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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-11-17

The New York State Federation Of
Women's Clubs met in Albany from
Tuesday, November 18th, to Saturday,
November 18th inclusive. The progr am
is interesting:
PhiIanthrophy. Art, Law. Fireside
Novels, Civil Service Reform, Preserva-
ton Of the Palisades. Civics. Literature,
Child Study and Home, Unusual Oc-
equations for Women, Progress 10 Club
Work, Music, The Press. Progressive
Science, Preservation OF Birds, aud last
OF all The Drama,by Mrs. A M Palmer,
New York City
The main interest was centred in
the question OF admitting colored clubs
to the Federation. proposition to estab-
lish an industrial school for girls and
the election OF officers
The action OF the General Federation
at Milwaukee 10 June last in drawing
the color line by excluding Mrs. JOS
ephine Ruffin,a co.ored delegate, from the
New Era Club, Of Boston. composed of
white and colored women, will come up
for review.
Southern women want to keep colored
women out of the general federation and
Massachusetts, women though outgensr-
allied at the Milwaukee convention, are
determined that they shall not do it.
They are going to express their opinions
abo1t it in all the State Federation con-
ventions, and thus prepare for concerted
action, whatever form the subject may
take at the next biennial convention,
which meets IN June. 1902.
1t is said that on that occasion an at
tempt will be male by the "antis" to so
amend the constitution as to exclude
colored clubs from membership, and it
is this particular move that the pros
are fortifying themselves against.
The Medford. Massachusetts, Wom-
ems Club has already formally with
drawn from the big Federation because
of the color line being drawn. 1t is not
expected that the New York Federation
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-11-17
CLUBS.

Mrs Morning, leader OF the current
topics department in the Woman's club.
has arranged most interesting program
for the general meeting of the club,
which occurs at three o'clock next Mon
day afternoon, in the club rooms in the
Salisbury block. The speakers have
each been limited to eight minutes, go
that there will be ample time for jiscus-
sion. The following is the program:
Educational symposium given by cur
rent topics department at the open
meeting Monday. November 10.
What We can do to aid the Lincoln
schools-Superintendent Gordon.
Some ideas from the school board
H. NJ. Bushnell.
Good word for the schools by a pa
tron-Mrs. T. NJ. Hodgman.
Importance of character and training
in teachers-Mrs. Jerette Marferding.
A few old-fashioned doubts-Mrs. Ii.
H. Wheeler.
Group Of Kindergarten songs, sung by
Mrs. r. A. Holyoke-discussed by Mrs.
Caroline Phillips.
Each number will occupy but eight
minutes. This will afford plenty of time
for questions and discussion from the
floor.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-11-17

The Woman's club Of Fairbury met
on monday, November 9Th, instead OF
the 9th. in the rooms OF the county
clerk. the club room proper being given
up to the preparations for balloting by
the defenders Of their country.
A paper entitled French Literature
and Noted Writer'S OF France" Vas
read by Mrs. Hole. 1t was followed by
a discussion in which all took part.
Mrs. Ssrbach's paper, Life in Paris"
was enjoyed by all present.
A talk by Mrs. Lection on Influence
OF French Literature upon the Cen.
tury," was followed by q more general
discussion.
Ii was unanimously decided that the
influence was not what it might have
been. The preference was also given to
the romantic instead Of the realistic
school OF fiction.
Following this Mrs. Mccoy gave
recitation entitled "The Master"
This was one Of the most pleasant
and profitable sessions the club has held
this year.
The following is the program for No
vember 18th:
Business.
Responses short description Of
noted buildings Of the United States
outside OF Washington.
Talk, Architecture in America
Allen.
Talk, Sculpture in America-Mrs.
Weidner.
Talk. Painting in America-Mrs.
kesterson.
Music.
General Dissatisfaction can the
public taste be cultivated to appreciate
fine arty
Music.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-11-17

The current topics department of the
Lincoln Woman's club met at the club
rooms on Friday of this week at P. NJ.
The subject Of the English government
was continued. Miss Emma Horton,
the leader. spoke of the relation of Scot
land, Ireland and Wales to the English
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-11-17

