The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-07

everything akin TO pretense and UNI
necessary expenditure; and yet lacking
nothing that comfort. refined taste and
genuine and wide hospitality demand,
house whose honest frank physiognomy
says Come in before the bell has
brought Miss Anthony herself, TO the
door.
The Home Refurnished.
Several years ago, while Miss Anthony
was away on visit to her old home
stead in the East the Rochester Pc. til
cal Equality Club. with the assistance
OF Miss Mary Anthony. completely re-
furnished and transformed the old home.
Friends and relatives also contributed
10 the result. so that when the club
gave a housewarming upon Miss
Anthonys return. on every side were
tokens of love and esteem. Handsome
rugs. lace curtains. easy chairs. the
writing desk and dining table were all
gifts. and the club had also decorated
the house with flowers, not forgetting
to garland with marguerites the old
spinning wheel which had been q we'd
ding gift TO Miss Anthony's mother.
and which has always an honored place
in her room.
The house is a plain. red brick in a
very good portion OF Rochester. l7or the
past twelve years ii has been the Mecca
of suffrage friends and workers.
Room for Guests.
The guest room may have only an
Client and historical pictures on it's walls
telling the tale OF patriotism and re-
form, but IL is supplied with every trifie
that can minister to comfort. and the
last thing at night and the first thing
In the morning. Miss Anthony drops In
with some pleasant suggestion. so that
the guest feels carried in the embrace of
genuine hospitality.
The interest OF the home centers in
her workroorn. where the walls are fill
ed with photographs OF workers. past
and present. and where her desk piled
nigh with work. seems holding her on
earth. The two characteristics of her
youth are still with her, generosity and
love OF home. This Rochester home is
her greatest comfort. In the parlor are
pictures by famous artists. souvenirs
OF many lands and peoples. and the table
on which the call for the first woman 5
rights convention was written in 1913.
Her attic Is flled with papers. PAM
phlets. and documents from which the
material for the History of Woman
Suffrage" and her biography were
drawn
Although Miss Mary has the super
vision OF the house. yet Miss Anthony
takes opportunity to exercise her dornes-
TIC skill, Of which she has always been
proud In her young days she charm
ed her brother-in-law by the excellence
OF her cream biscuits. and. manIika
ne said he would rather a woman would
De able TO make such biscuits than 10
solve the knottiest problems in algebra
mere 10 no reason why she should
not DO both, was Miss Anthony's re-
ply.
Susan's Tip-Top Dinner.
There are many references in old fam
iiy letters to ''Susan's tip-top dinner "
and she herself, although always
aostemious. has never adopted any OF
the fads OF the day with regard TO food.
In her later years. things, perhaps, not
quite so pleasant at the time. have been
recalled with zest. and in her diary such
facts as these are recorded: washed
all the shutters" Took I'D the Garnet
this morning" "whItewashed the kitcb-
en- today" Helped the girl wash this
morning" In the afternoon froned SIS,
shirts and started for New York ar 4
o'clock" Such was the work she did
between her lecture engagements to
make the home comfortable for her in
valid mother.
To her sister. Mary. is much of her
success and honor due 1t takes two
sorts OF people to make a reform; one
who becomes public and bears the brunt
OF obloquy. and the other who I'm obscur-