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New-York tribune., 1902-05-18
SOME WAYS OF THE WORLD
SCIOUSLY AID IN THE ENFRAN-
CHISEMENT OF THEIR SEX.

While fashionable women Indifferent, if not
openly hostile, to any public movement that con-
Germs the emancipation of their sex. they are
going through a period + silent revolution that
Will undoubtedly prove Of the ST ongest factors
In aid of the so-caled women's rights movement
that has been instituted The independence of ac-
tion that they beginning 10 assume without
adverse CRITICS m. the growing prcCileCtion that
they evince for the society of their sex. and
the way they are taking up sports that have
heretofore been regarded requiring masculine
skill and strength to manage all &c TO show that
there is a new era in the near future, and that
the society will find that, all unknown TO
herself, she has become A pioneer in the efforts
for advancement that She fancies she ceels
little sympathy with. That there has been
remarkable change in the last ten years is appar-
ent and that there will be a much greater one in
the next decade is safe 10 predict Take yachting,
for instance! Already there several women
who and sail their yachts and their
rUmber will undoubtedly increase rapidly. Coach
ing is another peaceful invasion of masculine ter
ritory, the women's coaching club having nearly as
many members this spring that Of the men,
and many of the fair whips handling their teams
with the dexterlty and skill Of the experienced
drivers. There is no so-called 'swagger" about
Them ready to take the reins If the horses become
" " 1 p: - 10 al5 tonIt bate NO one
to aid them in emergency, and are entirely re-
6rriVing' What womea Of this cabre undertake
they do Thoroughly and we'll and whether It Is as as
own coach there is no maize believe about their
performances. ,
It must be conceded that card playing has been
factor in this gradual but steady change IN lem
irine ideas as TO what may may not be done,
for the dinners comp Dsed exclusively OF women.
which are a feature Of the new dispensatlon, are
efreraIIv given as precursors Of bridge parties
which rarely break up 5efo-e midnight.
Going unattended the theatre also Is sign
Of the good times that have arrived among women
No more solitary evenings for maids or matrons
unless they prefer them. Two women may with
rerfect propriety attend play. and even ior
Ioung girls ii is permissible. If attended by maid
III al fashionable women arro5ate 10 themselves
this freedom OF action solely for their own pleas
,;rs and vet practically destroy by their opposl-
ticn the chances of success Of their sisters Tor
erfrs nrhfsenent is one of the many curious con-
fradictions that betray the selhshness OF humanity
when il is prosperous No wonder t LneI lii; atiI
al change when all that they wish they can nave
for the asking, as is generally the case loI the
taking
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PHILHARMONIC MUSICAL.

A musical for members and guests of the Wom-
ems Philharmonic Society was given in Carnegie
Hall yesterday afternoon. The programme in
cluded piano solos by Miss Cecile Louise Castegnier
and vocal solos by Mrs Elizabeth Northrop and
Mrs Rollie Borden Low. Miss Courtney, Mr.. Glass.
Miss Hogan and Mr.. Chaffe sang Verdis "Rigo-
Ietto" Bernhard Sinsheimer violinist, played
numbers from Thome and Wieniawski.
The piano department of the society offers feast
of good things for the last concert of the season.
to be given at Carnegie Hall on Tuesday after
noon at 3 o'clock. Mrs. Laura Sanford Hoffman.
pianist will play selections from Grieg, Schubert.
Chopin. and Liszts arrangement Of Wagners
Spinning Song" Miss Sally rockingham Akers.
accompanied by Miss Viola Gram and Andrew
Brooke will give solos, and trio, comprising Miss
Tidd violinist; Miss Wolfe, volinist and Nine
Severino 'cest, will play.
Mrs Henry Clarke Coe is president Of the So
Courtney Miss Amy Fay. Mime. Evans Won Klen-
ner Miss Lille d'Angelo Bergh. Miss Maida
Craigen and Miss Lily Stafford Place Miss Nellie
F Hogan is recording secretary; Miss Lila Man
ming briggs, corresponding secretary, and Miss
Mary F. Sinclair. enrolment secretary; Mrs: Edwin
Arnold treasurer: Miss Grace Collins Balch,
eistant treasurer; Miss Julia Evira Hard, chair
man Of the entertainment committee. and Nine.
olive Barry, chairman OF the house committee.