The following program was given at
the last meeting of the Baker Township
Club, held at the home OF Mrs. Davis on
Friday afternoon, November 10th. The
members answered to roll call with cur
rent events.
Music-Red, White and Blue.
History-Chapter three and four.
Paper-The mothers rightful place
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-11-17
SEVENTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION
OF THE NEBRASKA ART
ASSOCIATION

The Nebraska Art Association, sue
cessor to the Hayden Art Club, takes
great pleasure 10 announcing that it's
Seventh Annual Exhibition will he held
in the new fire-proof galleries in the
Library Of the State University. The
exhibition will open December 18th,
1900, aud close January 10th 1901.
Mr.. Lawton Parker OF Paris, and NJ iss
Cora Parker Of New York, have pro-
cured pictures for the exhibition.
Their recent communications warrant
the announcement that this will be the
finest collection ever brought to the
State. Mr.. Parker will send about
thirty paintings by Frenchmen and
Americans now residing in Paris. He
will also have about that many more
sent from the Thirteenth Annual Ex-
hibition Of the Chicago Art Institute,
which is open now. Mr.. Parker writes
that he is hoping to have as the special
feature of the exhibition, groups Of eight
or ten pictures by Alexander Harrison
and Carl. Melchers. Both of these
men are Americans and painters of the
highest reputation. Mr.. Harrison was
a member OF the Jury Of Awards at the
Paris Exposition this year. No higher
recognition of his artistic ability could
have been bestowed upon him. His
most important picture at the Exposi-
ton was bought by the French Govern.
mont and will be hung in the Luxem-
bourg gallery.
In speaking of Mr.. Melchers, Mr..
Parker says: He received the Grand
Prie in 1889 with Sargent; is Hors con-
cours and is Cheudlier de Legion
dHOnOur.'
Miss Cora Parker of New York writes
that she will send an excellent collec-
ton from New York artists. among
whom will be Carol Beckwith, who is
the recipient of many honors at home
and abroad. He will be represented by
his "1sO6," one Of his important pic
lures, William, NJ. Chase, Irving r.
Wiles, A. II. Wyant, Leonard Ochtman,
and Others.
The special feature Of Miss Parker's
collection will be group OF excellent
pictures by some OF our eminent women
painters, among whom are: Miss
Maria Brooks, Miss Rhoda Holmes
Nicholas. Miss Lee Lufkin, who has
lately given a very successful private
exhibition at Clausen's Galleries, New
York, and Miss McChesney who has
promised to send her prize picture of
last year, which took the prize at the
Philadelphia Exhibition. Miss Nc
Chesney considers it the best thing she
has ever painted. 1t is picture Of
mother and child and is a charming
thing.
Miss Parker will send several of her
own compositions which will be equal
to any that she has gathered.
So much for the excellence OF the
coming exhibition.
1t will require several hundred dol.
lars to bring the above exhibition to
Lincoln, ard it is desired by the officers
and Board of Trustees OF the Nebraska
Art Association that at least five hun
dred art lovers of Lincoln and the state
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-11-17

The board meeting OF the General
Federation Of Women's Clubs Was held
in New York at the Waldorf Astoria on
the mornings Of the 9th and 10th Of
November. Among the business to be
considered was that of the invitations
received for the next biennial meeting
OF the association.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-11-17

government. The Eoglish political
parties and what they stand for, and
church aud state in England. were dis
cussed
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-11-17

in the house.
Recitation-Mrs.S orrill.
Literature (Taimsge)- Mrs. Johns.
Vocal so.o-Mrs. Buckmaster.
Mrs. Buckmaster, Sec.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-11-17
Red Pottage.

