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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-03
EXECUTIVE WOMEN.
They Are Not So Rare az Critics
Declare.

Whenever ] hear of one speaking dis
paragingly of the executive ability of
woman am moved TO mirth,' remarked
a Western hotel man, who is visiting here
for few weeks. says the Rich
mond Times He held newspaper
from which he had been reading an ac-
count of a dinner at which the speeches
had turned on women as organizers. and
his comment was drawn out by the state
ment of one speaker who was OF the opin-
ion that the sex. as a sex. was untitled
for eXacting positions of profit and emol
ument''
I'm tell of my own experience" he con-
tinued. Il have the largest hotel in my
town and have a woman for manager.
When / engaged her l told her that every
time she succeeded in cutting expense
count without lowering the tone of the
establishment il meant something to her.
AT the end of the first week she came
to me and told me that the marketing
bill was much too high She further said
she intended finding out why it was too
high. | told her to go ahead and find out.
Some time later she told me the house
was being Systematically overcharged but
that the thing had been going on so long
and was so true of every hotel in the
on it as legitimate.
Then she told me it was the fee sys-
TEN. 1t seems that on every grocer's bill
every butchers bill. every bakers bill.
and throughout the entire list of these
who supplied my house the steward
ceived a percentage. She said she
convinced that the steward did not look
on this as a dishonest method of making
money 1t was simply prerogative of
his Office
she changed all that The steward
lief; in a huff. She did the marketing her
self for while. refused the offers of the
merchants and insisted on being billed at
the legitimate figure Now she has an
other steward who has to keep close TO
the mark She has saved me many thou
sands of dollars and is well worth the sal
airy ! give her.
"All through my section women are
coming to the front as executives. They
drive much better bargains than do men.
man will accept something he doesn't
want or pay a bigger price than is neees-
sary for what he does not want to avoid
being bothered. But woman glories in
trade. and she has TO be shown the right
thing at the right price before she pur-
chases. II you want proof of this watch
the customers at any counter of any
store. The men will come in take the
first article that is shown them, pay for
it and get away The women will spend
considerable time in careful selection. and
when they have bought something you can
rest satisfied they get value received.
The late Charles Coghlan had the light
idea about woman's executive ability
when he wrote Madame for his sister to
play in. The character was that of wo-
man pawnbroker. who was wonderfully
successful Then there was a Virginia
Courtship' in which the leading woman
was a banker. The playwrights are keen
judges. and the rest of the world will be-
lieve in time in woman's gray natter
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-03

The Japanese bride. dressed in a long
white silk kimono and white veil, sits up
on the floor facing her future husband
Two tables stand near, and upon one are
two cups. a bottle of saki. and a kettle with
two spouts. Upon the other side a mini1-
ture plum tree, IMPLYING the beauty of
the bride; miniature fir tree, which sig
nifies the strength of the bridegroom. and
a stork standing upon tortoise. repre-
senting long life and happiness. The two
spouted kettle is put to the mouth of the
bride and bridegroom alternately, signi-
flying that they are to share each others
Joys and sorrows. The bride keeps her
veil and it is used as shroud when she
dies.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-03
THE woMAN's SOCIAL CLUB.
There Are Cruel Men Who Declare
IL n Failure

