New-York tribune., 1901-11-11

Helen Churchill discusses IN The Century the
characteristics OF the presidents Of womens clubs
and comments upon the field filed by these or
ganizations in the West:
If any should doubt the desire OF The small.
remote make itself intellectually worthy,
let him read the programme prepared for the win.
social position on prairies of the Middle West
Here are Of the to9es f9F % al b4ar to
either public or private. and with no educational
Victory Of Wellington at Waterloo Triumph Fri TEi ot
Republic Ours the Best Illustration of the Po-
lit:cal IDEAS Of Rousseau?' The Race Problem
% the omon Hatred OF the
Japanese and Chinese for the European Form a
Man." Will Christian Ethical Ideas be More
Sasny Grated on me SUa ydoa,s nr
Does not this illustrate the idea that when an
American woman determines TO do thing she
fSs e a am veil IL fhe ue does it is
matter. Ny recollection suggests that in this case
The up B9 ~ ths d
ments by no means poor substitute In border
The table decorations at Vienna are more fanci-
rul. and are subject to many changes. says a
writer in that city. Silver banished last
season. nothing but innocent white being allowed.
This winter it is to be restored, but everything
must be small and ornamental In the centre the
fashion is have number Of silver vases hold
ing flowers and foliage encircled by a chased silver
the table. At Darmstadt. during the exhibition.
jasmine decorated handsome show table Artl,
fical Jasmine is now often used with dark red
roses in the centre Of the dinner table The next
vase has roses of paler shade, and so en-, until
white is reached. Dahlias used In the same
way, as they come TO the Viennese market in won
derful shades. English and French fashions are
more nearly initiated each year. as. for instance,
dessert spoons and forks are now In general use.
When real flowers employed, II is costly
bouquets for each guest matching these. The
profuson of flowers employed at all entertain
ments is however, less expensive than 1T appears,
owing 10 the enormous quantities of rich blooms
which from Italy
Not long ago interesting topic Of debate was
started al the Diet CT German Women. then sit
ting In Eisenach. The of the subject dis
cussed the common practice with women OF running
down as much possible the prices of the articles
they purchase WAS this she asked, ''ethica!ly
defensible? Women rush from shop to shop in
order to purchase their goods a few farthngs
cheaper often under cost price, and in doing so
they quite ignorant of the fact that wages
have be thereby diminished and the number OF
hours Of labor heightened" In connection with this
subject the speaker also said: People have no 1dea
Of the misery they cause to many small traders
And women who insist upon making their pur-
chases late in the evening do not seem to con-
slider that by doing they rob thousands or sflop
employees Of the hours Of repose and recreation
a petition to the federal governments Of Germany
PRAYING that women inspectors Of factories should
have academic training. putting them on an IN
tellectual equality with male inspectors and that
they should be assisted by women of the factory
class who have had practical experience In the
work in question