This frank comment on Red Pottage
by Mrs. McKillip Of Seward will be inter-
estiDg to the many unsatisfied readers
Of that book. Mrs. McKillip expressed
the opinions herewith reprinted. not for
publication, but as the direct comment.
airy Of a naturally analytical mind in
friendly correspondence:
Red Pottage left me feeling somehow
uncomfortable. 1t was not because the
hero died, for he was such weak char
acter that he should have been exposed
in bis infancy like the deformed Spartan
infants. Nor was it because Nswhayen
was such an idiot as to kill himeelf, but
/ think it was because the story Closed
and left the Vicar and his wife with
their shell OF self conceit uncracked.
One meets that type so often. where it is
just impossible to impress upon his
self-satisfisd thinking box that he calls
his mine, that he is not living example
OF correctness in everything. Su n peo.
pie carry an air Of superiority so
that you cannot be 10 their company ten
minutes without falling from grace in
ternally and having an insane desire to
hit them a fatal blow on the head. One
thing liked about The Damnation Of
Theron Ware. was that Celia took the
conceit out Of that prig SO effectualy
when he followed her to New York. i
liked Harold Frederic, and wish he
had not died young. But fever microbes
are not susceptible to the hypnotic in
fuences of Christian Science. o dear.
it seems as If our brightest minds have
their weak spots, like Siegfried, a leaf
of the linden tree has fallen between
their shoulders or else they have an
Achillian heel.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-11-17

The Century club met Tuesday with
Mrs. G. /. Jones. Mrs Kirker read
paper on China. Mrs. Z. Lewis Baker,
a new member, was present for the first
time.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-11-17

Sorosis met on Tuesday afternoon
with Mrs. &. L. Hail. Miss Kingsley
was the leader. Her subject was "A
Plea and a Plan for School-room Deco
ration" She said that this work should
begin in the primary grades, that the
decorations should be simple and that
there should not be many pictures used.
not more than two or three in a room,
but they should be large. She sug-
gested Greek or Roman decorations for
the halls, that the children might learn
the meaning OF classic lines and forms.
Mrs. Hodgman talked briefly about ap-
p.npriate decorations for primary rooms.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-11-17

The New Book Review club met with
Mrs. j. 81. Stephens. 170l South Six
teenth street.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-11-17

The Faculty club met "Wednesday
with Mrs. NJ. B. Reese.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-08-18
OF Interest 10 Lady Readers


for dressy blouses; simpler ones are
made Of fancy delaine, or better still
at the present season of washing ma
terials, such as pique, zephyr, cambria
and batiste.
One of the prettiest novelties of the
summer is fancy batiste, with patterns
Stimulating narrow tucks or open-work
designs, fancifully clustered and ar
ranged. form a variety OF patterns par
ticularly suitable to the purpose.
As to trimmings for skirts and waists
embroidery still reigns supreme, but
this seasons embToideries in no wise
resemble those of last year, or even last
winter. There are variety of new
styles. One of the newest and most
unique is that formed of "paillettes' of
various materials chiefly pique, fancy
tiny circles resembling confetti" of
white or colored pique, cut out by ma
chine. These circles are employed just
like paillettes, being fastened on either
by one stitch in the middle, or by being
sewn on one side only al the edge, so
as TO be able to be raised up on the
opposite side and overlap other similar
circles.
Very effective patterns are thus COM
posed, and not only Of pique, but also
of cloth, silk, velvet or panne; but, of
course, only materials OF a firm texture
Can ne tIiipIOytI III LulS way, olueIM Use
the edges would soon become Unrav-
eled. Cloth and velvet paillettes COM
bined make up extremely pretty .Aat-
terms of flowers in pale tints. The
leaves and stems which complete the
patterns are worked in fine silk cord,
chenille, or very narrow fancy silk gal
looms of several shades Of color, and
sometimes in open work patterns.
Some of these gailOOns are plain, and
some waved; most OF them can be made
10 turn and twist at pleasure by merely
drawing a thread let in at one edge for
the pITDOSe
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-08-18
QUEENS EAT
IN HOT WEATHER
Fine Old Dishes In Use In the Royal
Families of Europe Now, and For
Generations Past.

Here are some of the favorite dishes
of the queen and the Prince of Wales.
The recipes are given exactly as they
are prepared in the royal kitchens, and
if you are blessed with the digestion
of an ostrich and can command tap of
good old English ale to further assist
you in your royal gastronomic feats
there is no reason why you should not
live like a queen
The following recipe for young ca
pom pies with trufIies" has much prince
ly adipose tissue to ans wer for; it is
a great faVOrite with his royal high
ness, and is always feature of the
sideboard viands during the Derby
week:
First bone young capOn, spread it
out on the table and season the inside
with prepared sDic6S and a little salt
Stuff the caDon, where the bones have
been removed, with layers of force
meat (made of fat livers), strips of UNI
smoked bacon, tongue and truffles.
Then fold both sides of the skin over
each other so as to give the capon
plump appearance, and set aside on a
dish
Next trim the sinewy skin from the
criver part of a leg of veal. Smear it
with seasoned lardOOns of fat bacon,
and place it with an equal quantity of
dressed ham with the capon. Prepare
a sufficient amount of pastry to line the
sides, top and bottom of baking dish
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-08-18
HELP FOR THE HOME.

