Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-06

use OF Iowa club women. This Is the
way 1t Is arranged: The state librarian
is instructed TO loan six books for six
weeks to any woman's club that will
send a certified check 10 cover the cost
Of the books. This check is returned to
the club women, at the expiration OF
the state library.
With the 1000 books of special need
TO Iowa club women were purchased
As they are at present devoted TO
household economies, large part OF
these books are on this subject. So
instead OF Iowa club women digging
here and there for unsatisfactory bits
OF information, they may In pusl-
ness like way go.straight to headquar-
tiers and get all sorts Of Information
for the asking.
Therein is a good-sized reminder for
Illinois legislators, who might for the
benefit of the thousands OF club women
who are earnestly studying domestic
science. set aside small appropriation
for books for our club women.
Eastern club women who go shopping
for white muslin underwear nowadays
are pretty apt to ask II II has CON
sumers label" This Is a stamp when
shows the approval Of the National
Consumers league and bears the two
printed inscriptions, Made under clear
and wholesome conditions and LII
cense 10 use this label is granted AFTER
investigation" Indeed, many CLUB
women have taken a pledge to purchase
no other muslin. Their attention has
been first directed to muslin because
both the producers and consumers Oh
II are largely women. They aim TO
down the sweat shop and support the
which. among other things. Is
both sanitary and nre-prool'
employs no child-labor. and has
a reasonable limit on hours OF labor.
This movement started In Massachu-
sets several years ago, ana IN that
state today two thousand women are
organized for better Industrial condi-
tions Of women and children. II mas
spread to New York, Pennsylvania and
illinois. These four states make up the
National Consumers league. The
women's clubs have become actively
interested because Industrial prob
lens affecting women and children
are now receiving attention, ana by
individual pledge and united effort TO
secure better laws and fair ones OF
leisure are doing vast amount Of good
for their sisters OF toll
A club luncheon, given at club
house, by club women, was an innova-
ton which II was left for the Welles-
ley club TO originate in Denver, and
which proved exceedingly pleasant, The
Wellesley club Is made up OF women
who have attended or graduated from
the college. There are thirty-seven in
the club, but many Of them live out Of
town. The latter are more apt to be in
the city al holiday time than any other,
and hereafter the luncheon at this time
will be an annual affair, The purposes
OF the club are mainly social and fra
ternal. The luncheon was given
in the ladies room at the Uni
versty club. This room is decorated
In blue and white. which caused some
% the guests TO ask in surprise, II II
had been done specially for the oc-
oasion. since those are the Wellesley
'nrs. streamers OF bright blue rib
bon ran from chandeliers to Delft can
dlesticks. The minis were blue and
white, and a great vase OF white car
nations formed the centerpiece The
souvenir cards were adorned with a
blue print view OF the college, and be.
meath In blue lettering the first two
lines OF the famous Wellesley song:
"All hail TO the college beautiful,
All hail TO the Wellesley blue"
AS a suggestion for a unique enter
tainment for the home department Of a
club. pass along a plan recently
tried in the East. II was called Fash
ions for Women During the Nineteenth
Century" There was a paper by a
bright essayist who wlttily referred TO
the curious changes In feminine garb
during the last 100 years and. TO make
the paper even more interestif z, women
appeared al proper Intervals on the
stage dressed In the gowns referred TO
In the paper. There was q little OF
everything. from the short waists Of
long ago 10 the short skirts Of today.