The womans club for purely social in
tercourse has ever been a tepid success
when it has not been an absolute failure.
Men when asked the reason why said:
Women don't like each others society
unless they are laying down the law to
each other" or, Women think a club a
place where something ought to happen
and they are disappointed when they find
only comfort and convenience" One man
was brutal enough to say: Its because
you haven't a bar. Introduce a punch
bowl and you'll iinbibe the club spirit"
Such dreadful advice of course was ig-
nOred. but nevertheless, the purely social
club did not increase in number or in
membership for the simple reason that
the best patronized organizations of the
kind were as matter of fact what the
theatrical managers would call frost"
Some light may be thrown on the rea-
son for the non-paper reading or plat
form spoutings society's lack. of success.
by the following observations of Max
Beerbohm apropos of the failure of So
cial clubs in Europe and their solid sue
cess in England. THE ideal clubman. -
says Mr.. Beerhohm. lis he who looks gem
ial and says nothing at all Most Eng
lishmen find little difficulty in conform
ing with this ideal. They belong to 4 81
lent race.
Social clubs flourish, therefore, in En-
gland. Intelligent foreigners, seeing
them, recognize their charm. and envy us
them, and try to reproduce them at home
But the Continent is too loquacious On
IL social clubs quickly degenerate into
bear gardens, and the basic ideal of good
fellowship goes by the board. In Paris
st. Petersburg Vienna. the only social
clubs that prosper are those which are
devoted to games of chance. those which
induce silence by artificial means. Were
] foreign visitor, taking cursory glances,
| should doubtless be delighted with the
clubs of London. Had ! the honor to be
an Englishman I should doubtless love
them; but, being foreign resident. / am
| somewhat oppressed by them | crave in
| them a little freedom of speech. even
| though such freedom were their ruin.
| long for their silence to be broken here
| and there. even though such breakage
| broke them with it. 1t is not enough for
me to hear q hushed exchange OF mild
| jokes about the weather or of COMPARE
| sons etween what the Times" says and
what the Standard" says. ! pine for a
| little givacity, a little holiness, a little
variety a few gestures. A London club.
as it is conducted. seems to me very like
| a sarcophagus. II is tolerable so long as
| you DO not actually belong TO it
Anyone who has ever tried to read in
| the reading room OF a woman's club will
| probably declare that the French and Ger
man and Russian reason for failure is
| that Of our social clubwOmen, too.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-03
Old-FEshioned Names,

A popular minister. who has a fashion
able living-'living' is the correct term
when speaking Of ministers of this gen.
uemans denomination-is called upon
during the course of the year to fasten
upon many young hopeful a given
name, which shall last as long as the
christened one has being. The minister
was an entertaining talker at Il recent
afternoon reception in his neighborhood
says a writer in the New York Herald
The conversation had turned on officia-
ting at christening parties.
Il have noticed queer point within The
last year or So" he remarked.
When ! was some years younger in
the service L was at first rather aston
ished at the number of times l would be
asked to repeat at the fount: I christen
thee Violet. \ great many parents
especially those in whom the poetic and
the sentimental were firmly developed,
had fondness for having their children
bear names suggestive of flowers, and
very pretty custom ii is too. BY far the
greater number who fancied floral names
chose Rose.
Then. the month of the birth had a
good deal to do with the selection of the
name. | have christened in February a
large number of girls fastening to them
the name Primrose. In comparison with
the other flowers. however the primroses
were scarce. March is the month for vio-
let's. and the majority of girls | christened
in that month We're called by the tender
name. Then, in July came the lilies. and
they came in prOfusion. Glory, which
take Ii is a contraction of morning glory,
has September reserved for her use.
There was also some years ago. de
mand for the naming of children accord
ing to the precious stones | have chris
tened vast number Of girls Ruby and
beers of Beryls, Asterias and Garnettas.
But the present day custom seems to
be for the old-fashioned. Mothers now
adays ask to have their daughters called
Margaret, or Elizabeth or Dorothy, or
Priscilla. or Phyllis. And Mary is, and
always will he. IA strong favorite.''
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-03
victoria,s state Ring

At her coronation the late Queen Vic
toria gave evidence of remarkable cour-
age and self-control for so young wom-
an. The ceremonial ring was SIZE too
small and Her Majesty pointed the fact
out to the Archbishop of Canterbury,
who, however. told her that she must
wear it whether it fitted or not, and she
therefore forced it over her knuckle. In
a few moments the finger began TO swell
and pain her excruciatingly. and, as she
afterwsrd said, it required all her self
possession to prevent her from scream
ing. At last it fortunately turned black
and became numb. On her way back to
buckingham Palace she never spoke a
word until she alighted and saw her little
terrier in the entrance vestibule. Thank
God 1t is all over she exclaimed
There's Dash"-and straightway hurried
to her chamber to get the offening ring
off, which was no easy matter. Only
few months ago Her Majesty, in turning
over jewel box, found this very ring.
and repeated the anecdote to Jane Larry
Churchill.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-03
Cameras in the Harem.

