The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-29


One of the most interesting deyel-
Opments of philanthropy in ST. Paul is
exenlplified by various Industrial
schools to teach girls to sew, OF which
there are several connected with
churches, beside the largest and first
established. that of the Relief society.
The House of Hope conducts very
successful school, which is part OF the
work of Hope chapel on Dayton's bIuf
and at which many well known women
teach on Saturday mornings. ST,
Mary's Catholic church in lower town
conducts one in it's school house, and
this autumn there was such a school
opened in the guild room of Christ
church which is already a success.
But the Relief Society school. which
meets every Saturday morning, from
80 to L, in the large hall of the Relief
building, on East Ninth street, is
crowded to overlooking, and, strange to
say, it is next to impossible to obtain
enough teachers for the more than 900
girls who go to the school. There are
now only about ten teachers for all
those scholars. and it is extremely diff
cult for a teacher to do justice to class
es as large as they are.
1t is not very much to ask, this TAX
ing two hours of one morning a week
and devoting it to so good and inter-
eSting a work as this. There has never
been a teacher who has not become
interested in the girls of her class;
they are so thoroughly natural, SO
childlike, SO grateful and so appreeia-
tive of the efforts of the teachers.
But Mrs. Blood, who has given time
and thought and hard work for years
to this good work, has become we'll
nigh discouraged this winter at the
lack of teachers. Since the holidays
ho al fY1I in
some instances dropped off. Not all.
ways because they lost interest, but
many have gone away, some are i'll,
and, for various reasons, have been
unable to continue. If women would
only volunteer; of course, each woman
these days is busy and has her own in
tereStS, but there are so many who live
in apartment houses and hotels who
have no cares, no housekeeping duties,
and could so well help if they only will.
There are no conditions save a desire
to be of use and the knowledge of bast-
ing, hemming and stitching, which
comes natural to most women. 1t is
to be hoped that those women who
have little to do and who read this will
come on Saturday prepared to assist
in this good work, which is such a ben.
eft to the little girls Of the city.
A New York paper, which devotes
week letter by a woman which is
supposed to contain the dernier cri in
the matter of what to wear. She has
recently had her say in regard to
blouses and tells us that this popular
waist, far from losing it's place, is bet
ter liked than ever and that New York
women are wearing this style for their
best costumes. Only an elaborate and
expensive blouse is called a "bIoose,"
and the ready-made kind to be found
In department stores are blouses. Such
is the distinction, and let 1t be remem-
bered by those women who desire to
know the very latest thing in fashions
A waist of cluny lace made over satin
Is a "bloose," a flannel thing made Just
the same way is q blouse and suitable
for morning wear.
The woman who writes of these
things tells Of a woman who would be
bound to attract attention even among
men by placing her picturesque cos
tune and who wore white lace
'bloOse" made over white chiffon; with
this she wore a skirt of black silk vel
vet, picture hat of black velvet and
pearl earrings and a string of pearls
round her neck. 1t can easily be i'm
agined what picture she would be if
she combined beauty with this ele-
gance of dress.
This writer also speaks of the Coun-
tess de Castellane, who is now in New
York with her children and saws
though her gowns are beautiful and in
perfect taste, her manner of doing her
hair like dowager instead of a young
woman, quite spells her appearance.
Added to this she is a very plain wom-
an. Her little sons are not dressed
like American children, but wear long
and loose sailor breeches and blouses,
They are quite a picture, however,
when they go out in little gray coats
with squirrel callar, cuffs and caps to
match.
Mrs. .Langtry's appearance in New
York has been chiefly notable for the
costumes she has worn and not for her
h1strionic ability which seems to be
as much lacking as ever. The PLAY
which she chose to appear in is said ia
be quite the limit of driveI and had II
not been for the sensationaIfsm- which
keeps her in the public eye and he1
sartorial projections, she would have
dropped into insignificance But the
Langtry back is as beautiful as ever
and her costumes have been so con-
structed as to give the world an unob-
Structed view of it, SO that, after all
New York has f1ocked to see her. One
OF the peculiarities of her gowns are
their full skirts which no one else wears
now, but Which suit the SienderneSS OF
the Jersey Lily. She wears a certain
shade OF blue great deal, just the col
or of her eyes and the beauty of her
blue negliges will probably make this
color more popular than it has been
for some time. By such things is fash
ion governed. st
A novelty of one gown is silver
fringe which is draped about her Shout
ders and falls gracefully round her. and
by the way, fringe is coming in and
promises to be much worn from now
on. Pink lace is another novelty which
trims one of Mrs Lantrys stage cos
tunes and which does not sound pretty
but is said to be strikingly effective as
worn by her 1t is now said that Mrs
Langtry viii soon go home but is Man
ming to return in the summer with a