Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-01

fodils in the country, the sale of Il
flowers and bulbs yielding a handsome
Income. She has a charming country
place at Haywards, overlooking San
Francisco bay, where her gardens and
Conservatives are located.
Another writer from the ranks of so.
ciety will soon demand recognition
from the literary world. Miss Hay,
the daughter, Of Secretary Hay, is en-
gagged in writing a novel which will
deal with the social life of Washing
ton. Miss Hay, who made her debut in
society at the national capital a year
ago, is an attractive young woman and
Is said to have inherited not a little of
her fathers literary genius.
Two young women, both college
graduates, successfully conduct a mar
ket gardening and poultry farm at
Compton, r. l., from which they sup
ply the Newport epicures dainties and
for which they get fancy prices.
Two nieces Of the president, Miss
Grace Mckinley and Miss Ida Barber,
will enliven the White House with
their presence during the coming win
ter, which promises to be an unusually
gay season in Washington society.
The Princess Of Wales, who, by vir-
tue of her position, is the head of Eng
lish society, is reported as saying:
"Of all the American girls that l
have seen presented in the course of
my life the most beautiful is Miss
Louise Grace. Her beauty, her charm
Of name and her carriage are alike
exceptional" Miss Grace is the young
est daughter of ex-Mayor William r.
Grace of New York.
The Association Of Collegiate Alum.
a has recently been in session in Chi
cago. The association has a member
ship of over 1000 women, which in
cludes graduates from 10 colleges and
universities. 1t Is organized for the
purpose of advancing the educational
interests of its members and for broad
ening the opportunities for women to
receive the benefits Of collegiate train
ing.
Mrs. Mary Grinnell Mears, who
was recently reelected president Of the
New York Assembly of Mothers, a
branch Of the National Congress Of
Mothers, combines personal charm
with executive ability, and 1t is largely
through her efforts that the assembly
has reached its present prominence.
A Milwaukee young woman has re-
ceived a commission to paint a NINA
ture Of the dowager empress Of Rus
STA. She is Miss Emma Siboni, the
daughter Of Erich Siboni, a noted Dan
ish pianist who in former years had
been the music master of the dowager
empress.
Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson has been
appointed by the United States govern
ment as a special agent to the Paris
exposition. Her specific work is con-
fined to social economy.
Miss Isabel Mccall, a pianist Of some
note, has started in New York what
she terms a "school Of accompanying"
which is declared to be the only n of
exactly its kind in the world.
Mrs. Clio Hinton Hunecker, who has
Just returned to America after three
years of study in Europe, has attained
high rank among sculptors and is ac-
cumulating a snug little fortune by her
clever work. She is the modeler Of
those dainty bronze figures that have
Of late become the fashion in orna-
ment.
Amateur gardening by women is M
Of the latest fads in Europe.
In India, where shoes and stockings
are not considered necessary in native