New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-24

The theory that suffering refnes and softens the
sufferer which is such favorite with divines Of
many schools, receives support from DR.. s. Weir
Mitchell. the eminent nerve specialist and novelist
OF Philadelphia DR.. Mitchell says he has not seen
more than a dozen men and women in his life who
have improved morally under long continued SUI
fering, and his experience leads him to draw
conclusion distinctly at variance with the teach
ings OF religion. Acute illness and illness wnlch
brings the patient close to death oIten nave pee
fetal effect upon the disposition" he says, but
quently hear made IN the pulpit tnat suierhg IS
usually the of refining. l have seen rev
the rule. by any means. The chronic invalid is
almost Invariably selfish and peevish. and it is a
hard task to find a who stand the strain
conscientfousy to see the hand Of Providence work
ing in headache: it was almost the only consoling
thing about the headache. If this one redeeming
element is wrenched from them by the cruel hand
of the physician. hard is their lot. indeed
II successful effect is to be obtained from the
hair worn low the neck, 1t is hardly possible
to get along without side combs for the hair must
be loosely puffed out on either side of the face.
But a great many fashionable women persist in
more Becoming when the fat turban Of the present
type is worn In Paris the hair is 8, worn FS either
but in London the low couture is most in vogue,
ade6 ha f the har looks We f stheE way G
Prominent clubwomen have several times been
elected to the Colorado and Idaho legislatures. but
S-SON4O-- "a ~--N~~~A
Of the Utah State Federation Of Womens Clubs,
to the lower house Of the Utah State legislature
Grafton has been chosen Mrs; Coulter is a grad
Michigan, and is said to be greatly interested in
educational and industrial questions
devised to prevent women from wearing large hats
in his theatre. He announced that during the
performance OF a play the men would be obliged
to sit at side OF the orchestra the women at
y,FV,rr - NEev1
order came the women, on being seated were dis
mayed to find themselves barTicaded ny a high
fence Of large; feather decked hats: mere was
There was much confusion as the play began. and
pe6ed View While the other Side Of the house was
making frenzied effort to catch glimpse of the
Companions in misfortune that the only way out
W as ID done 70 the sardonic amusement of the men
and the quiet delight Of the manager.
At the Babies Hospital which Is as full of
ideas as nut is of meat. there is scale In
ward and private patients room for weighing the
children. All the patients are weighed once
week to see If their food is the best possible suited
TO them, and the very delicate weighed
twice a week Large brass scoops rest on the
top Of the scales as Teceptscles for the infants
especially for the b B2sRe3 tS h ta .e sdss
body from squirning out
The hrst mothers club is said to have been
RauiZed
feeling the weight Of her own responsibilities
senbled the mothers Of her neighborhood to help
solve some of her problems. That first meeting
was followed by others. but there was no attempt
what later generation has learned to call child
study at that entente cordiale between the moth
ers and the public schools which is leading feat
ure of the mothers club to-day. Instead prayer
was offered for the children OF the mothers and
a certain paTt in mothers' clubs and motheFs as,
g nv and a professional
with all Christians opposed to It, and all
formed Chinese pledged against it. the abolition Of
footbindtng is said TO have become plank in the
reform party of China. Recently the Empress
Dowager issued decree against it-another straw
IN show which way the wind is blowing. Mrs.
thai by 1905 it would be 10 any child along
the seacoast OF China having to undergo the agony
Of foot binding in fair way OF being accom-
plished-
PRINCIPLES are often troublesome luxuries. as the
milwaukee, woman's Christian Temperance Union
is discovering II has been found very difficult to
secure barless hall in which to hold the large con-
vention of the National Womans Christian Tenn
norarca Union AS all the halls that large
enough TO accommodate two thousand women have
bar annexes, and the white ribooners nave re-
fuseS noint blank TO meet in g. hall with bar, 1t
&c not unlikely that the convention will be given
or else held elsewhere II the bars could be closed
Avn while the convention is in session the feel
ings of the White Ribboners might be healed suf-
ngs but the propretOrs Of the bars have principles
TT,,on women and one OF their principles impels
them 10 decline to close just as the women's prin-
ci-Isa iTnDeI them to decline to come on. The Wom-
ans Christian Temperance Union women have tried
20 % ntIra a church but the churches are all TOO
sJoeiIH ON FOR Carrie Nation to cut the Gordian
Knot Of the dilemma and save the day!
Not taz,ness Just repose, is said to be the matter
WITH the standardization women OF South Amer
,ca senortta Huidobro who has travelled and iect-
ured extensively. says that 1t is calumny to &C
cpse them of Incidence, for they get through g.
great deal of work. raise" large families and often
display marked ability in the administration OF af-
fairs They simply won't hurry that's all. and
the nervous jerky American OF women's clubs
and mothers meetings mistakes their Tepose for
Ianguor and their calmness for stupidity The
spanish- American woman never never mas nervous
Trosfratfon saws Senorta Huidobro, or Is driven
p bot Water bags at the back OF her neck and wet
towels on her brow. This is to her credit. II she
showed the game talent in raising her large
family that she does In preserving ner nerves Inl-
paired the Spanish American Ho5ilaa Oh S0@-"
Amerdca would be a paragon tndeea