New-York tribune., 1903-02-14
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Some years ago an English with landed
interests conceived the idea OF helping her poorer
neighbors by having them taught some handicraft
in their evening hours At first she had d1f1culty
IN fixing upon the work. but finally decided bent
iron work. All sorts Of workrnen attended the
classes in their spare time. and soon some credit
able work turned out Ambitious as she was
for her irouworkers, the founder had at hrst no
idea of the venture bringing more than
sionaI pttance to her people. But the number OF
customers became so large that the best men
were taken on in the daytime In few years nve
forges kept busy. and the work is now so
much in demand that sixteen or seventeen men
3botogra9hers being empIoyed Everything that
be made in iron work or copper work from
is fashioned by these workers. The designs are
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Among their customers they number the King ana
been made BY these IRON workers, and two of their
lamps are IN use at BaImQEal @ ne JURY % a aa 5G
for ornamental iron
A writer in foreign journal who is not an
American speaks thus in regard TO those whom he
has met IN Paris: Il not an American; do not
know the lady who has founded the Dressmakers
Protective Association Of America have never
been in America and know nothing about American
dressmakers, but I know great deal about Amer
lean women. and have seen them over and over
again in clothes made in their own country which
fitted them and suited them, and were far smarter
than anything one here in Paris OF course
refer especially to hats tailor made dresses coats
boots and toilet accessories generally. The Amer1-
can is the best dressed woman. no matter Where
she is not only fitted but dressed She holds her
self well. and woman who holds herseIL vel Ell Is
$500 rafaT RI dress themselves and nearly
always do their own hair. Many run away with
the idea that the American woman Is eXtraVagant-
Never was a greater mistake made. She knows
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reality she is most econonic cal Being clever she
makes the most of everythlng-nothlng IS wasted
Also the American woman IS an excellent needle
woman She can and fit blouse or skirt,
make underlinen and trim a hat as well as any
professional
The prevailing tendency toward bright trimming
on gowns etc, recalls curious craze of the women
Of the eighteenth century. Bright metal threads.
usually of much higher intrinsic value than those
used in manufacture now, were seen in trimmings
for gowns wraps. etc: also in making up fancy
work The women of the court were possessed Of
an intense desire to procure gold threads for the
manufacture of costly bagateles and neglected all
other work for ''parflage,' as the working up of
gold raveIlings came to be called. Even ID round
of visits women would carry with them two work
bags-one for pair Of scissors and odds and ends
of any material from which gold thread could be
UNFINISHED and pulled the other for the precious
threads themselves Economical court women made
this a source of revenue some gaining as much
$500 Der annum by disposing of this thread TO the
Jews. even princesses being sordid enough to en-
engrossed in this dissection of woven ia Prlcs
caused FoltaIre 70 compare tleln 70 >eV.II i ou
last. however, the practice Of parfaSe SradualIy
develoned in the fair sex shameless begging for
epaulettes, sword knots and gold lace Directly a
man appeared In salon he was surrounded BY a
rapacous group OF women hurr1edIy dlVesIns . MN
of his glttering ornaments Inc Duc de GoL9a,5. t
apps a IN Gi trce stripped Of all his gewgaws
last after fifteen wears OF vogue tnis mania
ceived its deathblow through being heid UP 20 rdi-
cule on the stage
has .,Tp
hundred and ninety clubs. or nineteen more than
last wear OF these devoted 10 political
economy. three each TO parliamentary law ana
current events two cooking. four to child study.
seven 10 public Improvement, eight to music TWEEN
ty-seven to history. forty-three 20 literature and
art sixtv-eight to tourist subjects and thirty to
a STAT art commission are among the things the
federation viii Try 10 wrest from the legislature
this year
THE fact that there is charity in refusing
sometimes than in giving is one not sufficiently
realized. Women are the chief offenders in this
respect" SAYS a woman who has observed IN ooth
England and America. The sin Is in the giving
of those sGuandered pennies which We hand 10
beggars of whom we know nothing We see per
haps a ragged miserable woman dragging along
in the wet street. some little shivering blue
faced mortal petitoning only five cents. and
because we Ioathe the sight of such misery and
think of our tenderly cared for little we give
the money. The charity would have been 70 cali
in he help of the police ana nave the petitioner
removed to soTre shelter where food warmth ana
assistance could be obtained. But that seems too
drastic measure, and so We give the money ana
hurry of sight and sound. only lately IN
the roIce reports Of newspaper appeared the case
of woman taken up for singing IN the streets on a
wild wintry day with children, with hardly
ona whole garment between them. that sleeTy, ICY
afternoon. 4 kindly policeman took them up, no
doubr 10 the intense indignation OF the surround
ing crowd and then before the magistrate out came
the story a Ioafer who had never done an honeSt
Say's work lived in what he considered luxury OF.
and her SIN more miserable children II only the
U,oTneD yyoUId not give pennies. said the maSis-
tra+e ii would not pay for him TO turn these poor
crsa riires n1o the streets beg And what of the
hnrribIe drink-sodden women who turn Wretcned
and sickIy little into the streets daily 70
gain money by their appeals All these are the
outcome Of the promscuous penny Charity Wh1cn
is certainly not love
..T-1, sight Of label decorated trunk need no
longer convey an impression of wide travel on the
owners part it may simply be the outcome or con-
5era be ingenuity and barefaced appeals TO accom-
r,odating hotel managers saysa real and not sham
rlobe-trotter One Of these latter recently showed
me the following, Dear Sir: have decided not 10
izt voui hotel this year. II IS some" nat out or
,,,, ro1lto 30. would extremely ooiged Z you
tr1Iv Rut the labels were not sent from
this hostlsry-Gne OF the pnest III thS c"uiiuS VI
mountain and glacier.