New-York tribune., 1903-02-07
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The Gibbs and other societies which are composed
OF wealthy women have been strongly reminded oy
the United States Commissioner Education that
OF the most helpful lines which they might
contribute would be the establishing OF scholarships
for their There has been some increase
in such funds available for women but not nearly
young men might not push their studies beyond the
elementary stage without sgeh help IT Is sh66 9ne @ S
aided. bat during the last ten years that women
the schoIa7shi's and feilowships ALLOTTED to them
have not increased proportiOnately The funds stlll
remain much interior TO those available Tor men
The daughter Of Fremont. the Pathfinder. although
past fifty years OF age is now left penniess owing
TO the death Of her mother, who enjoyed widows
pension. \ long resisted claim the Fremont heirs
is now being pushed by the California State Fed
Grafton Of Nomens Clubs. so that Miss Fremont
b,y =, RT nm +he bon1e.teed given to Mrs
Fremont by the women Of South California
It IS asserte: by Henry T. Finck that coeducation
IS failure and trial for its life In support of
this dctum he cites prominent educators such as
as Presidents Eliot Hall Hadiey James and Jor-
dan adding that two Western universities have
treated from their former position and are now
against coeducation
It had its inception. he remarks in the sparsely
settled West for economic reasons. These reasons
no longer exist and the West is beginning to feel
the influence Of the East which has been unfavor-
abie TO eoeducation. In small community where
ton Is all very well nut in populous cities Juxtapo
sqS T @ sns s5g ma ri sesr he adds quoting
President Thwing. undoubtedly are promoted by
fRerebS And various terrible examples are ad-
cation such as a woman principal marrying of
the boys and girl narrowly escaping an eoPe-
ment with an unprncipied music master
Elizabeth L. Banks. the American girl who
writes of London she sees il by day and by
night. says that the saddest sight one sees from
the tops of the London buses in the evening is that
OF the women in the publchouses. Through the
city these women may be counted by dozens and
hundreds, and often as they stand by the bar
the drink evil among London's working classes was
for the first time.
For the modern bridesmaid the chief requirement
is that she should De picturesque. but to obtain
this effect the fashion OF the costume may be
chosen from almost any historical period. and
there X almost wide range in materials The
combination of muslin velvet and fur Is not nfre
oent and the effectiveness Of it IS sufficient excuse
for the wearing TWO of bridesmaids dresses are
almost alike. and III the dressing OF the head
there Is aIso ylai ms hY yon,evbsr reyi[4G
and picture hat and the hover tOque always
creasing favor for large poke bohnets and these
would De appropriate win either tHe loLls SEQ
opening heart shaped at the throat and filed in
with maIine.
In The Astor Library il a collection OF menu
cards the garnering of Miss Frank E ButtoIph,
nd the number al present amounts to l0iS Ihey
are from ali parts OF the world. and as the show
ing s nowhere surpassed. it may yet have his
tor1cal value II is certainly curiosity 1t has
taken only three years get together this famous
collection for many persons have contributed TO
it, ana. although specia! appeal has been made
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preciated. There is only one request on the part
Of Miss Buttolph, and this Is that all menu cards
which enter her collection shall be clean ana IN
broken.
The women buyers who visit New-York in the
course Of a year number over thousand. Articles
of womens wear are Of course their their spfciah lre'
An English magazine announces~that it is going
TO invent craze" This, il confidently pre-
diets will rival picture postcard collecting. Here
x The prospectus OF the craze Every woman
when travelling finds her luggage adorned with
Ia beis pasted by the enterprising hotelkeeper-
Some of these are really artistic and pret1Iy
uictorial others being merely the and place
Of the hotel. and they ali shapes. sizes and
colors TO collect them each place on the Con-
tinent and Great Britain and the world over,
them in albums, much as We do postcards, Will
form interesting remernDTa nGer OF the placfs -
an album. what will my trunks do? naturally IN
gaires se dhe woman ar Ihe toI Of her life Why one
is nor expected to the labels off her luggage
but 10 ask the hotel proprietor or hall porter l9f
duplicates
King Edward is said 70 have positive talent for
evolving charming gifts out OF his inner con-
sciorsuess one Of his latest triumphs Is a photo
ra oh holding locket, which he had made in Paris
for wearing a long gold chain Two sover-
.igus bea ring the head Of Queen Victoria. were
beaten as thin as possible. and the rims or each
set with brilliants. The gold pieces, connected
with a spring fy open pressure. revealing the
photograph within.
Queen Alexandra. il is said. has had the Kohl
moor set as a brooch surrounded by crclet OF
small dia monds and it her left shoulder.
10 admiration OF all bsholders
The L.ady's Pictorial. in noting the statement in
an American paper that II had discovered the
= BOLTON OF middle age by the modern woman.
saws that the discovery had already been made IN
England some time ago Where il Is possible for
a woman without being ridiculous. retain her
Youthful appearance. says this publication. surely
n Is perfectly justihabie .or to endeavor TO do
so Not by iuvenility OF dress manner. for this
defeats its own object. but By maintaining as far
"a in her lies the CHEEKY optimism and light
I-artedness Of youth. and lively sympathy with
= nd interest in the younger OF her own sex