she never
entertained, and she conceived the idea Of
allowing other people to entertain in her
parlors.
Her friends were told of her plan, and
they were only too glad to avail themselves
of the opportunity. She now has to figure
pretty closely to arrange for all the card
parties, club meetings, dancing classes,
and afternoon teas which demand the use
of her pretty rooms. She has a small dais
in the back parlor for the use of lecturer
or for amateur theatricals, while the Or
chestra for dances is stationed in the large
hall.
This young woman soon found that
everybody demanded refreshment OF some
kind, and SO she added catering to her
other business, and now serves anything
from tea and waters to a full course din
ner. Persons who live In small apart
| ments, poorly arranged houses, or hotels
! find this a most convenient arrangement,
and they escape all the trouble of getting
| ready for company and the disagreeable
| task of cleaning up" afterward.
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A FOREIGN FAD.
Our English sisters Addicted to Wigs

Our English Sisters Addicted to Wigs
and Canes.
Jeweled walking canes and wigs are
among the latest freaks of fashion to which
English women are giving themselves up.
To see lady of fashion walking in the
West End with cane in her hand is not
a new sight, but it seems to be fashion
which is becoming a rather extravagant
one judging from the richness of the cane
heads, some of which have been seen in
crusted with jewels.
The wearing of wigs is also creating a
greater extravaganza in headgear. Coiffures
are becoming more elaborate and are lend
ing themselves to greater adornment with
jewels and richly ly-decorated combs. 1t is
a craze for wavy hair, needless of the eff
fects of the use of hot tongs, which has
caused such havoc among women's hair
that hair -dressers have been forced to ere
ate wigs for their lady customers, ladies
taking very kindly to the new idea. for
much time is saved. They can delight in
all the picturesque effects of an elaborate
headdress without sitting hours under the
hands of the hair r-dresser. for wigs, dress
ed on blocks, are afterward placed on their
heads
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to these gay coats. that are not meant to
fasten in front over the yachting shirts
Of braided flannel are the easy sou'westers
made for boating wraps.
All these pleasant shapes of free and easy
clothing for women are duplicated almost
exactly in white and cotton stuffs. Piques
almost as thick as a board and in in
Vulnerable streakings and spottings, and
dull or bright colorings, are bound TO be
even more fashionable than ever; so also
are the checked linens and the plain ones
bent on seeing much sport and service be-
tween this month and next October. Some
of the most admirable water dresses noted,
and very nearly the most beautiful, too,
are fashioned out of heavy navy blue or
rough rider brown linen faced with a
braid as hard and hairy as hempen rope
and very handsome. The braid is usually
put on in one tone darker than the blue
or brown Of the linen, and the most attrac-
tive dark agate buttons are grouped in
appropriate places.
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CORAL JEwELRY IN VOGUE.
Fashion Has Again Taken Up This
Pretty End.

