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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-10

The girl sign painter is the latest. San
Francisco has her and is proud of the
fact, for May Longest is really an extra
ordinary gSrl. She is but sixteen and is
well educated and cultured, but says she
never wrote until she was twelve years
old. She printed everything that she had
to say on paper and has a theory that
this is the secret of her unusual aptitude
for sign painting. Miss Longest is OF
Southern birth. She is native of JEFF
ferson county, Ky, and as unassuming a
girl as ever grew to Independent young
womanhood. please don't say anything
about me that will represent me as being
any but an ordinary girl" she said the
other day Really, l am just an old
fashioned girl. l don't know if lettering
is a talent or not, but l like 1t better than
anything else. When | found l had to
start out in the world to earn my own
living l naturally took up the kind of
work l could do best" The girl sign
sign painter can do other work than let
tering. She is proficient in all kinds of
painting. from the most pretenttOuS pos
ter work that decorates the city's bill
boards TO the finest pearl on glass She
has done great deal of designing for the
largest advertising house in San Francis
co and many OF the advertisements on To-
cal theatre curtains are the products of
her busy brain and busy hands. In the
morning she is at home, engaged in such
work as card writing. wagon lettering,
and the painting of glass signs-ail orders
from the best firms In town, which she
faithfully fills. Jefore Miss Longest went
to San Francisc. she lived six months in
Pueblo. Col. says a Western exchange,
where she picked up artistic sign paint
ing. Miss Long Mt is a musician as well
as a letterer She plays the mandolin,
banjo. and guitat and enjoys the unique
distinction of be ing the only girl sign
painter in the Up-ted States.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-10
A SCULPTURES IN DUCK.
A California Girl Dons Mems Clothes
for Work.

| a pretty. curious. interesting girl is
| Sibyl yesterday, of San Francisco. on
| the top floor of an old five-story build
| ing in Montgomery Street she has her
studio. There from sunrise to sunset
| she works. The little studio is her world,
and the figures her fingers have nodded
into form are her companions If she
| cares particularly for any other compan-
| ionship she has never shown it Occa-
sionally she dOns the garb of woman
and goes up the street, but in her work
shop she wears light flannel shirt, duck
trousers. and low-cut shoes.
on a farm near Niles in Alameda Coun-
ty this girl was born. She was a strange
cAAd and seemed to take particular de-
light in plas ing in the mud. But she did
not make mud pies as did other children.
out of the mud with which she played
she fashioned all sorts of queer figures
resembling the animals and the persons
about the farm. In the days when there
was no mud she played indoors and her
mother often was Mortified to find that
the little girl had delved into the butter
tub to mold the butter into the shapes of
horses or csWs. or boys and girls Later
the child began TO carve figures out of
wood, and as she grew older she devel-
oped a decided ability in painting and
drawing
An enthusiast like this girl was certain
to attract notice. says the Commercial
Tribune" Within a short course she
mastered all the technical knowledge her
teachers at the institute had to impart.
Had she so desired, Miss yesterday
could at this time have become a pet of
society She was so astonishingly clever
and gave such promise of winning great
name in the world of art that not few
of the ultra rich and the dilettante were
anxious to patroniZe this girl from the
Alameda farm. But Sibyl Easterday-had
no social aims. She only desired work.
When the first barrel of plaster for casts
was brought Into her studio and the white
powder left trail along the floor, when
her tub of wet clay upset and spoiled her
skirt, Miss yesterday determined upon
radical departure that caused great deal
of comment ut the time.
The next day, when the baker boy
knocked at the studio, the door was open
ed by a young person in duck trousers.
flannel shirt, and with long, fluffy, red
brown hair This young person had
scuptors knife and a wad Of clay in one
hand, and the other was held out for the
loaf of bread. The bakers boy gasped,
but the serious, earnest blue eyes OF the
girl showed no evidence of uneaSneSs.
The baker boy and the people who visit
the studio have long since become ac-
customed to the white trousers and Han
mel shirt attire of the sculptress, and she
has become so fond of that comfortable
stvle of clothing that it is with much re-
luctance she puts on the garb of woman
to appear upon the street.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-10
. Club with Some odd Features.

