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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-20
Observation-Disclosures.

An unusual chance beautiful place on CLINTON
70
frame house. IS rooms az sleep
roomsl Il feet wide and extending entlrey
around the house and cost $4,000 10 build IT, srdhu
fea Of the place.
improvements hot and cold water no pump
bathrooms, closets range. very large
and kitchen and laundry in basement poree-
lain tubs. &c
Grounds four acres laid out in lawn flower
beds and large garden statuary fruit trees
- g.. ..ou
Good stable single stalls and one box stan
abundance and room FOR heIp' Ice
house hcnnery. cold frames. sc
commands fine view or the river and IlceIy
located: mile southeast from lrvinston station
and Il mi walk from the Ardsley casino
Price SOS 600: free and clear; terms to suit
Address GEORGE ". DIBBLE. Executor care OF Messrs
cyr1s Lawrence * Sons. Is Wall St. New-fork city
room barn. hennery; lots;
y 81 500 $500 cash. F WALLENQCIST. Lynbrook. l. L
/,HESTER FIuI.-Thre4 Houses for bargain: sew
I } eral furnished unfurnished. DICKINSON.
I5icb Mount 1i23 Broadway. y y
New-York tribune., 1902-06-22
A REMARKABLE WOMAN.

Mrs. Eliza Lawrence Jones. mother Of '-7 t'tN'-
dent OF T s : branch of Syracuse. y y, NAY
well be called a remarkable woman. ShS mas '..-
tered upon her uiuety-first year. but FeT '7'N'
abundant hair is only slightly threaded WIN say
her voice has none of the feehereSS or f-e az, .
her memory is Unimpai-cd During her t2h-, .l-
she has always possessed the rare tacnijt 'i -
iating occurrences in interesting I0-l--.-l,
may still be called excellent c0E5iS.'. - -
Her vivid portrayal Of the principal events v-
life and her personal recollection 0t nlt-N N''-'
people always faSClnate the listener 5,,s
She was the oldest OF the SIN daughters 't y,
r Lawrence. and born at OUoDtas- M, :,
MAY 81 1872 When nine years old Sh" " f- ~. 81 ~,
The Hive a girls school at SkIutatr.T~ kepC - =,
the Motifs. the famous quaker Ulti tNtNI't -,
which were sent the daughters Of the m - piIs IT,
inent families in the surrounding c"Uni'S- ,'S-.!~f -
EfrlhOod was spent "a pupil at l-r Ia -
Female Seminary. of which tLthgrlna bertIlei Nj
preceptress. Harriet Beecher stow We rr5g 10
up between her and the young oudI-i-llii 80 So
as Fanny Fern" was roommate ci MISS L"
renee. ~ her
Miss Lawrence was the chief companion % . ar5 ~,
father who enjoyed talking politics 10 AeI A,IsT Ion
drawing her opinions on subjects Id'eS spun
of by women of that day -, r,s,fsr
In 1Sf Miss Lawrence was married o. II -, was
T Jones' prominent CltlZeiI OF - -.''7'- '''0
elected Congress in 1850 -, = .r.
The years spent in Washington were i iui- 81 ba9 ,
ant-slavery agitation. and the y'uH- m.-lIDL m- --
New-York tribune., 1902-06-22
PASSING OF THE NEW WOHiA.
OPINIONS on THE STRENUOUS GIRL AND
HER DECLINING POPULARITY

1t is a notable Indication of the thought OF the
day that large number of the prominent men
who delivered recent commencement addresses at
colleges and seminaries for young women TOOK ioi
! their theme the passing OF the new woman 10
! quote from some of these addresses
! ''fcr the last quarter OF Il century Il somewhat
| masculine ideal woTnanhood has prevailed tpoh
! the threshold of the twentieth century however,
| there are evidences that are becoming a trife
| weary of the short skirted. mannSh. muscular
! maiden. The new woman Is becoming wrInked
| and old. She is passing. Let her go Mankind is
| slowly veering round the basEful. blooming
! cIingng maiden affordng greater opportunities
! for his Iordy protection and care.
| The suspicion dawns upon the steTner sex that
golf tennis tan shoes and complexion still more
! tanned are the whole of the law and the
| Drophcts."
Mon are beginning dislike manrish woman
| only a little less than a womansh man. They want
more the home atmosphere and less OF the race
| track and platform.
There is no more place in the world fo~ a short
haired woman than there is for long haired man
! Without knowing it. perhaps. men returning
to the good old fashioned, pure. womanly Ideals of
woman"
IF the masculine element has made up its mind
that the mannish woman must 60 go she will.
for although she would never confess it mans
admiration and approval about the dearest
things in life to the average woman said d college
girl. If the truth We're known, it is probable the
new woman came into being and continued to
exist because she believed men demanded and
liked her. The women who are true to themselves
will be glad to pu. off the masquerade and return
to their rEhtfu kingdom.
Time was when 10 be truly feminine meant to
be weak minded. This idea irksome to the
best men as well to the best women, and the
mannish woman was a result of the pendulum
swinging to the other extreme
IF the men whose words have just been quoted
will consider their real meaning they Will be will
ing TO admit that wants, really, d return TO
the old fashioned ideal of wOmanhOod-of simper-
ing bashfuness. childish uncertainty and feeble
invalidiSm What every does want is healthy,
graceful. winsome sef-poised woman, who with
a steady hand, a brave, true heart and wise clear
head makes home the dearest place in the world
and sends forth the Of her household filed
New-York tribune., 1902-06-22
INDUSTRY FOR MOTHERS.