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however which are denied vast numbers of chill
dren, and which will continue to be denied them
until broader and more humane legislation is Sc
cured. What is urgently needed is child labor
commission. authorized by the legislature, charged
10 Investigate the whole subject OF child labor
10 present the facts In printed report that ade-
ouate measures may be formulated to remedy the
distinctive evils which the present law permits TO
exist.
.The present need is accurate informant IN on the
subject continued Mr.. Hunter. "All the settle
ment workers know that cases like the quoted
exist hut whether the evil is widespread or only
isolate we have no means OF knowing The first
ching is TO get statistics. and l shall probably nut
q man on this work this summer. Every once In a
While we come across cases in which conditions are
tarrihle in the extreme and make you feel that the
cruelty which is praetised is most formidable But
SnnSred or hve isand such cases in the citya
scIne thing is inuisputable. There is not school
room enough for the school Pon-ln t.a1 and there
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can keep track OF the children working in the
homes, long s work goes there at all. II
would require person stationed in each tenement
house all the time. The same will hold true of pre-
iimnary investigation. But enough child labor Hes
on the surface perfectly apparent to justify action
by the State"
At a meeting of the child labor committee held
the other day IL decided that the sub-com-
mittees would cooperate closely with all those
in the community, especially with the various
Elements that have opportunities of observing child
Dor OF various kinds
The following subcommittee were appointed:
The committee child labor I'm factories and
shops, Mrs. Il. A. Hill: the committee on child labor
the street, Mrs Lillian Wald, chairman: child
labor in tho home Miss Elizabeth Williams: child
labor in philanthropic institutions. Mrs s w. FitZ
gerald; child labor In vacation time. Mrs NJ. X.
SmkovItch; legal committee. Calvin ". Stewart.
chairman. No lS4 Eldrdge-st
Miss Irwin. assistant headworker at the Gospel
Settlement at No. 21l Clinton-st, said that the
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and pulling out basting threads. and at the same
age many children set 10 work stripping to-
bacco for the cigarmakers.
None of these children forced 20 undertake such
work receive any protection whatever from the
present Child Labor law. Besides these. the news
messenger and telegraph boys compose a class who
likewise are unprotected by legislation and whose
hours OF work are insunerably long. Only the
children working in stores and factories are given
protection by the New York law; in them no child
under the age OF fourteen can be employed In
case Of mercantile establishments however, an eN-
ception is made permitting the employment of chill
dren over twelve years Of age during the vacations
OF the public schools, provided they secure a GER
tihcate from the Board Of Health In both facto-
res and stores the number OF hours minors can be
required work cannot exceed sixty week. save
during the last two weeks Of December, when all
restrictions upon the time children be kept on
duty in stores is removed. and employers may
exact from their half grown clerks and cash girls
as many hours Of work a day they choose to
demand
Education. happiness opportunity to de-
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I large gn num6eT of children lid N ssndng only half half
the extent of bs e are ve3 nG is m not Known is to
be hoped that the school census which was ordered
1T is curious thing continued Mr.. Hunter.
turning TO the bookcase where he keeps the tools
OF his trade, and taking out little biography of
The Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury." 1T is
curious thing that no reform can ever be settled.
once once 1or al. Any abuse which has to do with hu-
man selhShness keeps coming up, over and over
dragging the children Of England out Of the
things which Gt fSs % o Mh2 % 6d ab2 IN Ehand dae
after after, day and yeaT after year before Parliament
Of Dante's imag'nings 1t is just a century since
Sir Robert Peel IN lS02 introduced the first of all
factories. And yet here the same abuse is TO be
The results OF child labor are always the same.
IN any country. with any people FIRST, II pro
and physically as the child cannot develop in
either line without education and outdoor eXer-
il 0Wers the mans Wages 9Ivavs II the Work
might be excuse for it But it has been shown
other States that the income of the family where
the children work is no greater than that where
tributed among the children, that is all, and they
and educati6n There is but one biea for " child
labor and that is in the of families in which
his family. and the answer to this is that society
has no right to impose upon a helpless child bur
den for which he Is not responsible. 1t should re-
leve the family in some other way"
DR.. Annie 5. Daniel. whose work in connection
with the out practice of the NewYork Infirmary
for Women and Children for years past has given
her unrivalled practical acquaintance with the
tenement interior, said to The Tribune representa-
tive:
The work of children in the home trades of the
tenement houses is very widespread. 1t is COM
mon 10 see children OF five six years at work
sewing on buttons. Children all the but
tons, and often kept at work long hours at
this. Others paste paper on paper boxes made at
They stick the stems in the vioets, and do great
deal of paStinG. In the tenement cigar making
the children straghten out the leaves for the older
workers.