The Jewish Womans Club of Detroit
boasts that it is the only Jewish womans
club in the world. II was organized near
ly ten years ago with seventeen members.
Today its roll call is answered by 227. Its
first president held office for seven years.
Its aim is to bring together on an equal
footing Jewish women from all stations
in life. thus fostering a feeling Of sister
hood. The club includes women from
wealthy homes. and from humber walks.
some who ill positions in office, some
who teach in the public schools. who
stand behind the counter. and, in fact.
who do many things TO earn their bread.
None Of the members are domestic ser
wants, however. The president SAYS:
There are no Jewish girls in domestic
service they find different occupations"
Reading papers and speaking pieces for
the edihcation Of fellow-members form
a very small part Of this clubs work 1t
began by establishing clasN,s in music.
sewing, and physical culture, and gave
weekly informal Socials with monthly
entertainments when the members We're
addressed on some practical subject All
this resulted in greater unity Of thought
and good fellowship.
one OF the most praiseworthy aims of
the Jewish Woman's Club is liz scholar
ship fund, which enables Jewish girls
otherwise unprovided for. TO pursue a
Aigh school course. The club also oper-
ttes a labor bureau. for members only. In
~his club women meet on equal footing.
and membership alone is guarantee of
good character. The club belongs to the
Detroit Federation of Clubs. The clubs
motto is Giving and Receiving" and
best which she possesses intellectually
and socially.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-10
MRS." SPEAKER HEARTH
Denver Woman the First of Her Sex
to Weld the Gavel.
she Docs Not BIamc ex-speaker Reed
for His Methods of Ruling the
House-Mcmbers Admit That She
Acquitted Herself Very CreditabIy.

Mrs. Evangeline Hearth of Denver en-
Joys the distinction of being the first wo-
I man in the world to preside over legis-
! lative body. She is the only woman men,
| Der of the Colorado Assembly having
| been chosen as a representative from
! Arapahoe county at the election fIeid last
( fail. and thus far during the session has
| won the highest esteem of her fellow
| members of the other sex. II was in
| recognition of her superior abilities that
| Speaker Montgomery the other day called
Mrs. Hearth to the chair when he wished
to participate in the debate on a pending
bill.
The house has n membership of sixty
I'VE and is bustling. noisy body at times.
respectfully was this the case on the day
that the fair speaker presided as the
question being discussed was an impor-
tant one and brought out heated and live
/ ly arguments.
Many difficult parliamentary points
came up for decision from the chair, but
Mrs Hearth proved herself equal to ey-
cry emergency. The speaker pro tempore.
as she has been unofficially termed, is a
Slight little woman OF the brunette type.
with pleasant and sympathetic face.
While the fair speaker welded the CAV
ell 1t was amusing to note the various
methods employed in addressing the
chair. Several of the members her Mr..
Speaker" one or two said Mrs. Speak
err" The members themselves did not
know the proper way to address the
speaker under the circumstances They
We're all too deeply engrossed in the de-
hate that was going on to notice how
the previous talker had addressed her, so
every one had a different way of express
ing himself. The outsider only appreciate
ed the humor of the situation.
Il can hardly describe my feelings
while in the chair said Mrs. Hearth
when she was asked a question on this
point. 1T was very much Of a trial for
me. of course. the first hour or so espe-
cially. l felt as though everybody in the
house was looking at me and criticising
my every move, and, indeed. 1t was real
embarrassing to stand on the platform
knowing that l was engineer Of the house
and was responsible for its conduct
a woman who has never presided over
a body of men when excitement over
bill is at fever heat cannot appreciate
how much tact and judgment Is required
to preserve dignity in the chair. Not that
/ am possessed of any tact. was en-
abled, though, to learn just how much Is
necessary in a position like that Some
men have to be ruled by an iron hand
there is no getting around that. just as
much in the House of Representatives as
they do at home.
Il don't blame Speaker Tom Reed for
being tyrannical at times He simply had
to be in order to rule and keep the ma
chinery of the House running smoothly
Members of the House, however. are
unanimous In the opinion that Mrs.
Hearth acquitted herself very creditably-
Mrs. Hearth was elected to a second term
in the Legislature on the fusion ticket
She is classed politically as Demo-
PODuliSt
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-10
In Royal Service.

