New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-22

! II wish" said the housekeeper that the de-
signing Of houses was left entirely in the hands Of
women architects. don't suppose that they would
do the work perfectly, but there are some archi-
| tectural sins which I feel they would not
commit. If a designing a house
apartment she would perhaps remember that some
other women would have TO spend the greater part
OF their time in the kitchen and in that case she
| would probably see that the room made as
pleasant possible. and that the sink not put
in the darkest corner. where no one would be able
TO tell, except by the OF touch, whether the
dishes were clean or not; she would also, let US
would not be inevitable time the housekeeper
had 10 spend half an hour ever II, and We may re
| shelves high that the women and children would
| them. 1 sometimes wonder If all plumbers
short men and all Carpenters tall that the sinks
could surely depend on the woman architect 70
that even men would know enough to do this
Speaking Of the iufatuation Of parents for their
children and the firm conviction Of every young
mother that her baby is the remarkable child
that the world has seen, Kindergarten
Gently expressed the opinion that such parental
pride is not absurd it appears at first to be-
THE thoughtful observer OF child life
TO the conclusion" she said, that nearly all chill
dren extremely interesting and wonderfully in
telIigent. Because adult IS embarrassing IS
fortunate condition and that his fond mother had
no grounds but her own maternal foiIy Tor her ad
gence probably there, but society likes
rOcess tIarbert Snencer long ago called attention
~ +be+ M aant 0 F rI5S6 hat uas lea
educa ton destroy intelligence, and. though
education has improved enormously since this was
is still pretty successful at the business
OF DESTROYING lnteiigehce 6aTenSs ne 9ISo I'M I'M
further progress, and most OF them still labor I'M
can only be obtained from books; or, at least. in
school from properly ceTtlncatea teacne1s &C,
any manifestations Of intelligence or energy that
happen to be inconVenient' or even unusual
A Chicago society called the Old Settlers Asso-
citation the other day conferred gold medal on
Barbara Kolb, who had served in the employ
Of Chicago family for forty years, and with
the medal presented certificate Of NJ D.
Cmaster domestc'O. In interview the woman
said: 1t is the domestic quite as mucn as the
mistress who makes or mars the home, l believe
the kitchen"
That is q nice, thoughtful kind way women
have of buying their household supplies at the
rious philanthropic bazaars that held, instead
Of trying TO make them. Il must 90 and get my
cup towels" said a handsome matron at a recent
festival When I found I must get
towels wrote the chairman of the housekeeping
booth that I would take half dozen l am going
to buy a shoe bag at the Pascal Fair they make
very nice ones there. Another said: 'I never
dream of going to a shop for face cloths, sponge
bags handkerchief cases or any of the hundred
little accessories that women elye eaTh 0Ie don on
waste my time sitting down to make them either;
!bIow in INV money for the benefit Of the Little
Mothers or the Hebrew infants, or the crippled
receive into the bargain a pleasant sensation or
anthropic efforts. think XII! several birds with
my little stone. don't you
Italian wouanhood has asserted itself in quite
unexpected quarter. In Verona, the city of gentle
Juliet the women have declined to remove their
hats at the Ristori Theatre though requested to
do so by less person than the Prefecf OF the
town. Their stubbornnesS ana ~ CtS ~
down on them a veritabIe blizzard OF masculine
CeL7.i nv the poiice amid the jeers the
male portion of the audience
Belgium has a toy dog is little known in
this country which is pity, as it makes charm
ing net It is known the "papllon." on account
OF its butterfly Usually they wear their
ears erect. when they exactly resemble the out out
Sitter from stage fright when photographed so
rnan Small as is the species. there is dwarf
variety that is smaller yet
..y.,or,er devote too much time to children when
thew are little forgetting that the mother is more
needed when the children are older ana out IN the
world" says Miss Thomas, OF Bryn Ma"r. IN
this one finds the real philosophy or the new
mothers who are studying to Simplify the needs OF
Young children. Incidentally simplicity Is Dexter
g. rba child but IL is absolutely necessary for |
the mother who would not wear out her vitality
long before her life is the most needed Ior spiritual
guidance and sympathy in her own fanny OF d
or IN snend her time tucking fine lawn for
child seems foolish enough II one Stops 70 t i'm
hour or two Day lay OF % f be real copanon
for her children when they are ol1Tr c p
requires ali mental resources as wei as
splendid reserve OF vital energy M, FS s t{ i ID
land has given excellent recipe TOT Ihls IN au-
Ialu Ldo yyomen against allowing themselves TO
be laid the shelf can an testify and Miss
Thomas herself refers to ner o% onsaboiS and Vet
waS gaVs happy oomDanionship for her children