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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-03
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Scene Painter

"a BOUT a dozen years ago little
EE California girl. Grace N Wi
IA shaar, living in San Jose, was
q taking drawing lessons. She
was of French descent, so in
herited artistic talent. She felt always
that she was "cut out to be an artist"
When she was little older. but not
yet grown her parents removed 10 Sc
attic, she with them. She still kept at
her drawing with enthusiasm, and now
she learned, too. the mixing and laying
on OF colors So time went on till
Grace N Wishaar was sixteen. one
day she found out that theater man
ager in Seattle was in urgent need or
drop curtain and set of scenes for his
stage Full of the glad confidence ana
courage of gifted youth. the girl Grace
went TO the manager and asked MIN 10
let her try her hand at painting his
scenery. The manager merely laughed
at her and told her she couldn't do 1t.
The girl who was cut out to be an art
list insisted that she could do il beauti-
fully. Seattle men are good natured
and chivalrous to the skirt wearing sex
The manager, still laughing at her. told
her at length she might try the drop.
which she did. The drop was, so TO
speak. a bowling success. The man
ager was pleased audiences were de-
lighted. especially the part of them that
knew the curtain had been done by
young Seattle girl.
And / often wish / could see that
drop curtain now. l wonder how 1t
would look to me-" says Miss Wishaar.
the busy. accomplished and successful
woman painter of theatrical scenery,
and the only one in the world.
After making her first Seattle success
Miss Wishaar continued in the scene
painting branch of art. which is de-
partment all to itself. The colors are
laid on in great daubs and splashes
with large brush in a way to suggest
nothing so much as embarrassing
back fence. yet so much understanding
and skill must be used that when the
canvas is finished the audience will see
in it elysian fields and icebergS and
robbers caves. Theatrical scenery is
painted in distemper-that is. in water
coIors mixed with various ingredients
to fix or bind them.
''Distemper is really beautiful me-
dunn" SAYS Miss Wishaar. You can
nroduce such fine effects with it, But
it's very tricky unless you know just
how to handle il"
Plainly Grace Wishaar knows just
how, for she is not only a scene paint
er, but a figure painter, rank in the
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profession reached by only the most
skillful and aspiring scenic artists.
Besides doing drops" and stage
scenes in those busy days, Grace also
took up oil painting. and in the inter-
walls Of splashing on the distemper
with the big brush she practiced IN oils
and dreamed of being famous por-
trait painter. She went east and stud
led in art schools there. But fame and
prosperity came slow TO the portrait
artist Americans are not so vain OF
their faces that they wish 10 hand them
down OF canvas 10 their descendants.
forming a family gallery Of curios,
comely or the reverse mostly the re-
verse. The very few portrait painters
who are really in the first rank suffice
for the whole country.
Il will go back 10 scene painting and
distemper." said Miss Wishaar. She
opened a scenic studio at home in Seat
tie in partnership with gentleman
sheet OF paper lying on my desk has AZ
its head in graceful crimson letters the
words The Northwest Scenic Studio,
with the names OF the brave partners
printed beneath. The Northwest Scenic
Studio was successful Orders for sets
OF scenes for township and concert
halls in the region adjoining Seattle
came in abundsntly. 4 Spokane the
alter has stock OF scenery turned out
by the firm Of which the girl was q
working member.
Nevertheless the girl member OF the
firm pinned FOR larger opportunity. wider
knowledge Probably New York Is the
final goal which six out Of nine OF al
the gifted and aspiring young msl and
women OF the United States seek 70
reach Grace Wizhasr said I VIII SO
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-03
LEARN TO SEW.