The camera has won another victory II
has invaded the Turkish harem. The queen
of the harem, emo according to contem-
porary artists, spends her time reclining
ly languidly upon gorgeous cushions, fam
ned by picturesque slaves, will be shown
in her habit as she lives and one more
Arabian Nights Illusion will be shattered.
OF course it is expressly forbidden that
the photographs of women shall be circu-
lated outside of the family, but presuma-
bly, feminine vanity hourishes as well in
Turkey as in any other country. and the
chances that pictures will not pass beyond
the harem are hardly worth the risk Of
white chip.
The most famous photographer of Con
stantinople is the only one TO whom the
Sultan has granted the privilege OF pho
tographing Turkish women. says the
philadelphia Enquirer and IL is safe
to suppose that he is an object of envy to
his less fortunate fellOw-citizens. The
photographer is recent convert to Islam
and the Sultan may have decided to show
him what can be done in the line OF hours
by way of clinching his zeal
The amateur photography craze which is
spreading in Turkish households opens up
possibilities more amusing than the favor
ed professional does. II is said that the
women, whose enforced seclusion makes
them seize upon any diversion with en-
thusiasm, have taken TO the pastime and
are photographing everything in sight.
One OF the Turkish correspondents of a
French paper tells an entertaining bit Of
gossip in regard TO one Turkish household
which has been undergoing most violent
disturbances, all because the other women
IS al al 81,
favorite of their lord and master. They
got snap shots OF her in her bad tempers
and her unbecoming clothes. and part OF
he collection having CHANGED to fall into
the hands OF the vain beauty, there were
storms that rent happy home asunder
and made one naughty Turk wish he had
never been born.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-03

stituency SHE'D at such garb and regarded
this evidence of civilization and social
amenity as the hall mark of the dude. 1t
is all a question of ignorance"
But the lorgnette really Is becoming Il
thing OF use" persisted the jewelry clerk.
We are filing lots OF prescriptions for
certain grades of glass TO go in expensive
lorgnettes. Nearsighted persons who inn
agine they don't look well In spectacles are
the principal buyers. They use them at
the theatre. the art gallery, the baseball
game. and even at receptions. They would
rather be thought affected than be
thought deficient in sight"
And the girl art student permitted tie
statement to pass unchallenged.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-03

'Dr. Four;hly, do you think people in
the next world will follow the same occu-
patton they do in this?''
Il think it not unlikely. If the occupa-
tons are useful ones. and IL they have en-
toyed them on this earth. Why do you
ssk2"
Because ] was just wondering how
much Battenberg lace my wife would turn
out II she had nothing else 10 do for 4
suiIlion years. 1-Chicago Tribune.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-03
Diiatory Discovery.

De Sappie-I hadn't been talking with
him Ave minutes before he called me an
| ass.
she-why the delay Smart Set.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-28

Well, of course the soph would! She
impaired the delightful news to a
couple of her bosom friends.
Obi" Girls" cried one, Cant we do
something nice for Maude when she
comes!"
Il have an ideal" cried the favored
soph, bouncing up and down on her
bed in an ecstacy of pleasurable anti
cipation.
There was hurried consultation and
then the plan of action was quickly
put into execution, for it was the morn
ing of the day on which "Babbie" was
to play.
First of all the three girls hurried 70
the livery stable and presently emery
ed from it's hospitable doors driving an
attenuated old horse drawing a rickaty
express wagon. One girl held the reIns
while the other two were swinging their
feet over the back.
Their course led through and around
the numerous campus houses. At each
they made stop and the two on be-
hind disappeared within the big brick
building to appear in a moment laden
with cushions, pictures and various
knick-knacks suggestive of the college,
girls room. At one house they came
staggering out with large divan. FL
nally this improvised furniture van
drove away to come to a stop before
the Opera House. The manager was
standing by the stage entrance and
armed with her telegram from Maude
Adams the spokesman made her re-
quest. The telegram proved an open
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-28

sesame and the next minute the sw-
cited trio had rushed into the dirrv
dingy little hole known as "the star:s
dressing-ro room" and with broom anS
buster and mop they had it clean in
no time. Their wagon load of furnish
ings were now brought in and about \
couple of hours later three very hot
and tired girls climbed YEARLY into the
old wagon and drove off.
That evening the star was usherAd
into what appeared to be a typical COL
lege girls room. When she learned
the story of it's transformation sha
was delighted and touched almost 70
tears.
The thoughtful trio visited the star
between the acts and from the wav
they laughed and chatted one would
have said there We're four instead Of
three college girls present. For TO-DAY
Miss Adams off the stage is a simple
unaffected fun-loving girl.
1T would be hard to say which an.
dience or the players who took turns
staring through the peep-hole in the
curtain at the eleven hundred girls all
in evening dress-not man, mind YOU
except perhaps the Dean and an occa-
sional black-coated professor. After
wards as a mark of appreciation Miss
Adams sent up to Smith five hundred
of the 'Maude Adams calendars"
which were put up at auction and
knocked down to the highest bidder.
the money going to a college charita-
BILE fund.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-28