Miss Sibyl Carter, OF the Diocese Of Minnesota,
has Just been making a tour of Canada in the In
terests Of her lace industry for Indian women The
women of the Church Of England hold their dioc-
esan missionary conventions this time of the
year, and Miss Carter has addressed several OF
these gat herings and has awakened much interest
in what she calls industry for mothers" No
10 the lateness Of the season. but it is said that
something will he done next fall. for the work
would meet long felt want IN Canada. it did in
the United States by bridging the gulf between the
Indian home and the Indian school Indian
mothers Miss Carter says. have been heretofore
almost entirely neglected by the governments and
churches. and the inevitable consequence has been
that after the children have been educated at great
expense they succumb to the home environment
and lose the smattering of civilization which they
have acquired, any white child would do in the
same circumstances This phenomenon which is
perhaps not confined entirely to the Indian race.
has been the despair of the Indian educator. and
Miss Carter is said to have been the first to whom
places for the children to back to ever sug-
gested itself
Indian women are intelligent she saws and VERY.
as a means of general education lacemaking has
luteIy clean. II is easy 10 make them understand
that to have clean lace they must have clean
homes And they have, besides. II appears. no
natural preference for dirt and sguaor Their a D.
parent shiftessness and uncieanliness due to
better ways. providing the instructor is persona
grata. Then the good influence spreads to the men.
The money which the women commands
Spect as money always does. and fathers and
brothers begin to be ashamed OF being eXcelled by
are ready TO take lessons from the white woman.
and If she can give them any advice In regard to
cupboard other useful article of out Of
a few OLD boxes they are glad To do her bidding.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-22
\ PHILOSOPHICAL MOTHER.

.aYeu sax. Be good and you will be happy
mamma exclaimed her sceptical young daughter
Perhaps il was like that in your time but nova
days the moral Of the tale seems TO be. BE rich
and youn be happy. ! know if 1 had money
never would have 3 blue moment
Come. let US reason together on the subject.
answered her mother smiling, and see if your lie
would really be bettered If we had abundance Of
7his worlds goods In The first place. my dear. you
are Of a very independent temperament. and as We
have not been able to afford governesses and per
sonai attendant for you and as ! have had the
fullest confidence in Your discretion and sense of
propriety. l have allowed you the greatest liberty
action How would you ike it if that were re-
,stricted. as il would necessarily be If I could
afford surround you with the attendance the
world considers necessary for rich girl? For the
In our circumstances would not Ice countenanced by
AIRS Grundy If she thought it an ecce!!tricy and
little girl would fret and fne and feel captiv-
ity if she were placed under the strict rule OF
teachers and attendants like Mary Midas whose lot
you Just enyyinc, i would make you perfectly
miserable 10 be surrounded by conyeTuonahty, ana
in that respect you must acknowledge that your
life is far more ENJOYABLE; you nave meyer consld-
fdeh. sbsa 'ns letters 'n-' "'ula ''l S'D = -. -,
could not stand the way Mary Midas is followed
and hampered but l would enjoy her possessions
her beautiful clothes and jewels would give any
thing 10 have those.'
do you remember. said her nothsr not dir directly city
winter when said could not afford to get You a a
good tailor made costume? And how overjoyed you
We're when your grandmother told you 10 80 TO
Blues and order just what you wanted2 How you
took days consider about K: 50 as TO choose Just
the color and style you thought would be most ne
coming? And how you enjoyed talking about II. and
what pleasure il gave you 70 wear the dress alter
1vard2 remember saying II gave you feeling
of intense satisfaction every time you put Il on
Miss Midas never feels pleasure like that in her
clothes. In fact. her mother told me- she was en-
fireiv Indifferent them, and did not care what
she Dut And that diamond pin OF mine that |
had reset for you last Christmas-it gave me the
greatest delight how pleased were with
& If you had Jewels galore you would not care for
them in the least No. dear Ettle girl. money
zVould not bring you any of the JOY of living that
1ori imagine IL would. on the contrary. you are
much happier In the state in which II has pleased
Providence 10 place you
New-York tribune., 1902-06-22
SOCIAL ETHICS OF THE DAY.

