New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-14

No wonder that thu American women who at
tended the Women's international Council in Ber-
lin had . good time" Everybody tried 20 make
them enjoy themselves. even the clerk OF the
weather cooperating 20 send but one rainy day
70 a fortnight Of lovely June. How hospitabie
these BerIiners arer' the Americans could not but
exclain. as invitations came pouring in on them
to "coffees," receptions. inspections and feasts
Two features Of Berlin public life TO have i'm
pressed Of the visitors with especial distinct
ness one was the me. IllecLJe--1 e0IacienC ne
the price automatically as q writer II The
e 59qTa Ph Troad ~ g55o %' too an have ave
been revelation OF taste. cleanliness and order
give beauty 70 their elevated road. Surely mira
9f e9 VIDE 80 s5ports Of soft creamy brown Color
has beneath il a gravelled walk with occasional
IS door under the rais-nothiag TO drop through
and the noise IS less than with Us.
Like the arranging Of flowers the tying Of knots
has been carried TO the point Of a complex art
by the Japanese. There is one way-one right
way thai is-to knot the cord that confines birth
day or New Years present. There is one way to
tie the brocade bag OF the tea Jar when the latter
IS empty and another when it Is fun. Not only
general ignorance % social customs but deadly in
suits may be communicated BY the way mot IS
tied foreigners often making dreadful mistakes
either through not. knowing or from ignoring the
niceties Of knot etiquette.
! Hooks and eyes. buttons and buckles are IN
known lar japanese dress Is concerned
!
! do have they fasten with cord. That IS why they
have carried the tying Of cord 50 far The japanese
SO old tnat they antedate WIltten nisCoL TO- met
japanese children are taught TO make KNOTS Jus
flower and animal forms are copied IheT t, Is the
ho[; Inc bes iFiS Knots There is
stork knot turtle knot. knot named ,tor IN, {ng
/ the ''old mans knot" There is also an old
wOman's knot"
Dorothy Wordsworth and Fanny Mendelssohn are
often cited noteworthy instances Of sisterly de-
| yotiou So they were. But Miss Alice Balfour Is
said to have devoted her life to her brother IN
/ unite as whole-heaTted G fashion. Although q
/ small slight woman. she manages her brother 3
! estates engages and manages his servants ana
acts as his business agent generally At the same
time she IS his companion. always ready 70 READ
or play to him. to tramp dozen miles srou 1+a
golf Inks or take spin WIZ srar nl realizes Row
! much petty worry she saves him from
.t.,o,,y, still very Young. the womar's Club OF
Ponce is rapidly becoming q power among the
porto Ricans Its president is Mrs Robert Miller
/ who gave an account OF IL and also OF the Porto
| p,can benevolent Society, al the biennial IN 81.
| T,ouie Started with membership Of 100 many oil
r. r,a,7be-s being women OF culture who had been
| Ia+es in Europe ard the United States u has
been means OF inducing them 70 taAg az snsnfsb
- ortIH affairs from when the ma Pe, I
=. so-7s oS the island had hitherto debarred thel.
| change for women T orevoIenf society Mendi-
achievements o. 70 gernerIy carried on under IL
caney , wIlI me government, and was regarded as a
Sst-IIy resDectab.e calling, mas AIso
| aunnressed through the lnhuehce oi "i-9 9'--1'
( ton.
When it comes the pinch II Is the husosia
,,bo Is 10 decide what visitors shall De aoi'te1 70
| W. -, - the wife It is not for the wife 10
Inc 1rho NAV come ard who must stay away even
II she owns the At least that's what Inc
| = - court Of Ohio says. The question o. wac
supreme 10 family recently came up IN Erie
ca s in that state, and was pa5 Teen seems
less Ina ~ men who does not Ike MS
W In fact he diskes her so H hs wife at their
noL ard be gave her notice 70 tnat eneSs one me
rnotherin-law kePs on neI her at the door. and
Cad M her adnittance She innealatetg PToLate
arresteo alo .s11It and battery and hned so ahS
Court q 49, aiding was affirmed by the eoIIt =.
| costs AH LIZ bIt reversed by the CIRCUIT Coln
On the ground that mans home re Is h ms cassie or
iilae Lhs r1o-ds he Is the boss Ihe 0up1eiA'
II ott-Ei ed this decision