In spite of the advent of the sewing
machine. we ought still to teach our
little girls to sew. Every day the little
one should devote a short time to the use
of the needle. At first, no doubt, it may
be considered a trial until the pressure
of a skillful handling of the needle can
be felt. But may not the training of
character also be going on while the
little fingers patiently work at 'over
and over" that will not look even or
hemming that seems so endless? Those
poor little fingers will be often pierced.
Tears perhaps will be shed when i'm
perfect work is picked out, but if with
the effort such qualities as attention
and accuracy are developed, together
with those good old virtues of lifelong
need, patience and perseverance, is not
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theatrical painting in America are TAX
en- the superintendent said:
II have forty men in my employ. I
would not dare take on a woman"
Many merely laughed at her, refus-
ing to take her proposition seriously.
Finally one man, whose name deserves
mention, and il is ]. Frank Dodge, said:
Il will give you trial"
And in that studio the men were
very nice" says Miss Wishaar.
From that time success attended her,
as il always finally walks with the tall
ented and persistent. Miss Grace Wi
shaar now has all the work she can do
and is well paid. In the scant leisure
at her command she recreateS herself
by working at the exact opposite of
scene painting - miniature painting.
Here her touch is exquisitely delicate
and beautiful
Perhaps some aspiring girl with ar
tiStic talent would like to be a scene
painter too. Well, away up in the fly
galleries" of a theater, say forty feet
above the stage, picture to yourself a
painters scaffOlding, technically called
the paint bridge" Sometimes a stair
leads up to it, oftentimes only a ladder
A slender railing is behind the artist
while he works TO keep him from STEP
ping backward and falling, but that
railing itself is sometimes so shaky that
the artist does not dare lean against it,
Huge canvases are stretched upon
frames, and the frames are raised and
lowered in front of the artist. who
stands and paints night as we'll as
day often. The artist must have a
brave soul, a strong hand. a true eve
and a steady nerve. Such a soul. such
a hand, eye and nerve. has Grace Wi
shaar, the strong, the tried and the
true. MARILLA WEAVER
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man in the world. but never let him
forget that there are others almost as
fine.
Dress TO please him, "a you used TO
when he was counting you.
Remember that little things count
with him more than big ones Yield in
small matters. Hold 10 your principles
Don't indulge in bursts OF confidence.
You may regret them. What is unsatd
can never be afterward used in argu-
ment.
Be as logical and fair minded as you
can be.
If you are jealous. give him the bene-
fit OF the doubt He will secretly thank
you.
Be loyal to him before your family
and your friends no matter what hap
pens. Don't discuss him. He doesn't
discuss you
Don't shirk your responsibilities.
Never try TO make him jealous II
isn't fair. and il doesn't pay.
Never let him feel his complete power
over YOU,
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Hats this year will vigorously match
the gowns with which they are worn.
and the entire color scheme of cos
tune will be considered much more i'm
portant than formerly.
three-quarteP coat of some useful
black silk, not taffeta. viii be found al
most Indispensable this summer TO COW
er the perishable light gowns 1 do not
know why, but the full length garments
worn so much last season are no longer
considered smart. and to be chic wrap
must show at least several inches of the
dress underneath. These coats are
made very pretty by the addition of
wide lace collars and bows of chiffon
with long ends tying under the chin.
Well, here's luck to your summer
WARDROBE KATE CLYDE.
New York.
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women md Cirnretter.

What do you think? \ friend Of
mine says she thinks that women
should smoke cigarettes. Shocking d?
BY no means. Just listen 10 her rea-
son.ng. II you read novels. she SAYS.
you viii notice thar the heroine is al
ways strangely affected by the perfume
co Of cigarette smoke which clings 10
the spots sancJidea by her lovers pres
ence. Now. why. she asks should we
give the poor girl such a handicap II
she smoked herself she would nor he
Influenced 10y il. Il is these subtle little
masnetisms. these little snares and de-
luslons, that the wise girl wants To look
out for
She has a friend who adopted this
plan 20 save herself from the fatal in
huence 81 cigarette smoke. and 10 her
surprise she found il didn't work al all.
After Kline size found out why. Nat
urally she smoked good cigarettes. and
they Che men she cared for were all
good looking ana TooC: 50 they. smoked
the ordinary kind When she made the
change herself all was We'll
While / am on the touching subject
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-03
AN ENGLISHWOMAN'S RULES FOR
A YOUNG WIFE,

Never weep in the presence of your
husband. Weeping either irritates him
or makes him feel helpless. II he is
helpless, he is provoked with himself
il irritated. with you.
Don't show him all the letters you re-
ceive. He does not show you all OF his.
Undoubtedly he believes in reciprocity.
Don't ask questions. He will tell you
voluntarily what he wants to. The rest
you couldn't drag from him.
Don't explain. Explanations are tire
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-03
LACE TRIMMED PoNeEE JACKET WITH CAPE EFFECT.