CWritten for Intermountain Catholic by
Bessie NJ. Lawlor)
One of the most perpIexing cues
tions before the housewives of today is
the all-important subject of how to Sc
cure assistance with their housewffely
duties. 1t is becoming impossible to
procure help under any consideration
and thus the mother and wife finds it
practically impossible to attend to all
the duties which well-regulated
household inf1icts upon the one in
charge or at fhe helm. There seems
to be something wrong somewhere or
some misplaced confidence on the part
of the girls who a few years ago We're
plenty and willing to take employment
in good families at fair wages.
Girls must be seeking more lucrative
employment and branching out in
other avenues of labor. for surely it is
not scarcity in number which makes
their procuranCe proba bility. The
question is being openly discussed on
both sides-that of mistress and maid,
and many points brought out which
it might not be amiss to repeat. In the
first place, the mistress relates the
hardships of going to the different bu-
reaus of employment trying to find
girl who will be willing and cOmpe-
tent to perform the duties required of
her. She has made all arrangements
satisfactory on both sides and set the
day for her to come and begin her Ia
bOrs. The day arrives and hour after
hour the weary mother watches in
vain for the faithful promising one
who never puts in an appearance or
even sends word saying she has can
celled her engagement. Is that fit
way to start in or treat any one? How
long would a business mans interests
last planted on such a foundation?
Lack of principle is to be deeply re-
GREETED on the one hand, and possibly
lack of courtesy on the other.
1t is the little things that put to-
gether make up the sum of human
character, and if one has not honor and
principle in small things, how can he
expect to have them in great things.
or where dependence on his integrity
is a sacred trust. Competent, reliable
help in the home is in steady demand.
A cry goes up at all times for good,
faithful, honest dispensers of the home
cares and anxieties to relieve the
Over-burdened mother, whose daily
rounds of ceaseless toll makes life
hardly worth living, when she has to
be on her feet from early morning I'M
til late in the night after every little
golden head has been snugly tucked in
bed and has been hours in dreamland.
How is this perplexing question going
to be settled? Help in the home must
be secured, but in what way? Every
is held out by those need !
ing help-large wages, good homes,
steady employment but all to no pur-
pose. Girls who are fortunate enough
to get into good families are we'll treat |
ed and greatly considered where they
prove themselves adequate and
worthy, oftentimes a mutual attach
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-08-18

ment springs up between them and
mebers of the household, thus riVeting
bonds of everlasting friendship on both
sides. The girl employed in household
duties has many advantages over the
girl blowing her way along In bust
ness career. She has the protection of
home and is shielded and guarded
from many temptations which the girl
in active business life is exposed to.
She can also save more money, have
more time to improve herself mentally
and great deal more time for physi
cal rest.
The time does not seem far distant
when it will be at the cost of a great
sacrifice that any kind of help can he
procured and retained, There are ="
ways plenty of good, kind mistresses,
willing and anxious to treat a good girl
as she deserves, if they can only place
trust and confidence in her. Once con-
fidence is restored in the heart of the
employer then "all will go merry as q
marriage bell"
The girl has her side which she is
prone to discuss at length to anyone
who Will take interest and listen to
her Her side is just as important as
that of the mistress. and she should re
ceive a fair and unbiased hearing be-
fore she is unjustly condemned. Very
often a kind, faithful girl has been in
the employment of a harsh, unthink
ing and unappreciative mistress, who
never thinks for a moment of the
rights and needs of her employee, and
just as soon as she asserts herself in
a rightful manner she is deemed un
worthy of the position she fills.
No matter what the station or posi-
ton in life, we are all children of the
one Heavenly Father, who rules and
governs all.
The same human emotions sway the
heart of the rich as well as the poor.
All mankind being so closely akin, all
naturally have the same feelings to
some extent and there is one thing
certain, the only way to restore conf
dence is to nurture it and bring out
whatever is good in the human heart.
The best and most noble way to do
this is to encourage true principle and
honor in all things. The surest and
best way to succeed is to cultivate
self-respect and esteem, then you will
have a broad and solid foundation for
the building of a good character and
one which will enlighten the possesSor
to a true sense of duty and respect for
those in superiority.
No matter what occupation falls to
our lot or how menial it should be
fulfilled as worthily as if it was the
highest and only duty we had to per-
form, never losing sight of the fitful
ness of being faithful in small things
as well as in mightier ones.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-08-18

