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New-York tribune., 1901-07-21
opportunity Q, fostering and encouraging IT by her

ssPp9rtunity Q, fostering and encouraging by her
!sSs swak Fss5s with ia 65snt
panied them to the Palace Of the Kasrlsl-N,
state rooms were Of solid silver; the draperes
scene beneath the palace windows and garden
had osfn sds m as m IT the
parture Of the pilgrim caravan for Mecca. with
ter; its samcls and horses and donkeys, q;iaintiy
TRAPPED its forest Of banners bearing Pa passages
less chatter Of human aIo voices T. ,oro+,o,
of the ruins of Karnac Luxor and Philae and the
pyramids of Gizeh; The Golden Horn was reached
Gn In the sas wesh the
sultan overwheimed his Engsh guests With cour
tesies during their visit. Their meals were served
every corridor ready to fulfil the slightest wish of
her royal highness or the prince, and each morning
and and fruit fruit: syrian apples Othmanee ounces lines
from her courtly host series Of Court entertain
ments upon an imposing scale brilliant and beauti-
Nights We're given in honor of the visit. but per-
enjoyed when her royai 6shhess accompanieG mi by
the prince and with only one attendant threaded
Of Oriental curios chaffcring with the merchants
sting coffee and kabebs sherbet and tinetuTed
their IDENTITY in that of an imaginary Mr.. and
Numerous instances of Queen Alexandra's kindly
consideration for all and in all circumstances are
chanced to visit the Britannia. the training ship
which their two sons were. day when medals
and other prizes won by the cadets were TO be dis
tributed She at once offered to give them with her
own hands which. of course. added incalcuably to
their value in the eyes of the loyal young English
mon When their royal highnesses were taken to
the ship on their arrival IT in boat in which
one of their sons rowed among the crew, while the
other acted : coxswain.
On another occasion the princess went to dis
tribrte prizes at the Royal Hospital schools at
Greenwich. and hearing that the wife of the super
intendent was invalid asked be allowed to
visit her in her room. where she chatted with her
nearly an hour. Perhaps the prettiest OF these
cidents is that which occurred the feast given
the poor by their royal highnesses during the cee-
bration of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. The
prince and princess visited the feast and as they
passed by the tables with pleasant words and
smiles one old woman laid down her knife and fork
and looked UP into the face OF the princess saying
cordially: Thank you. dear!" From such triflng
incidents II is TO understand why "The Princess
OF Pity has long been of the names popularity
applied to the present Queen
New-York tribune., 1901-07-21
BUSINESS WoNEN's COUNCIL.
THE CLUBROoMs ARE NOW OPEN To NOW
MEMBERS FOR THE SUMMER-M1ss
LAW THE NEW PRESIDENT

The National Association OF Business won.,
will hold convention at Buffalo on August IL .,a
is. which will be attended by leading member, =.
the New-York Council. The first day Is 70 \.
social and Informal in its character and much a,
it will be passed at the exposition
On the second day meeting for business v,r
be held at the Womans Building at go a ~
The board of women managers will give a re-
ception to the visiting business women from 10
o'clock, and after dinner at o'clock on the az
position grounds. the party will visit the Midway
Miss Lizzie Woodbury. Law, the newly elected
president. said yesterday that at recent meet.
ing of the board of directors II was decided IA
throw the clubrooms. No. los Fulton-st Down.
ing Building open for the summer without su.s,
fee and II Is hoped by the managers that IN
the fall those outsiders who have been able IA
avail themselves of these breezy rooms high abova
the street white CUrtained end screened by avn.
ings. will wish TO show their approval OF this de-
veopment OF business women to the extent Of b~.
coming members.
The subject OF a club pin Is being canvassed
Several artistic designs have been submitted and
as soon as the members OF the club agree on
neat emblem will be selected.
Miss Law is a representative business woman
and Is OF the few women employed in life IN.
surance general agents. She says that many
ces. well known IN fashionable circles having
10000 insurance her life Several have Soo0D
1T is often difficult" she said "to get ths
woman OF small means to insure, because OF ths
improvident spirit of The time They would rather
have the little luxuries they desire than practise
self-denial TO secure future benefit.
The life insurance woman agent must possess
not only good breeding and tact. but also energy
and perseverance. With those four essentials she
New-York tribune., 1901-07-21
FASHION OF RIDING AsrRIDB.