New York, July 26.-There is proba-
bly, no actress on the stage to-day who
has such hold on the respect and af-
fections of the people of this country
as Miss Maude Adams. This is illus
trated by an interesting little anecdote
we think has never before been pup
lished
Each early spring it is the custom
at Smith College for the sophomores
to treat the juniors to the theater each
soph inviting a girl from the other
class. A year ago this last spring
Maude Adams and her company were
invited to give a performance of THE
Little Minister" at the Opera House
in Northampton.
Now the evening before her appear
ance at Smith, Miss Adams was billed
to play in Springfield which is only
a few minutes ride from Northampton.
One of the college girls who had been
on the committee to invite Miss Adams
to play at Smith and had thus met her,
wrote to Springfield, asking "Babbie"
if she mightn't give her tea in one
of the campus houses.
Miss Adams, who practically never
accepts any of the invitations which
are showered upon her, telegraphed
back that she would be detained too
late in Springfield for the tea but
would she (the soph) come behind
the scene between the acts and let
Miss Adams thank her for the invita-
ton?
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-28
HOW TO WASH FINE GLASS.
1t Must De Handled with Care-Nev-
er Let II Get Cold Before Drying.


Standing in water, or allowing water
to remain in cut glass, no matter how
clear, robs the cuttings of luster, and
puts IL almost on a level with pressed
glass. Still, one must make hasts
slowly. No matter IL there is but a
single bowl, wash It apart from every
thing else, and in perfectly clear water.
If IT is caked and sticky inside, from
standing after use, fill Il with warm
soda water and shake vigorously for a
minute, then repeat until the glass be-
gins to show clear.
With any very fine or fragile glass,
especially pieces that have slender
stems, necks or handles set the pieces
securely in a brood shallow tray, COW
cred with a double cloth, and place II
upon the table at the right OF the dish
pan. II the sink is some way on set
q basin Of rinsing in front Of the pan.
and a pitcher OF moderately hot water
between the basin and the tray Of solid
glass An agateware pan Is best Fold
soft, wide. clean towel In four. and
lay II at the bottom Of the pan. Then
pour In half q gallon strictly boiling wa
ter 10 three quarts OF cold water for
about the right temperature. Put a
tablespoonful Of ammonia 90 the gal
Ion. Use also "a little white soap Never
lct the yellow soap touch glass Of any
fori-the resin in IL makes a cloudy,
dull surface.
put iu me glass. piece az o time
thus alone if one Insured sFainnf chip
ping or crackinE Have q clean. aoft
wash cloth Blao q very aof brush.
Wash me giase quickly, usinE me brush
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-28

