The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-02
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ganization. It's membership now lists l 25O American residents of Berlin. It has a library consisting of 1900 volumes and classes in art and music It Is similar in many ways to the students club of Paris. The aim of the organization is to aid l American women who may find them selves In difficulty in a foreign city. Elm barrassment Is often saved them by these l clubs. The wife of the American con sul general to Germany, Mrs. Frank H. Mason, is one of the viee-presidents. The second viee-president is Mrs. Mary B. 1 Willard, who for eighteen years has been resident in Germany's capital city
 In New York house hunting is one of 1 the latest fields opened up to feminine enterprise, and there is one woman in that city who earns not only comfort able income. but also the gratitude of many housekeepers by finding apart ments for people who want them. Her 1 charge for this inestimabe service is per cent of the first months rent and her car fare. A professional house hunter knows that hundreds of apartments are vacant which are never advertised. the sign ito let" being the only intimation of their availability which is given to the general public. She does not depend upon advertisements, therefore, but hunts the locality specified by her client. She also puts herself in communication with the real estate people, who are off, ten glad to pay her a second commits slon and in this way she is able to ac- complish with comparatively little effort what would be well-ngh impossible to the inexperienced house hunter. She finds her clients by studying the adver- tisements for flats and houses and she sometimes locates as many as three fam flies in one day.
 Domestic servants are treated with so much consideration in Sweden that it is a wonder that any of them should come to America for situations. There is an or- der of merit conferred upon servants for long and efficient service under the same employers consisting of gold or silver medal and under some cireum- stances a life pension. In Stockholm there is an old servants home, row of buildings in a pleasant street where su- perannuated servants are given a shel- ter and care. The institution is sup ported by public subscription and the in- terest of a large endowment. It is al- ways full and has a long waiting list.
 There Is some talk in England of
 
 lean wife of the British secretary for the colonies. Such action would not be without precedent, for peerages have several times been conferred upon the wives of English statesmen after the latter had declined them For example, Mrs Disraeli was created yiscountess Beaconsfield several years before the husband consented to accept the title, and the wife of the elder Pitt was made
 
 of her husbands earldom. The reason for this is that a peer is not eligible for a seat in the house of commons, and to confer a peerage upon a great common CT is like putting an extlnguisher upon him.
 Lady Margery Gordon, the only daugh- ter of the Earl and Countess of Aber- deen, appears to be following in the foot steps of her mother. The latest news regarding her is that she Is running for office having come out as a candidate for her local school board in Aberdeen shire. Lady Margery, about whose elec- ton in the pending contest no doubts are entertained, is said to be a conspicuous examples of many sidedness. No one is more popular in society and yet she speaks in public and runs TOT office. writes with ability and is devoted to athletics.
 A remarkable funeral took place in London few weeks since. The process sion, more than q mile long and com posed of as many donkey carts as coaeh- es. followed the coffin of Mrs. Russell known as queen of the costers. She made a fortune by financing street hawk CTS, but with all her reputation for thrift and shrewdness she had a reputation for kindness and generosity. She was ever ready to assist deserving patrons and very often bailed them out when in trou- ble with the police.
 About 100 young women are students at the Colorado State Agriculture col- lege at Boulder. The course of study | pursued by them includes sanitary scl- ence, home nursing, scientific cooking, | chemistery and biology The course was designed to fit women for home duties or to furnish teachers of domestic science. | but we can not supply the call for teach CTS. says Theodosia Ammons. dean of | women at the college, for our gradu- ates all get married"