with the passing of Victoria the Good = re-
-ns-lxable and most noticeable change has taken
v,lsce in social ethics said matrou 1T is al
most Incredible that good woman Queen
though she was could have had such domino nt
5nfiuenc4 for fifty years in Anglo-Saxon households
sn foth henispheres that her standards OF living
should become unwTitten laws in every family. 10
mould and guide ali English speaking matrons in
the world. Z is needless say that IN the Vic
1orian a whc would bet. smoke and
drink cocktails would not have been tolerated, and
things in moderation and not only not be ostra-
cized hardly criticised. II Is sign OF the times
that gives food reflection As Yet IL is not the
general custom, heaven be praised for women
do these things
There are still many who disapprove of the Ii
cense the day, and Il remains TO be whether
their influence will become paramount or whether
she trend Of the times will prove too strong for
latter state Of things would prevail Women, for
instance who z few years would not have al
lowed card playing for money in their drawing
say they harm in il, and have
guests after dinner as matter OF course More
Is sadly that where society woman
years ago might have been known TO indulge
times freely in intoxicants there q dozen
OF stimUlants among women is greatly the in
crease. il behooyeS all right thinking American
women. therefore. TO ponder this situation.
il is the women who mould a nation in these latter
81 in their power to make mar the greatness of
country. And if simple minded upright
British natron established by her royal example
the fashion of high standard Of domestic living
what could our women not accomplish did they
hut resolve TO eliminate from the social atmosphere
everything that affects its purity. remembering
that II is not question OF an individuals opinion
New-York tribune., 1902-06-22

Wellesley park, with its broad Of campus its
noble trees and rich variety of landscape. is pc
culiarly adapted the festivities with which the
seniors make their exit
Like many other colleges Wellesley has one dav
which is distinctively its own-known as Tree Day
a day when only the friendly. uncritical college
world Itself Is supposed to be in attendance, and
when the students carry out some beautiful scene
of pageantry. HonOrs are even bet ween freshmen
and seniors. For the freshmen Tree Day marks
their first appearance n class in college life
aside from chapel services. For seniors ii is
the beginning of the end. Tree Day this year fell
on Friday, Jun" 6. There waited a large audience
of college officers and faculty the campus ter
races that pleasant afternoon. Heralded by music
the long procession of students approached the
seniors, cap and EoWned. the juniors in white
daintiiy linked together by garIands and ropes of
crimson and pink roses. their class flowers: the
sophomores as testers ana folly" adding a touch
OF Erotesqueness by their red and black costumes
and bringing up in the the freshmen resplcnd-
ent as Greek hamadryads in green costumes
touched with gold. Grouped the greensward
against the darker trees all this mass of color pro-
dUced brilliant effect But the crownnG delight
OF Tree Day comes after the formal addresses of
welcome and compliment and fun. in the
Dances
While glides the summers day"
It was Miss Lucille Eaton Hill, the director OF
physical training. who composed and taught the
intricate figure which given by a group OF
seniors. dressed in white muslin yellow or
green, TO represent the daisy, their class flower
and the freshman dance also a rhythmic graceful
spectacle. The dancing over, Tree Day ended with
reunions around the class trees and with a vol
ume of singing and cheering which does credit TO
the throats OF these eight hundred college girls.
Especial interest attached to Tree Tay this
year in that 1t saw the opening of the new presi-
cents house which Miss Hazard herself has gem
erously given to the college. The house is Just
near enough to the centre of affairs be easy of
access. just far enough away be quiet. 1t is
pleasing In architecture, its handsome furnishings
blend in such harmony that already the presidents
house seems a place Of long standing abode on
the evening of Tree Day Miss Hazard gave an
opening reception, about hundred and fifty
guests. many of them from out of town nang.
present Later IN the evening, when the guests
had gone Miss Hazard was serenaded by the
seniors.
During the next day. while there was a lun from
larger affairs the several college societies had
opportunity for their final teas and receptions The
half dozen modest fraternity houses are built with
special view TO entertaining. and the en-
joyed keeny their privilege OF playing hostesses in
their halls
The ball set rolling on Tree Day and kept in
New-York tribune., 1902-06-22
THE "TH4TYOU-C4LL-ITr' B4BJy.