Some of these children are in school part of the
time, at all In working in the home
trades they working under the worst possible
conditions, for they confined In close. small,
i'll lighted and i'll ventilated rooms, where eating,
sleeping cooking aid all the work of the house
hold is in progress
THE only remedy lies in absolute prohibition of
any industrial work in the home No factory in
spection department no committee. private or pub
lie, child labor commission, or any other body,
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child labor problem could hardly be said TO exist
in the Jewish quarter.
1.-The Hebrews anxious that their children
shall have education that they will undergo al
most any privation to keep them at school as long
as possible. They prize learning the most
valuable of all possessions.
I'VE were so touched and pleased few days
ago." continued Miss Irwin, "by an Illustration of
this The father of a little Hebrew boy who had
been in our kindergarten only two or three days
came in with a large package and said: L hef
ees cen your school. and am glad. and wish you
TO see that l thank you
N.'The package contained Ave dozen pairs OF little
white cotton undergarments, which were 10 be
given 10 the girls in the classes 1t showed such
spirit OF appreciation that we all felt new stimu-
lus and hopefuness. -
was down at the court to-day TO swear that i am
ifteep, SO that can so to work, when we know
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more or less unhappy, his mood being perhaps in
huenced by the disreSDectful remarks of various
socialists and anarchists IN knickerbockers who ran
along the edges of the crowd and made secret OF
their contempt for royalty: However. when the
procession had reached the North Meadow. and the
King had placed his crown carefully upon the ice
cream can. and had gone forth TO make war upon
his tormentors, he looked happier.
There We're ereepers and erawlers. toddlers and
had plenty OF time to talk in the intervals their
game as May party professions marched straight
across the tennis grounds, in total disregard OF
anything so prosaic as young women and men play
ing tennis The air full of flying balls and
volving ropes and here and there a huge spider
like thing with arms and legs sticking out on all
sides sauirmng and wriggling necessarily. showed
where a pile of boys were having a good time.
There a tent where unwholesome looking
cal and drfnks-very soft-were sold: and
small girls and boys might be dividing the
drink which they had purchased for penny and
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ROBES OF THE ORIENT.
THEIR POSSIBILITIES FOR WOMEN OF THE
OCCIDENTAL NEW COLOR NOTE
AT OPERA NEXT SEASON

1T is odd anomaly that the distinctvely new
note in fashion is the OF the decoration that
is almost the Oldest known-that of the Orient"
said Miss Elizabeth White in her talk on art in
dress at Vantines last week.
These sumptuous mandarin robes. which you
have thought of available only drapery
piano or wall are to be the extreme Of fashion
for opera wear next winter. Already they have
been so employed in Paris. and their superb en-
broideries and rich color will illuminate the Met
ropolitan Opera House next season, without doubt
See how perfectly this is suited the
purpose of a wrap" And Miss White donned
black satin robe with flower forms embroidered
IN all their native splendor OF color. The wide
sleeves, the simple lines and the ample width
made the garment easy and graceful in appear
ance, and it seemed only a trifing exaggeration
of the half fitting loose wraps of last winter.
The artistic possibilities of the richly embroidered
robes of Hindoo. Persian and Chinese de-
monstrated by showing them they appear when
utilized for Occidental dress. shirt OF dark blue
red and gold covering the front, converted
by a simple process into the most delightfully."-
which opens the shoulder. was left undis-
tUrbed, IL gave exactly the new round neck
effect me lover part OF the shrt. when was
plain. made the back and sleeves and the en-
broidered bands OF the original sleeves decorated
the ones admirably.
The lecturer gave hints the subject of
dressing. viewed from the standpoint of ply
sical culture. You might employ a famous artist
to design a costume from the loveliest of these
robes, and you would look well unless your
body had the right poise and your figure permitted
the fabric to sweep in graceful lines
mo woman needs TO have middle aged figure
l have women OF sixty improve their ap-
pearance vastly in a month. just by adopting
TIC hold the body well up from the waist: to
keep the chest high and the shoulders low; to
throw the body backward below the waist. and
walk on the ball Of the foot, instead of the
whole foot"
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squabbling mildly over the precise point in the
glass at which the first permitted to drink to.
