New-York tribune., 1903-04-06

The subtitle OF one of Lewis CAROLS books Is
AN Agony in Eight Fits This strikes one woman
as rule is an agony in more than eight fits. the
number varying in individual cases
Publications OF all kinds overflow in these days
with instructions in the gentle art of beauty
Women told how to take care Of their skin
and their hair and their hands They are exhort-
ed to dress well. and not 10 worry They are told
what and how TO sleep. and are supplied
with detailed instructions in the matter OF
else. Yet these things are mere details and are
more or less on the surface. Beauty. IN the last
which expresses itself In outward and material
things women. learn from beauty doctors only
that expression, and il they have nothing TO ex-
press tney are as lar as ever ION reg oTaIty; b
will impose some people perhaps even on the
majority of people.
To redeem tewelry from vulgarity is the difficult
task undertaken by Mrs William H Klapp. Of
Chicago who is now attracting much attention
as a designer OF feminine ornaments Beauty. she
thinks is its own excuse for being. and the owner
Of a beautiful gem need not ask herself whether
it is in fashion or even If It properly zdvertises
consideration is extremely common one, Mrs
KIapp says. and the favorite setting is the one
which displays the size and depth and consequent
costluess Of the stone. not the one which really
enhances its beauty
The New-York State Federation of wonen's
Clubs is not the only one which has internal dis
also appeared in the Massachusetts FederaJ9n'
and the Daughters OF vermont Iarge ana Innl- @
entiaI society Of Boston. has just voted oy large
majority TO withdraw
In spite of the opposition OF the cotton mill men.
who claim that the services Of children under
twelve years arz necessary their business, a
child labor bill has passed the Texas legislature
and been signed by the Governor. IhiS Is an an I'M
portant step in the crusade against child labor, as
the cotton mills have been a. among tne greatest Of
To retire TO the country and raise chickens IS the
ideal OF many world-weary people, and one IS not
surprised therefore, TO learn that one Of the
favorfte occupations OF Mary Anderson Navarro
is chicken raising. She spends hours in the com
pany of these pets. and has designed her own runs
and coops She does not sell her eggs or chickens.
but gives 10 her friends and TO the poor VIVA see
does not require for her own TAME MS NaE4rIOs
hone is IN Broadway. England and the people
of the village think it great privilege 10 get one
Mrs Humphry Ward is said De a handsoms
woman-far better looking than her pictures make
her out 10 be- Her greatest charm hes in her
complexion which is still. Notwithstanding her
nnatronly years. innocent OF wrinkles Mrs ward
is as consderate OF her wonderful coEPtexion @ as As
maria bIv sits before an open window, and when
she has a peculiarly arduOus or important task on
hand her food consists largely OF bread and mix
4 humorous incident occurred IN connection with
the recent house entering epidemic in some Of the
said he mad an appointment with Mr. Blank
Mr. Blank is not az home" replied the maid
.and n told me when he left this morning that ne
v-o11I5 not b. back before evening 50 perhaps you
tad berter see him at his Office
..Oh no. insisted the man. seating hiIl-s- =
sav him after he left here. and re % - he
,vor,1d without doubt meet here at THIS hour,
50 III lust walt for him. taking newspaper from
bic ,ocl,et The maid was alone in the house. and
ar call him up on the telephone there of leasS
note for him 6uJ | have poslLVs 9rqeTS l nGr & q
h,T+ rhe girl did not Ike the mans apptarance
IL decided last TO leave note protesting tht5
ns-4-inIv inform Mr.. Blank Of the conduct or his
servant That evening when the sealed envelope
I9isrl~ II was found 20 contain these words:
WHY don't you raise your maids wages SheS
a corker- z -. - -. q --sr v-s+-r
-, ~ fo.nd lust after the writer's departure WIS
. cIass medal from a well known college
For the average tenement dweller. saic Fro-
,.s,- robert Erskirs Ely. in a recent talk on so
,aI conditions there is social distinction pos
sihIe hut that which may be defined by dress The
-ass-ya force that is capable Of waiting patiently
-. +,a recognition OF intrinsic worth IS practca.iy
Unknown 10 This stratum Nor does TINS social ee-
,,ar+ display any usual suobbishness in the matter
ss-,ot5,i=bness anyhow. you know. is only aspira-
-ion pulIed green. TO speak We all have II
y-v.f,cfiveIy we feel that would rnisrepresent
.tocalit, We want even our most exterior environ
met ii accord with ideal OF ourselves And
,y rsnt an apartment here or house there a. We
choose We have little Individual touches about
,z roo even when we live alast 50 many o,
u. MannAttaners have To. tn other peoples houseA