Pretty Fnd.
The most favored OF the coral ornaments
just now are the long strings of coral
beads, which are wound once or twice
around the neck and allowed to hang far
below the waist, like the gold and silver
chains of last year.
The prettiest ones have large piece of
coral, like clasp, which is worn just un-
der the chin. These have to be put twice
around the neck so as to bring the clasp
in the middle of the front. The majority
of these strings are made of beads about
the size Of French peas, though many are
made of very small beads, and some have
the large coral beads strung alternately
with several tiny ones of cut steel. These
are very pretty, though not SO much worn
as the long, even strings of large beads
with the ornamental clasp.
There is an interesting Italian supersti-
ton connected with the use of coral. 1t
is supposed to bring luck to the wearer
and to ward off the evil eye. Everyone
who has been in Italy will remember the
little coral bands worn by the contadini.
These coral bands have the second and
fifth fingers extended in the position known
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years ago a gray cloth dress so elegantly
fitted and so tastefully trimmed that
London paper said that lit brought tears
to the eyes of the people who saw her.
In admirable characteristics Alexandra is
not wanting She is the only one of Queen
Victoria's royal daughters -in-law who have
been able to get along with her; even her
daughters have found little sympathy in
the cool rigidness of the throne. But
Alexandra began by determining to like
her mother in law, and she has kept it
up for thirty-ive years.
Queen Victoria declares today that she
likes the Princess of Wales better than any
one of her own family except Beatrice. and
that she would sooner see her on the
throne than any other one that she could
mention.
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groom and his companions secure her and
then return to the beating OF drums.
An Arab wedding lasts seven days. The
husband sees his wife's face after the cere-
mony is over. 1t is then proper for him TO
cry out in delight at its loveliness. and
then. as in the Bible. "the friend OF the
bridegroom who standeth and heareth him
rejoicing greatly because OF the BRIDE
groor1's voice"-the people outside the tent
raise an answering cry.
In Turkey the bride stands behind a
screen during part of the ceremony, and
is first seen at its conclusion. A Moorish
wedding is also a seven days affair.
There is a clever custom sometimes fol-
lowed in Persia. A crowd of young men
rush into the feasting crowd. capture the
guests. and shut them up in a dark room.
They pay ransom to get out, and the money
is added TO the brides dowry. native
way OF enriching the young couple.
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paper before being packed In sealed boxes.
and are to be burned after use. 1t amply
provides for mother and child during the
first two weeks of confinement thereby
dispensing with all delivery laundry, which
every mother knows is one of the most
expensive items attending a birth The
first wash cannot be done in New York
for less than s.. Miss Remsen claims that
the price of the obstetrical set is less than
the average laundry bill covering the pc
riod OF confinement, while the cleanliness
and convenience OF the whole is incalcula-
BILE. Out of this bright woman's cleverness
in perceiving want, and then setting
about to supply It. has grown a demand
for surgical supplies, nurses supplies, del
icacies for the convalescent sick and a
trained nurses register, all of which finds
place under Office caves.
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v1cToR1A,s SUCCESSOR.
Something About Alexandra, Eng
lands Future Queen.

Something About Alexandra, Eng
Iand's Future Queen.
Attention Of English men and women
and the world generally is centering upon
the Princess of Wales as victoria's wo-
manly successor.
The coming Queen of England, says the
Chicago Chronicle" will be as different
from Victoria as woman can be from wo-
man. No less lovely, you will say. and in
womanly attributes much lovelier-but
different.
Alexandra of Denmark, whom the royal
family Bible schedules as born in 1874, is a
woman who will set the crown of England
upon her brow and glory that it is there.
Unlike Victoria, who dislikes to wear a
crown, she will keep it upon her head and
look prettiest in it.
An intimate friend of the Princess of
Wales, for only an intimate friend can be
pardoned in so describing her, say that she
is sweet, small, pretty, snappy arrogant,
and disagreeable." Her temper is quick,
disagreeable, and uncertain" Yet with
all this the friend adds that she is Just the
most lovable woman in the world"
Queen Victoria, during her sixtytwo
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WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING.
Did Solomon Know of Such Won
ders ns These.

ders These:
Women in Great Britain are well repre-
sented in the professions and trades, and
about 100000 earn their own living.
There are 12i 600 who teach; 10000 are
bookbinders; over 5000 are printers; near
ly 500 act as editors and compilers; 1900
are engaged in photography; civil service
clerks number 1900; nearly $4,000 are en-
gagged in medical work and nursing, and
347 women are blacksmiths.
The oldest banker in the world is a wo-
man, aged ninety-eight. She is Deborah
Powers, the senior partner in the bank of
d. Powers Sons, Lansingberg. England.
Miss Cons is an alderman of the London
county council.
successful firm of tea merchants in
London is composed entirely of women.
The blenders, tasters, and packers are also
women.
There are twenty-three English women
practicing medicine in India.
Miss Constance Taylor, of London, is a
dog fancier; some of her orders come from
Central Africa.
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as the "eacciatura, which is supposed to
protect one from the glance of the dreaded
evil eye.
The light coral, called nasturtian red, is
supposed to have specially lucky proper
ties, and is the kind now in favor for
chains and other ornaments.