society woman who knows her world says that
the fashion Of riding astride will undoubtedly obtain
vogue In the very future. and II convention
al costume had been definitely decided upon this
summer would have the radical change.
Opinions far, however are rather at variance
not about the ultimate outcome Of the discussion,
for that a foregone conclusion. but to
what dress will finally be adopted by the fash
ionable set. Smart women decidedly opposed 10
the divided skirt, which they say makes ridicu-
lous.
1T reminds of my aunt. when was a little
GIRL said matronly woman. She alto
gether genteel to say legs; she called them
limbs. To have long Topping ends TO hang over our
limbs seems to absurd" she continued. Either
do the thing sensibly, not at ALL" say J.
" hich Will probably ultimately be adopted. Is a
long coat, like mans covert coat, coming to
just below the knees, the legs being incased in
the regulation riding boots. When mounted the
coat, which. like mems coats, has slit in the
back, hangs only little shorter than the fashion
able riding skirt of to-day, and when the fair
golf skirt Nothing could be more modest suit
able for those who. for safety and comforts sake
have elected to defy prejudice and ride like
AS time goes on the long mooted dress reform
movement seems, in the fashionable worl6
least, resolve itself into question of suitability
And the decade viii undoubtedly see recog-
ping or walking In the street will wear, she
does for bicycling or golf, short scant skirt In
tne evening ana Ior carriage Flslts She VIII never
give up the trailing beautiful gowns that she loves
The side saddle in the next generation bids fair
TO become as obsolete as the corset is becoming
already, as IL should be a comfortable support.
instrument of torture. In short. women
viii be sensible when IL is necessary, but will
dennify themselves by dressing more gorgeously
fne raiment And why should they not? A woman
who does not love clothes can be hardly womanly.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-21

ella River of Arizona TO his neighbors the Pimas
This country owes II to the Pima Indians" he
declared. Ito give back TO them their only means
of support which is water for irrigation pur-
poses The tribe has lived In Arizona since long
before the white mans advent there. and when
the latter first came In small numbers the Pimas
defended them against the savagery OF the Apaches
and the Papagoes It is the boast of the Pimas
that they know not the color of the white mans
blood Until the white man came these Indians
We're absolutely self-supporting tiers of the
villages and dug big canals which drain all the
water from the ella River. Since that event the
In flood times. Unless the government builds a
good indians viii be forced out and aWny qeSe rem
their ancient homes to become paupers and mendi-
The need of the extension of Industrial training
for both boys and girls was the subject of much
visors of Indian schools was of the opinion that
not only mend and make her own Clothing Wills
under instruction. but should cut and fit 1t we'll
struction in Cooking which requires that the stn
dents shall prepare the food for the large number
for one table only. at which are seated a number
family lily '"''' 0' a'' o'''"af'
DELEGATES To THE CONGRESS-
Between four hundred and five hundred delegates.
representing Indian schools In all parts of the land
were present. the largest number coming from the
West The meetings were held In the big airy
assembly room of the Central High School. AL
though the weather the warmest that Buffalo
has has seen this year. spirit of enthusiasm charac-
teriZed the sessions. all of which devoted 10
papers and discussions calculated TO help dsen-
tangle the knotty problems attending the uplifting
OF an aboriginal race Miss Estelle Reel supern-
tendent OF Indian schools presided Seventy four
per cent of all those who have completed their
training In government schools she said. aver
age men and women, earning their living.
Among those In the audience several Indian
teachers. Two women. both fun blooded Sioux
came from Pine Ridge. where they are teachers
Miss Sophie Picard. Chippewa. is an instructor In
Rainy Mountain School. L. A. Benton an Oneida
works among the Choctaws I'm Indian Territory.
One of the visitors present the Rev. r. Fer
rier, superintendent of Brandon Industrial School
Manitoba This Is a government school under the
management of the Methodist Church. the govern
ment Indian schools of Canada all being In charge
of some Christian denomination. Nearly all the
New-York tribune., 1901-07-21
QUAINT WEDDIyG CEREuoyIES.

