New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-24

MINNEAPOLIS as a memorial or their FlslI'
.t-or, solution Of gelatine and egg white is
said to make excellent shampoo
A drastic method Of smoothing wrinkleo ,ot re-
head 10 70 make little slit at the roofs oL Ilt
1T mi, tho sktn ND smooth and secure II inc
A titled American woman had sucn an opei%
performed says The Piigrmd r ana Gn3 70 SHOW
what had been done Her forenead wa" +t eneciaIist
as that of debutante But, s sSs Wrinkes viii
come back again"
E,er, woman knows what chip hat is. but
probably few know why It IS called by that name,
The reason is simply because 1t IS Wblch are
dYed in dainty colors. curled and crinpeo aiiiOS'
beyond recognition
More shocking even than the stories Of poisonous
conservatives and dyes used in foods 20 whlch tne
public has been treated so abundanty OF Iate Is
the story Of a Boston baker who usea one h
sand pounds day OF rotten eggs deodorfzed Win
formaldehyde This fact Is stated n Ii sng i''
Miss Pauline Chrisnan has been sworn in as a
policeman in Pueblo Col Miss Chrisman IS a
war against expectoration IN pIphc pdceS; oore
police authorities thought that sne could 10 hi"Ie
effective work if enrolled on the force
The fondIing of cats and dogs was severely con-
demned at a recent medical congress in Paris.
This was apropos of tuberculosis. and the cat was
Of the greater difficulty OF keeping IL under
hygienc control.
In a case for alleged wrongful dismissal brought
before an English court recently, It transpred that
the maidservant in the case was in the habit OF
smoking cigarettes necessarily. Commenting upon
the affair, a London periodical remarks that
smoking IS getting TO be common among the
women below stairs among those above stairs:
districts, where it is by no means uncommon to
meet young girls smoking in country lanes.
The Colorado State Federation of Women's Clubs
has decided to print for distribution thousand
copies OF letter addressed to them on the occa-
sion of their recent annual meeting by the Governor
of the State Jesse F. Mcdonald. Governor Nc
Donald does not agree with Grover Cleveland in
his estimate OF women's clubs. and in this letter
he expresses his dissent in uncompromsing and
unmistakable terms.
Organizations of women formed for the multi
farious purposes of benign advancement. undoubt-
eddy accomplish" he declares much good for the
members themselves, while they with equal GER
tainty achieve noteworthy success in the fields Of
practical civic improvement and wisely guided
philanthropy.
The views of our former President should be
considered without bitterness and with due re-
gard TO the fact that while his opportunities TO
secure information al the gTst hand have I neen
some OF his comments to aid in constant efforts
we should all work for the same ends-improve
in the home. in the city and in the State, and
these lines Of EFFORT fully as much does the man"
Womens clubs. Governor Mcdonald thinks: do
treble duty. They make better citizens of the
women, who in turn make It possible for the chill
dreu to become better citizens. They also make
better citizens Of the men, because the standard
of the home is regulated by the standing OF its IN
THE woman who spends her life by the freside
amid scenes Of undisturbed domestcity performs
noble and holy duty, the Governor concludes
but the woman who judicionsiy avais herself Of
the modern womans club in its various branches
can, in my opinion perform these same duties
or equally valuable ones more intellgently.
The president of the National Association of Mil
liners has been protesting against the invasion of
the trimming department OF the millinery field by
What more incongruous, she asks than the
association of coarse masculine hands with the deli
cate materials that enter into the make up Of
womens headgear A trade paper responds that it
is man who devises The shape of womans hat
that ne manufactures the block which the foun-
shape and manufactures all the materials. Why
then should stop short at the trimming, as
not possbie for him to create for her those things
that add to her charms.
The chic of a bow may be due to just a little twist
in the ribbon as each loop is formed. says mil
liner 1t is simple that to the unniated it passes
without notice. yet without this little quirk the bow
o S IN nfE airy o. te Is me me I'VE r ESioe
That husband has the legal right to keep a rat
trap in his trousers pocket has been definitely
taDllShed by ponce court justice IN BufIalO Inc
question does not seem TO have been a burning one,
even in Buffalo until Mrs. Joseph Schultz brought
suit the other day against husband for injuries
to her hand from rattrap, received when she went
through Schultzs pockets looking for money while
he was asleep. Justice Rockford, who tried the
case. ruled that Schultz had right to keep rat
trap in every one of his pockets TO protect his
money IL he wanted to-
An interesting representative of the gentler
is Lisa. a bandit who has for several
years terrorzed the Caucasus. Lisa can boast over
thirty robberies, most of them accompanied BIZ
violence or murder, and has lately met the Russian
police in pitched battle She killed two and
captured two others. releasing them after a few
days with the word Spy branded OH their cheeks
Lisa's father Is n Subordinate member Of her
gang.
"A bump of destructiveness like soft voice Is
an excellent thing in a woman" remarked the
housekeeper 'In q place like New-York, where
we have SO little put things. the faculty
for getting rid of useless possessions is sine qua
non of physical comfort and mental repose. But
some women cannot bear to part with anything IL
there Is the slightest possibility OF It's ever being
OF any use and II about once in Ave years
OF their treasured rubbish does come in handy they
shout triumphantly, II cold you SOL And some
times things are boarded without the posi-
bility OF usefulness excuse, merely because
one cannot bear part with them. Old toys, old
furniture all come under this category. The bump
OF destructiVeness is much needed here. 1t Is bad
enough to be encountered with the tnfinity OF
necessary things that has TO have, without
useful But OF course, it does not do TO let tho
bump of Jiestructiveness away with one. The
faculty like all others, must be exercised with
discretion.