The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-01

IL utdlt Win AoV cases Ill 1910, out
last year, in its five offices, with the
assistance of fourteen attorneys, the
society looked after about 25.0O0 cases.
There has been recovered and paid
over to its clients by the society over
$1,000 100000, which, without its aid.
would have been withheld from 20O.-
600 working people by unjust employ
ers. The finest thing about this legal
aid society, as is pointed out by its
treasurer, Louis Windmuller, is that
ii serves to restore in these poor peo-
pie confidence in the justice of our
institutions, thus encouraging their
continued fight for an Independent
existence. Mr.. Windmuller reports
that the contributions fail to cover
the ever-growing expenses of this So
ciety. and intelligent and well-to-do
New Workers ought to see to that
without much urging.
Of the many women photographers
in this country, probably the only one
doing exclusively scientific work is
Miss L. Bernie Gallaher, the assistant
in the National Museum at Washing
ton. Miss Gallaher has been connect
ed with the museum for about four
teen years, and during the past ten
years has had charge of the photo
graphic department of the museum
whenever the chief photographer has
been absent. This means that she is
thoroughly qualified for all branches
of the work illustrating papers on
anthropology, biology, and geology in
all their subdivisions, making the
negatives and prints of all the various
kinds. This includes photographing
live Indians and mummies, live and
dead animals, plants, anatomical spe-
clmens, and acknowledgements of in.
hnitesimal deep-sea forms and rock
sections by polarized light. Miss Gal
laher also makes lantern slides which
are in great demand in Europe as well
as America.
Personal ornaments have been rec
ognized as of historical value in de-
termining the standards of a nation,
and TO devise such ornaments has been
an honored occupation for centuries,
the names of famous goldsmiths sur
wing their work to be counted with
the names of statesmen and rulers.
The design of the artist and the work
manship of the craftsman determine
the artistic worth of a 1eweled orna-
ment, and none but the most superb
ciai observer can have failed to note
the great advance made in iewelry
the past decade. In former times the
only stlpulations made in ordering
SET OF Jewelry were that it should be
Oh certain value and contain as
many gems as possible-the work
manship being secondary detail. To-
DAY personal ornaments are not des-
tlned to be an indication of the wear.
ers wealth, but rather tell of the in
dlvlduality of the owner or designer.
Two young women have attained great
success in the rather unique occupa-
tlon TOR women as goldsmiths-Miss
Jane Carsons and Mrs Frances Bar
mum Smith of Cleveland Primarily
seeking grace of line and harmony of
color, their original designs executed
III Jewels and enamels upon gold. sill
yer, ana copper are delightful ex-
ampies OF the possibilities of metal
work Particularly in iridescent ena-
mel work have these ladies shown
what depth and variety of coloring
can be attained by such means.
ne pIeak peninsula at the north
American continent is to most women