speak to her for fear I'd never get an
other chance. l stepped up, brisk, so
the man at the wheel wouldn't notice;
but quiet, so she wouldn't notice eth
err She heard me. thought 1t was him,
and, without turning her head, says:
We made a pretty good run to-day,
didn't we, Robert?"
ut was the first time I had heard
her say so much, and 1 wouldn't have
recognized her voice; 1t was so meek
the meekness of a we'll broken spaniel.
l felt sure, before. that he bullied her;
now l knew it. Why, Andy she'd sit
at that sewing machine the whole
world has heard so much about and
make shirts and underclothes for him
by the hour-and then I've heard him
cuss and damn the fit of 'em. When
he would be asleep in the daytime l
have watched her through the sky
light, keeping back so she couldn't see
me If she happened to look up-but I
was telling about how j spoke to her
that night.
Il stepped right up and touched her
gently on the shoulder and l says;
May
"she turned round quick and shot a
terrified glance at me that went
through me like a knife. My little May,
| that l made mud pies with. went to
school with and shaved three years for
was afraid of me! She seemed about
TO faint l threw caution to the dogs,
stepped right up and put my arms
around her. She fought and sstruggled
with the senseless fear Of shared
bird.
80. don't-please don't, Mr.. Har-
Ereaves-please let me 60" she pant
ed.
Il took my arms away. but held her
1,xs her hand ard smoke 10 her.
May said /. why don't you walt
for me? Why did you marry this man?
know you are not happy with him;
, he treats you like a dog
"Mr. Hargreaves. said the oil mans
voice right in my ear. i think the
weather braces viii stan little pull
He spoke In a low. clear tone. that
would have pierced armor plate.
have never been accounted timid
man. Andy. I've been through some
pretty narrow squeaks I'm my time.
suppose | have faced a big odds on
] ships decks--in the night. too when
/ YOU couldn't see what was coming-as
most any man In the business; but /
Caved then-and ! wasn't afraid OF him
either / hung around the open sky
/ llght after he went below. but they had
gone 90 their room and shut the door;
ail ] could hear was the indistinct hum
I ~ their voices. Next day az dinner I
Z noticed ~ slight reddish lump on her
l forehead / ratified my knife and fork.
I and Einrod 90 him. but he never looked
/ up ! swear 90 you. Andy Thomas II
10 been fure be- Ind hit her. Ia have
thiDtilod him across the table and o.
DID t0 discipline
"Nrfhff Of ns mentioned me subject
] lut uf 0ouffe ii naa fnifes out between
uH nfrf fnHf lfo Wsf H frrtrlffour
/ dHfII' 90 would rnrnk 0n deck in nF
] Wafrh lf uIFhf ~ 900 lf he could l1frn
mf nflcfp 4 gasaa 10 he ever hsd ~
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-28

the passage. And he did, too. He got
them so you could hardly speak to the
man at the wheel, even without all
hands dropping everything and MAX
ing break from them davit-tackle-
falls.
We'll, sir, Andy, he worked on his
imagination till he couldn't sleep. He'd
come on deck all sorts of times, and
ask me If l didn't smell smoke Then
he'd go proving about the decks look
ing for fire. He half killed a Russian
Finn that he caught smoking to lee
ward of the galley, one night, and then
came aft and told me the men would
have her afire right under my nose, and
I'd never find it out.
I'VE raised st. Michaels, in the West
ern Islands, at four bells in the fore
noon watch the day before Christmas.
and before l went below to dinner l
made a memorandum of il on the
slate
THAT was the famous last entry on
the log-slate. that was read by the
crew who picked her up, wasn't it?"
interrupted.
Yes, Andy, that was it." Jack emp
tied his glass Joined him this time
called the waiter to fill them up again,
and continued:
I'VE had the wind from the SOU
west, the weather becoming thick and
rather squally. / told the second mate
for heavens sake not to let her shake
any of her rags off in the puffs. or
the oil man would go crazy: then /
went down to dinner. / could see Mrs
Sturgis in the after cabin at her sew
ing machine, running that seam that
so much has been written about The
old man called her with unusual civil-
~, and / remember saying to myself,
that l guessed he wasn't long for this
world-he was so decent. We had An
ished the peasoup, and l was glad to
be that far along. for we were as
glum as the sole survivors of a chol-
era ship Suddenly there was a rum
pus on deck. as though all hands had
mate stuck his head down the scuttle
and hollered. 'FireH
1T seems the bare footed Niger
cook had slipped up on the greasy
brick floor in the galley and capsized
bucket OF slush on the hot stove. OF
course. II Jared up and made lot OF
smoke, but that's all there was 20 H.
II. opened the weather door TO
get out. and the draft
blew the smoke out the lee galley door
ia clouds The oil man had got all
hands about as badly ratified as him
self 80 when the second mate saw the
smoke, and the watch below rushing
out OF the forecastle to see what was
up be- opened his bazoo. ana the mis-
chief WAS done.
we flew on deck. and the OF man
went plump crazy az once. He never
thought ri the pump nor didn't ask
anybody about the nre. be- just yelled
I'D che helusmHn t0 put the whe q
hard down. and called 90 hands 90 set
/ fnr nfafH out Me bad ffHflunf' Ike
H man.0 war aud fhe men hHd reach
"a mat perfection in ho1t drill that
Az had promised tbom they should,