The marriage in Constantinopie Of an EngliShman
ana Greek woman entails three wedding eere-
monies. To be legal. it must be performed at sn'
consulate The couple legally married thef'
the first day. and the next church ceremony
Is performed In the English church. while tn'
creek religious ceremony which follows Is co~,
monty held at the brides home. The last Is fn'
only legal form OF marriage far as the or.
Is concerned In the Greek ceremony no ring
used but the best man places wreath bound VIII w.d
White satin ribbons the heads OF bride - ~
bridegroom Then. while the priest is pronouncnnd
the words OF the service the couple walk aro.sss IA
him In circle three times. holding candles. ~
best man at Intervals changing the wreaths Lbs
one 10 the other. When all is over. the rrisSsrsr
throw small coins little tokens of gold and As
over the welded pair. and general scramole y
sues among those present to secure the tokaD
New-York tribune., 1901-07-21
THE SEASIDE GossIPs.

why you late?" he asked, looking up
from the luncheon table his wife hurriedly en-
tered with flushed. vexed face.
Just because / would not leave the beach before
that spiteful Mrs. Sharp, and give her the salts
faction OF criticising met she exclaimed sinking
into chair. There were six eight OF us sit
ting on the sand together she continued, ''and
the first TO get up and go away Alice B.
" How that poor girl has gone orr Mrs. Sharp
began: She used TO be pretty. but she has not a
ray Of good looks left
." She is getting on some one else chimed in
She must be nearly thirty and so on.
Without really intending be disagreeabe
nearly every made disparaging remark
Then another of the group strolled Off and
Mrs. Sharp said something ridiculous about her et
which every one laughed. Another and another
left, and il the same thing over again I felt
81 was time for to go, but / really had not the
courage. for Mrs. Sharp does not like me. and I
knew should he held up TO ridcule, ! on
and on. until she and were the only two left and
walked UP TO carriages together in the
most aniable manner possible
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moire antique. She carried bouquet of orange
blossoms, rosebuds. orchids and myrtle the
myrtle having been cut from bushes rea ,r,
slips taken from the bouquet carried by the Pr;n-
cess Royal upon the occasion of her wedding n
being a characteristic wish of Queen Victoria thu,
plants should be grown at Osborne from snr,xs
taken from the wedding posies of all the members
of the royal family.
Her eight bridesmaids white silk and tri,e
with wreaths OF pink roses. shamrock and white
neather. and lockets enamelled In the Danish col
ors red and white.
Domestic routine at Sandringham In those early
years Of the married life of the princess was ~
the simplest, and the nurses of the royal chldren
have put on record the genuine homeliness OF the
habits of her royal highness telling how ..the
princess in her glory If she could find t,ma IN
run up into the nursery. put a flannel anron
wash the children. and them asleep in their
little beds There charming touches too in
the letters sent to by the princess which re-
veal how truly her heart with the little ones
even in the midst OF brilliant state ceremonials or
important social functions. THE children must 90
with their cod-ver oil and STEEL wrote her
royal highness, unless Sir William Jenner sees
fit to make some alteration One of the prettias,
pictures of home life at Sandringham which has
princes repeating their father his birthdavs
set OF verses which her royal hlghness CON-
posed for the anniversaries.
On May 13, 1858, the princess accompanied Queen
Victoria and the prince at the important func-
Thomas's Hospital. on the Victoria E,nbankment
institution of peculiar interest TO women as IL
witnessed the first movement toward the traninp
OF nurses. now so general. and acknowledged 10 be
so Indispensable this important reform having
the practical assistance Of Mrs. Wardroper The
work of nursing always afterward appealed
mense value o the whole community and ,ike hnr
the Princess Christian, took every
New-York tribune., 1901-07-21

Bethlehem. Penn" and "E L. S. The camo-
mile tea is made by infusing the fowers-to be
bought at any druggist's-just In the case of the
real tea. Cover them completely with boiling
water and allow them steep for half hour, by
which time the water will be nearly cold Cool
thoroughly. bottle and keep on ice ready for use
A wineglassful should be taken night and morn
Ing diluted to suit the taste. with either hot or
cold water.
Mrs. L. NJ s.: The yeIlowness OF skin OF which
you complain is caused. probably by a sluggish
liver yet as you say that you feel well II is not
wise to take medicine Nothing is better for
trinng arrangement of the liver than fresh toma-
toes. It is said. They should be eaten every day
either with French dressing little salt, through
the entire Spinach also is a good tonic
An old English rhyme says.
Eat spinach ard leek
Lily fair in a week"
And the heaIhful properties OF the onion are well
known. Few viii eat them. however. as the odor
left on the breath Is unpleasant Drink less
coffee Nothing tends more to darken the skin.
Weak tea without milk is the least harmful bev-
erage.
Nine: Patti attributes her marvellous preserva-
ton OF youth and beauty solely TO the strict care
sreise When a ihlld she was put 70 bed at p. m.
Iltie roast meat fruit eggs. cheese and milk She
was never allowed to eat candy sweetmeats, and
This continued until she was a woman. so that
although her professional life began eight years
ot age she always possessed perfect health When
sho reached womanhood and became her own mis-
treSs she found that. II she yielded temptation
and followed the example OF others in enjoying
highly seasoned dinners she felt unpleasant effects
the next DAY She wisely, therefore. decided fol-
low her established custom
A. whatever hour she went TO bed. Nine Patti
Insisted on getting eight hours sleep In thor
oughly ventilated room, always having her win
dows open summer and winter. She eats little
meat bread. rice or potatoes. ard seldom drinks
wine. beer. coffee regarding them all as
polsons. Fruit milk. dried figs and nuts are said
still to constitute the bulk of her dietary.
Porcelain Is rapidly growing IN favor as filling
for teeth. II Will preserve teeth for which gold is
useless lasts "fo-ever' and prevents further de-
cay. say some dentists. me last characteristic is
especially valuable. II Is OF no other sub
stance employed for nliing
New-York tribune., 1901-07-21
FOR THE BENEFIT OF LEAGUE HoUsA