glad the women were aroused. This
movement does not involve the ques-
ton of women suffrage.
For several years 1 have felt that
home is the place to make good cfti-
zens. When the women of our land
have knowledge of the way our gov
eminent is administered and can give
the child an intelligent answer to his
questions, the child will take an inter-
est and pride in his future citizenship.
When husband and wife discuss at
home the acts of our legislatures and
the effect of laws upon the people,
there will be less of successful lobby
ing by corporations and railroads.
When families look into the advan-
tages of municipal ownership of light
ing and water plants; when they study
the practical workings of these reforms
as seen in European cities, there will
be changes in municipal government
A knowledge along these lines makes
a woman a better wife and mother and
trains young people to prize our in
situations.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-08-18

The bottom and sides of the pie
should now be lined with coating of
force meat of fat livers. Next place
in the veal and ham, previously cut up
in thick slices and well seasoned: then
add the capOn, cover it over and around
with the remainder of the force meat
placing tTuff1eS among it and cover the
whole with thin layers of fat bacon.
The pie should now be decorated. For
this purpose take the remainder of the
pastry, cut into leaves, half-moons and
rings, place them on top of the pie,
egg over and Bake quietly for four
hours. When it is a done a pint of
strongly reduced cOnSOmme should be
introduced within it through a funnel.
1t must be kept in cool place until
wanted for use and served with bright
aspic jelly.
Her majesty. like the good church.
woman that she is, always has goose
berries on the table at Whitsuntide.
Gooseberry tarts, gooseberry buildings
and gooseberry souffles, like other stan
dard dishes that appear on English
tables at certain seasons, are veritable
moving feasts," occurring as regular
ly as the holidays appear on the church
calendar
The queens goosaberry buildings are
made as follows: Three-quarters of a
Shreds. chopped extremely fine and
rubbed well into pound of flour. Work
pint of new milk, roll it out and it
is ready for use. This amount of pas
try is sufficient for several buildings.
Cut the tops and tails Of the gOosebeT-
ries with a pair of scissors; fill a quart
basin with the fruit and put in half
pound of powdered loaf sugar. Now
cover the basin with suet crust, pinch
the edges of the pudding together, tie
over it a Toured cloth, put into boiling
water and boil from two and a half to
three hours. Then turn it out of the
basin and serve with thick cream.
The favorite royal dinner soup about
August is Green Soup" 1t is made in
this way: Take the legs of twelve
young frogs; simmer them gently for
one hour, then strain the frog soup
through a fine sieve. Then take four
carrots and four turnips. scraped and
washed, SCOOP them out into the form
of small olives with a vegetable SCOOP
Then add the white part of two heads
of celery, twenty-fouF young onions
Cwithout the green) and one head of
firm, white caulifiower, cut into small
flowerettes. Blanch the foregoing in
boiling water for three minutes. Strain
them through sieve and throw them
into the frog soup and add two quarts
of bright cOnsOmme of fowl.
Let the whole boil gently for half an
hour on the back of the stove. Then
add the light shaving of two heads of
lettuce, a handful of sorrel leaves. a
few leaves of tarragon and chervil and
small piece of sugar. Let these boil
gently till done. When about to send
the soup to the table add half a pint
of green peas and an equal quantity of
asparagus tips boiled green and a
handful of croutons (crusts) a la duch-
eSse.
The Princess of Wales ordered the
wedding cake for her niece's wedding
about a month ago. Twelve smaller
wedding cakes are also to be madet of
the same ingredients. to be sent to diff
ferent relatives, some of whom will be