New-York tribune., 1904-10-31
MRS. CHARLES z. GROUSE
evidently expected OF them and the women
Still looking for the brooms.

evidently expected OF them. and the women are
still looking for the brooms-
There Is little colored girl in town who answers
10 tho name OF Mickie. This is short for Nc
E'"'ev and the little girl is supposed TO be the
namesake OF the late Presidents wife The child
was born when Mrs. Mckinley was first lady OF the
allowing heT hrst name Mtckte's pa
rents concluded that the last would do just an
wei. The oldest child is Trlby. the twins are
Dewey and HobEon and the vacancy between
TE1Iby and Ancke was caused by the death of
Grover Cleveland
A tenement house child who had spent a happy
day IN the home OF a Settlement worker describes
the visit in the following letter. according to
''Charitles:
Miss - lives in big beautiful house There
are three floors and lots OF rooms. I should think
II would be hard for them ind each other there
are so many rooms, 1t is not so hard to and each
@ Sard 0 y05 1--we SnT in Pa Of moor The floors
on them No piece was big enough to cover a
II has remained for NJ MARCEL Provost to dis
cover that needlework in its various departments
is indicative OF the character Of the woman, ao-
cordtng to the choice she makes her particu-
Lar employment He divides needlework into three
categortes.
There are the works which the kindly disposed
woman undertakes for chartty-the flannel petit
coats. unbleached cotton underwear knitted stock
lngs. etc. all OF them gratutously ugly. Then
there Is The useful needlework. designed fo- do
mesuc consumption and capable OF being put 10
practical service. ike quilts bedspreads. pin cush-
ions, tea cloths, chairbacks ami the like
And. lastly. there is the real fancy work which
includes every description OF artistic work and
every piece OF foolishness upon which women OF
mediocre Intelligence waste their time
M->PreVost gravey suggests that women who are
employed IN eking out their dress allowances by
manufacturing some OF their pretty chiffons at
nome. or. better still In making costumes
AT nome. With wisdom he remarks that machine
stockings are far cheaper and satisfactory
than The knitted ores. A woman would be pretty
sure 10 add that a well built ready made suit Is
far cheaper and more satisfactory than badly cut
home made corfection- The Frenchman naivefy
says that nothing is worth doing that not done
well-"Soyez des artistes abstenez vous''-but he
seems to except le sport since he depores the time
devoted 10 X by mondatnes especially the Eng
lshD. and strongly condemns the fearful waste OF
time BY fashionable women over bridge. The truth
seems 20 be that TO excel IN anything nowadays
means TO devote an immense amount OF time to Il,
and that most women in moderate circumstances
are Obliged TO DO great number Of things IN which
they cannot possibly be artists. II IL were
srable they should be. The highest that the aver
age woman can hope 10 attain TO is respectabl!ty
IL her Oressmaktng, millinery. cooking nursing and
hal- = score OF other ca!Hngs that she is expected
10 follow Certainly 10 ut into all these little hooks
coming an artist in any one profession. and
quite as honorable
Among the prizes awarded to the exhibit OF the
Charity Organization Society OF New-York City
az the ST. Louis Exposition a personal prize
for the founder. Mrs. Charles Russell Lowell An
Brandt FOR her work in the social statistics OF /
tuberculosis -