Saratoga has been chosen the place and Ans
gust Is the date of the debut OF the rofessonas
Woman's League dramatic company such. "a
You Like It. Will be given. with Lillian RUSSELL
Mary Shaw, Edna Wallace Hopper. Fay Templs-
ton. Cora Tanner and Mabel FELTON, in the cast
The next performance will be given at Atlantic
City. Hamlet" is TO be added 70 the repertory Of
the company. whose performances are for the
benefit of the contemplated league house.
The league has recently taken a five years. lease
of the building No. los West Forty-hfth-st being
forced to move out of its present headquarters ss
No 1.Ss Broadway because OF impending rapid
transit operations in the cellar The building TO BE-
occupied will be remodelled include grilIroom
IN the basement, an assembly the nrss
moor. and library. office and reading room Tho
tember L
New-York tribune., 1901-07-21

social sets during the latter decades OF the cen
tury received no countenance from her majesty
The first public evidence OF her deep interest In
the poor was given the year after her marriage.
when she accompanied tho prince TO the London
Hospital lay the foundation OF the Alexandra
wing. Her attention to that institution has never
ceased, and long ago her majesty presented
the apparatus OF the light cure 10 tho wing.
The first independent at OF the princess In pub
lie life her opening OF the Cambridge School
OF Art. in 1854 when the prince took ths degree
OF Ii. d. Since that time she has presided, alone
with the prince. at the opening ceremonies OF
many important enterprises. and her example has
encouraged and inspired lavish gifts from wealthy
subjects TO charitable and other institutions
A detailed sketch OF Queen AIexandra's life since
she became English princess has recently been
given In THE Pictorial" II is interesting TO re-
call the features of her wedding. Her bridal
gown of the richest white satin. tulle, and
Honiton lace, trimmed with myrtle and orange
blossoms. with veil OF Honton lace and a wreath
OF orange blossoms, and a superb train Of silver
New-York tribune., 1901-07-21
SOME WAYS OF THE WORLD
COSTUME FOR THE GIRL WHO RIDES
ASTRIDE-AN INCIDENT OF SOUTH
ERN LIFE "BEFO' DE WAH"

The simplicity which used TO be a distinguishing
trait Of weIlbred young girl is, it is sad TO say
rapidly disappearing The wearing OF jewelry FOR
instance which, with the exception Of some simple
ornament, formerly was forbidden, is no"
not only permissible but has become so general
TINT sweet simplicity feels herself quite "out Of
81 In contrast her resplendent compa mons VINO
even in the daytime glittering chains and
pendants Of value over their ornate muslins while
in the evening many rich married woman might
envy their array of costly Jewels. 1t is declared
that such display, which surely is in bad taste II
NOT vulgar. is purely American; that English.
French and German girls dress as simply as ever,
and that it is Of the evidences of new born IN
dependence of European opinion that mothers who
Were wont to order the lives Of their daughters
on the lines OF English traditions now allow the
latter 10 vie with each other in ostentatous dis
play.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-21
WHERE TO SEND FLOWEPS

Special efforts are now being made by the work
ers at the Pro-Cathedra Stanton and Essex SITS ,
to increase the contributions Of flowers or food
which they are glad to distribute among the poor
The Rev Robert l.. Paddock with his assistants
Is present TO receive take charge of all that Is
sent Here. as at other flower missions express
companies deliver goods sent from within hun
dred niles OF New-York free OF charge. The added
plea Tor food Is made on the ground he moor
are more than ever dependent on suitable nourish-
ment TO enable them TO endure the excessive heat
New-York tribune., 1901-07-21
SIMPLE GOWNS FOR BRIDESMAIDS.