nature. Then they took the front seat.
just behind the motorman.
conspicuous sign was posted whers
their eyes could not miss IL. and IL read:
Don't talk 10 the motorman."
Mrs. Flopper was in such haste TO Sc
cure the front seat that she forgot her
umbrella and had 10 stop the car n mo-
ment while she went back 10 get IT, 10
being country trolley. motorman and
conductor had not yet learned tina; The
chief part OF their duty Is 20 be grumpy
and disobliging 10 passengers. AS shs
stepped upon the car Mrs. Fioppcr was
again I'm such haste that she dropped
her handkerchief and gloves. The con-
ductur. although he was in the act %
tapping his bell. calamity jumped or
and grabbed them and handed them 10
her just as the electric brush caught its
impetus. and the car shot out Of ths
station
Mrs. Hopper was still and slien, tlu
she go; fully 100 yards from the start
ing point. Then she asked the motor
man:
How far r. II TO Bogglesviile7''
Fifteen miles" said the motormRn.
turning away from Mrs Flopper and
fixing his eyes steadfas,ly on the shin
ing stretch OF track ahead OF him. F,vi-
IDENTIFY ne considered the conversation
closed so far as ne was IN a. Not 50
Mrs FiOpper. No sooner had che
heard the answer Fifteen miles,
which she knew before she had asked
the question. than she asked another. q
wit:
What time II we get there" The
man at the lever did not answer this
| conversational essay. but giared at she
placard foTbidding passenger 20 talk
20 the motorman. lie vented his feel
ingE. however b. letting tho car 0ut
so that il went Ike the wind for quar-
ter Of mile. An automobile dashed
across the track a. though the Send
I pursued IL. Mrs. Fiopi,et. hreathlsss.
exclaimed:
ouch. ouch. OUCH Wow Don, -
| 50 fast Tn afraid And she rea he'd
forward and grabbed the lever
The motornan slowed up iltf1s On
again in peace for a whole mile Then
IN the forward vista appeared . man
leading a risky COW along aunay
( lane that crossed the trolley track.
Mrs FiopDer piucked The motorfnan -
the sleeve.
Take care. take care. take eare'-'
she osckled IN swift sfaccato. step
TIA that COW goes by
Never mind the cow groWiel shs
rnotorrnan. lie shook OF the defalninz
grasp NJ the white feminine hand sroa
his sleeve and xf.~d on again. - 81
asked himself whsf kind - a motor
man woman sgoui8 make. - ssk~d re-
only Of himself iD ~ silence su
again. past danGeiIon raskee pastures
and robin haunted trees. They entered
the edge q BoTgi~svfile a chi8
played sionRslde TIE track Mr. Pop
per screamed.
"Oh. look. f>ook where you 20 Foi-gf
Dou'i yeu see fhaf caiid -
The isnE suffering nsoforrnan fna.a-
iaIned silence as per his orcers flH fAs
car stopped sf re ltoEE 'esvii's staffr-
Then ~ entered fAe aosurang-r e9es
and made a f~porf AMI reiieae1 hIs
mind
II them biarned Hiur.in 6en'f afon
a-s*ffir. On fhe frouf sat $40 rss-
ferris ne wsfa fhess fsls f'n anit
Tbs next day arf~srss l8sf haek as
the raoformsss fea1 81 ftsr~ where
al Who ~nfsrss fbe car uaizhf Rad fhls
noffae
LADIES' AZ requested re - a-ra-
tfe frDns sest tess=1 80 srssfe-r-.r-
TABgTHA sgltEg1
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TO New York and try my luck there /
know l can do my work as well as any
and better than most Why is there
not success for me?''
There was success for her, but not
till after a struggle so hard and bitter
that it ought TO make American men
bow their heads and a dull red flush OF
shame dye their cheeks when they re-
member the mothers that gave them
life. Ii was the old struggle against
sex prejudice. Here was this slender,
gifted, graceful girl, a skillful scenic
artist, stranger. away from her par
ents, seeking honorable employment at
work she could do as we'll as the best.
Men who should have welcomed her
turned from her with ominous mutter-
ings and black scowls. Sex jealousy,
Theatrical scene painting is taken by
contract by the heads of studios" SO
called. The studio is usually in a the
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woMEN's OUTDOOR ART CLUB.

