Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-13

| you suppose was there from America
j sent up my card, after viewing
things during one session from the gal
lery, to one of the American delegates
by-the-way you could tell the Amerl.
cans almost at q glance.
The young man came to me, and
asked at once dozen leading news
paper questions for use In future copy
well, Mrs. Gates confessed the
handsome, wlde-awake young fellow
really don't know thing
about the business. am not
a newspaper man myself; / just came
over here to work for the st. Louis
Exhibition"
What about your friend, the gentle
! man who has been given the seat
OF honor on the platform, and who Is TO
| preside over this afternoons session.
Isn't he newspaper man either?'
"Oh, yes; | guess so. He's a member
| of the New York Press club all right,
| but he knows no more about this show
than | do. He came over for the same
purpose, simply to pull for the st. Louis
Exposition"
How does that strike you for pure
American gall2 Those two men with
out any knowledge or interest in the
serious business of that body of earnest
workers, went over there solely TO boom
the 81. Louis Exposition. And they did
IT, They managed their cards so we'll
that the congress, at the end Of It's
weeks session, received the invitation
to meet two years hence at St. Louis
with enthusiasm, and accepted with a
rising vote of the whole body.
You can't but smile at the consum-
mate cheek, but your own cheek tin
giles a little with shame at the morale
which we all accepted more or less will.
ingly as a part OF our Aihericanism.
However, ! suggest 10 all newspaper
workers TO watch out for this congress
In 1904 at ST. Louis, and TO make 1t in
their way to attend, II they would like
TO meet with some Of the great news
paper lights Of Europe,
And now there Is Just room for you
in our carriage. so join us in our six
mile ride out into The lovely suburb of
this capital city. for we are going TO
spend the Afternoon with one of Swift.
zerland's best known and most capable
women, Mile. de Mulenin, the president
OF the Swiss National Council Of Wo-
men.
Amt the trees, and the black wooded
Liils, and the pretty homes, and the en-
circling mountains all beautiful and
enhancing? But keep n good share of
your enthusiasm, don't expend II all on
these inanimate things, for want TO
introduce two Of the most interesting
women TO you that you have ever met.
Mile. de Mullenin is the daughter OF
long line OF distinguished and cul-
tured Swiss progent0rs, herself one of
the most influential and striking char
acters at present engaged In the socio-
logical history of her country. OF the
most exquisite refinement, yet there is
great strength in the rugged features of
this Swiss gentlewoman. If only she
had the physical strength as well as
the mental, her nation would have oc-
casioh to carve her name with the i'm
mortals; and that may we'll happen
yet.
Here she comes to the door of her
quaint mansion, hundreds of years old.
and embedded In vines and trees. and
Just behind her Is her adored friend
Nine. Tachinstka. one of the most mag
netic and charming women il has been
my lot to meet.
with exquisite courtesy, that Of the
simplest and most elegant. they draw
us within and usher us into the bright
old drawing room. and the whole at
mosphere Is so charged with the unus-
ual and is so distinctly OF the old world
that | am transported from this mum
dane sphere and live In the pages of
some historical novel.
or course they all talk the best OF
English, and at once we plunge into
council talk, and the recent session of
the international executive at Copen-
hagen. The hours fly; and after tea,
and more talk, In the which watch the
speaking dark eyes OF Nine. Pachint-
ska with fascinated gaze our carriage
is announced. and we must perforce de-
part.
How much have CLEANED and gath
cred from these three brilliant women.
And as one topic after another would
rise up, how | longed to dwell on this
or that, for these lovely women could
give and take with such delightful
rapport.
| told them some things and condl-
lions OF my own loved home and peo-
pie, and how tenderly they listened. II
made me think of that saying of Beech
III :, you Hllsht nave ndue creature
as noble and beautiful as woman. but
He never did," Never was an after
noon more delightfully."- spent or its
memory more lovingly cherished.
AS one OF the trio. my own friend, |
and myself, turned from the vine clad |
piazza, there the other two stood, with |
their arms about each other. waving |
TO us their last farewells. and II is thus |
| have them framed In memorys halls.
those devoted friends and most devoted |
workers In the cause OF woman.
The next day was TO take us TO the |
summer home Of my dear friend, on the
AXE Of Geneva.