At a recent English country wedding where tae
pride wore ivory sole de chine. veed with real
brussels lace the bridesmaids simply ous
chartninsy dressed in white spotted muslin. via
q nounce or embroidered muslin about the edge =. W
thhe he sklrt and Romney fchus to match. fastened ~
Iue centre with blue glace bows. Panama ha'A
Wlth moral Trimmings. completed the costumes
New-York tribune., 1901-07-21
A CHINESE JOAN OF ARr

Miss Hsuch, young Chinese. only nineteen years
old. took part In the meeting of patriotic Chinese
in Shanghai. the first large spontaneous public
meeting held In China, when protests were
made against the annexation OF Manchuria nv
Russia. She delivered mpassioned and eloouent
address, in the course of which she emphasized the
lack OF patriotism in her countrymen pointing our
New-York tribune., 1901-07-21
USES OF THE HAIRPIN-

You II you want to hang up plate on your
walls" she said delighted give advice about the
decoration Of small cottage which her bachelor
brother and chum of his had taken for the sum-
rner, "ai YOU have to do is 10 make double hooks
with four hairpins- catch side the edge of
the frant Of your plate. and that leaves you
the other TO pass a string through at the back
which when tied taut. makes everything secure
and you can then hang up your PLAGUE without
fear OF IT'S falling. Do you see?''
Il understand perfectly" said the friend land
New-York tribune., 1901-07-21
RANATALONA'S NEW GOWN.

The gown which Ranavalona. ex-Queen of NTada-
gascar was enabled to purchase in Paris recently
by means OF the subscription raised for the pur-
rcse, Is of black silk, eXquistely veed in black
tulle, and embroidered with gold and Jet Ii Is cut
square, and soTtly wrcatEcd about the deCoetage
with tuIe. The cost was more than $500 but
there was surplus left in the subscriptions money
the ex-Queens little niece. Marie Louise, received
a beautiful new doll
New-York tribune., 1901-07-21
THE EXPERIENCED TRAVELLER.

People who travel very little do not realize how
different old traveller appears in numberless
little details to who seldom goes far from
home. Dress. wraps and impedimenta of all kinds
have different strap upon them. The way peo-
pie enter a Pullman and settle themselves for a
journey shows TO observant person whether
they In the ha bit of going only short distances
whether travelling has become second nature
The various belongings of old traveller may be,
and generally are, very smart, but never look
They bear the cherished marks of use. and the
labels much travelled valise or trunk never
removed with the of the owner, who values
these baggage stamps of far off lands much as
Alpine climber does the notches and the names
of famous climbs on his mountain staff. Woe be-
tide the unfortunate maid or valet who is over
jealous enough to clean and polish up the sole
leather bags that have custom house marks
upon them! A young woman-Hbout TO go abroad
for the first time interrupted by friend while
busy oilng her new leather trunk with rag
which she dipped from time to time into plate
of road dust What am l dong?" she answered
in reply to the latter's query Why. taking the
spick and span trunk for anything!
New-York tribune., 1901-07-21

the idea Is very ingenious: unuckily however
do not wear hairpins'
"oh, forgot she answered, looking at him
with profound pity You poor bachelors never
experience the comfort of having harpins In the
house. Why, to employ them to put up ones hair
is only the least of their usesi / could give you
hundred instances OF their utility. What would
you do If some important strap in your harness
gave way when you were driving? A man would be
helpless. for, of course you do not carry strong
twine in your pocket, but a woman straghtens out
harpin and cuts a slit in the leather, and binds
IL together as strong need be. The other day
tiny hole was needed in piece of rare cabinet
work TO insert invisible screw through. Will
do it with a harpin, | exclaimed. and they all
laughed. But / heated the point red hot in a
candle, and made just the hole that was required
Every one knows how useful hairpin is in trav-
elling to cut the leaves of a magazine. heard of
murder being committed with a harpn not long
ago: but of course that could hardly be enumerat-
ed in the general utility list Ii is in the unex.
pected. however that the hairpn scores the great
triumphs.''
New-York tribune., 1901-07-21

Is sure to succeed Her greatest drawback Is us1as
ly a lack of financial training. certain degree eS
mathematical ability Is absolutely necessary.