1t a somewhat eager and nipping air and the
nice little girls who had out in white dresses
and white cotton stockings and blue sasheS looked
little shivery and their bare little arms were
blue with cold. But these who were warmly clad
enjoyed themselves thoroughly, for the sun was
bright If IL not warm, and the air was fun OF
the breath of spring, and there were cakes with
coOred candles top and vanilla ice cream Most
the May parties hailed from Sunday schools. and
nice young teachers played ball with their
masculine pupils, much TO the latter's amusement.
and grave Sunday school Superintendents rushed
here and there distractedy seeking some lost
CheTub who did not desire TO De found To facilitate
discovery of the lost. strayed or stolen all the
children of party were frequently clad In caps
of design. and searching mammas or teachers
looked anXiously for blue and white cap, or a red
and yellow the case might be.
man who drove around rhe meadow TO empty the
Of pastebOard boxes and paper sacks The man had
boy in the wagon. who had stick. with which he
raped the fingers of any king or courtiers who
tried climb the wagon Consequently every
boy the entire realm desired 20 finger the wagon
and at the little boy inside
By o'clock the little kings ard queens resumed
the heavy of royalty; took their crowns down
from the trees where they had been hanging. got
under their canOpies. stood YEARLY until their last
wandering subject was restored. and then marched
with tired dignity away from the May party And
the green behind them was carpeted with ten thou
sand pieces of paper, ana an army OF men passed
slowly by spearing il up long sticks with prongS
o ends OF them.
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the gayly decked Maypole. just OF old on the
real May Day. the 1st.
a favorite rendezvous is the great North Meadow,
on the east side near One e-hundred-and-sixth-st
The scenes there one recent day fair Illus
tration OF all such parties.
Quaint reminders of ancient May Day rites were
seen, curious because of their survival through
centuries. There dozens of little May Queens,
all in white frocks. their floating wells held by
wreaths Of leaves and flowers. And the King OF
May walked beside them, crowned, he could not
a veil and wreath with a crown of gold
majestic in design than that King Edward will don
next month.
The King and Queen walked beneath canopy.
dressed with ribbons and curly paper. red. white
and blue. and held over their heads by proud
gentlemen in waiting, while maids of honor paced
alongside holding ends Of long streamers falling
from the tip of the canopy.
Thus accOutred, preceded by a band or a juvenile
drum corps. and followed by loyal subjects. march
ing by two. and prOsaic grownups, carrying the
royal banquet in baskets and boxes, their maesties
proceeded toward the chosen spot. The King looked
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CHILD LABOR IN THIS CITY
AN ORGANIZATION FORMED TO STAMP
OUT THE EVII-TOTS ARE MADE
TO WORK INCESSANTLY
FOR HOURS.

The women of NewYork have been moved TO
deep indignation by the recent revelations of the
horrors Of the child labor system in the South
and in Nev-Jersey; yet they remain ignorant of
the fact that in this city are instances quite
bad.' said Robert Hunter, head worker Of the
University settlement, yesterday to a Tribune
porter. These conditions have led the Neghbor-
hood Workers organization just formed OF all
the settlement workers in the city, - make child
labor in New York the first object of its efforts.
committee has been appointed, of which l am chair
man, to work for this object.
Cases of child labor going in the tenement
house district are constantly coming under the OBJ
servaton of settlement workers. Here is recent
Two little girls nine and eleven years of age,
frail stuned ragged little creatures. found TO
be bread winners. They spent the morning in
school, and at noon climbed three flights of stairs
to a dark back room, where a luncheon of dry
bread and weak coffee awaited them, prepared by
their mother pants fnisher whO by rarely drop
ping her needle during her waking hours, makes
average So cents day. After swallowing
their food they would hurry away to basement
shop. dingy and unventilated, where they made
paper bags till II o'clock at night pasting hour
after hour. without intermission. At that hour OF
the night they went home to another meal of bread
and coffee. which. poor it was. they often could
not from sheer weariness, falling asleep with
the but half gnawed
These two children made each from 10 cents
to 81 % a week. For such piteously small sum
they were to use the words of the person who in
vestigated the case being worked almost to DEATH
But this is a common fate among the tenement
house dweers. They have to work to the very
edge of death in order to keep this side of IT,
This case is but one among thousands that could
be cited illustrating the criminal burden that the
present criminal Child Labor law of New-York
permits be placed upon children Little tots
have been found who could not attend kindergar-
ten because they helped make artificial flowers and
their labor could be spared. Children of sweat
shop workers frequently begin at five years to help
earn living for the family by sewing on buttons
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WHEN A GIRLS POPULAR.