Being an attendant upon a queen is not
as splendid as it may sound. At the pres
ent moment Queen Alexandra is deeply
concerned about her "court"-fOr as
Queen Consort she has n little court of her
own, with chambeFlains and officials and
other Understanding personages for her
special and exclusive use. These ladies
and gentlemen are her household" and
they have some very tiresome duties. In
the department of the Mistress of the
Royes there are eight ladies of the bed
chamber. eight women of the bedchamber
and eight maids of honor. \ lord-in-wait-
ing receives $3.50 year and groom-in-
waiting $40 4 lady-in-waiting has
about 5000 and a bedchdmber woman
less ) maid of honor used to get $l.500,
but this has Of late been increased to s.
ono and If she marries, and the Queen, her
mistress. approves of her marriage, she
has s. 600 as a wedding gift,
In the DAYS of queen Victoria, the la
dies of the court We're required to wear
gloves. indoors as well as out-of-doors,
and during the day as well as IN the
evening In fact they were always glow
ed The rule may or may not be main
tanned in the court Of Queen Alexandra
Ladies OF the court cAu oIliy ne TtcIu me-
Queens ladies' inrwaiung must be mar
ried women and peeresses. Bedchamber
women have to be wives or peers eldest
sons. or daughters OF. granddaqghters of
reers They NAV be either single or mar
RED The wives Of peers younger sons
are also eligible as bedchamber women.
Maids of honor must be daughters or
grauddauchters of peers. But the daugh-
tiers of dukes, marquiseS,, and earls are
Of too high rank to hold this appoint
ment. IL falls to daughters of viscOunts
and barons. The Mistress Of the Robes is
n political appointment, and does not
laDse on the demise of the Crown.
Maids OF honor walt two together
for a period of a month. three times a
year. They have, of course, no mental du-
ties TO perform. but they are expected
to be active, willing, very punctual, and
entirely devoted to the Queens service
They are required to be discreet, and for
ever silent concerning the private life
and possible secrets Of their soyereign'ss
of honor who. being closely questioned on
the daily doings OF royalty ,o, refus"4 any
things, / should be no longer Il maid
of honor"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-10

According to a girl just returned from
Paris the newest freak is to ornament
pocket handkerchefs with blazing mono
grams, where iridescent paillettes and i'm
itstions Of precious stones and beads re-
place the quiet embroidery of cotton or
silk. These sparkling gems either kar-
monte with the simmer inherent to
Fashionable gowns, or with the color of
the stone which name begins with the
initial required. In this wise the name of
Rose Is fashioned with rubies, Sophia
with sapphires, Pauline with pearls, Ma
bel with mOther-of-pearls or mOonstoncs:
Theresa, turquoise; Thomas topaz;
George with garnets. Words Of endcar-
ment and short notices can also be spelt
by means of stones as conspicuOusly on
fancy bracelets and pendants. For in
stance, the sweet familiar word dear"
calls for four stone diamond. emerald
amethyst, ruby. A great choice of colors
VIII be offered for some Of the mono
grams, and very few or none at all for
others, until the research and ingenuity
OF the workers have concocted a suitable
emblematic alphabet. The jewelers. fan
cy Of the month stone could likewise be
carried out for birthday handkerchiefs
and suggest an idea for a cotiIlon in fan
cy costumes, where all the brilliancy of
a firework display would intermingle with
great effect.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-10
THEY CAN DRIVE NAILS.
Maryland Normal School students
Are Handy With Tools.

