New-York tribune., 1901-08-22
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The Guild Of Women Binders has just completed
q series Of hand fooled morocco portfolios for tho
report OF the Soldiers and Sailors Families As
sociation, of which H. r. II. Princess Louise and
Lady Burdett-Coutts are the presidents Tire
cases intended hold special copies cf the re
port and are 70 presented by Lady Burdett-
Coutts certain members Of the association, and
in addition 10 very beautiful design wh;7h covers
the entire portfolio monogram OF the recipient is
in every case worked in gold on both sites.
In London the newest method Of identification for
dogs consists in having them tattooed The Of
the owner IS tattooed upon the dogs breast where
operation performed declare that it seems cause
little pain 10 the animal
There has been erected at Southampton recently
a memorial TO Mrs. Mary Ann Rogers. stewardess
OF the Stella. which lost years ago. Mrs.
Rogers. seeing woman passenger without a life
preserver, gave her the she had secured and
went down with the steamer The memorial is in
the form OF a fountain in old Norman style. and
paid for by public subscription. About 81 80
that remained after the FOUNTAIN was bCt was m
vested for the family Of Mrs Rogers and put in the
hands OF trustees.
Something Of a sensation was created az the
commencement exercises OF the University OF
Prague when a young who had the
degree OF 'juris utrusque doctor refused allow
the rector OF the university imprint kiss her
forehead. according custom. In consequence OF
her objection the governing body viii consider the
adVisability OF abolishing the academic custom IN
the case OF women graduates.
The arts and crafts committee of the Massa-
chusetts State Federation OF Women's Clubs has
planned to open q competition for artistic sign
board Pratt Institute OF Brooklyn. has applied to
enter the competition, and fl is thought probable
that other arr schools will be included.
Mrs. Urquhart Lee. of Chicago. has been ap-
pointed TO the chair OF parliamentary law estab-
lshed by Mrs Phoebe A. Hearst at the University
Of California. Mrs Lee was president OF the Post
banded upon her resignation
The Bible says that man. by taking thought,
add cubit to his stature, but an ingenious
medicine of Paris is not 10 be daunted by the
words OF wisdom. and claims 10 have invented a
some form of electricity, by which he undertakes
add TWO and half inches TO the human form
in the short space of six months.
AS soon as it became known In social circles OF
Washington recently that the official White House
cat was the the m happy M mother Of OF twelve kittens tens there
the executive roof and George. their chief Gus
Queen Alexandra is fond Of collecting precious
stones and china and the collections at Bucking-
ham Palace and Windsor give her great satisfac-
ton With the exception of what Queen Victoria
bought herself, these priceless collections belong 70
the Crown. George " bought great deal Of
magnificent china, and so did William ". and they
both settled all these purchases on the Crown.
The KHo Club of Chicago. will open It's hand
some with a luncheon Saturday
August 81 The rooms comprise assembly hall
and a directors room. There are eighty-fve mem
bers in the club and it is especially interested IN
social betterment- II was the KIio that opened.
about eight years ago, the first MONDAY Rest
pOda for
similar institutions in several other large cities
The Chicago clerks in retail stores have
organized a union. The promoter Mrs Emma
Lanphere. national organizer of the Retail Clerks
National Protective Association. who urged that
the union would bring about shorter hours a day
OF rest on Sunday and better conditions in general
Similar unions are being formed among the women
clerks in other cities
Among the speakers expected TO address the
Household Economic Association when it meets in
Buffalo October Is. 10 and Il Professor At
water. OF the United States Agricultural Depart
ment; Melv Dewey. of Albany; Professor James
/. Hughes of Toronto; Mrs Platt-Decker and
Mrs. Whitmore OF Denver: Mrs Pugh and Mrs
MacMurphy. of Nebraska: Mrs. Kimberley and
Mrs. Neville. Of Wisconsin; Mrs; Lyndon Evans
and Miss Hunt, Of Chicago; Miss Marlatt. of Prov
idence. and Miss Van Rensselaer, and Miss Cald-
well. of NewYOrk.
The Womens Christian Association OF Phla-
dephia has a summer home for sef-supportine
at Asbury Park 1t is called Sea Rest and
can accommodate more than two hundred board
ers. The for board 81 % a week for a
room alone and 50 % when shared with another
Two weeks is the limit Of stay.
The only requisites for admission are that the
applicant be a Protestant and dependent upon
herself for support. Satisfactory references must
be furnished. matter OF course. The house is
surrounded by roomy piazzas with comfortable
ioungine There are few rules and the boaTders Tls
find the life there delightful.
The Daughters of the Revolution in North Caro-
Ina going 10 raise memorial 10 the women of
the Edmonton tea party of October % i774 and are
preparing booklet of the story. This tea party
declaration of independence" made two
before that in Philadelphia. differed from
the Boston tea party in being composed OF women
not