Again and again girls try to discover the secret
of popularfty for to be generally liked is one OF
the great desiderata OF youthful social ambition.
WHY such-and-such a one should constantly be
singled out for delightful house parties, and an
other who is apparently equally attractive, LETT
out; why at a dance girl is belle and another
wallhower-why, in short should be taken
and another Ieft-is one of the problems that seem
20 DEFY solution. Perhaps Of the best ways 10
discover the why and the wherefore of such quail
hcations Is to study the characteristics OF some
exponent of social popularity. Take Miss H., for
instance. Regarding her casually, it is hard 10
hnd adequate for her being such general
favcrite. She is than moderately pretty;
she is not particularly clever; her people not
rich There seems TO be nothing 10 warrant her
success ard yet whenever any party is organized
she is Of the first thought of. and she could
wished to. If one analyZed her personality one
would find that she has the gift of a perfectly
spirits. and is never, far one see, de-
pressed or dull, but, although full of fun, she is
never bolsterous or loud. One cannot broach any
SUBJECT win her without finding her sympathetic.
III she IS visiting she genuinely interested in
eVerything-in her hostesss house, children and
various possessions She discovers her hosts par
yacht-and displays intelligent interest The boys
ot the family pronounce her bully" because they
slheere-no girls shamming about H." Another
quality that accounts for her popularity is that she
u always ready to go in for everything. Whatever
n proposed she always seems perfectly delighted
20 Co Her perceptions. too are very keen, other
wise she could not be adaptable. and she is
aTl~ays wei Versed in the latest and newest fad.
PAIN her popularity. She has probably other
ii.lue ways tnat are not so easily detected but
her own deductions from
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VIOLET THE CHAPTER FLOWER.

AT the annual meeting of the New-York State
Chapter of the Society of Daughters of Founders
and Patriots of America, held at the home of Miss
r nav No 80 West Fortieth-st., recently, Mrs.
Malcolm Peters chosen president Mrs. Mont
gomery Schuyler. vice-presidsnt; Mrs LIE Roy S.
SYaitb recording secretary; Miss Lydia Day, cor
adnInIon,ding secretary; Mrs T II. Whitney treas
,'rero Mrs C. Hilton Brown. historian. and the
D. r NJ Sherman, chaplain The violet was Sc
iected as the chapter flower.
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q UlOA -
10 a nicely. be-
ing slightly full
at the neck as
we'll as at the
waist line The
original is of
Persian la W n,
with trimming
of CeedlewOrk.
b u Z IL II ne
washable ( a b.
RIGS, India silks.
crepe de Chine.
mousseline and
the like are ap-
nTODTfqrP
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To cut this guimpe for a girl ten years old
two and three-Quarter yards OF material q inches
wide or and three-quarter yards 81 inches wide
will be required.
The pattern. No. AM. is cut In sizes for girls
four six eight ten twelve and fourteen years old.
The pattern will be sent 10 any address on re-
Ceipt OF 10 cents Please give number ana years
distinctly. Address Pattern Department, New-f orA
Tribune. II in a hurry for pattern send an extra
two-cent stamp, and will mail by letter postass
in sealed envelope.
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REMEMBERING CHANCE WORDS

1T is odd how some trivial remark. without anv
''cuiar relevancy, Will fnl a niche in our mem
s-.e ~ remain there for long years after really
',npoftaht conversations are entirely forgotten
49, al OF us can recall such chance sayings
probably that remember as y,ytd,v ss IL If
eLe oi recent occurrence. Occasionally these not
ram ana 1etsam OF the past have -ome aison d'stre
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that she is only thirteen. but 1 think that almost
no instances could be found in the Jewish quarter
where child much under thirteen is put to work
That is said to be found principally among the
Italians"
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THE TINE OF NAY PARTIES
PRETTY SCENES ENACTED IN CENTRAL
PARK ON PLEASANT SATURDAYS.

May Day Is longer ''mmovable feast"
in the olden times before public schools and COM
pulsory education held unwilling children in
thrall Every pleasant Saturday through the month
May parties" throng Central Park and girlish
heads crowned and childish feet dance around