"One Of the minor advantages OF clubs" said
bright woman, lis that they tend the prevention
and cure of the 'what-you-c -caI-it' habit"
The WHAT" asked her hearer amused
The 'what-you-call-it' habit l mean the habit
Of forgetting names and calling everybody Mrs
Nhat-you-call-it.' or Mr.. s-his-name.' When
you meet many people. with many of whom YOU
are barely acquainted. you must learn TO remember
names, you'll make enemies. People don't like
TO have their names forgotten. II irritates them
It's an unspoken assertion of their insignifcance. -.
but / thought forgetting names natural
infirmity."
IT Is supposed to be: but natural infrmities like
other dlihcultles, you know, are opportunities for
the great! You have idea how much can be
done toward overcoming them
1t sounds very heroici''
OF course Without touch OF the heroic, We
become fabby or commonplace both. 1t takes
mental power TO overcome the 'what-you-call-
habit: but once having wrestled with it and con-
quered IT, you realize the value of available intei-
gence''
New-York tribune., 1902-06-22

to the brim with the courage and chivaIry and
strength read Of In books but seldom in real
life
In Il tribute to the ''womanly woman Represen-
tatiVe BowersOCk, OF Kansas mentions the frequent
articles in papers and magazines ON Woman in
Art Woman In Literature and woman in sew
eral other things. but Woman in the Home" >"
and continues: Il nothing for any sO-called
sphere of action or work for woman that does not
have the Christian home for temple and mother
for a shrine: We have circulars announcing Vari-
sorts Of Womans Industrial Exhibits with
"A line referring to that most worthy, noble
precious and lovable Of all Gods reature-a wom-
anly woman. What want is exhibit of
well ordered. economically anaged. happy. con-
tented family in II home home made by the
care and Interested watChfulncss OF worthy
mother. personally rearing her children. by indus
try teaching them industry, giving them of her
education and instilling morality. temperance and
virtue under heaven only mother
Il have four daughters. | giving them every
advantage from kindergarten To NaSsar- What for?
industrial Exhibit - Monument 10 Women Niche
I'm the Capitol Building? No, ON your life, no
l want them to b" womanly women, willing and
capable 10 do their part toward making happy,
American Christian home. the huwark of lth-
erty the ot civilization, the salvation Of
institutions
do YOU call this -releEated to ohscurity'? Then
is obScurty next to the teachings of the NaZarene,
the greatest thing in the world
New-York tribune., 1902-06-22
SNAIL uEN CHOOSE WOuEN'S CLOTHES.

It is often said that women dress to please each
other. but dress to please themselves. On this
point a writer in The Lady's Pictorial says:
Now and then woman whose clothes
absolutely characteristic of her. and bear the
impress of having been carefully thought out by
their wearer. These those who never wear
garments fashioned like others; but the majority
of women do not desire. nor. indeed, would il be-
come them. to be individuaistic in their attire
They like to be in the fashion And the question
is they or are men. best suited to making what
Is understood by la mode. On the whole, in
clines 10 the opinion that men are really the best
judges of what best suits the female form divine
and on the other hand. II would seem as if wom-
ans taste in mems clothing is far more reliable
than mans She is quick TO detect a mistake in
the choice of tie, to note the angle of hat. the
set Of coat. the pattern of tweed. the shape of
collar. and she never falls into the of urC
ing her men folk to adopt any atrocious things
merely because they are described very fash
ionable. Ihe man whom a woman considers we'll
dressed Is We'll ntted. absolutely well groomed and
quite unobtrusive alike in the matter of hats.
WaiStcoatS, ties or patterns, and this looks : if
each sex were meant TO select the others clothes.
Women are ready enough to admit mems good
taste and cleverneSs in this direction but the
other sex dscaim with horror the ability of their
womenklnd to exercise any Judgment with regard
TO their wardrobes, despite the fact that
favorable feminine opinion of anything they
wearing means its instant disuse. Perhaps if men
and women alike more freely expressed themselves
in fashion journals from time TO time about each
others clothes. IL would be better for both
New-York tribune., 1902-06-22

