New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-26

rose. with applications Of embroidered black gauze
Tho Ladies Field.
aaoR So FAR as women ooaasrned in 2 name
IN the peace session OF the council. Indeed, inter
vanced by the whole Work o. the councli
Where do the American women stand. YOU ask
other American women: the large majority have
perry places since they deceive themselves into
thinking that because they enjoy Advantages and
Personally, 7 have always felt that the chief
weakness OF my country is It's false patriotism; the
vanity which assumes that II is first ard best,
diligence. II American women are 10 keep pace
with the women or other countries they must os
self-indulgent; more serious in their aims. more
ods That is T View. u and hope that shall
stiu have some friends after expressing IL"
LAVISH ARRANGEMENTS.
The American women said Mrs. Johnson were
astonished at the magnificent arrangements and the
executive ability OF the ernan women and their
comprehension OF the council and the woman move
ment as a whole. such command OF money, such
audiences such recognition from Empress and gov
eminent officials and social leaders. was something
unexpected and astounding. That meeting can
aes be TgssS dSq6' Women ' eHs
the scant attention paid their own meetings the
official ignoring. the frequent rdcuIe OF the press
iNe 5 SIisd Shss 40 Viss AnrsoBv say
conceit out OF American women
The music ha! in which the meetings were held
were given possession 81 II JUST three days before
dred people 10 work Think OF the command oc
FUNDS which enabled them 10 DO a thing Ike chat
Partitions were thrown up large room aTfaAs-I
FOR reporters with telephone and telegraph, post
~. % 80. -C9-,S c~T.s ,-t7t- TotT1s
art galleries. drawing rooms. installed L was
Germans do everything the lifelong drt in detail
woman Is going 10 be a power when she comes OUT
and takes her true place IN tAe wortd alalrs.
The training which has made her the best house
IN everything that women do.
Another noticeable thing was the artistic dress
reform dress-a gown made IN one piece and OF
Ugh wesht Ina'eTlsl I5-l, !-issao OF oeiIs me
America IL classic IL its beauty OF outline and
material decoration ana cut comfortable and hy-
gienic in construction. II was lesson IL artistic
general IDEA seems 70 I RFean ta4t the En-
press is mere hausIraG WIN no leIesl IN ne
German women themselves that idea seems 10 pre-
So Ioie ~ 'aart yoyTsT rer@oraIIv IN her own
and purposes Of the council that vas unexpected.
There were about twenty-five in the party she r.
ceived and she had already that morning received
delegation Of SEVENTY German women Connected
with some religious orga -Zat!on % each or whom
She had spoken Persona-y tbs rscePIoI by The
work In establishing the FroebeI-Pestalozzi Train
ing School is very highly regarded by the royal
And yet n the council meetings the Influence
because they deeper thinkers, or better edG-
Gated. FOR they were not II was because they
Mrs cs TSS and G3 Miss shaw we had the three a2as
orators IN the convention. and the American women
IN general have confidence in Themselves. fear,
lessresE. lack Of self-conscousness that e1ab ed
the women Of anv other race The German women
are good miners b,r not good Sneakers Ma,
English women experienced public speakers
out they lack the magnetism OF the American
The convention was lesson that 10 have IN
huence IN public affairs women have got 10 learn !
thine-that IL these treat International meetings
attention 10 languages They we're ut n great dis
adyentase because Of the few who knew any Ian /
excel rs nngui-ts, All OF them who have any /
was = great good fortune FOR us that in Mrs.
SeV'an We had woman who could preside and /
when necessary. It added greatly to her prestige
THIS last was astonishing When she went to her |
carriage people stood In rows i've six feet deep
eTt It. T. Mrs sewa4 Ia and Mss anthony Char
ton of any American woman and had the largest /
audience From the enthusiasm with which she |
was received her books must have been widely |
read IN Germany.
WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC.
LAS 10 the work which the council voted 10 |
take up, the suppression OF the white slave traffic.
you would not have wondered II you could have |
For I'VE years European ZONE womsn have been in
the Things thew told were simply horrifying II is |
great organized business. with agents constantly
al work Germany. Poland and Central Europe !
generally the chief sources OF supply. and most
Of me girls are brought TO America. They are |
poor. ignorant girls, enticed away by promises OF |
high wages servants or in other enp-oyments. |
The things revealed were unspeakable
THE reports Of the peace committees were also /
Interesting: the amounts spent IN different |
tries 10 support armies TO build warships, buy |
cannon and the pitifully small amounts IN m |
pa-ison spent for education or anything 20 up |
liff the
The one Earring note in the whole council |
the election OF Lady Aberdeen presdent-not |
because she VIII not make good president but |
because she the last president
Mrs. Sewali was the next one, and II makes too |
much Anglo Saxonism in the council The French |
women refused vote for her and stated pub |
llcy thai the OF their action because II |
contrary the council idea TO keep the pres
idency among the Notwithstanding peoples. But. |
70 tell the truth there was no other candidate II |
IS position demanding great labor Mrs Sewal |
las sent twenty thousand individual letters
curing her term in Office and nifty thousand circu-
lar letters No one but Lady Aberdeen could be
found TO take tt