New-York tribune., 1901-12-31
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The public statutes Of Massachusetts, revised by
a special committee of the last legislature. have
now been passed upon by the Great and General
Court in special session and will become law on
January l. Many changes have been made in favor
Of women. Under the law. In OF the
death of the wife without issue the husband takes
law he took the whole OF the personal and the
whole OF the real estate UP TO 5000 Now If
widow gets $3.50. if there be much. plus one
half the remaining estate real and personal II
one-third the entire property again, II married
man died intestate and without issue, under the old
law, the widow took one-third of the personally
and life interest in one-third Of the realty. Now
she takes absolutely one-third of al! her husband
property Another change has great historic inter
for seven hundred years has been law of the land
that "a widow may remain In her hus6ands house
dover shall be assigned The revised law extends
the time to six months Thus one ancient relic OF
the common law has disappeared in Massachusetts,
Mrs Roosevelts friends in Oyster Bay and else
where on Long Island have received private advices
from Washington that Mrs. Roosevelt has been
fairs held BY churches and other organizations
The Presidents wife It is said. has been compelled
applications which have been sent 70 her from all
have been led 70 understand that she can only
make an exception when the request Is mace on
account OF some special charity.
The Cantabrigia Club. Of Cambridge Mass, Is
considering the question Of having its own club
house. Whether 10 purchase property TOT the puI-
pose as a society, form stock company. with
separate officers and separate treasury, is at pres
ant the vexed problem. Several methods have been
proposed one is that a clubhouse corporation shall
he formed which shall offer stock at so share at
per cent interest the club 10 pay annual rental
which VIII yield per cent interest on the money
invested and to assume in addition all expense or
maintenance including taxes. insurance. water
rates. etc. A suitable property Is being consdered
for the house, and can be obtained Tor S3Vo Ctsh
and mortgage OF Sl2.oo
The report OF the Collegiate Alumnae Association
shows that there are at present in this country
four thousand graduates OF the large women's col
leges and coeducational institutions Fourteen nun
dred were added 10 the number during the last
year.
The number OF college women studying In this
country at the present time is tweuty-one thou
sand which is PA per cent of the college students
in this country In recent letter written by Pres
ident NJ Carey Thomas OF Bryn Mawr College
dependent on for marriage. and the college
presidents who enjoin upon to teach women
womanly virtues and educate them 10 become wives
and mothers should begin by educating thelr own
college to become husbands.
Sales for charity in which many Of the articles
offered were made by members of the royal family
were frequent before Christmas in London. Several
Of the family are exceptionally skful in the use
og the camera the Queen herself having shown
some clever work. A number OF photographs by
the Princess Christian are on exhioltion az me
work recently displayed by the Ladies' Work So
ciety of Il London, furnished by Princess
Louise. Princess Henry of Battenberg has been
devoting herself to charity In the Isle or wight
AS president of the Needlework Guild she opened
recent sale of work Carishrooke Castle. 4 num-
Der Of the garments displayed were made by her.