motion by the society affairs. had final sure i'm
petus from the senior dramatiCs. first given-fke
the Shakespeare play-before college audience in
dress rehearsal. She Stoops to Conquer which
the seniors chose this yeN. difficult thing in it.
self was ably handled both in the performance on
Friday evening, June 13. ana again last Friday
Miss Hetty s Wheeler one OF the popular
seniors took the part OF Sir Charles Marowe with
fine spirit. and Miss Constance Draper, who has
achieved a decided local fame for acting.
inimitabe Tony Lumpkin. The full cast
given, and much really good Interpretation done
of this entertaining Goldsmith drama.
Successful the senior play, the Shake
speare play has the advantage 1t. in the out
door setting. BY the way, it Is wise rule OF the
powers that be that prohibits students from TAX
New-York tribune., 1902-06-22
SOME WAYS OF THE WORLD
MOTHERS WHO ARE BLIND TO Chill
DREN'S FAULTS-TRAINING JAP
ANESE IVY

A mothers blindness is proverbial. OF course.
we all know il is in reference her want Of per
ception l.. regard her chdren's faults hat the
Eaying has arisen. but her blindness is evi7ced
in many other ways well An instance in point
Is the inCoInprehensihle 0btuseness which some
soverproud parent frequently displays in quoting
remarks made by her sons and daughters
speeches that she repeats with evident pride in
their perspcuity and quick wittedness, but which
not only do not impress the hearer the way she
sntends but actually present her beloved off
spring in distinctly unfavorable light. Disagree-
able qualities which she would he the FIRST 10 de-
tect and criticise in others. when shown by her
own children she actually converts by The alchemy
-of maternal partialty into attributes that she
deems desirable, and proudly repeats their ego
fistical uucharitable speeches quite unconscious
lof the effect Of her garrulty on her public. De
Diver me from my friends is We'll known prov
Herb which might often be rransposed INTO De-
Diver from my mother"
New-York tribune., 1902-06-22
WHY NOT A ROSE CURE7

'T wonder remarked an invalid recently. that
the medicinal effects of perfumes nave never been
snvestigated Doctors sena their patients to breathe
the balsam scented air of the pine regions and We
know that the pungency Of certain odoriferous
shrubs is inyieorating and that some sickly vege-
t. bic scents cause faintness- Why should not each
perfume which ;s so distinct in its Characteristic
scent of the rose the violet, heliotrope the lily OF
valley and a host of otherS-haVe some dlStlnct
quality that might affect certain conditions Fancy
the pleasure of having rose cure prescribed Tor
one for instance, To be stepped in rosest To be
surrounded by them. to breathe the air heavy with
rose leaf confections are really very edible. sub
mil this idea to the profession and suggest that
they experiment upon it.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-22

JigbtfuI programme of music has been arranged
with brief address by President Hazard
Tomorrow afternoon at the formal CONNER nm I7e
rnent when all is stately and impressive, tne IoI'
Of parchment tied with Wellesley blue rieooh-% ri
bonGreJ crIstom-wiIl be given out This yea!
III studaUtS are entitled to become Bachelors ~
Nrts while five students will receive IN turn t!IJ
1I1rfar NJ Arts deeree. Dean Briggs. OF Harvard
I-niyersitv is the commencement orator ior I tLI
r}ass Of FG2 After the chapel services there Will
he srost-cOmmencement exercises and speecheS III
the south quadrangle of College Hall. On 1uesoas
the aunnge luncheon will take place
New-York tribune., 1902-06-22

Shutters of living green is the charming concep-
ton Of clever woman TO shut out the fierce rays
Of the afternoon sun from her dining room This
is how she managed It: Noticing how fond the
Japanese ivy which covered the western end Of her
house was Of shooting out its tendrils to the
gauze netting frames that were set in the open
windows she conceived the idea last summer of
making shutters of the gauze wire and allowing
the ivy to grow them. This the vine obligingly
did At once, so that in a couple of months the
wire was completely covered. while the stems Were
flexible enough allow Of the shutter being opened
without breaking them. "All did was to keep
them from growing the hinges and trim
the ends when they got too long she said. This
New-York tribune., 1902-06-22
FINAL GALA DAYS.
PICTURESQUE FETES AND PAGEANTRY
AT WELLESLEY-LARG NUMBER OF
GRADUATES THIS YEAR.

Wellesley College year ends with a charming
group of festivals, fetes and sala days following
one another in rapid, almost bewIldering, sue
cession during the last weeks of the spring term,
The chief actors Of these closing days the
seniors who have earned their time Of all impor-
tance by the years OF achievement gone before
Most Of the final events. Tree Day, the Shake
speare play. float the Glee Club concert and the
garden party. are held out OF doors. And the