a Boston branch of the Outdoor Art
association has been esta blished by wo-
men of prominence in that city. The
national organization is now represent
ed in seven big cities. The work accom-
plished includes planting of school
yards tenement districts and small city
squares. distribution Of prizes for ANA
teur gardens and general cooperation
with city authorities in beautifying
streets. etc: improving Of factory
grounds placing of seats along boule-
wards preservation of birds and wild
flowers. and lectures on landscape gar
dening and similar subjects II is pro
posed TO affiliate with the Federation
OF Women's Clubs
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some. II you make mistakes. profit by
them and say nothing.
Always be apprec;ative and respon-
sive- If he buys you a diamond ring.
don't remind him that you need new
shoes. Put the ring on your hand and
wear a smile The shoes will come
later.
Suggest, don't demand Remember
the fable OF the horse and the watering
trough
Let him smoke in the drawing room
If he wants to- The house is his too.
Darn his socks once in awhile, grace
fully and as neatly as you can, but do
il as q favor or a joke
Don't nag There is always a woman
who doesn't
Make him understand by the surest
means at command that he IS the finest
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10 WRITE ON MEALS.

This process is advocated by an expe-
rienced person. Take quarter Of a
pound OF nitric acid and half an ounce
of muriatic acid Mix. shake well to-
gether. and il is ready for use. Cover
the place YOU wish 10 mark with melt
ed beeswax. When cold. write your in
sCription plainly on the wax with
sharp instrument 10 clear the metal
Then apply the mixed acids with a
feather. carefully filling each letter
Let II remain from one 10 ten minutes
according To appearance desired. then
throw in water. which stops the proc
esS. and remove the wax
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doing 1850 words IN a working day OF
six and one-haif hours.
IN an address al Chicago university
President Jordan Of STANFORD spoke in
favor OF coeducation and OF longer
rather than a shorter college course
He said. II we could drop the social
butterflies and do nothing dar6i=s from
The campus. most Of The evils Of he
university system would disappear.
Many OF the rev gowns ace ~ The
back or fssten iuV3sihiE there and no
Two sleeves seem 10 d alike. though the
dominant ide& Is e sort o. bishop sleeve
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TIE 6Oomon and
O6e MOformor7

was the lovehest possible day.
oslIny and summerlike. The buds
were budding and the shoots were
shooting. Mrs Flopper decided that il
was an ideal day for a long trolley ride.
Accordingly she invited her friend and
neighbor, Mrs Flipper. 10 accompany
her TO Bogglesville. fifteen miles away.
Mrs Flipper was agreeable to the prop
osition so the two friends started.
They waited half an hour till they
could secure an open car. that they
might view all the beauties OF budding
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WOMAN THE WORLD OVER.

Chemisettes and Y shared fronts are
Coming IA again ana are sure 10 be
worn, and corselets deep enough TO al
low the fuilness 10 bulge over in front
commend themselves.
Mrs. ". ". Mitchell o. Portland. Ne.
has control Of the JeGries copper mine
in Yavapai county. Ariz. and o. four
adjoining properties.
pretty frock for a ten-year-old girl
is OF yellow and white linen with hands
Of black Russian embroidery. \ single
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A PRETTY CUSTOM.

In the wardrooms of the ships Of the
American navy a charming old custom
is still observed. At o'clock In the
evening the captain or commander or
ders glasses TO be filed and. rising. says:
Gentlemen. / ask you TO drink to
sweethearts and wives. May the sweet
heart become the wife and the wife
never cease to be the sweetheart
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of matrimony let me add something
from my observation. 1t occurs TO me
that there are lot of women who are
fitted to be the wives Of poor, strug-
CLING men. and nothing else. If they
marry rich men, there is bound TO be
trouble / refer to the restless, energet-
ic woman for whom the twenty-four
hours are ali too short. She is the born
hustler" if you will forgive my using
such an expression, the born wire pull
er. the woman who can make" man.
Now, when she finds that man already
made what is there for the poor thing
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to do? Accordingly, Satan finds work
for idle hands that are overactive by
nature, and you read startling dis
closures about her in the paper.
1t has always been a pet theory OF
mine that all murders by female hands
and other instances of feminine wicked
ness were only examples of misplaced
activity. Ana when you talk about the
increasing restlessness and other I'M
pleasant characteristics of women 1T
only goes to show that they are cult
waiting Municipalities and that these
are being cramped in the present order
of things. OF course in due time that
order will change, 1 haven't doubt.
but Just now women with strong indi
vidualities are having a rather hard
time of it
Which brings me back to my very
first subject. 1 have a singularly per-
siStent nature.
This time | want you to understand
that l am going to shed that subject for
good and all.
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set into deep wristbsnd with the full
ness bulging cut on the outside Of the
arm and next 10 the wrist
Among the aboriginal tribes q north
west Mexico The girl does rhe cou-tirg-
she sits down near The swain q her
choice and pulls AZ his blanket and
sings 10 him Then next she throws
pebbles - him. Il ~ throws them
back her love j. returned
IL really does seem as Il the bonnet
Nsre coming 81 again In England y
never went out. bat IN Paris o. any
part s{ America for q WOMAN 10 year
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band borders the short fun skirt. The
bodice Is blouse shaped. with a square
cut neck opening over q suimpe OF fine
all over embroidery
In staying over night al a friends
wait until your hostess makes The first
move 70 retire Tor the night unless you
caa dead indiSresition as an excuse or
any special reasons
Miss Nary = Pretty. an employee Of
the United States patent Office has
made q new record a. typewTiting,
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EcRu ORGANIZE SASH AND eRDLE OF BLACK VELVET.

