Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16


THRIFT Of Preach Women.
NHAT me French woman Il pre-
II" en1inentiy q person Of charm has
long bean an established TACT,
|& but that she was equally astnte
- in business matters and In the
MANAGEMENT Of her household. her hus-
band ana the family purse has not been 20
widely accepted. Nevertheiess,' II IL all
true. according to Alvan n. sanborn, who,
writing IN a recent number Of the New
York Independent. out Of many years ac-
auaintance with French affairs and the
French woman. charaoterfzes the latter as
'.ali things considered. the most practical
woman IN the world"
AGES before Il became the fashion to talk
about the enlargement Of woman's sphere
rbe was a business woman, says Mr.. SAN
horn. and France r. full OF women farm
srs, hotsiksspsrs and dairykeepers, VINO.
while they may not be able to read and
write. "ars as eficient and sagacious
body Of women On the world has ever
seen" Possessing no rights under the law
..to speak Of" by her sheer woman's WIZ
and tact the French woman rises superior
10 statute and contrives TO make him Cher
spouse) obedient in money matters ana IN
most other matters to her"
OF her thrift. Mr.. sanborn, knowing as
he does the luxurious expenditure OK
American women, cannot speak too admir-
ingly. 'The American observers who see IN
ths devotion of the French woman to dress
o,,iv another proof of her frfvoiity would
~ amazed n they knew how much less
shs spends on clothes. class for class. than
"a. American woman spends. The major
ftr o. sven the wealthy French woman
hayn tha1r dresses made mp in their homes,
undsr their own direction. by seamstresses
whom they pay q franc an hour, perhaps
teeidep their meals Tin the country from
enc TO I'VE francs a day.. and they have
the.,n made over and over to suit the chang
sns modes by these same seamstresses' ana
darned and freshened by their maids when
shAy begin 70 show signs OF soil and wear
Chfcngoss Maiden Aunts.
.srhe more democracy there is In city
ti,e more powerful will it's women be"
writes william Hord in the American
magazine.
.srhere's Mary Mcdowell" said prom
srert politician the other day. And
there's Margaret Haley ana Julia Lath-
ron ana Cornelia DeI3ey and Jane
Adams. DID you ever have a maiden
auntf Well, Chicago has five OF them.
It'e lucky for us they never got married
ana had children Of their own. Wed
have been cut out But now we're IN II
right. They have to look after some
body That's their nature. And so they
look after the whole city Of Chicago. II
Chicago has o sore throat there's one OF
than running after a flannel bandage,
and II we work too long at night there's
another one of them coming around the
eerner with child labor law to stop 1t.
II they didn't look after us, who wouldf
There's not another city in the country
that's got Ave maiden aunts. healthy and
active. worrying about 1t all the time"
Jane Adams and Julia Lathrop are
close friends. They live together at Hull
house. They both come from the prairies
of Illinois. Margaret Haley. Cornelia
DeBey and Mary Mcdowell come from diff
ferent sources. They can be called Irish.
Dutch and Scotch. respectively, while Miss
Adams and Miss LAthrop cannot be
specifically assigned to any nationality.
Yet there IL one strong link binding all
I'VE Of these women. That link - democ-
racy. ~
Miss DeI3ey is a doctor and has large
ana profitable practice. The main cur
rent OF her life Is the school system
whenever she has time for it she Coca
on on an educational spree. Her most
agreeable duties are those which fall to
her as q member OF the Board Of Educa~
ton. ~.
Dr. DeBey's great aim is to make edu-
cation so democratic that It will for
swear it's leisure class affectations and
win Mt every boy thoroughly and directly
for his duties as a wage Garner and as a
voter. Miss Mcdowell could never have
organized her girls union II she had not
been democratic to the core Of her heart.
~ s.vt&h Aa~ IN aoh her RAE
erendum petitions and her municipal
ownership committees. is a kind OF epitome
Of the history OF political democracy in
Chicago for the last few years Miss Ad-
dams and Miss Lathrop. living at Hull
house. In the Ghetto. have given an un-
answerable proof OF the sincerity Of their
conviction that the real pivot Of modern
life Il In the homes of the lowiy.
Curtains and Drsperies.
Now that the season OF window hangingz
Il approaching, the vexed question of cur
tanning easement windows perplexes many
housewives. Easement windows are SO
decorative that they should be concealed
as little as possible. and they should be
curtained IN q very simple manner, to give
full value TO the beauty Of the leading
Lace should never be used. A curtain OF
some flexible material that can easily b
drawn back. Fastened to the window on q
small rod. so that 1t does not interfere with
the opening and shutting OF the window. 4
the best solution OF the problem.
with . colonial room II IL more consis.
tent to have the lighting fixtures finished
with row OF white cut glass prisms In.
stead OF the usual bead fringe Shades Of
white etched glass are also better tasts
than those of coIored art glass.
The question has often been asked
whether It Is more consistent to have ma,
hosany stained floors for a colonial room
Where the floors are Of oak they are yer,
oft.n left the natural color. a. the sx
panse Of oak floors IL 90 great that cheaper
woods sre used when stain Is to be applied
Where a mahogany stained floor Is desired
birch 10 often used, an Il takes q mahogan,
tint admirably.
Yellow wall paper for halls Is still n