The girl students at the Maryland State
Normal School at Baltimore who partici
pate in the sloyd class at the school
completely disprove the old saying that
"a women cannot drive a nail straight"
| The young women of the class not only
drive nails, bu. handle saws, planes, and
| other carpenter tools with a dexterity
| that would shame the awkwardness of
many men. The whole system Of educa-
| ton by sIoyd teaching means to combine
intellect with the hand training, and edu-
Gators the world over are interested in it.
The sIoydroom in the basem ent of the
normal school is really a well-equipped
carpenter ship. 1t contains about a dozen
sloyd or carpenter benches and COM
plete equipment of all "aretiss of car
penter tools. Before taking up this part
of the work the pupils are instructed to
mold certain objects and do work in pa
per-folding. This elementary part
of the work IS really very COM
plicated. Working plans are made
of all the work. Then comes
cardboard work, forming figures out of
pieces of cardboard, representing geomet-
rical solids. After this preliminary work
the pupils are introduced 10 the carpen-
ter shop. They display some little awk-
Wardness at first, but soon become skill
full in handling the tools and become in
tensely interested in the work.
only one girl has injured herself thus
far, and that happened because of a shaw
ing alighting on her nose. She was so in
terested in her work that she thOughtless-
~ brushed at 1t with her knife and cut
her nose. The first tool handled is a
sloyd knife. with ordinary blade about
three inches long. The first article made
is a glove TneLdcr. requiring twenty-five
steps in the making. The next article is
a seed-stick. introducing the OF the
plane, and requiring eight different steps.
Thus different articles are made, each
introducing her tools, until the use of all
the tools is acquired. The pupils work in
both hard and soft woods. All work is
shellaced by the students, who also do
all gluing and use sandpaper sparingly.
The tools used include different sizes
and varieties OF chisels. saws. planes,
hammers. mallets. gouges, and squares.
The middle and senior classes participate
in the work Prof w. C. A. Hammond
is the instructor. He has studied sloyd
training under Swedish teachers and
planned the system at the State Normal
GchpOI
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-10
At the CotiIIiOn.

Even a year or two ago a girl who had
not been asked for a cotillon ct a ball
either went home or, what was still more
stupid. would go up stairs and wait in
the dressing room until her carriage ar
rived. But the young century maiden has
too much self-respect and independence
to do either. She prefers a congenial
partner, and is frankly pleased if she has
one, but if not, she does not allow it to
interfere with her enjoyment. She can
dance stag as well as her brother, and
does it, too, without any nonsensical self
consciousness. This is a very decided
step in the right direction says the New
York Tribune" and may have more eff
feet on society than would at first seem
possible. 1t is the narrow. almost imper-
ceptible entering Of the wedge that may
break eventually the cast-iron structure
that surrounds a woman in a ballroom.
and which has proved such a dctTiment
to her enjoyment. That such Independent
action was necessary is obvious. Sixty
or more charming debutantes made their
bow to society last December. With the
attractive young women already in the
field, and the large contingent of young
men who would be their natural compan-
ions, at colleges. it is easy to see that
there would not be enough partners TO
go round, even if the young men who
were present, did their duty, which is by
no means the case. Still. it required 4
certain courage to take the initiative, and
it is greatly TO the credit of a well known
belle that she led the way for her more
timid and less popular companions. SO
that now a girl practically has no feeling
of false shame if she IS left without
partner. ,.,
said a popular girl at n recent dance. ana
show the men we can get on without
them this in Il spirit of retaliation, Tor
that men are not doing their duty at all
wen this winter is the complaint of many
a hostess Nevertheless, the idea succeed
ed. and the excluded masculine element
laughed and applauded, ana liked the
voIing women all the better for their in
dependence. 1t is women, not men. who
should be the autocrats of a ballroom,
and 1t is to be hoped that conditions will
arrange themselves so as to make TINS
possible.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-10

o'clock in the afternoon, putting on board
- that time, l am told, more than one
thousand tons OF coal. | am quite free
TO say that | do not believe that there is
another body of work-folk in the world
who could have performed the same task
In the same time and with the same case.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-10
Why He Proposed.

what did you propose to her for, any
how?'
well, | couldn't think of anything else
to say, and the silence was becoming APP
palling Chicago Tribune.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-10
Romance a La Mode.

