Evening journal., 1905-01-27
CONCERNING
WOMEN

There are in actual practice in London
i've women builders, two women archi.
tects, seven women house painters and
dozens Of women who are employed as in
,ornal house decorators.
The kaiserin. who at one time was oy
no means noted for the elegance of hel
gowns is now regarded as one of the best
dresscrs among royal ladies. For lace she
has q special prediction and though she
dons jewels sparsely on ordinary oc-
casions lace adorns her gowns literally,
even the mourning costumes being trim
med with it. Her evening gowns-and her
majesty favors those of velvet-are en-
/ riched by much fine lace and she owns
one of the most valuable collections in the
world. OF furs. too, she is a lover, and,
needless to say, those she possesses are
the most beautiful obtainable, one set of
sables being worth the proverbial kings
ransom. Among jewels pearls from her
ideal gem and of these her majesty owns
several strings that are practically price
less. The crown jewels are superb but
these the empress only wears on occasions
Of state.
Household economy, which includes do
nestle science and the ethics as well as
the practice Of good housekeeping. has a
notable exponent in Mrs Linda Hull Lar
ned. Of Syracuse, N. Y. Mrs Larned be-
came interested in the household econ
omic idea just ten years ago and displayed
such activity and ability that she was
promptly made president of a local club.
which during her regime started the
School of Domestic Science for Syracuse.
Later she was elected president Of the
National Household Economic Associa-
tion. At the same time Mrs. Larned be.
came a member of the national executive
board of the General Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs. She was a delegate and
speaker at the Paris congress or women's
works and Institutions to which she was
appointed by United States Commissioner
Peck. Her pen output on her speciality has
included a book, 1.-THE Hostess of To-
| Day. and many articles in current peri
odicals. Regarding her work Mrs. Larned
says: "Our sole aim is to interest all wo-
men in acquiring knowledge upon every
subject that shall tend toward securing
a standard of right housekeeping. We
aim for the betterment and the conserva-
ton of the home in its highest and truest
sense, for we believe with Hare. who said:
ITO Adam paradise was a home. To the
good among his descendants home is a
paradise.
Coombe Abbey, the place belonging To
Lord Craven, where young Mr. and Mrs.
Bradley Martin spent the first portion of
their honeymoon, is a delightful old world
place. once a Cistercian monastery. The
stately cloisters are still preserved in
nearly all their entirety and over them is
tho Elizabethan residence. with its de-
Ilighttul windows and ivy-grown walls
Coombe is the great pleasure Of Lady
Craven, who is, of course. of American
birth and sister to the bridegroom, Brad
ley Martin.
"Debrett' for 1905 makes the sensible
suggestion that the wives Of baronets and
knights should revive the old title of dame
to avoid confusion with the wives or
widows Of young sons of dukes or mar
quises. The title of dame is a decidedly
pretty one, and has a certain oId-world
quaintness that is pleasing to the ear:
/ but It is TO be feared that neither these
! considerations nor the practical utility
| Of the change recommended are likely to
make it generally acceptable to the ladies'
who ere mostly concerned i'm the matter.
A hundred years ago "Debrett's Peerage'
was slim volume; it's latest edition con-
tains 2,330 pages. Last year three peerages
became extinct and none were created:
but during the last twenty years 137 new
peers have been made and only sixty-fyg
have died.
Dining i'm bed is the latest fad of smart
danes who find that the too arduous pur-
suit Of pleasure saps their strength and
what is worse, impairs their beauty. Sew.
eral bellies are excusing themselves occa.
sionally from balls and other social func-
tions to give it trial. One well-known
dcvotee Of fashion, who has given it a
fair test, declares that it works like a
charm and that after a bed dinner she
gets up the next morning feeling about II
-as fresh as a daisy and as cheerful as
Mark Tapley. Advocates Of the "B. d.
cure, as it has been dubbed, state that a
light meal is essential to its efficiency and
all stimulants must be barred, otherwise
it will cause Indigestion. and the last state
Of the patient will be worse than the first.
Some light reading after the light meal
helps to pleasantly speed the patient to
the land of Nod. And if there should
chance to be an overworked husband in
the case 1t affords him an excellent op-
portunity to work off his tired feeling by
making a night Of it at the club.