ous Other czpzrltl-s- Ezny % - ~-sI-
grating young women ssessssT 1s9 en-
pl0yHneuf sE wives
Mn a p. L~zn3~~sSs n tie csxs
wusrzu phzrrnacss; ir Ttzssssa. 9sr-s a.
snrrarce - Eorzs1 irfo 10 r-1fesss<sszs
- rrz1e a. sifsz-sif "a F<ssesets $50 CRY
frs mat s4Ezfisea saarcss1 in sazsssss
the zfl1xfnEzy sp<rs5 @1<ss Nn.< L.
F-IeEzsz tszs ~s.zbfi-A=1 = rskrrl4ry
q 49, car ~ - psss-sb1rx
a fsSAlocaess soraar osSsrszG az
cufee>7r Eopr las 4 Tst Fhorr = r<i.t
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a bonne; with strings wss &c confess
herself aEsa beyond hope- So~, how
ever. there nay b@ = EHiDZ back 20
bonnet strings
Nrs u C. G. Bradford = president
OF she Cosora6o state FeSeTztioz q
Wo11en's Cl1t@-
The British Wezzns I'm grztion 49,
socsatso- s. 6osnE q tss@fuI snrE -
s@nzr e Soutf kfrscs- AcFiraiis ard
Canada GeserxlEz woueu Hho kzos
hox 20 ro-k ros oaIF AZ ho1sfSo "a
boz bgt a. 1arE@s. sfs1o<szss~rs. ts'sx-
r.rhsrs. teachers. c3>rks ard n vas1-
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Some &C the prettlest afternoon gowns
for a Jrifie dressier occasions are those
OF ecru null trimmed with coarse lace
squares and figures. They are made up
over plain white lawn and give a really
smart effect while they are al The same
time quite inexpensive.
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Somcthing trifh china IIue cves.

never gives a good effect in what is
supposed 10 Be wash goods.
When you deal with the laundry part
OF il there is no doubt the linens do up
infinitely better than the pongees. for
the latter scorch very easily and have
TO be Just such a degree OF dryness be-
fore the iron is applied 10 them
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be a woman. Better be born with a
milestone around ones neck.
What is the matter with you. Kate
Clyde?
Oh, nothing: only one of my firm
men friends has gone over TO the ranks
of the lovelorn and its something with
china blue eyes and no ideas TO speak of.
He was the one unsentimental man l
had. and such comfort 10 discuss
'isms" with, Do YOU wonder l am a
cynic? Now l have 10 go 10 all the
trouble OF educating another man.
Etc change the subject.
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Pongee and Linen Dresses.

If you haven't a pongee or a linen
dress. you should get one right away.
Nothing is pretJier and more useful TO
wear in the afternoon in summer.
You can buy them in robe form dain-
tiIy embroidered and make them up
yourself. which is easy. as they do not
require a lining, or you can get a good
pattern and a good seamstress and
have them run UP at home. l don't
think il pays 20 give them 10 the dress
maker. The skirt is pretty and useful
laid in tucks which flare at the knee
for the plain gored skirt does not al
ways launder well. and the waist is
prettlest bloused. without a suggestion
Of the shirt waist. however. and either
fastening down the back or the front
A waist that opens on the shoulder
. "a
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alter itself, where
the scenery is
painted. From
theater TO thea
ter the indom-
liable girl went
time after time
to be refused.
At one place five
men were en-
ployed- They
rose in a body
and told the
manager they
would quit if he
hired a woman.
c hiv a lrous
manhood
At one place
where contracts
or a la T & e
amount of the