Il shall be ut the opera tonight" he
wrote. Il can bear the suspense no
longer. II you love me, wear a red rose
white rose"
That night she wore yellow rose
1mart Set.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-10

Miss Elderly arranging flowers and
singing gayly)-How do you like my
voice. Marie?
Marie tuuing vases)-It is pleasant to
know you feel like singing, madam.-
Harpers Bazaar.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-12-21
CRISIS IN CHINESE AFFAIRS.

Pekin, Dec. 15.-The EIanchurian
question has reached a stage which
best informed observers consider to be
crisis in Chinese history.
The Chinese government is beset be-
tween Russia on the one hand and
Great Britain, the United States and
Japan on the other. The government
is helpless, and will yield to that fac
ton able to bring the strongest pres
sure to bear.
Prince Ching is distinctly more
friendly to Great Britain than was Ii
Hung Chang. The British, American
and Japanese representatives here have
separately visited Prince Ching and in
sisted that they be shown any treaty
before it is signed Prince Ching has
submitted to them the draft of a teraty
practically identical to the treaty al
ready published.
prince Ching is now pressing Russia
for more definite terms, the present
form of the treaty being so vague in
its important points as virtually to
feave Russia free hand. The Japan
csc minister has taken a strong stand
in the matter, and has notified Prince
Ching that Japan will require conces-
sions equivalent to all the advantages
conceded Russia in Manchuria
The belief is general that Russia in
tends to ignore what she regards as
mere formal objections on the part of
other powers. Japan would go to the
length Of war to stop the Russian occu-
patton of Manchuria if she were as
sured of support, but she will not risk
a repetition of the rebuff administered
after the China-Japan war.
An official telegram announces that
the imperial court is now on it's way to
Pekin.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-12-21

said Bishop Matz, settled the matter
eight years ago and l have nothing
whatever to do with it now. 1t is
entirely out of my hands. Father Gull
kin receives his pension regularly from
me at Rome and is supported comfort
| ably upon it. Besides that he has a
| certain stipend for the Mass which he
| is permitted to say every day in
| Rome.
LAS far as Father Cushing is con-
| cerned, 1 want to say that the reports
that have come to this country of his
! visit to me are too absurd to be no.
| ticed. The day he came to me he at
tracted a large crowd of people by
his effort to get an entrance not being
able to speak word of English. He
was arrested, and l had to act as in
terpreter, explaining to the police that
he meant no harm, but he was taken
to Jail because he had disturbed the
peace but no charges being preferred
there against him, and his violent ac-
lions indicating an insane mans. he
was taken to an asylum. 1 have no
power to do anything in this matter.
either. 1t has been settled also. If he
returns to a monastery. which are pro-
VlGed for priests under the sentence of
the propaganda, l am obliged by its
laws to support him, since he belonged
in this diocese
1t is an entirely mistaken idea that
these matters came up again during
my visit in Rome. When Father FIem-
ing undertook the causes of these
priests he was ignorant that the cases
had been settled years ago. I also wish
to absolutely deny that he received a
commission from anybody in the
Church to represent it. He had no au-
dlence with the Pope except one grant
ed with large number of others, and
simply had the distinction of kissing !
his hand and passing out a privilege |
granted all admitted.
The statement that I discharged |
twenty-nine Irish priests is also an |
other absurd assertion, which anyone |
conversant with the affairs and facts |
of the diocese will confirm I am on |
the best of terms with the Irish priests
and my best friends are among them |
If anyone will look over the directory
of the diocese he will find that the
best and largest parishes have Irish
priests at their head
Bishop Matz is feeling very much
refreshed and improved from his trip
and shows it in his personal appear
ance, looking we'll and vigorous He
had heard of Father Malone's visit to
Rome, but the affairs of his own dfo-
cese so fully occupied his attention that
he had not seen him. He positively
stated that he was on the best of
terms with that brilliant member of
the priesthood and spoke with evident
pleasure of his ability to handle the
larger interests of the Church ably
and broadly. He could not speak, he
said, of his preferment, as he really
knew nothing of the details of the
after
Bishop Matz visited some of the
most beautiful cathedrals in Europe
and says the plans of the new one in
Denver will be pushed along as RAPIDLY
as possible. He was very much pleased.
ne said, with the work done during his
absence in securing subscriptions.